The Guardian reports that 500 new fairy tales have been unearthed in Bavaria, including a new one that they have published online called The Turnip Princess. A new collection of these tales, to be translated into english, is in process.
Fairy tales seem just about everywhere right now, which is a very good thing for us. We're getting set to launch our own collection of new fairy tales in late April, from the rather magical pen of Mike Barnes. The Reasonable Ogre: Tales for the Sick and Well, is going to be a stunning publication: not only does it include twelve fantastic new fables by Mike Barnes which stand up to anything being unearthed in Bavaria (or anywhere else), it's a fully illustrated collection, with 70 drawing from the equally magical pen of Segbingway (two of which are above). We'll be launching it in Windsor April 24th, and at Type Books in Toronto April 26th, with more events to follow. For those of you who wish an early peak please visit the book's website.
One of the leading names in the current fairy tale renaissance concurs that Mike's collection is remarkable. Kate Bernheimer offered this endorsement earlier this week:
If you are looking for that once-upon-a-time feeling, to be captured inside an adventurous book, The Reasonable Ogre will satisfy you over and over. It is a marvel, and a tribute to the power of story. The illustrations and language are so entwined as to be inseparable, and they cast a beautiful spell. Mike Barnes is a real fairy-tale creature: that reasonable ogre you hope to meet, whose intentions are good.
Books should be in shops everywhere in late April. A chapbook of the title fable will be making its way to CNQ subscribers next week.
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