We finally managed to get a chance to chat to Paddy Donnelly, and we're thrilled about it! Paddy's been on our 'MUST HAVE' guest-list since the podcast started, and we've never managed to nab him... until now. Tune in as we talk through his incredible body of work, his unconventional approach to getting his start in the publishing industry, his brilliant life advice, and his insights into his own work. It was a warm and wonderful chat, which we're delighted to share with you. Are you ready to Get Storyshaped?
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Paddy's own:
Dodos Are Not Extinct
HOM
The Vanishing Lake
The Golden Hare
Fox and Son Tailers
Badger Books
Míp
Scunc agus Smúirín...
And many more! Check out Paddy's website, lefft.com, for full listings
And the stories which shaped him include:
Full Moon Soup, by Alastair Graham
Full Moon Afloat, by Alastair Graham
Dinosaurs! Magazine
Palaeoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past, by Zoe Lescase and Walton Ford, pub. Taschen Books
Watership Down, by Richard Adams
The Animals of Farthing Wood, by Colin Dann
Run With the Wind, by Tom McCaughren
Run Swift, Run Free, by Tom McCaughren
Run to Earth, by Tom McCaughren
Dodos are Forever, by Dick King-Smith
Irish Birds (encyclopedia)
Don't Trust Fish, by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat
Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob, by Huw Aaron
The Circles in the Sky, by Karl James Mountford
Island, by Mark Janssen
Felix and the Future Agency, by Rachel Morrisroe
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