Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Waiting on Wednesday #94: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman




Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!







This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:





Title:  A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Author:  Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman
Expected Publication Date:  June 26th, 2018


Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings. These are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. 

Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate. 

Compiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renee Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong. 

A mountain loses her heart. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A young woman takes up her mother’s mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place. From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. For fans of Neil Gaiman’s Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie’s New York Times–bestselling Because You Love to Hate Me.


Another collection of fairy tale retellings?  Man, life has been good to me so far!  Of course I'll give this book a try since I love fairy tale retellings!


So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!

26 comments:

  1. Fairy tale retelling sound really good!

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  2. Sounds like a really great pick! I love retellings and this is a different area than many. Hope you enjoy it!

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  3. I've heard really good things about this, and that cover is so pretty it makes me want to get a copy for my shelves:-)

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  4. Whoa! This sounds packed full of good stories!

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  5. Oh this sounds pretty interesting and the cover is so nice!

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  6. Wow, there's some awesome authors included in this. How could I pass it up?

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  7. This sounds great ~ Hope you enjoy it a lot!

    Renee ~ My Wow

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  8. This sounds so good! I love fairy tale retellings, so I'm definitely adding this to my wishlist.

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  9. I've seen this book on a couple of blogs before and it really sounds amazing. I love the diversity!

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  10. Seeing this one around a lot! Reminds me I need to add this to my wishlist! Lol!

    Here's my WoW

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  11. OMG, Ronyell, what an AWESOME pick!! LOVE IT!!! The cover is just STUNNING, and the stories, the type I really enjoy reading -- fairy tale retellings! I'm rushing over to Goodreads right away to add this book! Thanks for sharing!! :) :)

    Thanks as well for commenting on my own CWW post!! <3 :)

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  12. Love the sound of this one! On my tbr it goes...

    Tressa @ Wishful Endings

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  13. This title is SO cool. Not sure it'd be a book I'd read, but it SOUNDS intriguing and when a book has that "first impression" hook, that's always a plus. :)

    Hope this one lives up to your expectations - and thanks for visiting Finding Wonderland.

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  14. That's a really interesting book cover-it looks like is lots going on! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  15. I love fairytale re-tellings! This sounds like a great collection. Thank you for bringing this one to my attention, Ronyell. Have a great week!

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