Cheryl Clunie over at Fantasy Magazine reviews A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente (yuki_onna"I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that this book’s myriad tales focused on women. And not just the young and gorgeous women who normally play starring roles in fantasy either. There were old women (who were not evil witches, thank ( Read more... )

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books presents A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by award-winning author and poet Catherynne M. Valente, a delightful collection of poetry, short fables, and fairy tales that explore myth and wonder, ancient and modern, with an introduction by Midori Snyder.

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A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente

Coming May 23, 2008 from the Curiosities imprint.

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A quick update...

At this point we are still waiting on some introductory materials for A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente (yuki_onna), so the book will be moved back one month to be released in late May, in time for WisCon.

Meanwhile, the cover image has been updated (thanks, Mike time_shark and Anita Allen!) Click to see full-size ( Read more... )

A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects Catherynne M. Valente. Norilana/Curiosities (www.norilana.com), $22.95 (180p) ISBN 978-1-934648-34-6 ( Read more... )

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books has acquired A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects, a collection of poetry and poetic prose on mythological and folkloric themes from Tiptree Award-winning novelist and poet Catherynne M. Valente (yuki_onna).

The volume will be published in hardcover and trade paperback as the lead title from the Curiosities ( Read more... )