Extreme Makeover: Fairy Godmother Edition
Who wouldn\u2019t want a fairy godmother to solve our problems with the flick of a magic wand? We know that\u2019s not a healthy fantasy and yet, fairy godmothers aren\u2019t going away. In fact, they\u2019ve been proliferating in contemporary fantasy novels and reinterpretations of Cinderella. But they don\u2019t look or act like you might expect. I talk with Butler University lecturer Jeana Jorgensen and PhD student Abigail Fine about the origin of fairy godmothers and why they\u2019re ripe for reimagining. And I talk with author Gail Caron Levine about her groundbreaking novel Ella Enchanted, which broke the mold on fairy tales. Featuring readings from Aliza Pearl.\nJeana Jorgensen's latest book is Fairy Tales 101: An Accessible Introduction to Fairy Tales.\nIn this episode we discussed Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and Kissing the Witch by Emma Donahue. Other contemporary novels with fairy godmother-type characters include Geekerella by Ashley Poston, Shadows on The Moon by Zoe Marriott, Ash by Malinda Lo, Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas, and Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices