Prizes are not shown to scale in the above graphic!
Our favorite time of year is approaching! Reason #1 this is our favorite time of year is that October 31st is the night that Diana and Matthew time-walked into the 16th Century, ushering in our personal favorite of the series: Shadow of Night! Reason #2 … oh, c’mon, who doesn’t love Halloween? And the recent NEXT reason: the news of a 4th book, TheSerpent’s Mirror, covering the time period! Since this has been such an overall joyous time of year for the Daemons, it’s time for a giveaway!
Here’s what’s up for grabs:
* 1 signed copy (U.S. hardcover) of Shadow of Night * Miriam’s T-Shirt! “Stand Back, I’m Going to Try Science!”
Ah, the Ridiculously Random Recap! Why the name? Because it’s a recap. And it’s random (ridiculously so). There is no rhyme, reason or rationale, reference its recurring release. Also, alliterations are almost always adored by able, yet addled daemons!
Welcome to Issue 7! We are covering the 13th of October, 2015 through today (and beyond). This recap is just in case you missed what we and others have previously covered on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and elsewhere!
Wow! Time has really flown! It’s been a while since our last one of these, and there is a lot to catch up on! It’s good thing the scheduling of these recaps are intentionally random…it works out for times like this. Our crazy Daemon lives got a bit scattered this past month! So without further delay or apology, let’s get into what’s been going on:
1. Fandom News
•AllSoulsCon
As you may have heard, the first AllSoulsCon 2015 took place on September 12, in Los Angeles, California, and was live streamed to virtual attendees around the world. The recorded event is available on demand. It’s never too early to think about the next one! Subscribe to their newsletter to stay in the know. Receive ASC updates via email to always stay up to date! Here is sample AllSoulsCon newsletter (check it out! It has a lot of good information – including where you can contact ASC and where you see and add to the AllSoulsCon 2016 wishlist in The All Souls Gathering.)
•A Feast for All Souls
New recipes for All Souls Glazed Bundt Pound Cake, some Samhain Recipes, or enjoy Diana’s Horehound Candies, and Gluten Free Scones.
• The All Souls Podcast
New episodes; episodes 4, 5 & 6 have been posted since our last recap. Their read-along for a A Discovery of Witches is in early progress.
• The Tenth Knot
– New Post about the All Souls Trilogy and London: Part 6: The Barbican & Surrounding Areas – Shadow of Night real-time reading calendar is now available here.
•Attention to our Spanish speaking audience! Are you an All Souls fan looking for a group of like-minded fans like you? Visit these places on Facebook: Trilogía Todas las almas de Deborah Harkness, and El descubrimiento de las brujas. The first is a Facebook group, the second is a fan page! Check them out!
Curious as to what else is out there in the fandom? Visit our links page. We consider this a living document. As we find out about different sites/social media venues, we update the page to reflect. If you know of a site/social media venue out there that covers the All Souls universe, contact us! We’ll gladly add to the list!
• Daemons – what we’ve been up to…
We paired up with The Tenth Knot and hosted a Halloween Giveaway! Congratulations again to our winner, Colleen Sabino! Posts:
Weekly Geek Posts: About Syrah! – October 16 Happy Halloween! – October 30 All Souls and Purgatory – November 2
Guest Posts From Hogwarts to All Souls – A Journey – October 21 The NYC Halloween Event – Guest Post – November 13
Other Daemon Posts The Scorpio! – November 6 Real-Time Reading Companion! – November 9
2. Other Points of Interest Around the Web
•Matthew’s Birthday!
From Deb’s FB page
Of course, the thousands of well wishes including the one by our author did not go unnoticed by Matthew: Speaking of Matthew… •NOLA: The Garden District! “Matthew was weary to the bone and ready to murder something when he returned to the Garden District. He’d walked there from the French Quarter, hoping to burn off some excess emotion. The endless list of names had stirred up too many memories, none of them pleasant.” ~ The Book of Life. Take a walking tour with this video:
Video by Viator.com
3. Author/Series News
• On October 2, writers share #WhyIWrite on Twitter for National Day on Writing. Our author tweeted this: We are grateful, and not coincidentally, they are the same reasons why we read the All Souls Trilogy. You can see the full Entertainment Weekly feature that includes other writers here.
