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This week's tune is one that always gives me a lift: "I Heard the Angels Singing" by the great blues guitarist Eric Bibb, performing in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. I adore this man.
An old piece of mine: "The Angel of Forgiveness" - precious, elusive, necessary
Reading recommendation for today:
For young writers (and by "young" I mean young to the profession rather than age), Theodora Goss has some excellent advice in her recent blog post Love and Squalor.
The Wood Wife:
A mythic novel set in the Sonoran desert of Arizona. This link goes to the US edition; a UK edition is available here; and the new French edition is here. (For those who might be interested, I did a Q-&-A session on the book over on the Good Reads site.)
A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale:
This is the first book in the Old Oak Wood series for children, deeply rooted in the landscape and folklore of Dartmoor. I wrote the story, and the art is by master dollmaker Wendy Froud. The other two volumes are The Winter Child and The Faeries of Spring Cottage.
Snow White, Blood Red:
The first of six anthologies containing fairy tale inspired stories for adult readers. The other volumes are: Black Thorn, White Rose; Ruby Slipper, Golden Tears; Black Swan, White Raven; Silver Birch, Blood Moon; and Black Heart, Ivory Bones.
A Wolf at the Door:
The first of three anthologies containing fairy tale inspired stories for 8-to-12 year old readers. The other two volumes are Swan Sister and Troll's Eye View.
The Green Man:
Tales from the Mythic Forest, for YA readers.
The Faery Reel:
Tales from the Twlight Realm, for YA readers.
The Coyote Road:
Trickster Tales, for YA readers.
The Beastly Bride:
Tales of the Animal People, for YA readers.
Salon Fantastique:
New works of fantasy & mythic fiction for adult readers.
Teeth:
Dark fantasy for YA readers.
Welcome to Bordertown:
The latest volume in a classic Urban Fantasy series for YA readers. (For information on the previous books, visit the Bordertown website.)
Good Faeries, Bad Faeries:
I was the editor and folklore consultant for this wonderful book by Brian Froud.
