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Non-fiction Deep Cuts eNewsletter January 2026 |
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Considering Myths, Folklore, and Fairy Tales
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New England Legends and Folklore
by Samuel Adams Drake and others
"A treasure trove of legends, folklore, old wives' tales, half historical, half imaginary, can be found along the New England coast. . . .These concoctions, based on the hard fight against nature and man's inhumanity to man, are part of the American colonial tradition."
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Illustrated Myths of Native America
by Tim McNeese
The first in a series covering the myths and legends of Native Americans, this volume covers the tribes of the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes and Great Plains. It retells over 50 myths and legends, placing them in the context of the cultural, geographical and historical background of each tribal region and tradition. The paintings illustrating the book have been specially commissioned.
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The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
by Jack Zipes, Editor
"From its roots in the oral tradition to the sophisticated, postmodernist reworkings of the present day, the fairy tale has retained its powerful hold over the cultural imagination. . . .[This book] provides an authoritative reference source for this complex, captivating genre...."
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Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
by Kathleen Ragan
Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists and heroes in her daughters' books, the author set out to collect the stories of forgotten heroines: courageous mothers, clever young girls and warrior women who save villages from monsters, rule wisely over kingdoms and outwit judges, kings and tigers. Gathered from around the world, from regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe, from Native American cultures and New World settlers, from Asia and the Middle East, these one hundred folk tales celebrate strong heroines.
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Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins
by Carol Rose
"Welcome. You have entered a magical land ordinarily invisible to the human eye. It is a shadowy, twilit place filled with beings that are neither human nor divine. You've entered the land of the Little People."
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