May 2013
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“To take the most obvious first: I found myself thinking as I wrote, “These poor...”
– Diana Wynne Jones, “Two Kinds of Writing?” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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spring snow: It dawned on me that tennis stars... →
It dawned on me that tennis stars were perfect models of heroes – all kinds of heroes – folk tale, myth, comicbook, and above all modern fantasy. And I found myself attending closely and thinking very hard indeed.
For a start, they all had that larger-than-life quality. They stood out among…
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You Can Never Have Too Many Books: Diana Wynne... →
“Diana Wynne Jones is that kind of writer, some one who makes her characters real, and the family situations are always funny and very realistic, and the magic is of the kind that everyone wishes they had when they are young.”
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Author You Should be Reading: DIANA WYNNE JONES -... →
Diana Wynne Jones Now this edition of Author You Should Be Reading is as much for myself as it is for you, dear reader. This is because, though I’ve read and re-read and re-read HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (read our review here), THE GAME, and FIRE AND HEMLOCK, I have yet to delve into her other books! Of which there are 40! So may this edition of AYSBR serve as a reminder to all of us to get our butts...
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April 2013
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“Sophie reads to me quite often. I like the kind of story with puzzles in, where...”
– Calcifer, House of Many Ways (via relatedworlds)
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Cressida Cowell: My favourite children's books -... →
Cressida Cowell on books to make children laugh out loud, cry on the pages and want to be a hero.
Three guesses who one of her favorite authors might be, and the first two do not count.
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Bookshelf: Earwig and the Witch →
“Earwig’s dilemma rivals that of the young boy in Roald Dahl’s The Witches.”
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http://tuulenhaiven.com/2013/03/25/diana-wynne-jone... →
A wonderful collage picture of DWJ based upon this photo.
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The Pretty Good Gatsby: On Recommending DWJ and... →
“After Chrestomanci, I wanted MORE. Who was this Diana Wynne Jones and what else did she have to offer? Turns out, a lot: she’s written a ton of books and I can’t begin to express how ecstatic I was. I immediately dove into her Derkholm series (GRIFFINS, people!) and the rest is history. I was in love.”
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Birdbrained: on The Game →
“If you like mythology, or DWJ’s weirder books, you definitely need to check this one out.”
March 2013
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“But they do come round, more than once, the times when humanity just sits there...”
– Diana Wynne Jones, “Our Hidden Gifts” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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Jenny's Books: On Changeover →
Diana’s first book, Changeover (for adults) was reissued in a limited edition a few years ago. Here is a rare review.
“What’s particularly interesting to me — predictably — is the nascent Diana-Wynne-Jonesiness of it all … “
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Thank you, DWJ!
My favorite Diiana Wynne Jones series is the Dalemark quartet. Of all her works I’ve read it was the most grown up and tackled some very important subjects in such an ingenious way.
I am 32 and not ashamed to say she is one of my favorite authors. I never ran into any of her works as a child and didn’t read anything by her until after I had seen Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving...
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“When I was an undergraduate, I went to a course of lectures he gave on the...”
– Diana Wynne Jones, “The Shape of the Narrative in The Lord of the Rings” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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“Why am I holding a dog full of angels?”
– Jamal the one-eyed cook, in Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones (via fireandwonder)
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“[Diana Wynne Jones’] novels are also often great in different ways, so that when...”
– Garth Nix, from his introduction to Fire and Hemlock
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“She knew there was a rule about not running in the
corridors, but she was not...”
– from The Time of the Ghost
Books, Crafts, and Other Procrastinations: On... →
“An absolutely engaging fantasy novel that plays with fairy tale tropes before detouring abruptly yet seamlessly (if that makes sense) into another world. It’s also a sweet romance, a magical adventure, and a coming-of-age tale; Jones even finds time for quoting John Donne (love him) and Shakespeare.”
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“If there is one thing I have learned, it is that you must have at least some...”
– Diana Wynne Jones, “Some Truths About Writing” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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DWJ Tee Shirt on othertees
URL here: http://www.othertees.com/photos/designs/98c32c8f9440db6f104c5e76e50be22f.JPG
“Othertees dot com has a Howl’s Moving Castle shirt up for sale for approx. 8 more hours. Just thought you guys would like to know.”
Note from sdn: This is not on sale any more — I didn’t get the message until today. I am very sad.
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“It is all very well my books start coming true on me - it is a risk I take - but...”
– Diana Wynne Jones, “A Whirlwind Tour of Australia” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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Calling all DWJ Fans -- It's DWJ March!
Instead of mourning Diana in March, the month we lost her, we’ve decided to celebrate her life and books. Come join us in our 2nd Annual DWJ March! We’ve got guest posts, read-alongs, giveaways and more. Anyone who loves Diana is welcome to join in! Our kick-off post is up today.
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DWJ on Eragon →
Diana reviewed many books for the Guardian over the years. Here, she looks at Christopher Paolini’s Eragon.
February 2013
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“Charlie Butler (CB): Over the last fifteen years or so there’s been a...”
– “A Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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“‘Is it a new thought then, to say: keep on, there’s always hope? I...”
– from The Crown of Dalemark
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“There are no rules. Only principles and natural laws.”
– from The Homeward Bounders
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Fire and Hemlock music mix
ink-and-bee:
I made a Fire and Hemlock mix. Yeah, I did. (Or I should say, I made a Polly/Tom mix. So, okay.)
Run - Daughter | Faker Death - Ed Tullett | The Weight of Us - Sandre Bohlke | Dark Tower - Miniature Tigers | Crinan Wood - Alexi Murdoch | Bridges Burning - Wild Child | One Red Thread - Blind Pilot | Here and Heaven - Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, et al.
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Tales of the Marvelous: Reflecting on writing with... →
“I feel like this is less about writing than it is about storytelling, which are not quite the same thing … It’s about something more integral, about the art of crafting a story rather than how that story becomes a novel. “
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“There’s nothing magic about words,’ he said. ‘They just do...”
– from Power of Three 