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Denise Gallagher: Insights on Seasonal Tales

Denise Gallagher on “How to Calm a Rain Bull” Author and Illustrator Denise Gallagher joins us to talk all about folklore, magic in the everyday, kidlit and her upcoming book, “How to Calm a Rain Bull.” The collection features 24 different seasonal and nature tales from all around the world. Welcome back, dear Travellers! Today we have the absolute pleasure of sharing our interview with author and illustrator, Denise Gallagher. We received an advanced reader copy of her upcoming book, “How to Calm a Rain Bull” and we loved it so much that we just had to reach out and…
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May Reads with Fox

May 2026 was a month full of fairy-tales, fantasy, and folklore all with a heaping side dish of feminine rage. While some hit the mark, others fell short in our round-up. Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for giving us advanced copies of each of the following for review: Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari (Bindery Books) Psyche by Forrest Gladstone (Bosque Publishing) We Dance upon Demons by Vaishnavi Patel (S&S/Saga Press) Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou (Penguin) Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari (4/5) Mona Tewari’s “Burn the Sea” came out a few weeks ago and its a…
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LGBTQ+ Retellings

June is Pride Month, and as we all gear up to celebrate ourselves and our loved ones, it’s also time to celebrate the strides we have taken in the literary world of retellings! From all corners of the world, we have seen a rise in the representation of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ protagonists! While the days of sassy “token” characters are not over, we still have a lot to celebrate. The current rise of fairy tale retellings has taken us by storm, and I have endeavoured to read and review some of the best-rated LGBTQ+ fiction! Please keep in mind that…
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Six Crimson Cranes

Six Crimson Cranes is book one of Elizabeth Lim’s duology. Princess Shiori of Kiata is the youngest sister of six brothers. As their last summer together approaches before adulthood, Shiori discovers a part of herself that she had inadvertently locked away. She conceals her forbidden powers, but when she uncovers a greater secret, she is confronted by her stepmother, the Empress Consort Raikama. Raikama banishes the princess and turns her brothers into six cranes with crimson crowns. With a bowl fused to her head and a warning that every word she speaks will be a death sentence for her brothers,…


