Oct 29, 2020
Our guest on episode 66 is Lucy Farfort, who’s the illustrator of the gorgeous new picture book Afraid of the Dark, written by Isabel Otter and Sarah Shaffi. It’s a lovely book about moving house, new beginnings, friendship and finding ways to cope with fear. Lucy and I talked about the process of illustrating books, advice for anyone who’d like to get into the field, the importance of diversity in publishing, and more.
You can see Lucy Farfort talking about and showing us her book here.
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
Afraid of the Dark, by Isabel Otter, Sarah Shaffi, and Lucy Farfort UK / US / Worldwide
Islandborn, by Junot Diaz and Leo Espinosa UK / US / Worldwide
Billy and the Beast, by Nadia Shireen UK / US / Worldwide
The Bear and the Piano, by David Litchfield UK / US / Worldwide
Holes, by Louis Sachar UK / US / Worldwide
When Life Gives You Mangos, by Kereen Getten UK / US /Wordwide
Failosophy, by Elizabeth Day UK / US / Worldwide
Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton UK / US / Worldwide
The Little Library Year, by Kate Young UK / US / Worldwide
The Little Library Christmas, by Kate Young UK / US / Worldwide
Freshers, by Lucy Ivison and Tom Ellen UK / US / Worldwide
All About Us, by Tom Ellen UK / US / Worldwide
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, by Milly Johnson UK / US / Worldwide
Mantel Pieces, by Hilary Mantel UK / US / Worldwide
A Song for the Dark Times, by Ian Rankin UK / US / Worldwide
Symona's Still Single, by Lisa Bent UK / US / Worldwide
Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams UK / US / Worldwide
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe UK / US / Worldwide
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Buy Claire’s novel, Unscripted, here in the UK, here in the US, and here worldwide.
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