{"id":11809,"count":27,"description":"Looking for expert book recommendations to learn more about the fairy tales &amp; mythology that underpin centuries of literature? On our site, we have expert recommendations with both scholars and contemporary literary authors, who delve deep into the subject of folklore, imaginary creatures, and magical stories.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/fairy-tales-jack-zipes\/\">Jack Zipes<\/a>, editor of the <em>Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales<\/em>, recommends fairy tales that remain perennially relevant today, from Hansel and Gretel to Beauty and the Beast\u2014not just fluff for Disney films!\r\n\r\nNeed more of a beginner's guide? No problem\u2014take a look at seasoned novelist and cultural historian <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/fairy-tales\/\">Marina Warner<\/a>, who recommends the best books on or about fairy tales and mythology. And if you want a more behind-the-scenes look at how the history of mythology and folklore are worked into contemporary fairy tale and science fiction, check out our interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/alan-lee-books-myth-fairy-tale\/\">Alan Lee<\/a>, illustrator of both\u00a0<em>The Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Hobbit.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/greek-myths-lucy-coats\/\">Greek Mythology Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/the-best-norse-mythology-books-carolyne-larrington\/\">Norse Mythology Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/hades-and-persephone-melinda-salisbury\/\">Hades and Persephone Books<\/a> |","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/fairy-tales-mythology\/","name":"Fairy Tales &amp; Mythology","slug":"fairy-tales-mythology","taxonomy":"category","parent":11186,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/11809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/11186"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=11809"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=11809"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=11809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}