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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