New Fairy Tales

The Crow's Quill & The Turnip Princess

Into the West, Martin & Glen Christmas 2024.

Friends – as you read this I will be somewhere in the wilds of Ireland telling stories. However, I hunkered down by the fire in my study to record us some new fairy tales before I left. As we enter the festive season and advent wraps itself around us, I have a longing to explore some fairy stories that are new to me. They have such odd bumps and dark charm.

I ask you: What moments in these stories have caught your attention? What image does your imagination keep coming back to? I’d love to know.

And before we dive in – just landed, a brand new podcast, recorded live at Conway Hall, London this October. Complete with a telling of a fairy tale from my book Smoke Hole, enjoy!