52 episodes
The Word Monkeys Matt Brown
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The Word Monkeys is a podcast about what it takes to write a book. Author Matt Brown shoots the breeze with some of his favourite writers.
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Episode 49 - SOPHIE ANDERSON ON RETELLING MYTHS
In this episode, Matt and Sophie Anderson chat about how to retell a story and why it's so important that we do. Sophie Anderson is the author of The House With Chicken Legs, The Girl Who Speaks Bear, and the Castle of Tangled Magic. TGWSB won Wales Book of the Year (2020) and is on the shortlist for the 2021 Carnegie Medal. Sophie is retelling the story of Branwen for The Mab. Pre-order your copy of The Mab at https://unbound.com/books/the-mab/
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Episode 48 - The Mab (Why Isn't There A Family Version?)
In this episode, Matt and PG Bell, author of the Thrain To Impossible Places series, discuss why a family version of the Mabinogion doesn't exist. Matt and Peter also chat about how the Mabinogion is like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and why the Otherworld is awesome.
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Episode 47 - The Mab
The Mab is a new project that I have created with Eloise Williams, the Children's Laureate for Wales. It's a retelling of the Mabinogion, the ancient Welsh stories of kings and giants and adventure, for kids. You can help support The Mab by going here https://unbound.com/books/the-mab/
In this episode I chat with Hanan Issa, a writer and poet, about her first experience with the Mabinogion, why it is crying out to be retold, and how dealing with kids can give you unexpected skills.
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Episode 46 - TAMSIN WINTER (Lockdown Spesh)
Matt chats to award-winning YA author Tamsin Winter about how to achieve a deadline during lockdown, what it's like to have a name that people get wrong, and why lockdown has brought out the best in some people.
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Episode 45 - LISA THOMPSON (Lockdown Spesh)
Matt chats to award-winning author, Lisa Thompson about lockdown routines, using movies for inspiration and winning awards. Lisa and Matt are both up for an FCBG 2020 award, along with Lorraine Gregory. You can vote for any of them here http://fcbg2019.wpengine.com/2020-voting-younger-readers/
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Episode 44 - STEF MO (Lockdown Superhero Spesh)
In this episode of the Word Monkeys, Matt and Stef work their way through the World Cup of Superheroes. Who will win? One thing's for sure, it won't be Iron Man
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