ANSUZ: FEMINIST FAIRY TALES
Published in Turkish, Spanish, and English, Ansuz is a collection of feminist fairy tales from the periphery, casting a mystical spell across three languages.
Within its pages live Istanbulite witches, Icelandic ghosts, benevolent monsters from Chiloé, owls, cats, and a melancholy Iranian artist.
Rooted in the desire to tell stories from beyond the centre, whether that centre be European, patriarchal, monolingual, or heteronormative, Ansuz invites other voices, other worlds, and other kinds of magic into the fairy tale.
We hope these tales will enchant you.
Published by Libros del Ciempiés, 2025. Available in Spanish, English and Turkish.
Purchase at: https://ciempies.es/ansuz-feminist-fairy-tales
MADAME SIDIKA’S SPELLS: 30 CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISES TO EXPLORE THE UNCONSCIOUS
This creative writing manual offers an antidote to perfectionism, writer’s block, and the fear of the blank page. Its 30 Jungian-inspired exercises invite you to explore your unconscious through imagination and play.
Read it from beginning to end, work your way backwards, or close your eyes and open it at random to discover what the muses have in store for you. Each exercise can be revisited countless times, with a different story emerging each time.
May Madame Sıdıka be a faithful companion on your creative journey for many years to come.
Published by Pinhan, 2025. Available in Turkish.
A COMPENDIUM TO MELANCHOLIC DJINNS
Young academic Ada finds a mysterious letter in her mailbox, it contains two things: an old Ottoman protection spell for a women’s library no historian has ever heard of, and a map showing her how to find it.
Hidden inside a crumbling pink mansion on the Bosphorus, the abandoned library is now inhabited by djinns and strange birds. As Ada investigates the forgotten women who once guarded its shelves, she uncovers books of magic, coffeehouse manuscripts, feminist manifestos, and a long-lost encyclopaedia—all pointing towards a mysterious woman alchemist from the fifteenth century.
Soon, academic research gives way to a journey into the past, where fairy tales become real, and books conceal secrets that might have been better left forgotten.
Published by İthaki Yayınları, 2024. Second print run in 2025. Available in Turkish.
Purchase at: https://www.ithakiyayingrubu.com/melankolik-cinler-havuzu.aspx