• On October 20, the Italian edition of The Book of Life, “Il bacio delle tenebre” was published by Edzione Piemme. Many an Italian reader in the Facebook group All Souls Trilogy Il Libro Della Vita E Della Morte showed their excitement over finally having the final volume in their hands!
•At the end of October, The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) awarded The Book of Life with the Best Fiction award: •Tour Stops – Deb and her penguin were off to see readers and talk about a variety of topics ranging from the All Souls Trilogy, witches, the dead in Early Modern England and more! – A Gathering of Witches–a Conversation with Deborah Harkness, Katherine Howe and Brunonia Barry
Harvard Bookstore on October 27 – Photo by Kim the Great! (@enervated) on Twitter
– New York City Halloween Event: Living with the Dead in Early Modern England at the Morbid Anatomy Museum on October 28. You can catch the details and recap here. – Nashville Area Event cosponsored by Parnassus (Ann Patchett’s bookstore) and the Nashville Public Library on October 30. – Santa Fe Area Event: On Stage Q&A with Lorene Mills, Audience Q&A, and Signing at Jean Cocteau Cinema on November 8. They certainly looked ready for Deb!
Photos by J Donovan (@JDnvan) on Twitter
• Twitter Poll! Deb has posted her very first! Fellow fans, what do you think? Here’s the question and the results!
All Souls Trilogy Poll: who are you looking forward to seeing in THE SERPENT’S MIRROR? #coming2017 — Deborah Harkness (@DebHarkness) November 9, 2015
• And FINALLY! Last, but definitely not least – The All Souls Reading Companion is now available in ebook format from both Headline and Penguin Books! What an awesome gift to the fandom! Check your favorite place to get ebooks! From what we understand, it’s also available in the iBooks store.
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Happy Summer! As the birth to the Summer Solstice approaches, we have to be a bit self-centered and declare a very Happy Birthday to us! We are a year old (as of yesterday, but Father’s day sort of stole the spotlight! Hope everyone had a good one!) Someone else *cough* Matthew *cough* had a re-birthday last week! So we guess it’s appropriate to share a bit of this celebration with him!
This first year has been special, so we have a series of special things to share with you all including giveaways throughout the next month. Let’s start off with a magical book lover’s accessory kit! Included is a “Divination Classroom” set of wax tarts from Frostbeard Studio. You may not be in a magical classroom, but maybe you’ll feel like you are with these tarts burning and scents of Dragon’s Blood, Bergamot, Frankincense and Myrrh floating around! (Channel your inner Rebecca Bishop!) Also, we are throwing in a beaded Stars/Moon bookmark with the quote “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.”1 This will be a shorter contest period than we normally have, because we have many more prizes to give away in the near future! Be sure to enter, and it is open to everyone internationally! Please read the terms/conditions listed at the end of this post! 🙂
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Terms and Conditions: • Contest ends the night of the 24th of June at 11:59pm. Clock is set for EST. Check for time zone differences! • No purchase or membership is required for participation. • Please know that we will never use your information to spam you, nor will we sell it to another agency. We hate that, we know you do too. 🙂 • Twitter users will have the opportunity to enter daily. • Social media entries (with the exception of Facebook): if the entrant follows on social media, they must be a current follower at the time of the drawing. Following to enter, then unfollowing will disqualify the entrant. Following is an option and is not mandatory. We want you to want to follow us. If you don’t, no worries and no hard feelings! You are still welcomed to enter! Tweeting daily works for us! • Point system correlates to how many entries you are given. Example: if you respond correctly to a trivia question (if the contest includes them) worth 3 points, you will be given 3 entries. Yes, we check the answers! 😉 • We reserve the right to disqualify entrants to who do not meet the specified criteria. • Winner will be chosen by random drawing (using the Rafflecopter app) at contest end. Provided all the entry requirements are met (trivia answer[s] are correct, or social media entry verifies), the winner will be contacted via email within 72 hours of contest end, and will have an additional 72 hours to respond afterwards. If there is no response, or the selected entrant fails to meet criteria, a new winner will be chosen and notified using the same method mentioned above. • This promotion is sponsored by Daemons Domain It is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any of the social media venues(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, & Pinterest) we use to publicize it. The aforementioned parties are hereby released of any liability. • This contest is open internationally. If a contest winner is chosen outside of the US, mail be delayed depending on location of the recipient. Please be patient, we’ll make sure it arrives safely! If you have any additional questions re: this giveaway, feel free to send us an email! Email us at [email protected] – Subject: “Magical Accessory Kit”
Good Luck!
