If you have not read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase you are Missing Out. Also TIL there is a book called The Fog Comes On Little Pig Feet! And it is by Rosemary Wells! Looking forward to investigating further.
Ooh can’t wait to read this, also one of my favourite books of all time! And even better, one that was a hit when I read it to my kids, which is not always guaranteed.
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Ooh I have the exact same latch on a (I think cardboard) trunk that belonged to my grandparent at least. It was lugged to university with me in the late 90s but unsure of its travels before then! Mine sticks now though so I have to be careful to not lock it...
Goodnight Hookland, holding out hope the mice are ok
Unusually for Humble's prose fiction, this is available outside the US, so #UKSFFBookBargains applies.
Emphasis on horror, but there's good stuff in here.
(Also, HT @alasdairstuart.com relevant to your interests)
I read this in horror this morning, reading bits out to my professor husband who had no idea about these agents. It does literally sound like trafficking! So exploitative of people.
aw man he just wants to plaaaay
Finally reading my last Diana Wynne Jones novel, as part of my grand DWJ readaloud with my youngest child. It's Archer's Goon, and I feel kind of sad about it. It's probably not going to be among my favourites, but I am enjoying how localised it is - so many of the road names are proper Bristol sts!
Love those pre-decimalisation price tags…!
I’ve only read the Grey Rabbit books but animism strikes a chord there too - it’s in the way the animals are so much a part of everything around them that the setting becomes alive too
Ooh intriguing will have to see if I can find a copy!
Love Alison Uttley, and can totally see the Hookland resonance now you mention it. I haven’t seen this particular story though so thanks so much for sharing
Hey, you should read this @parkermolloy.com piece on the collapsing of what is largely an intersex/DSD story into an anti-trans culture war frame.
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
Goodnight from Sandy Dalton, entrancing every patron of The Sunken Bell pub with unconventional rendition of The Queen of Tears Came Calling. Goodnight from Jody Darrow, cheeks gently rouged with blood as she walks the moonless dark of Mercury Wood. Goodnight from Hookland.
I loved this story so much and I’m happy to see it here. Looking forward to checking out the other nominees too!
Amazing, thank you so much!
Sending some your way… good luck with it all!
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Yes that kind of thing is very easy to make a hash of I think.
I think the brilliant simplicity of the Frances stories is a good demonstration of his sentence level craft! There are lines from those that have stuck with me my whole life. I will have to check out his adult books too.
The Last Visible Dog is a core memory for me
'It takes more then a piece of paper to make someone British' well yes it does. It takes years and years, lengthty piss taking application forms, a test, qualifications, employment and £££££££. What did Goodwin do other than be born here?
Wow.
This is so good. We believe every word of it.
Thank you so much! I’m pleased you enjoyed it.
A strange creature that could be two black and white cats lying end to end or could be one long feline with a head at each end. It is on a door mat on a somewhat tatty wooden floor.
Pushmi-pullyu
The European commissioner for human rights urges countries planning to exercise authoritarian restrictions on children's access to online connection to instead focus on creating safer online platforms that protect children's rights.
