It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is The Book of Lost Things, chosen by guest, Kate Taylor. Let's talk phobias, physiognomy, and fairy tales.
Content warnings: Mentions of parental death, beheading, WWII, Nazis, explosives, the Blitz, death in childbirth, comas, domestic abuse, suicide, vomit, insects, home invasion and unreality.
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Looking for a copy of The Book of Lost Things? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
- Over the Garden Wall (TV Series) dir. Patrick McHale
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Spirited Away (Film) dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Wolfish: The stories we tell about fear, ferocity and freedom by Erica Berry [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Whisker Away (Film) dir. Junichi Sato & Tomotaka Shibayama
- The Wee Free Men (Series) by Terry Pratchett [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (Online Library) edited by D. L. Ashliman [View Online]
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Sabirel by Garth Nix [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
