Southern writer and folklorist Kelly Kazek tells ten Alabama ghost stories in her new book, Some Nightmares Are Real: The Haunting Truth Behind Alabama’s Supernatural Tales, published by the University of Alabama Press.
Recent Releases
Sheila Bock and Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, the newly appointed co-editors of Narrative Culture, announce the publication of the latest issue of the journal.
The Children’s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society is happy to announce the publication of a special issue of Children’s Folklore Review (42.1), entitled “The Texas Children’s Folklore Project” (TCFP).
Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging, available August from Heyday Books, follows Eugene Rodriguez of Los Cenzontles as he leads his young students from a California barrio to uncover their ancestral roots.
The JAF editorial team has announced the release of the 2025 Summer issue of JAF: A Global Quarterly (v. 137, no. 545), a special issue on “Folklore Studies and Disability,” which will be available online and arrive in mailboxes soon.
BorderLore, a free online journal, publishes their latest issue focusing on the waterways in the Southwest as well as scholarship on La Llorona.
Join Rick March and Ame Hayashi as they explore the inspiring story of Betty Inada, a Sacramento, CA-born Japanese-American singer. The series is produced by Ikoi no Kai, a Community Lunch Program in Portland, Oregon as part of the Japanese Ancestral Society.
The Spring 2024 issue of JAF: A Global Quarterly (Vol. 137, no. 544) has been mailed to subscribers and is now available online.
Bangladeshi author Dr. Anwarul Karim published the book Bangladesh Folklife and Folklore for Ages, presenting a deep insight into the country's culture and heritage.
AFS Members are invited to enjoy a 30% discount to all titles (existing and forthcoming) from Approaches to Legend, Folklore and Popular Belief, a new series from University of Exeter Press, edited by scholars Simon Young, University of Virginia (CET, Siena) and Davide Ermacora, (University of Turin)