Other Ever Afters
New Queer Fairy Tales (a Graphic Novel)
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 20, 2022
Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected.
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- Who it’s for
- A layered set of fairy-tale retellings, queerly reworked in graphic form.
- Genres
- YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics, YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Fantasy Comics
- Published
- Random House Children's Books, September 20, 2022
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Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, feminist, queer fairy-tale collection, you’ll find the princesses, mermaids, knights, barmaids, children, and wise old women who have been forced to sit on the sidelines in classic stories taking center stage. A gorgeous all-new collection in graphic novel format from a Stonewall Honor-winning author and artist. What if the giant who abducted you was actually thoughtful and kind?
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What if you didn’t want to marry your handsome, popular, but cold-inside suitor? What if your one true love has all the responsibilities that come with running a kingdom? Award-winning author Melanie Gillman’s phenomenal colored-pencil art creates another "ever after" for the characters who are most worthy of it.
Fairy Tales, Recast
A layered set of fairy-tale retellings, queerly reworked in graphic form.
Come here for
- queer fairy-tale riffs
- graphic-novel anthology format
Expect
- short-form variety
- folklore with a contemporary edge
Where it sits
| YA LGBTQ+ Comics | 53% |
|---|---|
| YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics | 48% |
| YA Fantasy Comics | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Graphic Novels
- YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics
- YA LGBTQ+ Comics
- Authors
- Melanie Gillman
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 20, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Graphic Novels