The Folklore Library & Archive

Launching our important new fundraiser: SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE FOLKLORE LIBRARY & ARCHIVE FOR ALL Please read our story at gofund.me/4e063560 If you can make a donation on that link, please help us. Donations will earn you a range of rewards to show our gratitude, pictured below. Thank you

TONIGHT! Online via Zoom at 8pm Join us for our last online talk of the season and enjoy learning all about the legends of the Wild Hunt, as they appear in the Netherlands Book online at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wild-h... Recording available for all ticket holders

#WildHunt #Folklore #Halloween #vampire #VampireLore #SpookySeason #Online

Join us tomorrow night for our final online talk of the season, where we will be learning about the WILD HUNT legends, and all the hilarity that ensues when they visit! Tickets just £5, including a recording of the talk. Proceeds support our charity. Book at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wild-h...

Tonight! Book while you can :)

Just a day to go until our online talk from Joanne Harris ( @joannechocolat.bsky.social ) at 8pm tomorrow She will be giving a keynote presentation with a deep dive on folk ballads in the British Isles and talking about her new book too. Tickets £10 (including a recording) from bit.ly/flaevents

THIS SATURDAY, ONLINE! A rare chance to spend an evening in the company of our patron JOANNE HARRIS ( @joannechocolat.bsky.social ) You'll be among the first to learn about her new book, she will talk about folk ballads, and you can take part in a Q&A Tickets £10 from bit.ly/flaevents

THIS SATURDAY, ONLINE! A rare chance to spend an evening in the company of our patron JOANNE HARRIS ( @joannechocolat.bsky.social ) You'll be among the first to learn about her new book, she will talk about folk ballads, and you can take part in a Q&A Tickets £10 from bit.ly/flaevents

This!! #folklore #story

Next month, I'll be hosting @joannechocolat.bsky.social for a rare online talk and Q&A. All proceeds support @folklorelibrary.bsky.social , for which Joanne is Patron. She will be discussing folklore, ballads and her new book Tickets (inc. recording) available now from bit.ly/flaevents

There's a rare opportunity to spend an evening in the company of our Patron Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social on Sat 17 Oct. Joanne will be discussing the importance of folklore and ballads in her writing, and her new book. Tickets (inc. recording) are £10 from bit.ly/flaevents now!

We've made a big update to our second-hand book sales page. Excellent resources for folklore enthusiasts and storytellers. All proceeds support our work as a charity. Browse and order now at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... while they are available. Please share on...

Starting in a couple of hours if you’d like to join us

Apart from the new CD, I've marked down all of the band's stuff on Bandcamp: you can either decide what to pay, or if money's tight, just listen for free... joanneharrisandthestorytimeband.bandcamp.com

It's eight years tomorrow since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.

WINTER HAUNTS is back on the 14th November, and we have a fantastic line-up of authors joining us for an online day of workshops and interviews! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #ghoststory #ghoststories #gothic #gothicfiction #horror #horrorfiction #writing #writers #authors

Tonight we will be learning all about the story of the woman whose ghost is said to haunt Newstead Abbey as a white lady, Sophia Hyatt There’s still time to join us, and your ticket will get you a recording too if you can’t be there at the time bit.ly/flaevents is the place to book

Grab a ticket for this Saturday at 8pm to explore the haunting of Lord Byron’s ancestral home, and the story of the lady who does so Tickets from bit.ly/flaevents, includes a video replay

Don’t forget our next online talk is this coming Saturday at 8pm via Zoom Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be discussing the life of Sophia Hyatt, and her ghost’s haunting of Newstead Abbey. Tickets £5 including a recording of the talk available now from bit.ly/flaevents

Tickets are available now for our next online talk, which will be on Saturday 12th September at 8pm. Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be discussing the story of a famous haunting at Byron's ancestral home, Newstead Abbey Tickets just £5+fees (including recording) from bit.ly/flaevents

Tonight! Still time to grab a ticket for some Shakespearean folklore

TOMORROW NIGHT! Online at 8pm UK time, with video replay access for all ticket holders. SHAKESPEARE AND FOLKTALE: Magic, Monsters and the Stories We Still Tell Illustrated talk and Q&A with Dr Koel Chatterjee Ticket just £5 (+ fees) from bit.ly/flaevents

The next online fundraising talk I'm hosting for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social is next Saturday. Shakespeare scholar will be looking at the bard, magic and monsters Tickets are just £5 (plus booking) from bit.ly/flaevents - ticket holders get a recording if they can't be there live Come and join us