1 – Quote by Les Brown
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Win Diana-scented wax melts and your choice of audiobook from The All Souls Trilogy!
Here it is…part 3 of our giveaway!
We are inviting you to indulge your senses this time…specifically, your senses of hearing and smell! Let your senses and your imagination take you away to the All Souls setting of your choosing! Will it be Oxford? Sept-Tours? New Haven? Venice? Prague? London? The sky is the limit!
What we are offering to one of our followers:
– 1 audiobook (the All Souls book of choice) from Audible(you must be a member to receive it…membership is free with a trial!)
– A set of 6 wax melts -scent: Diana (described: “A blend amber honey, a floral heart of gillyflowers, geranium, chamomile, dried autumn leaves that merges with enchanting sandalwood, light musk and vanilla.”) from Alamo Candelaria! The best part? It’s open to everyone!* And you may enter daily if you have a Twitter account. Please read the terms/conditions at the end of this post.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Terms and Conditions:
• Contest ends the night of the 9th of July at 11:59pm. Clock is set for EST. Check for time zone differences! • No purchase or membership is required for participation. • Please know that we will never use your information to spam you, nor will we sell it to another agency. We hate that, we know you do too. 🙂 • Twitter users will have the opportunity to enter daily. • Social media entries (with the exception of Facebook): if the entrant follows on social media, they must be a current follower at the time of the drawing. Following to enter, then unfollowing will disqualify the entrant. Following is an option and is not mandatory. We want you to want to follow us. If you don’t, no worries and no hard feelings! You are still welcomed to enter! Tweeting daily works for us! • Point system correlates to how many entries you are given. Example: if you respond correctly to a trivia question (if the contest includes them) worth 3 points, you will be given 3 entries. Yes, we check the answers! 😉 • We reserve the right to disqualify entrants to who do not meet the specified criteria. • Winner will be chosen by random drawing (using the Rafflecopter app) at contest end. Provided all the entry requirements are met (trivia answer[s] are correct, or social media entry verifies), the winner will be contacted via email within 72 hours of contest end, and will have an additional 72 hours to respond afterwards. If there is no response, or the selected entrant fails to meet criteria, a new winner will be chosen and notified using the same method mentioned above. • This promotion is sponsored by Daemons Domain It is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any of the social media venues(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, & Pinterest) we use to publicize it. The aforementioned parties are hereby released of any liability. • This contest is open internationally. If a contest winner is chosen outside of the US, mail may be delayed depending on location of the recipient. Please be patient, we’ll make sure it arrives safely! If you have any additional questions re: this giveaway, feel free to send us an email! Email us at [email protected] – Subject: “Senses Giveaway”
Good Luck!
* Winners outside the US will be offered a credit for a book from the publisher serving that particular country. Depending on the country, the book may not be available on Audible. If that is the case, a credit for a book (of the winner’s choice) of similar value will be offered.
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Win The Book of Life (UK/paperback) Waterstones edition + more!
After a little break, it’s time for our first giveaway of 2018! And it’s a special one. We are giving away The Book of Life (UK/paperback) Waterstones edition. What is so special about it? Well . . . exclusive to the Waterstones edition of The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness has written a guide to the locations that inspired her All Souls Trilogy. You can’t order this book anymore, but we happen to have one for giveaway, and it’s signed!
Bishop-Clairmont pendants (winner gets the heart-shaped one! 💖)
We are also throwing in one of our Bishop-Clairmont cabochon necklaces (the heart-shaped one, of course!) So, let’s recap … The winner will receive: ☞ A heart-shaped cabochon pendant necklace featuring the Bishop-Clairmont ouroboros, a Daemon exclusive! You can see a closeup –> here Update! 27 February 2018 – Congratulations, Sandra!
