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Monday, October 29, 2012

Tunes for a Monday Morning

Three spooky, atmospheric videos for Halloween week...

First: "My Manic and I," by the brilliant young singer/songwriter Laura Marling, who hails from Hampshire, UK.

Second: Cold Bread," by Marling's occasional collaborator: the fabulous Johnny Flynn, who is based in London.

The third video:

"Me Over You" by Lucia, a 17 year old singer/songwriter from Bucharest, Romania.

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Myth & Moor

Bookshelf

  • : The Wood Wife:

    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:

    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:

    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:

    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:

    The Green Man:
    Tales from the Mythic Forest, for YA readers.

  • : The Faery Reel:

    The Faery Reel:
    Tales from the Twlight Realm, for YA readers.

  • : The Coyote Road:

    The Coyote Road:
    Trickster Tales, for YA readers.

  • : The Beastly Bride:

    The Beastly Bride:
    Tales of the Animal People, for YA readers.

  • : Salon Fantastique:

    Salon Fantastique:
    New works of fantasy & mythic fiction for adult readers.

  • : Teeth:

    Teeth:
    Dark fantasy for YA readers.

  • : Welcome to Bordertown:

    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:

    Good Faeries, Bad Faeries:
    I was the editor and folklore consultant for this wonderful book by Brian Froud.

  • The Armless Maiden:
    Fairy tale inspired fiction for adult readers, focused on themes of childhood trauma, survival, and healing.

    All told, I've published over 40 books for children, teenagers, and adults, and been kindly given a number of awards for them. Information about the
    books I've written, created-&-edited, or otherwise had a hand in, can be found on my website.

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