It’s wonderful to see the depiction of fairies in movies which show them to be mystical, magical and mischievous creatures. While fairies have been popularized in Disney films over the years in films like Sleeping Beauty, Fantasia and Peter Pan, there are others out there that are also enchanting. Some of my favorite film with fairies draw a beautiful and unexpected portrait of these amazing beings. Here are my top five: Continue reading
Category Archives: Jan Bozarth’s Author Blog
Lilu’s Book is Here!
You can meet the twin blue dragonfly fairies, Jo and Hanna from Lilu’s Book if you are in Dallas this weekend Saturday June 11th at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Booksmart Festival. In Lilu’s Book these twins drive the Ba-dum Boat which is powered by African drums!!!
By the way, Lilu’s Book is onsale now! here are just a few places where you can order it online:
Recipe: Aventurine Chocalatyl ( Chocolate Milk)
A favorite fairy recipe- from Zally’s Book, Book 3 of the Fairy Godmother Academy series:
Aventurine Chocalatyl ( Chocolate Milk)
- 1 Kib Chili Pepper, split lengthwise ( seeds removed using gloves)
- 2 cups of water
- 30 magic cacao beans
- 2 tablespoons fine cornmeal
- 4 cups cream
- 1 large vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 sticks Aventurine cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons honey
Fairie Magazines
Have you ever seen these Fairie Magazines before? Check them out! Faerie Magazine, Faeries and Enchantment and Fairy Tale Magazine..
Book 4: Lilu’s Book is Coming!
Lilu’s Book, Book 4 of the series is coming out in a few weeks May 2011. Lilu has an identical twin sister, Tandy. They are heiresses to a line a African weavers called the Songa Line. Lilu and Tandy are so close they share a secret language. When Lilu goes to Aventurine alone she must save an ancient white crane and his twin. She travels with twin faeries, Jo and Hanna, on the Ba-dum boat… a boat powered by drums. Buy the book on tape to hear the music.
Upcoming FGA Events in April
YA- A to Z:A Conference sponsored by the Writer’s League of Texas will host me speaking on developing transmedia properties on Friday, April 15 from 4:30-5:30pm at The Austin Hyatt Regency Hotel. There will be a book signing at 3:15
Central Texas Council of Girl Scouts hosts a Fairy GodmotherAcademy “Hello Dreamer” Party at the Council Headquarters in Austin. Saturday, April 16th, 2pm- 4pm. Admission is $10 for scouts and non-scouts and places are still available. This event was a part of GirlScouts Possibilities series for 2011. Jan will sign books and books willbe sold on site.
Jan Bozarth at FaerieCon 2011
FairieCon is coming up Nov. 4th-6th and registration is now open; I was a speaker and presenter last November in Baltimore. It was so much fun to see tens of thousands in fairy costumes and “eating up” anything and everything fairy. I spoke to girls, moms, and dads about my books and things to come in the Fairy Godmother Academy realm. They invited me to come speak to kids on the east coast.
Book 3: Zally’s Book is Coming!!
I can’t believe I’m releasing the third book in “The Fairy Godmother Academy” series! This one is titled Zally’s Book and I can’t wait for you to read it. Random House is officially releasing it on August 24th, but you can pre-order it now on Amazon. Here’s a little bit more about the book:
Zally Guevara always knows where she’s going. She has a passion for maps of all kinds and can’t wait to pack her suitcase and explore the world. But Zally doesn’t have to wait to get her wish. With the help of a cup of magical cocoa from her grandmother, she travels to a place that only girls training to become fairy godmothers can get to—the enchanted dreamland of Aventurine, a place that has no map.
In Aventurine, Zally is given her quest: to save a fairy queen who has lost her will to live. Zally’s companions are a young fairy with a broken wing, and a stallion prince. The trio’s journey proves to be even more challenging than they could have imagined as they meet monsters and get lost in a ruined fairy city. All the while, Zally is making a map of Aventurine and discovering that she has a talent, passed down from generations of women in her family: understanding the thoughts of animals. But will this be enough to save the fairy queen and ensure that Zally can continue her fairy-godmother training?