Arcade

A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits (Oct., $14.99) by Carol and Dinah Mack advises on how to identify demons—and what to do next.

Birlinn/Polygon

(dist by Interlink)

Scottish Traditional Tales (Oct., $20), edited by A.J. Bruford and D.A. MacDonald, compiles Scottish teachings, tales and folklore from a variety of sources.

Stone Bridge Classics

Kitsuné: Japan’s Fox of Mystery, Romance & Humor (Sept., $12.95) by Kiyoshi Nozaki explores Japan’s mystical fox and archetypal trickster figure.

Tempus

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Fairies and Fairy Stories: A History (Sept., $19.95) by Diane Purkiss explains this subject’s lesser-known dark and menacing side.

Wayne State Univ. Press

Brothers and Beasts: An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales (Oct., $15.95), edited by Kate Bernheimer. Stories by Robert Coover, Gregory Maguire, Neil Gaiman and others reflect on male readers’ relationships to fairy tales.