Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling: And Other Feminist Fairy Tales

This wickedly wise (and wisecracking) parody of classic fairy tales redefines happily ever after for the modern feminist era.

You know what? It's super creepy to kiss a woman who is unconscious. And you know what else? The way out of poverty isn't by marrying a rich dude -- or by wearing fragile footwear, for that matter. And while we're at it, why is the only woman who lives with seven men expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?
Fairytales need a reboot, and comedy queens Laura Lane and Ellen Haun are the women to do it. In Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, they offer a rollicking parody of classic (read: patriarchal) tales that turns sweet, submissive princesses into women who are perfectly capable of being the heroes of their own stories. Mulan climbs the ranks in the army but wages a different war when she finds out she's getting paid less than her fellow male captains, Wendy learns never to trust a man-boy stalking her window, Sleeping Beauty's prince gets a lesson in consent, and more.

Busting with laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp twists to these outdated tales, Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling is fun, magical, necessary, and totally woke.


Author: Laura Lane, Ellen Haun
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
Published: 03/10/2020
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781580059060

About the Author
Laura Lane is a comedy writer, performer, journalist, and author. She's written for People, McSweeney's, the New Yorker's Daily Shouts, ESPN, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and Cosmopolitan. Her book This Is Why You're Single was optioned for TV and has been covered by the New York Times, the L.A. Times, The Washington Post, and Bustle. She co-hosts the This Is Why You're Single podcast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Ellen Haun is a writer, actor and comedian. She plays the hapless law student Ms. Chapin on ABC's How to Get Away with Murder. Ellen wrote, produced and starred in the web series OMGHI and the short film No Limes. She has performed at the Sydney Opera House, St. Ann's Warehouse, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. She is a contributor to the humor website the Belladonna. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.