LizzaAiken
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Sharing all things Aiken...books, thoughts, memories...
https://www.joanaiken.com/
Easter Eggs are everywhere just now, but can you spot this one? A funny fable from Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski in their 'A Necklace of Raindrops' - four friends searching for A Bed for the Night...classic storytelling, and Happy Ending guaranteed of course...
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Formidable mothers make our lives the best they can be...what luck to be born to Joan Aiken and her own pioneering double graduate mother Jessie... Unforgettable lessons and love..
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Joan Aiken's stories give a voice to unlikely heroines, women who use their words to pass on the wisdom that has ways to save us...
#InternationalWomen'sDay
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Giving a voice to women ā Joan Aikenās folk tales for the next generation.
From her very earliest stories, Joan Aiken gave a voice to women, and showed how, unexpectedly, in their own mysterious way, they held power. Old ladies, browbeaten wives, silent mothers, unhapā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2023/11/10/giving-a-voice-to-women-joan-aikens-folk-tales/
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Need a little distraction? Tales of the Weird...Shapeshifter stories coming soon from
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
drawn from the wildest imaginations of writers from Mary Shelley to Joan Aiken...who comes up with the comforting idea tha Wolves make the Best Fathers...
about 1 month ago
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The lovely
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
picks a favourite for World Book Day...Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski created a lasting classic in The Kingdom Under the Sea...even when it's been loved to bits...š¤©
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Croopus, it's the first of March..time to celebrate Dido Twite day again! Have you met Joan Aiken's enduring heroine? If not read on and make a friend for life...always there when you need her.
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Croopusā¦Itās another Happy Dido Twite Day!
Time to celebrate ā itās Dido Twiteās birthday, āfust oā Marchā ā Joan Aikenās heroine was given the same birthdate as her beloved mother Jessie̷ā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/croopus-its-another-happy-dido-twite-day/
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What is it with Joan Aiken and wolves...? Every good story has a wolf...
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about 2 months ago
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One of the greatest love stories, a pair who were destined to meet among spilt milk and trampled lettuce...it's Arabel 7 Mortimer of course, Joan Aiken's enduring pair... Read how they first met:
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2 months ago
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So sad to hear we have lost
@neilphilipmyth.bsky.social
an expert and champion of the world of children's lit. introducing myths and stories for all...His Joan Aiken Top Ten is a treasure - if you've never discovered her, start here:
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2 months ago
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More than ever we need stories to show us how things worked out before, what we can do about it, and how to share hope for the future...'Hold together for the future's sake...'
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3 months ago
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...the best in fact..! Joan Aiken was once celebrated as 'the greatest children's writer you have probably never read...' But it's not too late, and she wrote for adults too ..
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3 months ago
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England in the olden days...except it was all made up by Joan Aiken...
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3 months ago
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In the USA? Want to get away for a while...? Wonderful escapism in Joan Aiken stories on sale this week...
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3 months ago
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Stranger things we would welcome...and quieter times...a Joan Aiken world?
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3 months ago
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Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake...Nevermore!
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Time to take down the decorations, and put them out for the birds..? But the books go on nourishing the family, celebrate the Year of Reading with these delights from Joan Aiken...
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3 months ago
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Remembering Joan Aiken and the stories about her haunted house...some of them she wrote herself...
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Remembering Joan Aiken ā and her Haunted House.
Joan Aiken died on the fourth of January, in fact her favourite month, because she said it was the most hopeful time of all, with the whole new year lying ahead⦠she had firm opinions anā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/remembering-joan-aiken-and-her-haunted-house/
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4 months ago
Joan Aiken. Sleep walking bears. A big "yes" from me.
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Wishing for World peace...? As Joan Aiken said, we have to imagine things before they can happen...meanwhile here's a song from her to cheer the darker days and wish you all a Happy Solstice...š
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A Midwinter Solstice Song by Joan Aiken
It may be the darkest time of year, but letās light the lights, and share good cheer! A Solstice Song from Joan AikenāsĀ Play Winterthing Ā with music by her son John Sebastian Brown Manā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/midwinter-solstice-song/
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Magic in your pocket...a Free Christmas Gift šššRead some of Joan Aiken's Wisest and Wittiest stories and an introduction about her extraordinary life ššš
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4 months ago
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Read a fantastic review of Joan Aiken's Austen Entertainments in the New York Times - a double celebration of two very entertaining authors...
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Joan Aiken celebrates Jane Austen, writing the stories she never toldā¦
Did you knowĀ Joan Aiken wrote Austen sequels? One of the greatest Jane Austen enthusiasts, she knew the books inside out and has written six wonderful novels of her own as a tribute to her āā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/joan-aiken-celebrates-jane-austen-writing-the-stories-she-never-told/
4 months ago
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Joan Aiken always celebrated the novels of Jane Austen, so would be cheering for this 250th Anniversary celebration! Aiken wrote a sequel to each Austen novel, and a happy ending for the unfinished Emma Watson. Find them all on the website, paperbacks and EBooks:
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4 months ago
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Tales for winter nights...Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles...
