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Episode 4 - Dungeons and Dragons and Graphic Novels

April 29, 2024 • Katy Donnelly and Alison Palmer

Mostly Book Talk - Episode 4

We talked to Lucas Maxwell, the librarian at Glenthorne High School about Dungeons and Dragons and how it really draws pupils into the library and also about graphic novels. We then have an interview with Sarwat Chadda about his new middle grade fantasy series, The Spirit Stone Saga.

It's a long one, but these two interviews with Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts just belong together!

Books mentioned in the interview with Lucas Maxwell

Let's Roll: A Guide to Setting up Tabletop Role-Playing Games in your School or Public Library by Lucas Maxwell (also available here)

Links to Lucas’s social media and articles can be found here

The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn - graphic novel adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton and Russ Badget

When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Williamson and Omar Mohamed

Bunny versus Monkey by Jamie Smart

Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman

Amulet Books by Kazu Kibuishi

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Awkward by Svetlana,Chmakova - doesn’t seem to be in print?

Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu

Go With The Flow by Karen Schneeman and Lily Williams