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

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