Getting Storyshaped With Kel Menton

This Storyshaped chat is a feast for the soul. We were delighted to get a chance to sit down with Kel Menton, debut author, and talk to them all about their brilliant first novel, A Fix of Light, and the stories that have shaped not only the book, but Kel themself. We went on a fantastic trip from local ghost-lore to titans of the fantasy genre all the way to the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda - because, of course you'd end up there! Come on and join us for a fantastic meander through a marvellously Storyshaped life. Find Kel on their newsletter, Marginalia Books mentioned in this week's episode include Kel's own: A Fix of Light And the stories which have shaped them include: The Sleeping Giant, by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Cailín an Bhúrna/Colleen of the Barley, a local ghost story The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater The Demon's Lexicon, by Sarah Rees Brennan The Inkheart trilogy, by Cornelia Funke Reckless, by Cornelia Funke Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo The work of John Green The Ruby Redfort books, by Lauren Child Beowulf, the Old English epic (HWAET!) Judith and Holofernes, the Old English poem The Poetic Edda The Prose Edda, compiled by Snorri Sturluson Summer Sons, by Lee Mandelo All For the Game, by Nora Sakavic Don't Let the Forest In, by CG Drews The Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu The work of NK Jemisin The work of Ursula le Guin The work of RF Kuang Sentimental Garbage podcast - The Phantom of the Opera with Rebecca Kuang 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.