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Many old fables are rooted in working class experiences. A new book delves into their history to explore the truth behind them

Don’t Miss‘Buried Treasures: The Power of Political Fairy Tales’ by Jack ZipesMost of us grew up reading fairy tales — stories that had been collected and retold by the Brothers Grimm, perhaps, or by Andrew Lang. But fairy tale expert Jack Zipes —...

Jack Zipes technically retired from his position as professor of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota in 2008, but he hasnt paused his prolific contributions to storytelling and radical childrens literature.

Jack Zipes technically retired in 2008 from his position as professor at the University of Minnesota, but he hasnt paused his prolific contributions to storytelling and radical childrens literature.

In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history,...

Literary news from around the region.

Probing the surprisingly dark history of a familiar fawn.

Walt Disney made Bambi a cutesy schmaltzfest for kids. But the original story was a brutal allegory by a Jewish writer who later fled the Nazis. As the character hits 100, we look at the iconic fawn’s extraordinary life

This quotation struck me when I saw it softlinked; for I had read it long ago, but not in Hendrik Willem Van Loon|Van Loon. There is a short fairy tale ...

Of all the folk tales and fables to accompany the Christmas season, few have achieved the level of immortality of "The Nutcracker," which is all the more reason why it should never be cancelled.