This week, Susan and Sinéad are welcoming two authors for the price of one - sisters Katharine and Liz Corr are here to tell us all about their marvellous books and also the stories that shaped their lives. Come with us as we talk about the shaping power of the stories of Star Trek, the power of historical fiction and classical heroes (and anti-heroes), the wonder of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, and how significant are the stories we're told about our family and our history. We also discuss the importance of feisty heroines, and how much they owe to Anne-with-an-E Shirley. Let's get Storyshaped!
Among the books mentioned this week are Katharine and Liz's own:
The Witch's Kiss
The Witch's Tears
The Witch's Blood
A Throne of Swans
A Crown of Talons
Daughter of Darkness
Queen of Gods (forthcoming 2023)
And the stories that shaped them include:
The Peter and Jane Ladybird Reading Scheme books, written by William Murray and illustrated by Robert Ayton
The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, written by Robert Browning and illustrated by Kate Greenaway
The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper
The Grey King, by Susan Cooper
The novels of Isaac Asimov
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien
The Gormenghast Trilogy, by Mervyn Peake
Gods, Men and Monsters by Michael Gibson and Giovanni Caselli
The myth of Perseus
Mythologica, by Stephen Kershaw and illustrated by Victoria Topping (erroneously referred to as 'Mythipedia' in the episode!)
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
The novels of Terry Pratchett
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