This two-volume collection of folktales, available in the American Folklife Center Reading Room, was curated by eminent folklorist and author Carl Lindahl. It comprises magic tales, legends, jokes, tall tales and personal narratives. Included in this varied collection are over 200 tales organized in chapters by storyteller, tale type or region.

This text provides information on available resources for learning about tale type and motif identification.

Joseph Sobol is one of a select few contemporary scholar-practitioners to chart the evolution of storytelling from traditional foundations to its current multifarious presence in American life. The years since his classic The Storytellers' Journey: An American Revival (1999), have brought seismic shifts in storytelling circles. Essays gathered here move between cultural history, critical analysis, and personal narratives to showcase the efforts of traditional and contemporary storytellers to make their presence felt in the world.