Can't Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday #598: Brian Froud’s Green Women

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that had been hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlighted upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. I'm now linking up with Can't Wait Wednesday hosted over at Wishful Endings.

From the publisher: 

The long-awaited new book―with gorgeous, all-new art―by Brian Froud, the “grandfather of faerie art"

In this compelling collection, acclaimed women writers from around the world share words and stories of fantasy and myth alongside Brian Froud’s provocative portraits of more than 70 Green Women. There are a range of voices, some humorous and witty, others nurturing and maternal, others dark and threatening.

New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist Brian Froud, who brought to life Trolls and Faeries, is also beloved for his conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. With Green Women, his gorgeous art illuminates an entirely new universe.

Open the pages of this gorgeous gift-ready book to meet the Green Women.

"While the Green Men peer down from their church roof bosses, and through their tendrils of oak and ivy, the Green Women move among us. Brian Froud has met more than a few of them. It's their eyes―deep wells of wisdom, stories and the slow, ancient song of the forest." ―Alan Lee, artist and concept designer of the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

“I have always been fascinated by the carvings of ‘foliate heads’ that peer out of the shadows of medieval churches and cathedrals, generally known as the Green Man, yet their origins, meaning, and purpose remain elusive. As I attempted to capture them on canvas, however, I became aware of a deeper mystery. There are so many Green Man figures, but where was the Green Woman? Why had she been relegated to the spiritual shadows? I started to paint again. Faces emerged from the darkness of the unknown: Green Women in multiple forms, all insisting that they should be seen and heard.” ―Brian Froud

Contributors include:

• Sharon Blackie
• C. S. E. Cooney
• Maria DeBlassie
• Carolyn Dunn
• Sarah Beth Durst
• Amal El-Mohtar
• Kate Forsyth
• Wendy Froud
• Claudine Glot
• Theodora Goss
• Elizabeth Hand
• Frances Hardinge
• Joanne Harris
• Kat Howard
• Angela Mi Young Hur
• Ai Jiang
• Kathleen Jennings
• Alaya Dawn Johnson
• T. Kingfisher
• Ellen Kushner
• Katherine Langrish
• Carolyne Larrington
• Karen Lord
• O. R. Melling
• Jeannette Ng
• Sofía Rhei
• Lisa Schneidau
• Delia Sherman
• Angela Slatter
• Shveta Thakrar
• Tiffany Trent
• Lisa Tuttle
• Catherynne M. Valente
• Kris Waldherr
• Jo Walton
• Kit Whitfield
• Terri Windling

Brian Froud's Green Women: with Original Contributions by Extraordinary Women Writers of Fantasy and Myth is expected out October 6, 2026 from Abrams Books. It is currently available for pre-order on Amazon as well as other places.

Why am I waiting on this book? I love Brian Froud's art. I find the premise of the book interesting. And that is an all-star lineup of contributors.

What book are you waiting on? Leave a note in the comments so we can check it out and maybe add it to our ever growing TBR lists. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Reading!