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

Events

January 8 at 7:00 PM ET

Book Club – Join us on January 8th at 7pm ET to discuss Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd – we’re giving you advance heads up for this one, since our meeting will be a little earlier in the month (and also to give you lots of time to read this one because it is a DELIGHT!)

Here’s the description: “First-generation graduate student Dorothe Bartleby has one last chance to pass the Magic program’s qualifying exam after freezing with anxiety during her first attempt. If she fails to demonstrate that magic in classic literature changed the world, she’ll be kicked out of the university. And now her advisor insists she reframe her entire dissertation using Digimancy. While mages have found a way to combine computers and magic, Bartleby’s fated to never make it work.

This time is no exception. Her revised working goes horribly wrong, creating a talking skull named Anne that narrates Bartleby’s inner thoughts—even the most embarrassing ones—like she’s a heroine in a Jane Austen novel. Out of her depth, she recruits James, an unfairly attractive mage candidate, to help her stop Anne’s glitches in time for her exam.

Instead, Anne leads them to a shocking and dangerous discovery: Magic students who seek disability accommodations are disappearing—quite literally. When the administration fails to act, Bartleby must learn to trust her own knowledge and skills. Otherwise, she risks losing both the missing students and her future as a mage, permanently.”

Could this BE any more perfect for us?? We can’t wait to talk about it with you!

Here are some reviews!

“Higher Magic is my catnip. By what dark arts I know not, Floyd has summoned up a wonderful wizard-grad-school slice-of-life, replete with organizing, romance, anxiety, camaraderie, and courage. More please!” – Max Gladstone, NYT Bestselling Co-Author of This is How You Lose the Time War

“Floyd creates a spellbindingly accurate reimagining of the grad school experience, where magic does little to improve the struggle of trying to succeed in academia for neurodivergent or nontraditional students…A campus novel with a fantasy twist, Floyd’s debut will charm anyone who’s had to fight for their place in higher education.” – Library Journal

“Higher Magic is a magical treat with charm, magic, mystery, and subtle commentary about friendship, acceptance, and inclusion.” – San Francisco Book Review

If you would like to join us, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for January!

January 13 at 7:00 PM ET

Fairy Tale Salon – Here is the info for our January Fairy-Tale Salon.

Prompt: New Beginnings

Quest: January is a time for new beginnings and making plans. So we want to know – what are you most looking forward to in 2026? Do you have a trip coming up? Did you finally sign up for those piano lessons you’ve always wanted? Is your first ever book coming out? We can’t wait to hear about it! (And no, it doesn’t have to be especially folklore-y, though of course it’s fun if it is!) We want to start the year off with some happy, anticipatory energy and get into the mindset of making 2026 the best it can be!

If you would like to join us, make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher on our Patreon for January!

January 29 at 2:00 PM ET 

Great Courses Journeys: “Experiencing King Arthur’s Cornwall,”

Drs. Cleto and Warman take you in the footsteps of King Arthur to experience the unforgettable sites and scenes from the life of this legendary hero. You’ll see St. Nectar’s Glen, said to be the site where the Knights of the Round Table were blessed before their quest for the Holy Grail. You’ll learn the story behind Tintagel Castle, King Arthur’s first castle. And you’ll visit dramatic sites such as the 7-foot-tall, inscribed Tristan Stone, said to be a memorial to Arthur’s knight, Sir Tristan. All this and much more in a stirring lecture based on their Enchanted England Journey.

Register today: https://streamyard.com/watch/DFTQVzbH7QZD

Join Professors Cleto and Warman on “Enchanted England: Folklore, Literature, and Landscapes” September 21-28, 2026. https://www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/enchantedengland 

Current Courses Available

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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.

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Press

We had the honor of being interviewed on Drinking Tea with Monsters, a podcast dedicated to “OCD and other, less scary monsters.” We talked about Brittany’s struggles with OCD (and how Sara supports her), about Carterhaugh, and how we work together. We also retold the fairy tale “The Boy Who Went Forth to Learn About Fear” in our own, delightfully irreverent way (did you know it can be applied to neurodivergence? And features a whole ghost bowling scene?), so don’t miss that at the end. Click here to listen!

Kelly Jarvis wrote a wonderful review of our new book, Fairylore, in The Fairy Tale Magazine! “Fairylore: A Compendium of the Fae Folk is a necessary book for all those who seek the rare blend of intellectual contemplation and fairy enchantment that Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman provide. It is both a valuable academic resource and a work of art that I will cherish and return to often as I continue to explore the fairy magic that beckons from ‘betwixt and between.’” Check out their review of Fairylore and preorder our book here!

Publications

OUR BOOK, FAIRYLORE, IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!!

Here’s the official description from our publisher, Sterling Ethos @ Hachette:

“A gorgeously illustrated guide to the fae, filled with intriguing and well-researched explorations of folklore from around the world.

In Ireland, the sinister leannán sídhe suck the life from artists and poets in exchange for muse-like inspiration. In Japan, the elusive zashiki-warashi bestow prosperity on the human families whose homes they share. From the dvorovoi of Russia to the Brazilian curupira, Malaysia’s orang bunian to English brownies, and the moksin tongbŏp of Korea, the world is full of magical creatures who assist, haunt, and dazzle humankind.

This illustrated compendium written by expert folklorists invites us to enter the realm of the fairy folk. Sections dedicated to fairies of the home, nature, romance, and more emphasize what fairies do and what they mean to people around the world. Each chapter illustrates a different way of seeing fairies—a way they’ve been used to explain our world and ourselves.

This is a fascinating reference for anyone who has ever been enchanted by fairies—or would like to be.”

Pre-order our book, tell us your order number, and we’ll send you some sweet bonuses.

Pre-Order Bonus #1: The Fairies of the Cutting-Room Floor

We are very sorry to say it, but some fairies didn’t make the cut for the final draft of Fairylore. We mean them no disrespect and often had VERY intentional reasons for cutting them – check out this PDF to learn all about them (and why they got the axe in the end!) Spoiler alert: a lot of them are Celtic because, well, there are a lot of different Celtic fairies, there are already a lot of wonderful books about them, and we simply couldn’t include them all. We still love them though.

Pre-Order Bonus #2: The Cut Stories eBook

Likewise, we had a lot of different public domain stories we could have used that we sadly couldn’t fit in – you can find them in this eBook though! Want to read about a troll that gets transformed into a cat? A banshee story that our publishers nixed because it is looonnnggg? How about the story of a Japanese guy who gets taken away to a fairyland under the sea? Of course you do!

Pre-Order Bonus #3: VIP Ticket to the VIRTUAL LAUNCH PARTY

We’re having a virtual party on February 10, 2026 (the day the book officially comes out), and we want YOU to be there! There will be behind-the-scenes gossip, lots of bonus fairy info, and PRIZES! But the only way to get your VIP ticket is by pre-ordering our book, so keep reading to find out how to get on our exclusive guest list (and make sure that the Red Cap bouncer doesn’t toss you out… or worse!)

Pre-order here!

If you’d like to get a sneak peak of the book, our article, “Fairies of the Moon— Excerpts from Fairylore: A Compendium of the Fae Folk” in the new moon goddess issue of Enchanted Living magazine includes several of the fairies featured in the book who are associated with the moon. 

Lastly, we had a poem written from the alternative perspectives of Wendy and Tinker Bell from Peter Pan in the latest Winter Solstice issue of Eternal Haunted Summer! It’s called “Letters from Neverland,” and you can read it right here. The whole issue is themed around fairylore, and it’s FULL of delights, so definitely check it out!