Lucy Farfort's guest appearances

Lucy Farfort

The Brit Lit Podcast

Tremendous Tales with Liz Pichon

Sophie Kinsella

Dolly Alderton

Diana Evans

Lindsey Kelk

Claire Handscombe

Robinne Lee

Caroline Hulse

Robert Webb

Guy Gunaratne

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Helen Cullen

Lauren Bravo

Clare Pooley

Charlie Morris

Liberty Hardy

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Liz Pichon

Lucy shares some tremendous tales from her childhood, tremendous fails and how she got to meet a professor of robots!Snack Chat: Wasabi PeasTremendous Book: The Red Tree by Shaun TanShameless Plug: In Our Hands by Lucy Farfort/ The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories illustrated by Sarah McIntyreProduced by Mark Flannery First developed with the assistance of Scholastic Ltd ℗ &amp; © 2023 Liz Pichon Ltd. All rights reserved Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucy shares some tremendous tales from her childhood, tremendous fails and how she got to meet a professor of robots!Snack Chat: Wasabi PeasTremendous Book: The Red Tree by Shaun TanShameless Plug: In Our Hands by Lucy Farfort/ The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories illustrated by Sarah McIntyreProduced by Mark Flannery First developed with the assistance of Scholastic Ltd ℗ &amp; © 2023 Liz Pichon Ltd. All rights reserved Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Tremendous Tales with Liz Pichon - Lucy Farfort

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. * Want to help the Brit Lit Podcast survive and thrive?  Here are some painless ways.  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  In the US and now the UK, buy your hardbacks and paperbacks from Bookshop.org to support the podcast, as well as independent bookshops! In other countries, you can support the podcast by using this link to buy from Blackwells.com, which ships internationally at inexpensive rates. Get your first two audiobooks for just $14.99 with the code BRITLIT on Libro.fm. Buy Claire’s novel, Unscripted,  here in the UK, here in the US, and  here worldwide. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com *** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel Lucy Farfort Twitter/ Instagram  / Website

