Episode 166: Redwall
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Redwall
The first of Brian Jacques’s twenty-two Redwall books was published in 1986… and it’s about time it gets the SSR treatment! On Episode 166, Alli and her guest chat about the original Redwall installment, in which readers are introduced to the world of Redwall Abbey and Mossflower Woods. They discuss their memories of the series from childhood and the degree to which it has since influenced guest Namina Forna’s work. They also talk about the author’s backstory, epic fantasy tropes, so-called “women’s work,” and their favorite characters and moments from the book.
Namina Forna is the author of The Gilded Ones. Follow her on Instagram (@namina.forna) and Twitter (@NaminaForna).
CHECK OUT NAMINA’S BOOKS:
The Merciless Ones (The Gilded Ones #2)
CHECK OUT NAMINA’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Redemptor (Raybearer #2) by Jordan Ifueko
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
MORE READING:
“Redwall books to get new animated film and series adaptations on Netflix” (Entertainment Weekly, 2021)
“Netflix Plots Redwall Series and Film Written by Over the Garden Wall Creator” (Vulture, 2021)
“Brian Jacques’s Redwall and the Damaging Tropes of Epic Fantasy” (Book Riot, 2021)
“The 7 Best Feasts from the Redwall Books” (Electric Literature, 2020)
“Just How Big Is The Redwall Abbey?” (Bustle, 2021)
“Redwall Review” (Publishers Weekly, 1986)
“Brian Jacques, Writer of Redwall Series, Dies at 71” (The New York Times, 2011)
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