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

Events

June 25 at 7:00 PM ET

Book Club – HOW have we gone this long having a book club for folklore-inspired books but failing to pick a Terry Pratchett book?? That oversight ends now. Join us on June 25th at 7PM ET to discuss Pratchett’s hilarious Discworld novel Witches Abroad! And don’t worry if you’ve never read a Discworld book before – we picked this one because it truly stands alone very well. Also: WITCHES. FAIRY TALES. SHENANIGANS.

Here’s the publisher’s description:

“Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which, unfortunately, left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when death came for Desiderata. So now it’s up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn’t marry the Prince.

But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who’ll stop at nothing to achieve a proper “happy ending”—even if it means destroying a kingdom.”

And here are some reviews!

“Engaging, surreal satire . . . nothing short of magical.” – Chicago Tribune

“No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect” – Daily Mail

“One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest.” – George R.R. Martin

To join us, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for June!

June 30 at 7:00 PM ET

Fairy Tale Salon – It’s BACK by popular request, all! This summer solstice brings another round of BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS! Here is the info for our June Fairy-Tale Salon!

Prompt: Bring Your Favorite Book You’ve Read So Far This Year!

Quest: For the past two Junes, we’ve asked our salonnières to talk about their favorite book of the year so far… and we’re doing it again to celebrate the summer solstice this year! What book has just delighted you recently? What book has really made you think? What book do you just want more people to know about? Bring it to salon this month – we can’t wait to learn all about it!

If you’d like to participate, just make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher on our Patreon for June!

July 8 at 6:30 PM ET

Smithsonian Associates – Fairy Tales: American Traditions – It’s easy to think of fairy tales as something distinctly European or antiquated. After all, many of the most famous fairy-tale collectors and writers lived hundreds of years ago in Germany (the Grimms), France (Beaumont and Perrault), or Denmark (Hans Christian Andersen). But fairy tales can be found all over the world, including in the United States, where they’re still being created and told today.

Folklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman discuss the fairy-tale traditions and stories that can be found around the United States, including the Jack Tales of Appalachia, Black folk and fairy tales from the South, and the rise of the Disney fairy-tale empire. They also introduce some lesser-known fairy tales unfolding today and offer insights into how these supposedly frivolous stories profoundly permeate American culture and stay with us ever after.

Click here to get tickets and more information!

June–September, 2026

Summer Reading Challenge – Welcome to the 2026 Carterhaugh School Summer Reading Challenge! Ready to stretch your brain, find amazing new-to-you authors, return to beloved favorites, and feel terrifyingly accomplished? Want to read some books with us First up, some challenge logistics, followed by the challenge checklist. All are welcome to enjoy the challenge. Come read your heart out!

HOWEVER. If you’d like a chance to win a fabulous PRIZE (spoiler: it’s a box of books) and to support our work, you can enter by:

1. Joining our Patreon at any paying level (we strongly recommend the book club tier – our book club is legendary, the community is wonderful, and if you’re doing this challenge, you belong in there!) and
2. Commenting on each weekly designated challenge thread with what you’re reading to fulfill it.

One lucky winner who comments on all 15 threads will win THE GRAND PRIZE – a care package shipped to your door full of folklore-y books, stickers, and some additional surprises! Sadly due to unpredictable and rising costs for postage, we can’t send the prize to international readers. They are still welcome to participate in the challenge though!

Check out the 15 challenge categories and our recommendations here!

Current Courses Available

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!

Press

We are thrilled to have a poem, called “Gretel’s Apprentice” in the new issue of The Otherworld Magazine! The issue is called Faerie Fruit and involves forbidden fruit, dangerous picnics, and enchanted feasts. Get Faerie Fruit here!

We were interviewed by Sasha Baylin from Inglenook. Check out our interview about our book, Fairylore, fairy literature, magic and scholarship. Read the article here!

We were interviewed by Lydia for her Flirting with Life podcast! We talked about fairytales as cultural scripts, practical ways to have an enchanted life, and flirting with something as a practice, and more. Listen to it here! 

We were interviewed on Kelly Jarvis’ blog about Fairylore! Check out our interview on friendship, Carterhaugh’s origin story, Fairylore, and more! Read it here!

We were interviewed on Deborah Zehna-Adams’ Substack about writing and Fairylore! Read it here! 

Publications

OUR BOOK, FAIRYLORE, IS AVAILABLE TO 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.”

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 order our book here!

Lastly, if you’re looking for a SIGNED COPY of the book (with both of our signatures!) and won’t be able to see us in person anytime soon, Virginia Highland Books should still have a few that you can order directly from them! You can purchase from them online here, but be sure to message them first to make sure they still have a signed copy left to send!