Our next online fundraising talk is next Saturday, 22nd August, at 8pm. Shakespeare scholar will be looking at the bard, magic and monsters Tickets are just £5 (plus booking) from bit.ly/flaevents - ticket holders get a recording if they can't be there live Come and join us

Tonight, online. Still time to grab a ticket

Join @folklorelibrary.bsky.social on Sat 25 for this fascinating insight into female #dragon slayers. Just £5 at bit.ly/flaevents and ticketholders get a recording, so don't let your timezone get in your way! Funds raised will support the charity's work. #dragons #dragonlore #dragonslayer

More folklore books from cultures around the world added to our second hand book webstore today, including quite a few that are rare and hard to source in the UK, and first editions. All sales support our charity. www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... to browse and buy #folklore #books

Coming up this Saturday! Our online talk with Jasmine Elmer, author of the world's first book on FEMALE DRAGON SLAYERS is this Saturday at 8pm UK time. All ticket holder receive a recording too. Tickets just £5 (plus booking fee) from bit.ly/flaevents Proceeds support our work. Come and join us

A few more books added to our second hand books website today, including these two titles from folklorist Linda Degh which are really hard to get hold of in the UK without paying a lot to import them www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... to browse and buy to support our charity

We’re hanging around in Portsmouth. Maybe we should go and check to make sure @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social is still cool…

We've added a few more books to our second hand folklore bookshop this afternoon, including a couple of rare and unusual items. Mostly folk tale works today www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... All sales support our charitable work

Lots more second hand folklore books going up for sale to raise money for our work including, today, this First Edition copy of The Lore of the Land by Westwood and Simpson. Browse and buy at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

We have loads of second hand folklore books hitting the web over the coming days and weeks, including some from Neil Philip's collections. Highlight of the first batch is this rare 1st edition of Gogmagog by T.C. Lethbridge Expand your library at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

We have loads of second hand folklore books hitting the web over the coming days and weeks, including some from Neil Philip's collections. Highlight of the first batch is this rare 1st edition of Gogmagog by T.C. Lethbridge Expand your library at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

Today we are collecting items from the collection of the late folklorist @neilphilipmyth.bsky.social We are delighted to be able to allow you all access in the future to so many of these wonderful works

Book Review BECOMING BABA YAGA by Kris Spisak "Spisak’s writing style is easy and accessible, rather like sitting around a fire while a storyteller weaves a tale. The academic rigour underpinning her work is undeniable" Read the full review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/becoming-bab...

Happy Birthday to our lovely patron, @joannechocolat.bsky.social Let there be cake, in the correct proportions...

In our next online talk, Sat 25th July at 8pm via Zoom (with recording for all ticket holders) we will be hosting author @jasmineelmer.bsky.social Jasmine's new book SLAY is the world's first study of female dragon slayers, and this will be one of the first online talks bit.ly/flaevents to book

Last call for poltergeist fun! Join us online at 8pm this evening or buy a ticket and watch the replay whenever you like bit.ly/flaevents

Tomorrow night, online. Come and join us for some poltergeist action bit.ly/flaevents

#Poltergeists are fascinating. Join us on Saturday to find out just how fascinating, as @deborahhyde.bsky.social leads an exploration into their strange #history. 8pm UK time. Tickets £5, from bit.ly/flaevents Ticket holders get a link to a recording, so don't let your timezone hold you back!

This Saturday! Join us for an exploration of what lies behind cases like #Enfield, #Battersea, the Bell Witch... what are #poltergeists and why are we so intrigued by them? Find out with the fabulous @deborahhyde.bsky.social in the next FLA Online talk. Just £5 from bit.ly/flaevents #poltergeist

Don’t forget out next online talk is on Saturday week, and it’s all about poltergoosts… wooooo! Tickets include a video replay. Book now for a fiver (plus EventBrite fee) bit.ly/flaevents

We have added some more stock to our online second hand bookshop for folklore titles, including these rare Hamish Hamilton titles. Buy now while they are available at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... All income goes directly to our charitable work

Our next online fundraising talk is coming up on Saturday June 27th at 8pm via Zoom This time, our guest speaker is Deborah Hyde who will be speaking on the history of the Poltergeist. Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee) which also gets you access to a recording. bit.ly/flaevents to grab a place

Our next online fundraising talk is coming up on Saturday June 27th at 8pm via Zoom This time, our guest speaker is Deborah Hyde who will be speaking on the history of the Poltergeist. Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee) which also gets you access to a recording. bit.ly/flaevents to grab a place

More second hand folklore and storytelling books added to our online shop. All money comes to the charity. A couple of rare and obscure titles in this batch, with more on the way. Browse and shop at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...