Our Favorite Fairy-Tale Collections
July 8, 2025
In the past week, three different people have asked us the same question, and that’s always a cue to us that it’s time to write a post on the subject….
Read MoreSummer Reading Challenge Update #1
July 1, 2025
We’re one month into our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, which means there’s PLENTY of time for you to join in and win that sweet, sweet prize: A book-themed care package…
Read More8 Beloved Short Stories
June 10, 2025
As literature and folklore PhDs, we’ve read a LOT of short stories. You start reading the classics somewhere in middle school (everybody remembers being traumatized by “There Will Come Soft…
Read MoreThe 2025 Carterhaugh School Summer Reading Challenge
June 3, 2025
Welcome to the 2025 Carterhaugh School Summer Reading Challenge! Ready to stretch your brain, find amazing new-to-you authors, return to beloved favorites, and feel accomplished AF? Let’s do it. All…
Read MoreIn Defense of Queasy Terribleness
May 13, 2025
TIME SENSITIVE: Want to come with us to England? The LAST CHANCE to get a guaranteed spot is May 18th – click here for all the info. If you have…
Read MoreSinister Wholesomeness
May 8, 2025
When Brittany and I finished writing our last HopeLore talk, I decided I deserved a treat to celebrate. In eminently predictable style, my treat was rereading a favorite book. In…
Read MoreGuest Post: Scandinavian Folklore and Fairy Tales in Modern English-Language Fantasy Literature by Daniel A. Rabuzzi
April 24, 2025
The following is a guest post by the fantastic Daniel A. Rabuzzi that we knew our readers would LOVE – particularly as we know there are some favorites among the…
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