Thomas Taylor

Yes, it’s a great podcast. And no, no plain sailing here! But, in the long run, it’s probably better that way.

(Neither can I😉)

Thank you, once again, for inviting me on your brilliant podcast.

A joke like that gives you bonus Brit points😎

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I loved this too. And the Joan Aiken comparison is well made.

Thank you for letting me read it early. Wonderful storytelling, and I had to pretend I had something in my eye at the ending.

This was was glorious. A heart-filled pistol-flash of an adventure, filled with daring deeds, odious villains, and amazing hats. A wronged girl with her vengeful wolf meets an outlaw boy with a stallion only he can ride? Yes please! Thank you @fireflypress.bsky.social and @pennychrimes.bsky.social

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Other readers in German have written to them, so that would be great. Thank you. They bought the first three as a trilogy, without knowing there would be two further books.

I had to disguise some boxed-in wiring in my new bookshelves. Eagle-eyed readers of my Eerie-on-Series might spot how I did that…😉✨

Hello, Lukas. I’m glad you and your children are enjoying the stories. Sadly, at least for the moment, Hanser doesn’t plan to publish the last two books. But fingers crossed they might change their mind one day.

Another beautiful book from ⁦‪@ManderleyPress

Book post! Penny’s new book looks wonderful. I might wear my tricorn hat to read it. Out in September — definitely one to look out for. Thank you @fireflypress.bsky.social for the proof. @pennychrimes.bsky.social ✨

The vet appointment is in ten minutes😑

I’m delighted to have been sent an advance copy of ‘The Changeling Child’, sequel to the brilliant ‘Into the Faery Hill’ by ⁦‪H S Norup‬⁩. I only opened it to take a look and I’m on Chapter 8 already. Thank you ⁦‪@PushkinPress‬⁩ ✨🧚

Looks interesting!

Well, that was wonderful. My slow read thru of Joan Aiken’s brilliant ‘Wolves Chronicles’ has reached Book 3: ‘Nightbirds on Nantucket’. And now I know why Dido Twite is such a beloved character. A joy to read, and perfectly illustrated by Pat Marriott in these Jonathan Cape editions.

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In which I make a new feline friend, and discover that his name is Bigfoot.

It is a bit😉

Ah! Happy to hear that too. Lots of cynicism about sequels out there. As for my fav, maybe Shadowghast? I’m proud of them all though.

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Just wanted to share this with you! Since reading the fabulous Malamander to my Year 6 class, so many of them have got hold of their own copies of Gargantis! I count 9 copies and 3 Shadowghasts! I've got boys reading it in their lunch break! Thank you!! 😀🤜🤛

Yay! That’s brilliant to hear. Please send those readers eeriest best wishes from me😎🧜🏻✨

Thanks for including Malamander, Tom🧜🏻✨☺️

Our phones conspire against us;)

A great evening at the Cartoon Museum yesterday, hearing Berlie Doherty and @hobslantern.bsky.social talk about their collaboration on ‘Seamaiden’s Odyssey’. It was wonderful to hear Berlie’s thoughts on the changes she’s seen in publishing. Makes me want to travel back and be a writer in the 80s!

It is. It’s one of the few podcasts with truly insightful commentary on books.

Thank you. Yes, I listened to that — a brilliant episode. It really does help to have some context for this extraordinary book.

It’s wonderful, but super twisty plot wise and full of references to other things that it really helps to know already. It’s a book that comes with homework.