Six works of literary fiction that take their mythical creatures seriously

At B & N Reads Jenny Shank tagged six works of literary fiction that take their mythical creatures seriously, including:Vampires in the Lemon Grove, by Karen Russell (Vampires and more)

Karen Russell never got the memo that says that in order to be taken seriously as a literary fiction writer, you have to put mythical creatures aside. Her debut story collection, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised