Category Archives: Books and Articles

Re-imagining Fairy Tales

Posted on 25th March 2016 by William the Bloody

A favourite OGOM topic (well, for me anyway!) is the transformation of classic fairy tales into (mostly YA) paranormal romances and allied genres. Here, the bare motifs of the fairy tale are invigorated by giving novelistic flesh to the characters … Continue reading →

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Intertextuality and YA Fairytale Adaptations

Posted on 15th March 2016 by William the Bloody

As you probably know, I am fascinated by intertextuality and the transformation of genres, particularly the way that recent YA fiction has taken classic narratives and reimagined them as contemporary paranormal romance or other YA genres. The chart here is … Continue reading →

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YA Fiction 2016

Posted on 15th March 2016 by William the Bloody

This may be of interest to those researching YA fiction. It’s a list of recommendations by the US Young Adult Library Services Association. It includes both retellings and transformations of fairytales, and dystopian novels–genres that are very much in the … Continue reading →

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7 YAs Based on Myths and Tales From Around the World

Posted on 13th March 2016 by William the Bloody

YA transformations of fairy tale again; this is a type of writing which fascinates me at the moment. A review here by Melissa Albert on seven such novels, metamorphosing myths and folktales from the Thousand and One Nights; Norse myth; … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Review

Posted on 13th March 2016 by William the Bloody

I’ve recently been following this journal, Fairy Tale Review, on Twitter; it looks a valuable source for all those interested in fairy tale and in fiction or poetry derived from that genre. I’ve added a permanent link on the Blogroll … Continue reading →

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Grimms’ Tales and Women

Posted on 13th March 2016 by William the Bloody

This is a very interesting article by Maddie Crum, ‘Unhappily Ever After: How Women Became Seen not Heard in Our Favourite Fairy Tales‘, on how the fairy tales of the Grimm brothers silence women’s voices and experience. I think it … Continue reading →

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YA Fiction–March 2016

Posted on 11th March 2016 by William the Bloody

There are some exciting new YA novels appearing this month; this site lists 10 of the best. They’re not all Paranormal Romance (though they all look pretty good), but there are a few which fall into the OGOM sphere. Lady … Continue reading →

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‘Ravens and Their Cultural Significance Throughout Time’ Blog Post

Posted on 8th March 2016 by firekrank

A post on the IGA Student Blog site has recently caught my eye. Written by Jamie Ryder, it looks at ‘Ravens and Their Cultural Significance Throughout Time’. Though I tend to look more at wolves as a Gothic creature or ecoGothic … Continue reading →

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‘International Women’s Day: Why women can thrive in sci-fi’

Posted on 8th March 2016 by firekrank

Today is International Women’s Day  and the BBC have published an article on ‘Why women can thrive in sci-fi’. It considers why sci-fi offers a space to explore alternative relationships with gender especially in regards to feminism. An excellent way to … Continue reading →

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More Angela Carter from ‘The Gothic Imagination’ blog

Posted on 6th March 2016 by firekrank

Following on from the first blog post on Angela Carter and scopophilia on The Gothic Imagination blog, here is the next post, ‘The Eye of Profane Pleasures: Fairy Tales, Pornography and the Male Gaze in Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” and “The … Continue reading →

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