Join us this week for an absolutely nerd-licious chat with the BRILLIANT Louie Stowell, whose writerly output is too great to be enumerated. She has written an abundance of non-fiction titles, created a treasure trove of tales about Kit and her friends (in the library, in the lake, and in the wood, among other spots), placed the glittering Otherland in its proper place in the pommel of her sword, and gifted us the marvellous LOKI series - truly the crowning jewel in her hoard. This was one of the most fun chats we've had on Storyshaped - you don't want to miss it!
Find Louie online at her website
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Louie's own:
The Dragon in the Library
The Monster in the Lake
The Wizard in the Wood
Otherland
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World
And the stories which shaped her include:
Norse Myths that Shaped the Way We Think, by Carolyne Larrington
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by Alan Moore
Comics including:
Superman and Batman
The Dark Knight Returns
2000 AD
Oink
Halo Jones
Bumble and Snug, by Mark Bradley
The Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
The City and the City, by China Miéville
The Books of Magic, by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Expanse (series), by James S.A. Corey
Chutzpah, by Jan Mark
Hairs on the Palm of the Hand, by Jan Mark
Just William, by Richmal Crompton
The Tripods, by John Christopher
Space Hostages, by Nicholas Fisk
The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien
Paradise Lost, by John Milton
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
The Light Between Worlds, by Laura E. Weymouth
Other media:
A BBC Radio Play of The Lord of the Rings
The Ring Cycle by Wagner (TV Production)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Hannibal (TV series)
The Walking Dead (TV series)
Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (book and TV series)
Classic KitKat advertisement from the 1980s - No Rest for the Wicked
The best version of LOTR ever (according to Louie)
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