DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE is a podcast for grown-ups who love children's books.
Each week, our hosts Caroline Carpenter, Hannah Love, Charlie Morris and Sam Sedgman welcome special guests for wide-ranging chats about our new discoveries and perennial favourites, from picture books to young adult novels and everything in-between.
Pack your marmalade sandwiches, because this week we're going on a bear hunt - and we're NOT scared.
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear, and Sophy Henn, writer and illustrator of Where Bear? join Sam on a quest through the rabbit hole's bookshelves to find the best bears in children's fiction. Along the way, we discover why bears are especially good animals to draw in picture books, hear the unexpectedly horrific origin story of the teddy bear, and try to work out why bears are so over-represented in the bookshop menagerie.
In short: "Bears! Why do we like 'em so much?"
Find more about Hannah at her website (https://www.hannahgold.world/) and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/HGold_author)
Find more about Sophy on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sophyhenn?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sophyhenn/)
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This episode was produced by Sam Sedgman.
Our music is Hustle by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/), licensed by Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0
19 Sept 2023
Feminism in YA with Laura Bates and Holly Bourne
This week we're joined by two brilliant writers to discuss the role feminism has played in Young Adult novels.
Laura Bates (https://www.instagram.com/laura_bates__/), creator of Everyday Sexism and the author of Men Who Hate Women now brings us Sisters of Sword and Shadow, an epic YA fantasy reimagining Arthurian legend with a fearless sisterhood of knights.
And Holly Bourne (https://twitter.com/holly_bourneYA), bestselling author of Am I Normal Yet? and The Places I've Cried in Public, returns to our bookshelves with You Could Be So Pretty, a gripping dystopian thriller that puts modern beauty standards under the microscope.
Together we talk through the challenges and opportunities YA fiction presents when engaging with feminism, and share some of our favourite recommendations for YA books that are written by and about women.
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This episode was produced by Hannah Love.
Our music is Hustle by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/), licensed by Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0
12 Sept 2023
Fantasy Trilogies with Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine Rundell
Down the Rabbit Hole is back for a new season! And we begin with wild and untamed adventures, courtesy of two incredible authors and friends of the podcast: Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine Rundell, who join us to talk about their brand new fantasy trilogies being released this autumn: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/geomancer-in-the-shadow-of-the-wolf-queen-book-1-kiran-millwood-hargrave/7412407?ean=9781510107816) and Impossible Creatures (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/impossible-creatures-katherine-rundell/7356553?ean=9781408897416).
We ask - why is three the magic number? Which are the greatest children's fantasy trilogies of all time? When is a trilogy not a trilogy? And can you even call yourself a fantasy author if your book doesn't have a map at the front?
Let us know what you make of the show – or pitch us some new ideas for future episodes – on Twitter or Instagram @dtrhradio (https://twitter.com/dtrhradio). Plus, don't forget to check out our website at dtrhradio.com (http://dtrhradio.com/).
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This episode was produced by Hannah Love.
Our music is Hustle by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/), licensed by Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0
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