Ep. #24 -- Fantastic Fairy Tales

Episode Overview: In this week's episode, Jill is back and she talks with Adam and Kristin about fairy tales! We discuss what we think makes a fairy tale a fairy tale (which turns out to be a much harder question to answer than we originally thought!) and offer some of our favorite fairy tales, both long-standing original ones and modern retellings. As usual, we also offer some of our recent reads and forthcoming books we're looking forward to reading. If you have a favorite fairy tale or have your own definition for what makes a fairy tale a fairy tale, please feel free to let us know at [email protected]    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill, Adam, and Kristin   Intro (0:00-1:53)   Favorite Fairy Tales (1:54-9:16) East of the Sun, West of the Moon Rumplestiltskin  Hansel and Gretel  Little Red Riding Hood The Little Mermaid   Recent Reads: (9:17-15:44) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo   What Is a Fairy Tale? (15:45-35:14) The Princess Bride by William Goldman Stardust by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Cinder by Marissa Meyer Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Transformations by Anne Sexton My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate Bernheimer The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison by Maggie Smith Through the Woods by Emily Carroll The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieska Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieska Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieska Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky Snow White in New York by Fiona French Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Wicked by Gregory Maguire   Favorite Retellings (35:15-42:06) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire After Alice by Gregory Maguire Beauty by Robin McKinley Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (42:07-End) The Hundred Lies of Lindsey Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich  Spinning Straw Into Gold by Joan Gould The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger The Trespasser by Tana French In the Woods by Tana French   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices