Monday, July 19, 2010

DIANA WYNNE JONES week; 1 August – 7 August 2010


I have just found this wonderful 'game' hosted by Jenny at Jenny's Books . I definitely intend to join in, it looks like a hoot (WOW did I just use the word hoot? strange).

"Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favorite authors in all the land. In her long career as a writer, she has written around forty books (novels and short stories), mainly for children and young adults, and each one is new and weird and wonderful in its own particular way. She has been compared to J.K. Rowling, in that her books are set in fantasy worlds and are full of humor and charm; she has inspired many writers over the years, including two of my favorites, Neil Gaiman and Megan Whalen Turner. If you’ve been reading here for a while you’ll know that I love Diana Wynne Jones, and once I get started shrieking about how great she is, it’s difficult to make me stop. I want everyone to read her books, which have given me so much joy over the (something like) ten years that I’ve been reading her books.

To that end, I will be hosting a Diana Wynne Jones week from 1 – 7 August. To participate, just read one of her books and post a review during that week! I will be collecting links and writing my own reviews and remarks about her every day that week (failing some sort of alarming computer failure, which (knock wood) I don’t anticipate). If you haven’t read anything by Diana Wynne Jones before, I will be only too happy to recommend a good book to start your Diana Wynne Jones fandom. There are many to choose from."


For more info see Jenny's original post here and collect your own Diana Wynne Jones blog button.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the shout-out. I'm glad you'll be playing along!! :)

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