Ali Baker and a guest discuss children's fantasy fiction. The guest chooses a favourite for Ali, and Ali chooses a complementing contemporary book. Jokes and the occasional swear word may ensue. Please contact fantasybookswap@gmail.com , @fantasyswap on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/Fantasybookswap . Ask questions, make comments and join in the discussion!
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Signup to Generate a PitchAli Baker and a guest discuss children's fantasy fiction. The guest chooses a favourite for Ali, and Ali chooses a complementing contemporary book. Jokes and the occasional swear word may ensue. Ask questions, make comments and join in the discussion!
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Fantasy Book Swap publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 71 minutes across 60 episodes.
Booking probability for Fantasy Book Swap is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fantasy Book Swap requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fantasy Book Swap's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Fantasy Book Swap are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. Fantasy Book Swap has an arts audience.
Fantasy Book Swap is an arts show with 60 episodes published.
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Episode #58
Ali’s choice: The Borribles by Michael de Larrabeiti Taj’s choice: The Blackthorn Branch by Elen Caldecott Ebbs and Flows by Tajinder on Ragged Edge Productions’ website Taj’s episode of Zog: The Great Gnome Games Ali’s...
Episode #57
Annie’s choice: The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts Ali’s choice: The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge A short piece by Willo Davis Roberts on writing mysteries for young people Annie has just got back from...
Episode #56
Elen’s choice: A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley Ali’s choice: The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes Elen’s recently-published text book: Writing for Young People: Critical Readings and Discussion on Craft...
Episode #55
Hello friends! Fantasy Book Swap has been nominated for a British Fantasy Society Award for Best Audio- Non-Fiction. The others in the shortlist are: Breaking the Glass Slipper , a previous winner and Hugos nominee The...
Episode #54
Chris’s choice: Mossflower by Brian Jacques Ali’s choice: The Spick and the Span by Pil Van Martin , longlisted for the Carnegie award Mossflower cover art for the 1989 Red Lion edition by Pete Lyon Castaways of the...
Episode #53
Stewart Hotston is the chair of the BSFA . Stewart’s choice: Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams (First in the Dragonbone Chair trilogy. It is 5 1/2 cm deep. You can see the original cover on Tad Williams’s website...
Episode #52
Emily’s choice: Briar’s Book/ The Healing in the Vine by Tamora Pierce Ali’s choice: A Snake falls to Earth by Darcy Little Badger EasterCon- the annual British fan-run Science Fiction and Fantasy convention Emily was...
Episode #51
Anna’s book choice: The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner Ali’s book choice: Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones . Sadly, I have just found out that Knights Of publishers have gone out of business...
Episode #50
Robert's choice: The Marvellous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum Ali's choice: Wynd book 1: The Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialnyas Robert is 1/4 of wonderful Bona Books! The Wrath Month kickstarter...
Episode #49
Ep 48 Shownotes Sandra’s book: The Wind on the Moon by Eric Linklater Ali’s book: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown . It’s also a film The Politics of Fantasy by Brian Attebury Catherine Crumb on her bicycle Nicolas...
Episode #48
Caroline's choice: Dawn Wind by Rosemary Sutcliff Ali's choice (first read in 2022, not 2002!): The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott. Tir na n'Nog book award Ken Slater and fan ac Some books where a “commoner” becomes a...
Episode #47
Jim’s book (with Twilight-style cover); with Alison Moyet cover Ali’s book Stars and Sabers publishing Ferengi “Human female” Murderbot trailer Dave McKean’s website SF Said’s website Alfred Bester: The Stars my...
Episode #46
Kylie Ding’s choice: The Rains of Eridan by H.M. Hoover Ali’s choice: The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall M. Hoover on the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Alice Nuttall’s Linktree The Hugo and Lodestar finalists Other...
Episode #45
Meg’s choice: The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge Ali’s copy of the book Ali’s choice: The Beginners Guide to Curses by Lari Don More about Elizabeth Goudge More about Lari Don Heliotrope flowers Lari Don on...
Episode #44
Recorded live at EasterCon in Belfast at 9:30am on Easter Sunday! Please forgive my wheeziness; I was coming down with a chest infection. Catriona’s choice: The Silver Crown by Robert C. O’ Brien Ali’s choice: Dread...
Episode #43
Ida’s choice: The Man whose Mother was a Pirate by Margaret Mahy Ali’s choice: The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall . The sequel has just been published: The Siren, the Song and the Spy Ida had a...
Episode #42
Katie’s choice: C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Ali’s choice: David A. Robertson’s The Barren Grounds Katie is just back from FantasyCon ! Next year Brighton hosts World FantasyCon 2025 ; come and...
Episode #41
In today's episode I'm joined by Una McCormack, New York Times best-selling author and member of Gold SF editorial board. Una’s choice: Lucy M Boston’s The Children of Green Knowe . This is the Puffin edition Una has...
Episode #40
Ep 39- Writeopolis v Fantasy Book Swap, but no dance-off In today’s episode, I am joined by Scott K. Andrews and Kit Power from the Writeopolis podcast. We have a lovely chat, and then Fantasy Book Swap proper starts at...
Episode #39
Firstly, huge apologies for the delay in this episode, which was recorded live at EasterCon, Levitation 2024. Life got in the way. Tade Thompson’s Bluesky: @tadethompson.bsky.social Tade’s award-winning novel Rosewater...
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