Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones
@eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social
A podcast about the works of Diana Wynne Jones, with Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow.
Website: https://www.eightdaysofdiana.com/
Website: https://www.eightdaysofdiana.com/
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1uYYP...
and we will be back in two weeks with Castle in the Air!
and we will be back in two weeks with Castle in the Air!
S3 E1 - Lives of Christopher Chant.pdf
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November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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and we will be back in two weeks with Castle in the Air!
and we will be back in two weeks with Castle in the Air!
it's a HELL of a decade
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
it's a HELL of a decade
For sure! We'll be hitting:
1. Lives of Christopher Chant
2. Castle in the Air
3. Black Maria
4. A Sudden Wild Magic
5. Hexwood
6. Crown of Dalemark
7. Deep Secret
8. Dark Lord of Derkholm
with maybe a bonus episode for Tough Guide
1. Lives of Christopher Chant
2. Castle in the Air
3. Black Maria
4. A Sudden Wild Magic
5. Hexwood
6. Crown of Dalemark
7. Deep Secret
8. Dark Lord of Derkholm
with maybe a bonus episode for Tough Guide
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For sure! We'll be hitting:
1. Lives of Christopher Chant
2. Castle in the Air
3. Black Maria
4. A Sudden Wild Magic
5. Hexwood
6. Crown of Dalemark
7. Deep Secret
8. Dark Lord of Derkholm
with maybe a bonus episode for Tough Guide
1. Lives of Christopher Chant
2. Castle in the Air
3. Black Maria
4. A Sudden Wild Magic
5. Hexwood
6. Crown of Dalemark
7. Deep Secret
8. Dark Lord of Derkholm
with maybe a bonus episode for Tough Guide
Transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HziN...
And this time we're rolling right into recording S3, so expect us back sometime in November for Lives of Christopher Chant!
And this time we're rolling right into recording S3, so expect us back sometime in November for Lives of Christopher Chant!
Bonus Episode - S2 Q&A.pdf
drive.google.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HziN...
And this time we're rolling right into recording S3, so expect us back sometime in November for Lives of Christopher Chant!
And this time we're rolling right into recording S3, so expect us back sometime in November for Lives of Christopher Chant!
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/12RPK...
and please note that we've pushed our Q&A episode off to next week (the 25th) so if you've thoughts on the shorts you want to share, go ahead and send them!
and please note that we've pushed our Q&A episode off to next week (the 25th) so if you've thoughts on the shorts you want to share, go ahead and send them!
Bonus Episode 2.2 - DWJ Short Stories of the 70s and 80s.pdf
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September 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/12RPK...
and please note that we've pushed our Q&A episode off to next week (the 25th) so if you've thoughts on the shorts you want to share, go ahead and send them!
and please note that we've pushed our Q&A episode off to next week (the 25th) so if you've thoughts on the shorts you want to share, go ahead and send them!
that's correct! you are not the first person to ask about it so we we indeed probably should put that somewhere on our website
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
that's correct! you are not the first person to ask about it so we we indeed probably should put that somewhere on our website
we're aiming to stay on the two-week schedule for the next two bonus episodes, so they should drop the 20th and the 4th!
September 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
we're aiming to stay on the two-week schedule for the next two bonus episodes, so they should drop the 20th and the 4th!
thanks again for coming on, it was so much fun to have you!
September 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
thanks again for coming on, it was so much fun to have you!
absolutely delightful for sure!!
September 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
absolutely delightful for sure!!
that said, if you're looking for a reading list beyond DWJ herself, this is the episode for you: in addition to Farah's own book (linked below) we discussed fellow critics Catherine Butler, Teya Rosenberg and Martha Hixon, & authors Ruth Manning Sanders, Jo Walton, Hilary McKay, Anne Fine, and more!
Diana Wynne Jones: The Fantastic Tradition and Children's Literature
British author Diana Wynne Jones has been writing speculative fiction for children for more than thirty years. A clear influence on more recent writers such as J. K. Rowling, her humorous and exciting...
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September 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
that said, if you're looking for a reading list beyond DWJ herself, this is the episode for you: in addition to Farah's own book (linked below) we discussed fellow critics Catherine Butler, Teya Rosenberg and Martha Hixon, & authors Ruth Manning Sanders, Jo Walton, Hilary McKay, Anne Fine, and more!
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1pUoT...
and in our next bonus episode, we'll be covering the short stories of the seventies and eighties, as collected in Unexpected Magic and Mixed Magics!
and in our next bonus episode, we'll be covering the short stories of the seventies and eighties, as collected in Unexpected Magic and Mixed Magics!
S2 Bonus Episode 1 - with Farah Mendlesohn.pdf
drive.google.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1pUoT...
and in our next bonus episode, we'll be covering the short stories of the seventies and eighties, as collected in Unexpected Magic and Mixed Magics!
and in our next bonus episode, we'll be covering the short stories of the seventies and eighties, as collected in Unexpected Magic and Mixed Magics!
I am putting this question in our doc for the Q&A episode!
September 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I am putting this question in our doc for the Q&A episode!
it's a very beautiful dressing gown!!
August 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
it's a very beautiful dressing gown!!
thank you!!
August 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
thank you!!
thank you so much!!
August 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
thank you so much!!
thank you!!
August 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
thank you!!
thank you so much, it was absolutely an honor just to be included in such an incredible set!
August 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
thank you so much, it was absolutely an honor just to be included in such an incredible set!
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1uPBZ...
and once again we have a few S2 bonus episodes up our sleeve; we'll be recording a Q&A on September 17th, so if you have thoughts or questions for us on the 80s please send them to us before then at [email protected]!
and once again we have a few S2 bonus episodes up our sleeve; we'll be recording a Q&A on September 17th, so if you have thoughts or questions for us on the 80s please send them to us before then at [email protected]!
S2 E8 - A Tale of Time City.pdf
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August 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
transcript available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1uPBZ...
and once again we have a few S2 bonus episodes up our sleeve; we'll be recording a Q&A on September 17th, so if you have thoughts or questions for us on the 80s please send them to us before then at [email protected]!
and once again we have a few S2 bonus episodes up our sleeve; we'll be recording a Q&A on September 17th, so if you have thoughts or questions for us on the 80s please send them to us before then at [email protected]!