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Happy Birthday!
It's that time again! The theme this year is oldies but goodies. Now, how old is Megan turning?
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Meet Up Follow Up
Last weekend, Checkers, Semperlego, and I were able to get together for long (but not long enough) lunch.
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Pinhoe Chat Tomorrow!
Don't forget about our last Chestomanci chat tomorrow, Sunday, in the Conspiracy Room at Noon PT/1pm MT/ 2pm CT/ 3pm ET.
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Happy Birthday, Sounis!
Tomorrow is the 19th anniversary of this little patch of Internet heaven, AKA sounis!
How in the world can it be 19 years?? sounis started here back when The King of Attolia was just about to be published and there weren't many (or any) other places to discuss the awesomeness of the first two QT books. Over the years, it has been a smart, fun, informative ( Read more... ) -
Masked Halloween Chat 2024
Come one, come all, to Sounis's Annual Masked Halloween Chat! Dress up as your favorite QT character and LARP the night away. It will give you far fewer cavities than Halloween candy.
This Sunday in the Conspiracy Room. Noon PT/1pm MT/ 2pm CT/ 3pm ET.
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Stand Alone Read for New Year?
We still have 1 chat to go in our Chrestmanci series, but we're already thinking ahead to a stand-alone read for early in 2025.
I checked MWT's "recommended books" in the Vince Natale paperback of CoK and here are a few options that appealed to me:
Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff
Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling
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Queen's Thief's final year of Yuletide exchange eligibility
2024 is projected to be the last year that Queen’s Thief will be eligible for the Yuletide rare-fandoms fic exchange and we’d like to go out with a bang! If you have any interest in participating in Yuletide, please consider signing up to offer and/or request QT. Signups will be open until October 18.
More information is available at
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Conrad's Fate Chat
The While She Knits Book Club community reread, and discussion of The Chestomanci Chronicles continues with Conrad's Fate. Join us in the Conspiracy Room Sunday, Ocotber 13th at Noon PT/1pm MT/ 2pm CT/ 3pm ET.
We've almost finished the whole series! Our annual masked Halloween chat will be October 27th and The Pinhoe Egg chat will be November 10th. ( Read more... ) -
Chat Updates
During last Sunday's chat, we discovered we had double booked ourselves, and made the Pinhoe Egg chat the same day Sounis's Annually Masked Halloween Chat usually is. Oh, no! Thus, I have moved around the dates for the remaining two While She Knits Chats for our community Chestomanci read and discuss. That also gives you all a bit more time to read ( Read more... ) -
Return of the While She Knits Chats
Hear ye, hear ye! After a summertime break, it's time for our next chat for the group read of Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci Chromicles.
On Sunday we'll discuss the delightful book The Magicians of Caprona. The chat will take place on Sunday, September 15 at Noon PT/1pm MT/ 2pm CT/ 3pm ET in the Conspiracy Room. You can see the entire reading ( Read more... )