A children's literature podcast all about the stories that shape us - and how the stories that formed us go on to shape the stories we create.
We talk to children's authors, illustrators, bloggers, and book lovers of all sorts about the stories they loved as children (or perhaps, the stories they hated, feared, or were fascinated by!) and how those stories helped to shape their lives. Join us for weekly discussions about books, stories, and their power to change the world.
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/StoryshapedPod
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyshapedpod/
Contact us on storyshapedpod@gmail.com
Our Irish bookshop partner is Halfway Up the Stairs bookshop in Wicklow: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
In the UK, check out our storefront on https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.
Theme music composed and performed by Tony Betts
Logo designed by Paul Coomey
Your hosts: children's authors Susan Cahill and Sinéad O'Hart
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A children's literature podcast all about the stories that shape us - and how the stories that formed us go on to shape the stories we create.
We talk to children's authors, illustrators, bloggers, and book lovers of all sorts about the stories they loved as children (or perhaps, the stories they hated, feared, or were fascinated by!) and how those stories helped to shape their lives. Join us for weekly discussions about books, stories, and their power to change the world.
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/StoryshapedPod
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyshapedpod/
Contact us on storyshapedpod@gmail.com
Our Irish bookshop partner is Halfway Up the Stairs bookshop in Wicklow: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
In the UK, check out our storefront on https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.
Theme music composed and performed by Tony Betts
Logo designed by Paul Coomey
Your hosts: children's authors Susan Cahill and Sinéad O'Hart
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We don't have *much* in common with the Terminator around here, it must be said, but one of the things we do share is this: we come back. So, here we are! This is a special LIVE episode, recorded in May 2025 at the brilliant International Literature Festival Dublin in front of an audience of Kieran Larwood fans (and, perhaps, one or two who were there to see us), and we had the most fun. We chatted fantasy, Tolkien, the powers of maps as ways into story, 90s music, and loads more.
Our very special thanks to the team at International Literature Festival Dublin for facilitating this dream come true for us - it has long been our ambition to record a live episode, and we were delighted to get the chance to do just that as part of this fantastic festival, which happens in Dublin in May every year. We hope the recording gives you a flavour of how much we enjoyed talking to Kieran and getting an insight into his very special Storyshaped life.
PLEASE NOTE: The audio didn't pick up the audience, so during question time, the questions we are responding to are as follows:
Books mentioned in this week's episode include:
The work of Enid Blyton
The work of JRR Tolkien
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula le Guin
The Moomins, by Tove Jansson
The Hounds of the Morrigan, by Pat O'Shea
The World Between the Rain, by Susan Cahill
Fighting Fantasy book series, created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone
Stone of Farewell, by Tad Williams
The work of Robin Hobb
Mort, by Terry Pratchett
The work of Terry Pratchett, especially the Tiffany Aching series
Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett
Watership Down, by Richard Adams
Neuromancer, by William Gibson
Escape Room: Game Zero, by Christopher Edge
I Am Wolf, by Alastair Chisholm
The Bone Ships, by RJ Barker
October, October, by Katya Balen
The Storm and the Sea Hawk, by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
I Am Raven, by Alastair Chisholm
A Fix of Light, by Kel Menton
On Midnight Beach, by Marie Louise Fitzpatrick
The work of Jamie Littler, esp. Frostheart
The music of Pearl Jam and Nirvana and Soundgarden
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