Susan had the chance to sit down with brilliant debut author Alice Ross this week, where they discussed Alice's novel The Nowhere Thief and Alice's journey to becoming an author, as well as SO MANY wonderful books and stories which shaped her into the author she is today. Alice is as big a fan of Diana Wynne Jones as we are here on the podcast, but as well as the work of the incomparable DWJ, there are loads of other fantastic stories mentioned here - each one a portal to an amazing world of story. Strap in, and join us as we get Storyshaped!
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Alice's own:
The Nowhere Thief (Nosy Crow)
And the books and stories which shaped her include:
The Mr Men books, by Roger Hargreaves
The work of CS Lewis
The work of Roald Dahl
The work of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ramona and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary
Malory Towers, by Enid Blyton
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat, by Ursula Moray Williams
Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lives of Christopher Chant, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Magician's Nephew, by CS Lewis
The Homeward Bounders, by Diana Wynne Jones
Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones
(inc. The Walled Garden, by Lisa Tuttle)
Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce
Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne Jones
Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
The work of Holly Jackson
One of Us Is Lying, by Karen McManus
This Book Kills, by Ravena Guron
The Thief of Farrowfell, by Ravena Guron
The work of Anne Rice
Lockwood and Co., by Jonathan Stroud
The work of Stephen King
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