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4 months ago
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This beautiful centenary collection of Joan Aiken stories takes you to a world of Gods and monsters, brave girls and sleepwalking bears, best read aloud at bedtime... Illustrated by Quentin Blake it's a classic...
www.joanaiken.com/books/the-wi...
4 months ago
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Huzzah, this is great timing...! A lovely
#Thanksgiving
for Joan Aiken and her wonderful Wolves Chronicles...no comeback necessary, they're all still running...! Come and find them on her website:
www.joanaiken.com/book_categor...
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5 months ago
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The wonderful world of Joan Aiken...come and explore...
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5 months ago
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#Halloween
week would have been the perfect time to celebrate Joan Aiken's Trickster hero - Mortimer the Raven, but then he only ever does what HE wants...and always gets away with it. But it's not too late to read all about him here:
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5 months ago
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Letters to a favourite author, who loved writing back, is one of these from you...?
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5 months ago
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Joan Aiken adored ghost stories, and wrote this one aged five: 'Demens were said to come forth (from the haunted couch!) and waill and scream all night...' Read some of her tips here on how to write a really creepy story:
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6 months ago
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Time for spooky stories...?Joan Aiken does the trick...
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6 months ago
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Worth staying awake for...? Always Joan Aiken...find her chez
@gavingrant.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Excellent advice...and something for every occasion!
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6 months ago
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Oh for the good old days of Nuisance Callers... the world is a much more terrifying place now, but Joan Aiken's Arabel could probably handle it...after all she lived with Mortimer...
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6 months ago
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reposted by
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Joan Aiken was famous for haunting stories...and inspired some fantastic book covers...
www.joanaiken.com/books/the-gr...
6 months ago
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Autumn leaves and old friends...Joan Aiken & Quentin Blake brought us Arabel & Mortimer stories...still as funny as ever...
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7 months ago
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I can't believe it's been a year since this came out...
@manderleypress.bsky.social
glorious Joan Aiken collection now seen in all the best bookshops... funny, scary AND with literary references!!! Tales of london Town
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Always remembering Joan Aiken...here in her garden at The Hermitage, in Sussex, surrounded by windfalls...
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Joan Aiken spooky stories...great for school reading...
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Joan Aiken believed in the healing power of stories, and after an alarming week I can attest to the power of her own... Comfort reading, inspiration and hope right here... Collections from Small Beer Press
@gavingrant.bsky.social
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Hope, Joan Aikenās greatest gift to us?
Joan Aiken brought her own voice to her stories, she believed absolutely in the saving power of reading, and in her short stories she often seems to be speaking directly to us, saying these storiesā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/hope-joan-aikens-greatest-gift-to-us/
7 months ago
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Don't you wish you had one of these? A Gift from Joan Aiken...
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7 months ago
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Joan Aiken in fantasy land, spent her 101 Birthday yesterday having all sites hacked, so don't believe any strange messages...except this one of course...
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Happy Joan Aiken Day! Come and share some of her Happiest birthdays, some alarming ones...and some that would have surprised her a lot...
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Joan Aikenās Happiest Birthdaysā¦(and a couple of alarming ones!)
Joan Aiken was born on September 4th 1924 in a haunted house named after a mysterious astrologer, Samuel Jeake (who was supposed to have built a flying machine) in a street named after a mythical mā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/joan-aikens-happiest-birthdays-and-a-couple-of-alarming-ones/
7 months ago
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Time to snuggle up with a Joan Aiken...
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September brings back memories of Joan Aiken...not just because her Birthday falls on the 4th, but because of the autumn mood that comes with it... of leaf sweeping, and apple jelly and thoughts of home...all found in her books...
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Keeping up with Joan Aiken, a motherās dayā¦
āJust because Iām sweeping leaves doesnāt mean Iām not thinking,ā she would say ā or she might be drawing a picture of mushrooms⦠before cooking them for sā¦
https://joanaiken.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/keeping-up-with-joan-aiken/
7 months ago
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Random read? But unforgettable ..
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8 months ago
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Joan Aiken...always unexpected...but in good company...
8 months ago
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A Golden age of children's writers...Joan Aiken in great company, and a lovely book...ā„ļøš
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8 months ago
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Joan Aiken celebrates her debt to a fantastic forerunner, the much loved E.Nesbit... Happy Birthday...šŖ¶šŖ¶ Buy it here and support the Nesbit Society:
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Huge thanks to QuentinBlakeHQ and Lowry Salford for this lovely tribute to the stories created together with Joan Aiken - which introduced us all via BBC's Jackanory to MORTIMER and of course his best friend Arabel...Nevermore!!!
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8 months ago
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Cheers to
@philipwomack.bsky.social
for his
@thespectator1828.bsky.social
article imploring Writers and Editors to challenge young readers with more exciting language, like Joan Aiken! Babies love Beatrix Potter for odd words that they can remember and repeat...
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-spect...
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