Kasper in the Glitter with Rochelle Dowden-Lord

About this episode

Rochelle Dowden-Lord discusses her debut novel and the significance of unusual children's books.

Debut novelist Rochelle Dowden-Lord joins me to talk about Kasper in the Glitter, Philip Ridleys' gloriously odd 1994 children's book that's illustrated by Chris Riddell. We talk about the importance of weird children's books, researching wine, and have a frank chat about our experiences of being published while working in the book industry. Please note this episode contains an instance of very strong language.  Lush, Rochelle's Nero Prize shortlisted novel, is out now and you can find it alongside my books at:  https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcast The podcast is produced by Adam Collier with artwork by Hester Kitchen.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anna James

Guest: Rochelle Dowden-Lord

Topics covered

• children's literature
• debut novels
• publishing experiences
• weird books
• book industry

Keywords

• Kasper in the Glitter
• Rochelle Dowden-Lord
• Philip Ridley
• children's books
• publishing
• Lush
• Nero Prize

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nero Prize

Books & works: Kasper in the Glitter, Lush

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