Amanda Block

The Lost Storyteller

Michael Harris Cohen

Sarah Wilson

Mona Awad

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Alex Stein

Paul Crenshaw

Sarah Elizabeth Schantz

Catee Baugh

Tim Belden

Danielle Bellone

Angela Buck

Simon P. Clark

Kimberly Duede

Danielle Fontaine

J. M. R. Harrison

Joyce Winters Henderson

John Kiste

David Kolinski-Schultz

Maude Larke

Clayton Lister

Carlos F. Mason Wehby

Colleen Michaels

Jason Daniel Myers

Joann Oh

Elodie Olson-Coons

Julia Patt

Ariana Quinonez

Tay Sanchez

Cheryl Stiles

Erin Virgil

Jennifer Whitaker

Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm--better known as The Brothers Grimm--published their collection to ensure that the various German fables, tales and folklore of their age and before would not die out. Modern Grimmoire: Contemporary Fairy Tales, Fables & Folklore is a literary anthology in the Grimm persuasion. Awaiting you inside are the collected works of thirty-six emerging authors and artists from around the world. Through short fiction, poetry and artwork, you'll meet a talking cat-girl and a girl that talks to cats; librarians like you've never imagined and royalty like you always have; an ex-court painter, an all too persuasive frog, and an out-of-work wolfman. Some twist and twine their happily-ever-after predecessors in inventive ways; others craft entirely new magical faces and places. All collected, the anthology is ripe with sticky sweet revenge, altogether timely fates, and all-conquering (and conquesting) love.

Contemporary Fairy Tales, Fables and Folklore

Modern Grimmoire

'A powerful novel about the bond between fathers and daughters, and how stories connect us all. I loved it' Jenny Colgan THE LOST STORYTELLER is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield. Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star. But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder whether there is more to Leo's absence than she realised. Then, looking for answers, she unearths a book of fairy tales written by Leo and dedicated to her - but what use are children's stories to her now, all these years later? Tentatively, Rebecca tries to piece together her father's life, from the people he used to know and her own hazy memories. Yet her mind keeps returning to the magical, melancholic fairy tales, which seem to contain more truth than make-believe. Perhaps they are the key to unlocking the mystery of her father, the lost storyteller; to revealing who he was, what he went through - and even where he might be now... THE LOST STORYTELLER celebrates the power and resilience of imagination. 'Absolutely beautiful . . . A cleverly wrought tale of fathers and daughters, and a bond buried so deep that it is lost to folklore' Polly Crosby, author of The Illustrated Child 'Captivating, moving and profound. I loved it! A spellbinding novel about the power of the stories we tell both to ourselves and to others' Tracey Emerson, author of She Chose Me 'Incredibly moving . . . A genuinely beautiful must-read' Buki Papillon, author of An Ordinary Wonder

An enchanting debut novel about family secrets and the stories we tell - the perfect summer read

Rebecca kan zich haar vader Leo Sampson nauwelijks herinneren. Het enige wat ze weet is dat hij een geliefde kindertelevisiester was die spoorloos verdween toen ze slechts zes jaar oud was. Maar wanneer Ellis, een journalist, opduikt om informatie over Leo te vragen, begint ze zich af te vragen of er meer achter het verhaal van haar vaders verdwijning zit dan haar familie haar doet geloven. Dan krijgt Rebecca een boek met zeven sprookjes, geschreven door Leo, opgedragen aan zijn dochter. Door de magie van elk van deze verhalen krijgt Rebecca de kans om te ontdekken wie haar vader was en wat hij heeft meegemaakt - en zelfs waar hij nu zou kunnen zijn...

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