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Fairy Tales

Image from the anime series Princess Tutu

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Anime Spotlight

The Unexpected Genius of Princess Tutu

By Leah Thomas

May 7, 2026

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Amal El-Mohtar

Fairy Tales and Sensory Writing: A Conversation With Author Amal El-Mohtar

By Martin Cahill

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David Bowie as Jareth in Labyrinth

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Labyrinth: Muppets, Bowie, and the Pain of Impending Adulthood

By Tyler Dean

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Movies & TV

Bridgerton

Bridgerton’s Frothy Love Story Finally Grows Up in a Layered Fourth Season Finale

By Lacy Baugher Milas

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Cover of The Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Bobyleva.

Books

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Delirious Reading: The Pleasures of The Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Bobyleva

By Tobias Carroll

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5B with a hacksaw, haloed by light in Dust Bunny

Featured Essays

Dust Bunny

A Family of Monsters: On Dust Bunny and Fighting for the Love We Deserve

By Emmet Asher-Perrin

January 5, 2026

Cover of A Forest, Darkly by A.G. Slatter.

Excerpts

Fairy Tales

Read an Excerpt From A Forest, Darkly by A.G. Slatter

By A.G. Slatter

November 6, 2025

Illustration from S.C. Hall's The Book of British Ballads (1842)

Books

Fairy Tales

Folklore Meets Murder Ballad: Six Retellings of “The Cruel Sister”

By Rachel Ayers

November 5, 2025

Cover of The Changeling Queen by Kimberly Bea.

Excerpts

Fairy Tales

Read an Excerpt From The Changeling Queen by Kimberly Bea

By Kimberly Bea

October 23, 2025

Cover of The Summer War by Naomi Novik.

Books

book reviews

The Summer War by Naomi Novik Is a Lovely, Medieval-esque Fairy Tale

By Vanessa Armstrong

October 6, 2025

detail from the cover of The Redwood Bargain

Books

publishing news

Revealing The Redwood Bargain by Markelle Grabo

By Reactor

October 1, 2025

Darcy Davenport (Dev Patel) records nature sounds in Bryn Chainey's Rabbit Trap.

Movies & TV

rabbit trap

Rabbit Trap Is a Compelling Dark Fairy Tale That’s Light on Horror

By Leah Schnelbach

September 22, 2025

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

TPG 2026 • Site Credit