Hello! Welcome to Fantasy Book Club's first episode, in which SFF conrunner, creative writing tutor and pandemic warrior Helena McCallum and Ali discuss childhood comfort reading, accessing books from libraries and jumble sales, Collins children's classics, punishment of unruly bodies in children's literature and the education of wizards. Enjoy!
With thanks to Helena McCallum (@adela_terrell).
Music- Bliss by Jack Sadler-Johnson, with many thanks
Production support by Steve Vapour Trails (@SteveVapourTra1)
Ep 37: Totally Elemental with Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Chair of Glasgow 2024 WorldCon
Ep 36: Ghosts, machines and aliens with Kit Power
Ep 35: A Confusion of Susans with Juliet Kemp
34: Dragons and radical empathy with Trip Galey
Ep 33: A refreshing lack of Wizard Dads with SJ Groenewegen
Ep 32 Imaginary horse husbands with Kari Sperring
Ep 31 Getting rid of parents and grumpy magical helpers with Kate Towner
Ep 30: Hot Gladiators and Plague Gods
Moomintroll and a china rabbit with Laura Mauro at FantasyCon 2022
Ep 28: Two horse girls’ training montages with Caroline Mersey
Ep 27: The Anti-Reepicheep League with Ang Rosin
Ep 26: Fairies and witches and toads, oh my!
Ep 25: Timeslips and dreams with Tony Keen
Ep 24: Look into my eyes with Russell Smith
Ep 23 Sweet Polly Oliver goes Over The Hills: Sharpe and Monstrous Regiment
Ep 22: I’m just a teenage necromancer, baby
Episode 21: Fantasy Book Swap Live!!! at Reclamation 2022, with Tasha Suri
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Ep 19: Fairytale retellings and socialist fantasy with Ali Williams
Ep 18: Going Underground Joan Aiken’s Is and Frances Hardinge’s A Face Like Glass
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