Synopsis
What if the giant who abducted you was actually thoughtful and kind? 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.
From: Penguin Random House
Notes on This Title
This title is a collection of short stories. Each includes depictions of queer and trans characters, including queer female characters, and characters whose genders are not explicitly stated on panel. “The Goose Girl” depicts a relationship between two dark-skinned women. “New Name” centers on a trans character, and engages thematically with the notion of deadnaming. “Hsthete” features a queer female character and a shapeshifting deity, while “The Fish Wife” shows two women in a relationship. Throughout, characters are shown to have varying skin tones.
Awards
2022 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics - Nominee
Reviews
“Fresh and exciting; sure to delight and surprise.” (Source: Kirkus Reviews)
“Buy this for a kid in your life and then buy it for yourself. I love this collection.” (Source: The Lesbrary)
Interviews
Polygon: “Other Ever Afters makes fairy tales subversive, kinder, and a whole lot queerer“