Ep 18: Going Underground Joan Aiken’s Is and Frances Hardinge’s A Face Like Glass
Aisha’s book: Is by Joan Aiken Ali’s book: A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge You can find out about all of Joan Aiken’s books here and follow her daughter, Lizza on Twitter. Aisha mentions The Har...
6 Mar 20221h 5min
Of Wolves and Birds with Damien Hine
Damien’s choice: Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver Ali’s choice: Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan Jasbinder Bilan wrote about the inspiration she got from a trip to India here You can find Dam...
23 Feb 202250min
Spooky Old Houses and Ghostly Mouses
This episode has a very special guest… my dad, Michael Baker, who was 84 yesterday. You can see him wearing his favourite hat here. This photo was taken last May, on my sister Kate’s belated 50th birt...
13 Feb 202247min
Episode 15: Crushing on Chrestomanci
Alice’s choice: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Ali’s choice: Who Let The Gods Out? by Maz Evans You can find Alice on Twitter, read her on Book Riot and read her webcomics here The most obvious exa...
27 Jan 202247min
Episode 14- Series 1 finale. Of spooks, skeksis and Sherlock
Thank you, dear listeners, for your support and interest. Fantasy Book Swap has had 1000 downloads on Podbean! Look, I have the badge to prove it! This episode has the favourite winter reading of: Nic...
29 Des 202110min
Wolves are not the most dangerous creatures in this forest: Stephanie Shields, The Dark is Rising and Breadcrumbs
Stef’s choice: The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. Ali’s choice: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. See one of Erin McGuire's illustrations for Breadcrumbs here You can find Stef on Twitter and Instagram, and ...
21 Des 20211h 2min
Ep 12: Anne is not the Sansa Stark of the Famous Five- Fiona Moore on Edward Eager‘s Knight‘s Castle and Stephanie Burgis‘s The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart
You can find Fiona on Twitter, and her blog here, where you can find links to her fiction and other work. You can buy Fiona’s book on Doctor Who: The Robots of Death here. Fiona’s tiny buildings can b...
14 Des 202155min
Winter special trailer
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4 Des 202142s
