• Getting Storyshaped With Alice Ross

  • Jun 29 2023
  • Length: 1 hr
  • Podcast
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Getting Storyshaped With Alice Ross

  • Summary

  • 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


    Our podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie


    In the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.


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