April Books

About a week late, here are some books coming out this month of interest to those of the folklore persuasion:

• Understanding Beowulf as an Indo-European Epic: A Study in Comparative Mythology - Earl R. Anderson.
• Werewolves, Magical Hounds, and Dog-Headed Men in Celtic Literature: A Typological Study of Shape-Shifting - Phillip A. Bernhardt-House.
• Vampires, Burials and Death: Folklore and Reality - Paul Barber. Reprinted with a new premise of what may be my favorite study of vampirism.
• Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories: Newly Recorded Stories from the Aboriginal Elders of Central Australia - Peggy Rockman Napaljarri and Lee Cataldi. From the Sacred Literature Trust Series.
• Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages: Their Origin and Influence on Literature and Art - H. A. Guerber. Classic reprint.
• The Myths of Israel: the Ancient Book of Genesis: With Analysis and Explanation of Its Composition - Amos Kidder Fisk. Classic reprint.
• Celtic Myth and Legend: Poetry & Romance - Charles Squire. Classic reprint.
• How Belief Stories Matter: An Approach to Myth - Marcelline Krafchick.
• The Mudville Heritage: Baseball in Folklore and Fiction - Tristram Potter Coffin and Craig Breslow. This book is immediately going into my queue.
• Mythology, A History of the Fabulous Deities of the Ancients - Madame Monsigny. Classic reprint.
• Myths and Legends of the Great Plains - Katharine Berry Judson. Classic Reprint.
• The Oglala Sioux: Warriors in Transition - Robert H. Ruby.