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- So long, hiatus May 30, 2021
- #WitchWeek2020: The end is nigh! November 6, 2020
- #WitchWeek2020 Day 6: MEXICAN GOTHIC and the Classic Gothic Tale November 5, 2020
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Tag Archives: Diana Wynne Jones
#WitchWeek2020 Day 1: Gothick Dreams
Happy Halloween to all! My first guest blogger is my co-host, Chris, who blogs as Calmgrove on WordPress, where for eight years he’s been exploring the world of ideas through books by way of reviews and discussions. Today Chris has taken … Continue reading
Posted in Castles and towers, Gothic, Mystery, Witch Week
Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Bronte, Diana Wynne Jones, Edgar Allan Poe, Evelyn Waugh, Hamlet, Horace Walpole, J K Rowling, Jane Austen, Ludwig II, Mervyn Peake, Philip K Dick, Sir Walter Scott, William Beckford
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#WitchWeek2020: Master Post
Diana Wynne Jones’ Witch Week (1983) is a fantasy set between Halloween and November 5th — Bonfire Night — marking the day in 1604 when Guy Fawkes was caught preparing to blow up Parliament. Six years ago, Lory of Emerald City Book Review used this … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Mystery, Witch Week
Tagged Alessandro Manzoni, Diana Wynne Jones, Laura Amy Schlitz, M R James, Neil Gaiman, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Witch Week 2020
Not long now! Witch Week, the annual celebration of fantasy fiction, begins in under 2 months. Lory @ EmeraldCityBookReview created it to honor Diana Wynne Jones, author of the Dalemark and Chrestomanci series, along with dozens of other fantasy novels and short … Continue reading
Getting over the Don’t-Wants
Maybe you’ve never heard the term, but you know the feeling: Low energy, little interest in doing anything that isn’t absolutely essential (cleaning, eating, sleeping), general listlessness. But stop right there — I don’t deserve anyone’s sympathy. I know I … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Am writing, Gothic, Witch Week
Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, LM Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott
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A penny for the guy
Happy Guy Fawkes Day! To wind up Witch Week, we’re exploring a political fantasy by Diana Wynne Jones appropriate to this day of “gunpowder treason and plot“. Head over to Calmgrove to read our discussion of Cart & Cwidder. If … Continue reading
Evil too close to home
What’s that police van doing here, you ask? Well, it’s a subtle reference to the title character in one of Diana Wynne Jones’ fantasy novels, whose villain Jean Lee (from Jean Lee’s World) discusses in detail in today’s Witch Week … Continue reading
Witch Week 2019 Begins
Witch Week — 7 days inspired by the writings of Diana Wynne Jones and dedicated to the appreciation of fantastical books — is here at last. This is the second year that Chris at Calmgrove and I have co-hosted the … Continue reading
Witch Week is coming!
October 30 is only 2 months away, so here’s a gentle reminder to get out your cauldrons and your fright wigs: WITCH WEEK is coming! The theme? VILLAINS! Join us at Calmgrove’s blog for a look at those dastardly characters … Continue reading
It’s never too soon to think about Witch Week
Balmy breezes, later sunsets, heading for the shady side of the street — these can mean only one thing: Witch Week is coming. Chris at Calmgrove and I are already deep into plans for Witch Week 2019, a week-long celebration … Continue reading
