Evelyn (devours and digests words)

Evelyn (devours and digests words) asked Anthea Sharp:

I fell in love with Feyland all those years ago, and I remember thinking, "Yes. This is how I love my fairy tales!" Then I realized you're in the same list as my other favourite authors like Holly Black, L.J Smith and Laini Taylor who could spin magic through words! I can't enough of it so I'm wondering if you're working on any other new YA books in the Fae world? :D

Anthea Sharp Hi Evelyn! Oh my goodness, GR hid this from me and I'm just now seeing it! Thank you so much for the high praise - those are some of my favorite authors, too. ;)

I'm actually working on a Dark Elf retelling of Snow White and Rose Red, with books 1 and 2 out this year. White as Frost is the first one, and while the elves aren't fae, the world of magic has some resonances with Faerie.

I have been writing a lot of short stories bringing in faerie lore, and have been releasing those as collections, including my newest, Mermaid Song, which is 5 retold fairytales.

Thanks again so much for asking, and I'm wagging my finger at GR for burying this for so long~

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