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social media
-Promotion at major trade and genre conventions, including BEA,
Readercon, the International Convention for the Fantastic in the
Arts, and the World Fantasy Convention
-Features, interviews, and reviews targeting venues including the
Washington Post, NPR, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago
Tribune, and the San Francisco Chronicle
-Author tour dates in New England, Scotland, and national TBD
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NetGalley, Goodreads, Edelweiss, Tor.com, and additional online
outlets
Jane Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of
America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. She is the author
of over three hundred and fifty books, including children’s
fiction, poetry, short stories, graphic novels, nonfiction,
fantasy, and science fiction. Her publications include Owl Moon,
The Devil’s Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Starship and
Sister Light, Sister Dark. Among her many honors are the Caldecott
and Christopher Medals, multiple Nebula World Fantasy, Mythopoeic,
Golden Kite, and Jewish Book awards; the World Fantasy
Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Science Fiction
Poetry Grand Master Award. Yolen is also a teacher of writing and a
book reviewer. She lives in Western Massachusetts and St. Andrew,
Scotland.
Holly Black (Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, Doll Bones) is the
bestselling author of adult, young adult, children’s books. Black
has co-written the Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony Di Terlizzi),
the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare) and she has recently
begun work on the graphic novels series, Lucifer. She is the
recipient of the Newbery Medal, and the Andre Norton and Mythopoeic
awards. Black lives in New England.
Publishers Weekly Big Indie Books of Fall 2017
School Library Journal All-Star Adult Books for Teens
Foreword Reviewer’s Choice—Favorite Books of 2017
Locu2017 Recommended Reading List
“A brilliant example of short-form storytelling by one of the
treasures of the science fiction community.”
—Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of
Mistborn
[STARRED REVIEW] “Beauty sneaks out to get a Christmas gift for the
Beast, the first of several wrong decisions in ‘The Gift of the
Magicians, with Apologies to You Know Who.’ In ‘Blown Away,’
Dorothy’s twister takes her away, not to a magical land but the
Emerald Circus, and she returns home as a gymnastic performer who
changes many lives. Wendy leads a labor strike against the Lost
Boys in ‘Lost Girls.’ After more than a decade, Yolen (Briar Rose;
Sister Emily’s Starship and Other Stories) returns with 16 stories
that take readers sideways and upside down through beloved fairy
tales and classic tales such as Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz,
while also reimagining the lives of famous storytellers such as
Hans Christian Anderson, Edgar Allan Poe and ¬Emily Dickinson.
VERDICT: These delightful retellings of favorite stories will
captivate newcomers and fans of Yolen as she once again delivers
the magic, humor, and lovely prose that has attracted readers for
years.”
—Library Journal, starred review
[STARRED REVIEW] “Though only one of the 16 stories in Yolen’s
latest story collection is newly published, the selections are
anything but haphazard. The central vision of the compilation is
the reimagining of folktales, legends, literature, and history.
More than that, the volume feels unified by themes and imagery. The
most obvious connections are three retellings of Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland and three takes on the quasi-historical basis of the
King Arthur myths. But even these seemingly discrete blocks of
stories feed into the rest of the volume. One of the Arthur tales,
for example, features the story of Merlin being told to Geoffrey of
Monmouth, the real author of some of the earliest Arthurian
legends. Yolen takes up this thread of focusing on the creative
process again and again as she weaves stories of the magic behind
Hans Christian Andersen, Edgar Allan Poe, and Emily Dickinson. And
of course, every entry contains Yolen’s crystalline prose, which
captures the magic in reality, and vice versa, with ease and grace.
Each tale is accompanied by a brief note from Yolen and a related
poem, almost all written newly for this work. VERDICT: These highly
entertaining retellings are perfect for teens fans of fairy tales
and classic literature, though they are easily enjoyed without any
background knowledge.”
—School Library Journal
“Ever the wordsmith, Yolen dazzles with her first short story
collection for adults in years.”
—Booklist
“An impressive overview of the author’s breadth and career, this
collection will appeal to the author’s existing devotees—or to
anyone who has ever thought that “happily ever after” left too many
questions.”
—Kirkus
“Jane Yolen’s [The] Emerald Circus may be my favorite book of the
year, period, with apologies to Jeff Vandermeer’s Borne. Many years
ago, when I had my own blog, I wrote a post celebrating the
versatility of Yolen—one of the few authors who can write top-shelf
books at any age level. [The] Emerald Circus is a perfect example
of her fluid but rock-solid prose.”
—Mark Flowers, Adult Books for Teens, School Library Journal
“Jane Yolen’s The Emerald Circus is full of marvels. She introduces
familiar acts and actors into her rings and then tricks us into
seeing them from complex, unexpected angles. She turns toads into
witches, Sir Lancelot into a 600 year old monk, Dorothy into a
tightrope walker, and Emily Dickinson into a spacefarer. The
stories themselves change between one reading and another, always
revealing more, always at a different slant than before, in
language that is rich, unholy, and, like the tales themselves,
beautifully unpredictable. From Snow Queen to spaceship, The
Emerald Circus is a delight.”
