Eowyn Ivey and Alaska’s dark fairy tales

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Eowyn Ivey, the million copy-selling author of The Snow Child, has been wanting to tell the story of her childhood her whole adult life. In her new novel, Black Woods, Blue Sky, she draws upon her experiences of violence growing up, as well as classic fairy tales, such as Beauty And The Beast to do just that. Jen chats to Eowyn about the book, the duality of humans, becoming the literary toast of the town, and Alaska’s main character energy. Black Woods, Blue Sky is available now and you can watch an online event with Eowyn and Rachel Joyce online here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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