Getting Storyshaped with Dr Darren Chetty and Prof Karen Sands-O'Connor

We were privileged today to speak to the authors of the brilliant essay anthology, Beyond the Secret Garden, which is a vital critique of the current state of children's literature and its inclusivity problem. Dr Chetty and Prof Sands-O'Connor have written for many years over at Books for Keeps around these vital issues, and today they bring us through the importance of decolonising the children's literature canon - while also giving us an insight into their own Storyshaped lives, and what stories led them to the work they do today. You can purchase your copy of Beyond the Secret Garden here Stories mentioned in this week's episode include: The Good Immigrant, ed. Nikesh Shukla Sesame Street Roy of the Rovers football comic The work of JD Salinger and Jack Kerouac Dr Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting The Wizard of Oz (movie version) Mythologies, by Roland Barthes Elmer, by David McKee Tusk Tusk, by David McKee The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte The work of Charles Dickens Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott Sight and Sound magazine The Buddha of Suburbia, by Hanif Kureishi The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward Freud in Oz, by Kenneth Kidd James, by Percival Everett Our podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie. You might also like to check out www.kennys.ie for free shipping within the Republic of Ireland! In the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.