—Patricia A. McKillip, author of the Riddle-Master trilogy and The
Forgotten Beasts of Eld
“With over 350 books, Jane Yolen is a legend in the world of
children's and young-adult literature, but her acerbic and witty
adult fiction and poetry offer their own pleasures. The 16 stories
here, each accompanied by a related poem and notes, revisit some
iconic classics, but always from a new, thought-provoking
angle.”
—Chicago Tribune “5/5 stars - Not only is [Yolen’s] writing style
engaging and captivating, but the stories themselves are magical
and fantastic to read . . . I loved every moment of this book and I
couldn’t find anything wrong with it.”
—The Joycean Booknerdery
“An excellent collection of fairy tale ‘retellings’ written by
Nebula Award-winning author Jane Yolen . . . a collection I would
recommend to everyone.”
—Infinite Text
“Jane Yolen is a consummate storyteller, weaving old and new
threads to create tales rich in wisdom and depth. The Emerald
Circus is an utter delight.”
—Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of Sevenwaters series
“The Emerald Circus dances at the border between bucking tradition
and paying homage to the great stories and figures of ages past.
The result is a brilliant assemblage of narratives with the
potential to leave an audience spellbound.”
—Foreword, starred review
“Talk about imaginary gardens with real toads in them! In this
wide-ranging short story collection, Jane Yolen’s scholarship and
creative genius combine to bestow upon the reader fantastic new
intimacy with venerable tales and persons.”
—Nancy Springer, author of The White Hart and I Am Mordred
“Jane Yolen facets her glittering stories with the craft of a
master jeweller. Everything she writes, including The Emerald
Circus, is original and timeless, deliciously creepy and
disturbingly lovely.”
—Elizabeth Wein, author of Code Name Verity
“In this masterful collection, Jane Yolen draws upon myth, fairy
tales, history, poetry, and children's classics from Alice to Oz to
fashion new tales from the bones of the old. There is simply no
better storyteller working in the fantasy field today. She's a
national treasure.”
—Terri Windling, author of The Wood Wife and The Essential
Bordertown
“What a joy it is to watch Jane Yolen burrow into the hearts of
familiar stories and dwell in possibilities we’d never imagined.
It’s all done with Yolen’s trademark wisdom, a healthy dollop of
subversion, and a twinkle in the eye. A delight!”
—Susan Fletcher, author of Dragon’s Milk and Shadow Spinner
“Jane Yolen’s collection The Emerald Circus is pure delight for
anyone who craves inspired retellings of classics from literature,
or re-imaginings of the lives of real literary figures. 5/5
stars”
—YA Books Central
“An excellent collection.”
—Fantasy Literature
“Definitely one worth reading. I loved it . . . I was excited to
read The Emerald Circus, and was not disappointed in the
least.”
—Confessions of a Book Addict
“Honestly, I don’t know when Jane Yolen finds time to sleep but I’m
selfishly glad she’s been able to produce wonderful stories filled
with deft turns of phrases, palpable atmosphere, and interesting,
flawed characters.”
—Sabrina’s Library
“Marvellous and entertaining.”
—Risingshadow
“In this collection you will be surprised, shocked, intrigued, and
awed both by new tales and by new perspectives on old, well-loved
tales. 5/5 stars”
—Imagine a Book SF
“Oh Boy! I did love this book . . .”
—YA Lit Ramblings
“The best book I've read in a long time.”
—Amazon, Celebrity Picks by Brandon Sanderson
“I loved the stories in The Emerald Circus. . . I’d highly
recommend this collection. 5/5 stars.”
—The Book Lover’s Boudoir
“It’s always a treat to read a new Jane Yolen tale, but it’s
especially rewarding when you thought you read them all, and then
along comes The Emerald Circus collection.”
—True Review “This is a book to go back to for a writer so you can
pull it apart and learn technique . . . one to keep.”
—Strange Alliances “Fantasy with a feminist twist.”
—Book Skill “Deeply modern, marvelous and magical.”
—Why Words Work
“A master storyteller’s riff on various well-known tales including
The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and of course the
Arthurian legend . . . [A] literary extravaganza.”
—Emerald City Book Review
“A writer who has perfected [her] own voice. If you enjoy reading
fresh, sometimes subversive, but always affectionate takes on the
stories that we all grew up with, I recommend this collection
without reservation.”
—SF Revu
Praise for Jane Yolen
“The Hans Christian Andersen of America”
—Newsweek
“The Aesop of the twentieth century”
—The New York Times
“Jane Yolen is a gem in the diadem of science fiction and
fantasy.”
—Analog
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