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Murder, She Wrote
Publication Date: February 2025
Embark on a journey through the mysteries of Cabot Cove and beyond to learn why Murder, She Wrote remains a timeless classic.
Specters of the Marvelous
Publication Date: December 2024
Here, Lau provides a new framework for understanding European fairy tales in the milieux in which they were created, bringing distant and ethereal worlds back to earth.
Your Comrade, Avreml Broide
Publication Date: November 2024
Your Comrade, Avreml Broide offers an enticing mix of fact and fiction to demonstrate the personal risks, revolutionary dreams, and heartaches of Yiddish-speaking American Communists.
Kin
Publication Date: August 2024
Kin is a tribute to forebearers, a beacon to those calling homes into being, and a strata of stories for children not yet born.
Enough to Lose
Publication Date: September 2023
Deeren artfully illustrates the brutal realities of working-class rural life that are punctuated by moments of beauty, humor, and resilience.
The Second Stop Is Jupiter
Publication Date: September 2023
Titles like "The Death of Olympiaand "The Three Sulasset the tone for this collection to manifest a Pan-Africanist poetics entwined with themes of Classical Romanticism.
The Enchanted Boot
Publication Date: November 2022
The fairy tale in its Italian incarnations provides a striking example of how this genre is a potent vehicle for expressing cultural aspirations and anxieties as well as for imagining different ways of narrating shared futures.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Publication Date: June 2022
As a tale of a man's reaction to oppression, it is universal.
Fear and Other Stories
Publication Date: May 2022
Students and scholars of history and culture, women’s literature, and translation studies will wonder how they’ve gone this long without reading Blankshteyn’s work.
Women Writing Wonder
Publication Date: October 2021
Duggan, and Adrion Dula hope both to foreground women writers' important contributions to the genre and to challenge common assumptions about what a fairy tale is for scholars, students, and general readers.
How Other People Make Love
Publication Date: April 2021
These are stories for anyone who has ever loved or been loved.
Heirs of Yesterday
Publication Date: November 2020
Tailored for students, scholars, and readers of women’s studies, Jewish studies, and American literature and history, this new edition of Heirs of Yesterday highlights the art, historical value, and controversial nature of Wolf’s work.
Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales
Publication Date: September 2020
Readers with an interest in folklore, oral tradition, and nineteenth-century literature will value this curated and annotated glimpse into a breadth of work.
What the Chickadee Knows
Publication Date: September 2020
Readers of poetry with an interest in world languages and indigenous voices will need this book.
You're in the Wrong Place
Publication Date: September 2020
Readers of contemporary fiction grounded in place need to take up this collection.
I Have the Answer
Publication Date: April 2020
Readers of contemporary fiction and short stories will enjoy mulling over the complicated feelings this collection evokes.
Shades
Publication Date: August 2019
Cintrón's stories capture the rhythms of language and the poetry of the people and will interest readers of fiction or poetry who seek to understand love.
Craving Supernatural Creatures
Publication Date: June 2019
Craving Supernatural Creatures is a unique contribution to the field of fairy-tale studies and is essential reading for students, scholars, and pop-culture aficionados alike.
The Superwoman and Other Writings by Miriam Michelson
Publication Date: May 2019
Readers will see how Michelson's newspaper work fueled her imagination as a fiction writer and how she adapted narrative techniques from fiction to create a body of journalism that informs, provokes, and entertains, even a century after it was written.
Unblinking
Publication Date: May 2019
Unblinking is a short story collection for any lover of contemporary fiction looking for that strong pulse of feeling.
A True Blue Idea
Publication Date: April 2019
A True Blue Idea is intended for everyone—from the general reader of any age to scholars and students of fairy-tale studies, Latin American literature, and women's studies.
Teaching Fairy Tales
Publication Date: March 2019
Scholars from many different academic areas will use this volume to explore and implement new aspects of the field of fairy-tale studies in their teaching and research.
I Got to Keep Moving
Publication Date: November 2018
Readers of fiction, especially those interested in short fiction and African American fiction, will find this stunning and unique collection a welcome addition to their libraries.
