Celebrate Diana Wynne Jones!
A place where readers and fans can share their favorite DWJ books, quotes, stories, characters, covers, memories, interviews -- you name it! With contributions from her publishers all over the world.
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Photo reblogged from Beginner Sketches
“The latchet of whose skate you are unworthy to unloose!”
A scene from Everard’s Rider by Diana Wynne Jones. LOVED this novella.
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Photoset reblogged from Gwichanism
I feel rather guilty posting this as fanart, seeing that I just copied out a photo and made alterations to it to fit the character I had in mind- it’s a bit like photomanip, except without the… the technical part that I suck at. Anyway, this is Tacroy, based on this photo of Riz Ahmed- not quite right, because Tacroy is supposed to be round-faced and Riz Ahmed has a relatively skinny face. (But he had a sort of look to him that was reminiscent of the Tacroy in my head!) First one is the photo of the drawing irl, second one is the digital drawing based off the first. c:
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“Earwig’s dilemma rivals that of the young boy in Roald Dahl’s The Witches.”
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A wonderful collage picture of DWJ based upon this photo.
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“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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“If you like mythology, or DWJ’s weirder books, you definitely need to check this one out.”
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Quote reblogged from delirious-bitter-gardensBut they do come round, more than once, the times when humanity just sits there and says “Oh no!” to anything new. The “Oh no” party is always with us. You can hear them now in the people who refuse to admit that the climate might be changing. They say, “It’s just a blip in the weather,” or “The scientists are being alarmist,” or simply and complacently, “God will provide. We’re okay.” And it really is important not to listen to them, just as it always was. Someone somewhere undoubtedly has the right hidden gift to cope with the coming conditions, but he/she has not recognized it yet. That person could be you. Or if it’s not your hidden gifts that are needed this time, they might be just right for the next time. So please don’t disregard any of the strange notions that come into your heads. They are certainly prompted by your hidden gifts. Just remember how incredibly gifted all human beings are.Diana Wynne Jones, “Our Hidden Gifts” (via delirious-bitter-gardens)
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Photo reblogged from Sunny Disposish
my poor awkward ducklings—don’t worry, it gets better.
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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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Today, 26 March 2013, is the second anniversary of Diana’s death. This Tumblr has now run for a full calendar year — thanks to everyone who has visited and contributed. From now on, entries will be less regular, keyed to important events and dates and discoveries and things you all send in.
Keep reading DWJ — Ave, Diana!
