Here’s a list of all the events and publications that we can link you to in the coming weeks.

Events

April 4 at 1pm ET

FREE Keynote Talk on “Fairy Tales, Mental Health, and Telling Your Own Story”

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

We’re giving a keynote on fairy tales and mental health for a really cool symposium at Kennesaw State University. We’ll be talking about how fairy tales can intersect with mental health, untellability, personal narrative, and MORE.

If you’re in Georgia and can make it, we would love to have you join us in person on April 4!⁠ Our keynote is at 1pm but the entire symposium is from 9:30am – 3:30pm.

April 7th at 7:00 PM ET

Fairy Tale Salon – Here is the info for our April Fairy-Tale Salon – we apologize for the short notice on this one, this is literally the last evening in April we both have free!

Prompt: What’s Your Favorite Fantasy Travel Destination?

Quest: Fantasy is filled with amazing locales – but which one would you visit if you had a chance? One of Italo Calvino’s “invisible cities”? Laini Taylor’s version of Prague? Shveta Thakrar’s magical Night Market? Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld? Fairyland? What would you do on your trip? What do you think the hottest tourist spots would be there? Keep in mind we’re not asking you to necessarily live there forever… just visit!

If you’d like to participate, just make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher for the month of April!

April 10 at 7:00 PM ET

Book Club – We are thrilled to announce that our April book club pick will be our dear friend Shveta Thakrar’s new book, Divining the Leaves, AND that Shveta herself will be joining us! We’ll be meeting on April 10th at 7PM ET.

Here’s the description:

“Plant-loving Ridhi Kapadia and popular Nilesh Batra were friends once.

Now, seventeen and alone, Ridhi blends natural perfumes, wears flower crowns, and wanders her local woods, listening for the leafy whispers of her beloved trees. Pleading for the yakshas to admit her into their enchanted forest kingdom, where she knows she truly belongs.

After learning his parents’ perfect marriage is a sham and getting suspended from school, a heartsick Nilesh lands at Ridhi’s doorstep—the last thing either of them wants. So when a pretty yakshini offers him the distraction of magic, the same magic he mocked Ridhi for believing in, he jumps at it.

Furious, Ridhi strikes a bargain with a noblewoman of the yaksha court. In exchange for helping restore her reputation, Lady Sulochana will turn Ridhi into the yakshini she yearns to be—and teach her to divine the trees’ murmurs.

But when Nilesh ends up trapped in the yakshas’ realm, Ridhi realizes the leaves might be telling a disturbing story about the forest her heart is rooted in—one that, even if the two of them band together, threatens to shred the future like so many thorns.”

And here are just a few of the beautiful reviews this book has received:

“A coming of age story blends seamlessly with Indian mythology in this beautifully written novel. Shveta Thakrar is skilled at conjuring tastes and aromas with her words, bringing the dual worlds of the story to vivid life.”— Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn & Grim series

“Thakrar’s writing is rich and detailed without being dragged under by its own weight, depicting her story like a fine tapestry… This is a complex, deeper dive than usual, but Thakrar leavens her satisfying story with humor and populates it with realistic and appealing characters.”― Booklist [Starred Review]

“Thakrar’s Hindu- and Buddhist-inspired story with a primarily Indian cast is overflowing with lush, sensual imagery… [an] undeniably beautiful fantasy.”— Kirkus Reviews

If you haven’t come to a book club where an author joins us before, you’re in for a real treat! If you would like to join us, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for the month of April!

Carterhaugh Goes to England…and So Can You!

We’re leading a trip called Enchanted England through The Great Courses, and it is everything we have ever dreamed of. COME WITH US! ⁠

Here’s what The Great Courses says: “Picture this: a whimsical Shakespeare performance in London, a literature lover’s dream day trip to the prestigious Oxford University, and a quest for the legendary King Arthur in the mystical lands of Cornwall. This adventure is guided by two brilliant leaders, Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman, who are The Great Courses experts in folklore in literature.” ⁠

Highlights of this trip include:⁠

• Meet with the owner of Treadwell’s bookshop in Bloomsbury for a discussion centered on the shop’s famous specialization in the occult ⁠
• Take in London from Shakespeare’s point of view, learning about his connections to the city and his use of folklore (with an option to see a live performance!)⁠
• Discover the inspiration for fantasy novels and films in Oxford⁠
• Walk through key sites of Arthurian legend in Dartmoor and Cornwall, including Tintagel Castle⁠
• Learn about mythical literature with editor and author Terri Windling⁠
• Spend an evening at a countryside estate to indulge in the charm of period décor and pristine gardens⁠

The trip will be 8 days and 7 nights, September 15-22, 2025. ⁠Come with us! Click here for more information. 

Current Courses Available

HopeLore ($427) – Welcome to HopeLore, a restorative and empowering four-week course that uses folklore, art, and psychology to help you cultivate tools for resilience, hope, and joy while living in an uncertain world.⁠

If you’ve been feeling burned out, overwhelmed, and like your spark is being doused with a firehose…⁠

If you’re struggling to tend to your own needs…⁠

If you want to feel resilient, creative, and powerful, all by unlocking the power of folklore, art, and community…⁠HopeLore is for you.⁠

HopeLore is structured a little differently from anything we’ve done before. Each module will include a lecture AND a workshop component, and we estimate each meeting will last at least 1.5 – 2 hours. Each meeting will be recorded and available to watch after it takes place.

Click here to grab it!

Find Your Fairy Tale Mini-Course ($17) – Find Your Fairy Tale is a bite-sized mini course made to help you connect genuinely with the world of fairy tales and tap into the personal stories that underpin your life – so that you can harness their power or even start to change them. We guarantee academic excellence, dedication to whimsy, and an avenue right into a real sense of everyday enchantment. 

Some people swear by their Enneagram (we’re both 3s) or their Zodiac sign (*waves in Virgo and Scorpio*). We’re all about fairy tales and the insights they reveal.

Click here to grab it!

Publications

We have a new article called “Tales of the Sinister, Liminal Mushroom” in the spring issue of Enchanted Living Magazine! It’s their mushroom issue and we can’t wait to devour it all. Grab Enchanted Living‘s spring issue and get inspired!⁠

On April 15th, the Sleeping Beauty issue of Fairy Tale Magazine will come out, and you can read our poem “Gifts for Girls” online for free!