Stiff
Publication Date: November 2018
Readers of contemporary fiction will enjoy this inventive and evocative collection of stories.
Doctor Levitin
Publication Date: September 2018
It will hold particular interest for those who study Jewish or Russian literature, culture, and history and Cold War politics.
Meet Behind Mars
Publication Date: May 2018
Meet Behind Mars will appeal to readers interested in contemporary literary fiction.
The Official Report on Human Activity
Publication Date: April 2018
The Official Report on Human Activity is sure to appeal to readers of literary fiction, particularly those interested in postmodernism and social justice.
Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Publication Date: December 2017
This book includes the 1927 theater version of Hofmannsthal's last great work, The Tower, available for the first time in English translation.
Tales in Context
Publication Date: November 2017
The tales in Sefer ha-ma'asim will be of special value to scholars of folklore and medieval European history and literature, as well as those looking to enrich their studies and shelves.
States of Motion
Publication Date: May 2017
The profoundly emotional stories in States of Motion will interest any reader of contemporary literary fiction.
The Goat Fish and the Lover's Knot
Publication Date: April 2017
Lovers of contemporary storytelling will revel in Driscoll's skill and insight on display in this unique collection.
Mother Goose Refigured
Publication Date: November 2016
Designed for scholars, their classrooms, and other adult readers of fairy tales, Mother Goose Refigured promises to inspire new academic interpretations of the Mother Goose tales, particularly among readers who do not have access to the original French and have relied for their critical inquiries on traditional renderings of the...
Giambattista Basile's the Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones
Publication Date: April 2016
This volume is vital reading for fairy-tale scholars and anyone interested in cultural history.
Seasonal Roads
Publication Date: April 2016
Readers of fiction will enjoy the surprising turns of this collection.
Know the Mother
Publication Date: March 2016
Readers of short fiction will appreciate this deeply felt collection.
Garden for the Blind
Publication Date: April 2015
All readers of fiction will enjoy the nimble unfolding of Fordon's narrative in this collection.
Erotic Infidelities
Publication Date: December 2014
Situated at the intersection of feminist, psychoanalytic, literary, and fairy-tale studies, readers interested in a variety of scholarly disciplines as well as scholars of Carter's tales will enjoy Lau's look at enduring questions of gender, sexuality, and desire.
Quality Snacks
Publication Date: May 2014
Readers of fiction will be satisfied by the variety of fare offered by Quality Snacks.
Making Callaloo in Detroit
Publication Date: May 2014
All readers of fiction will enjoy this lush collection.
Fairy Tales Transformed?
Publication Date: November 2013
Scholars of fairy-tale studies will enjoy Bacchilega's significant new study of contemporary adaptations.
Living Together
Publication Date: March 2013
Well known for her writing for young readers, Whelan's stories in Living Together will be a welcome surprise for adults who may be new to her quirky, relatable characters and quietly powerful narrative.
Revisioning Red Riding Hood Around the World
Publication Date: January 2013
This unique anthology contributes to cross-cultural exchange and facilitates comparative study of the tale for readers interested in fairy-tale studies, cultural studies, and literary history.
The Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp
Publication Date: September 2012
An accessible introduction to the Russian folktale, it will serve readers interested in folklore and fairy-tale studies in addition to Russian history and cultural studies.
The World of a Few Minutes Ago
Publication Date: February 2012
Readers of fiction will enjoy The World of A Few Minutes Ago.
Ghost Writers
Publication Date: September 2011
Taylor and Kasischke have assembled a collection with a diverse mixture of settings, tones, and styles, ensuring that Ghost Writers will appeal to all readers of fiction, particularly those interested in the newest offerings from Michigan's best fiction writers.
Love/Imperfect
Publication Date: April 2011
Fans of short fiction will enjoy the profound and intriguing stories in Love/Imperfect.
In Which Brief Stories Are Told
Publication Date: March 2011
Readers of short fiction and enthusiasts of Michigan stories will enjoy this unique collection.
Eden Springs
Publication Date: March 2010
This novella will appeal to all readers of fiction, as well as those with an interest in Michigan history.
