What if every fairy tale you heard as a child was just one part of the story? What if another version was more realistic and perhaps a bit more wild? Would you want to read it? Of course you would; we ...

What a delicious jolt nostalgia can deliver! There are moments in adulthood when we catch sight of something we’d forgotten we loved as children, and it feels as though a gong has been struck in our ...

One of my favorite childhood movies is a classic, well-loved fairy tale comedy, “The Princess Bride.” The book is very similar to the movie with off-the-wall wit and themes of true love and miracles, ...

If you’re looking for the best children’s books of fairy tales for kids, find what you need on this big list of wonderful picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books of popular fairy tales ...

There is something so magical about the phrase “once upon a time.” Fairy tales have been passed down through generations, and they are still influencing stories today; these stories of magic have ...

In this universe, Little Red seduces the Big Bad Wolf, Beauty transforms into a literal fur skin beast, and Puss in Boots uses murder to get what he wants. No, you haven't stumbled into a nightmare, ...

An accomplished novelist and master prose stylist, Michael Cunningham is known in particular for his intertextual practice, something he used to great effect in his 1998 novel, “The Hours,” which ...

We love traditional fairy tales, but putting a sexier spin on old favorites can add some extra magic. We've rounded up some of the best retellings of classic tales out there — ones chock-full of evil ...

Five retellings of classic tales let the light shine through the cracks. By Sabrina Orah Mark When my son, Noah, was younger, he had a small stuffed bunny he named L.F., short for Lost and Found. As ...

Esme is a LA based writer who you can follow on Twitter! It wasn’t always easy work. “You should see my spreadsheet! I got real mathematical and dipped into Excel,” the author tells EW of matching ...