Our guest on episode 66 is Lucy Farfort, who’s the illustrator of the gorgeous new picture book <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Afraid-of-the-Dark-by-Sarah-Shaffi-Isabel-Otter-Lucy-Farfort-artist/9781838910372/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Afraid of the Dark</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kDG1wbKPE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. * Want to help the Brit Lit Podcast survive and thrive?  <a href="https://britlitblog.com/2020/05/11/how-you-can-help-the-brit-lit-podcast-survive-and-thrive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here are some painless ways</a>. Books Mentioned on the Podcast: <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Afraid-of-the-Dark-by-Sarah-Shaffi-Isabel-Otter-Lucy-Farfort-artist/9781838910372/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Afraid of the Dark</a>, by Isabel Otter, Sarah Shaffi, and Lucy Farfort <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Islandborn-by-Junot-Daz-Leo-Espinosa-illustrator/9780735229860/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Islandborn</a>, by Junot Diaz and Leo Espinosa <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10/9781786074775" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780735229860" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Islandborn-by-Junot-Daz-Leo-Espinosa-illustrator/9780735229860/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Billy-and-the-Beast-by-Nadia-Shireen-author/9781780080680/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Billy and the Beast</a>, by Nadia Shireen <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10/9781780080680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Billy-and-the-Beast-by-Nadia-Shireen-author/9781780080680/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Billy-and-the-Beast-by-Nadia-Shireen-author/9781780080680/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Bear-and-the-Piano-by-David-Litchfield-author/9781786030740/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Bear and the Piano</a>, by David Litchfield <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780544674547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Bear-and-the-Piano-by-David-Litchfield-author/9781786030740/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Bear-and-the-Piano-by-David-Litchfield-author/9781786030740/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Holes-by-Louis-Sachar-author/9781408865231/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Holes,</a> by Louis Sachar <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10/9781408865231" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780440414803" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Holes-by-Louis-Sachar-author/9781408865231/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/When-Life-Gives-You-Mangos-by-Kereen-Getten-author/9780593173978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> When Life Gives You Mangos</a>, by Kereen Getten <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/When-Life-Gives-You-Mangos-by-Kereen-Getten-author/9780593173978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780593173978" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> /<a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/When-Life-Gives-You-Mangos-by-Kereen-Getten-author/9780593173978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wordwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Failosophy</a>, by Elizabeth Day <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Failosophy-by-Elizabeth-Day-author/9780008420383/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghosts-by-Dolly-Alderton-author/9780241434543/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ghosts</a>, by Dolly Alderton <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghosts-by-Dolly-Alderton-author/9780241434543/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghosts-by-Dolly-Alderton-author/9780241434543/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghosts-by-Dolly-Alderton-author/9780241434543/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Year-by-Kate-Young-author/9781788545280/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Little Library Year</a>, by Kate Young <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Year-by-Kate-Young-author/9781788545280/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9781788545280" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Year-by-Kate-Young-author/9781788545280/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Christmas-by-Kate-Young-author/9781838937461/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Little Library Christmas</a>, by Kate Young <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Christmas-by-Kate-Young-author/9781838937461/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Christmas-by-Kate-Young-author/9781838937461/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Little-Library-Christmas-by-Kate-Young-author/9781838937461/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Freshers-by-Tom-Ellen-author-Lucy-Ivison-author/9781910655887/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Freshers</a>, by Lucy Ivison and Tom Ellen <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Freshers-by-Tom-Ellen-author-Lucy-Ivison-author/9781910655887/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9781524701819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Freshers-by-Tom-Ellen-author-Lucy-Ivison-author/9781910655887/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/All-About-Us-by-Tom-Ellen-author/9780008336035/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> All About Us</a>, by Tom Ellen UK / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780008402679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/All-About-Us-by-Tom-Ellen-author/9780008336035/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/I-Wish-It-Could-Be-Christmas-Every-Day-by-Milly-Johnson-author/9781471198656/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday</a>, by Milly Johnson <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/I-Wish-It-Could-Be-Christmas-Every-Day-by-Milly-Johnson-author/9781471198656/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/I-Wish-It-Could-Be-Christmas-Every-Day-by-Milly-Johnson-author/9781471198656/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/I-Wish-It-Could-Be-Christmas-Every-Day-by-Milly-Johnson-author/9781471198656/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mantel-Pieces-by-Hilary-Mantel-author/9780008429973/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mantel Pieces</a>, by Hilary Mantel <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mantel-Pieces-by-Hilary-Mantel-author/9780008429973/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/mantel-pieces-royal-bodies-and-other-writing-from-the-london-review-of-books/9780008429973" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mantel-Pieces-by-Hilary-Mantel-author/9780008429973/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Song-for-the-Dark-Times-by-Ian-Rankin-author/9781409176978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Song for the Dark Times</a>, by Ian Rankin <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Song-for-the-Dark-Times-by-Ian-Rankin-author/9781409176978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/a-song-for-the-dark-times-an-inspector-rebus-novel-9780316479257/9780316479257" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Song-for-the-Dark-Times-by-Ian-Rankin-author/9781409176978/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Symonas-Still-Single-by-Lisa-Bent-author/9781913090203/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Symona's Still Single</a>, by Lisa Bent <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Symonas-Still-Single-by-Lisa-Bent-author/9781913090203/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Symonas-Still-Single-by-Lisa-Bent-author/9781913090203/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Symonas-Still-Single-by-Lisa-Bent-author/9781913090203/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Queenie-by-Candice-Carty-Williams-author/9781409180074/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Queenie</a>, by Candice Carty-Williams <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Queenie-by-Candice-Carty-Williams-author/9781409180074/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9781501196027" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Queenie-by-Candice-Carty-Williams-author/9781409180074/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unscripted-by-Claire-Handscombe-author/9781912618941/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Unscripted</a>, by Claire Handscombe <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unscripted-by-Claire-Handscombe-author/9781912618941/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UK</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780997552324" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US</a> / <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unscripted-by-Claire-Handscombe-author/9781912618941/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worldwide</a> In the US and now the UK, buy your hardbacks and paperbacks from <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/britlitpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> to support the podcast, as well as independent bookshops! In other countries, you can support the podcast by using this link to buy from <a href="http://blackwells.com/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blackwells.com</a>, which ships internationally at inexpensive rates. Get your first two audiobooks for just $14.99 with the code BRITLIT on <a href="https://libro.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm</a>. Buy Claire’s novel, <a href="http://mybook.to/UnscriptedNovel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unscripted</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unscripted-by-Claire-Handscombe-author/9781912618941/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here in the UK</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/699/9780997552324" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here in the US</a>, and <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unscripted-by-Claire-Handscombe-author/9781912618941/?a_aid=britlitblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here worldwide</a>. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? 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66: Afraid of the Dark, with Lucy Farfort