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An imagined version of Bennu in a room full of magical bubbles…
Description: Earlier in this book, we did this with Matthew and Philippe in the hay barn. Now it’s Diana’s turn to get a low-key beat-down from her father, and learn how to face her fears. Even though there are no swords involved, Stephen methodically helps her prepare for the big return to the future. With the help of Stephen, Goody and the girls, Diana realize her gifts are tools for her to use — because let’s face it . . . she’s going to need it! This is one of our longer episodes, so strap yourself in! Also prepare to get out and help push the wagon out of the ditch — only a couple of times! OK, maybe more than that? Enjoy!
SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and Time’s Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven’t, and you don’t mind, we certainly don’t mind! Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. 😊 Let’s do this. *Note – this podcast is labeled ‘explicit’
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Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
If you’d like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time’s Convert.
Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
To see what’s available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
(14:15) Main discussion – see topic below – Sponsored by Patricia Brophy
(1:21:07) Housekeeping – Thank you, Indigo, Patricia, and Karin Sponsored by Yvonne Kaiser
(1:29:32) Save It For the Show – Topic: PSA! Sponsored by Briana Houston
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(1:38:12) Last thoughts/Outro.
Topic: Chapter 37, Shadow of Night
We discuss our first reactions to Stephen popping up in 1591!
Why was Stephen dressed so wrong? Was he originally planning to even go to 1591?
“You look just like I remember . . .” perhaps Stephen gauged his future life span based on this🧐
We discuss our own Dad’s attire that used to embarrassed the f*ck out of us! DITCH!💥
What do you do when confronted with your dead dad — you invite him over for drink and snacks!🍷
“SHE HAS YOUR EARS!” WHAT? ⇦ awkward!
We cringe at the awkward moments, but we realize Halston and Cher were at the height of popularity during his time.
Milli Vanilli break! 🎶
Dad takes charge!
We start doing the math to figure out Stephen’s age!
We believe Stephen knew (or suspected) that she was a weaver
We wonder how much Stephen knew about his own powers
Diana’s posse barges in! A dog, a boy and girl! What did Stephen think of all of this?!🐶🙍♂️👧
What are you doing here? Diana: hem, haw, etc., Matthew: What are YOU doing here?
The “Witch Clock” comes out.
Diana is displaying her separation anxiety: STAY HERE!
Angela points out how this is the bookend to Matthew’s reunion with Philippe.
Stephen asks about baseball, music, every other thing except what Diana was proud of. Stephen was curious about what happened between the time he left her until the academic achievements.
Professors relate to time in semesters . . . 📖
Stephen didn’t have to look for Ashmole 782! Easy button!
Diana didn’t want to talk about the events leading her to hiding out in time.
Peter Knox . . . well, well, well. Peter has always been interested in dark magic, and the book has a lot of it.
Diana: I’m pregnant! SURPRISE! Stephen: Yawn….
After dinner, a walk, and chilling by the father, Stephen lets these two kids have it!
Matthew, not so fast mister! You’ve been f*cking with time too!
Stephen: Unfuck your shit. I’m going out.
Some ARC comparisons here . . .
Time to take Stephen to visit Goody!
Stephen meets the gathering!
Bennu!
Young Diana and Corra reminds Val of Calvin and Hobbes
DITCH DITCH DITCH! What makes the Daemons cry.💥
Bennu, the fetch and the firedrake have a play-date!
Oh no. Another Ditch…fingers……
Stephen demonstrates his magic
Diana tries to maintain control, Stephen tells her to relax! Let the firedrake out!
Corra is unleashed!🐉
The magic energy ball is back again!
We have a name for the firedrake!
FIN
A Great Blue Heron in flight
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Jeff Greenstein: “When Marta & David & Jeff & I did ‘Dream On’, we used to spend a lot of time thinking about titles, because they were on-screen at the top of each episode. On “Friends”, we decided that was a waste of time. We figured, why not name each episode after the thing that people will ostensibly be talking about around the water-cooler the next day?”
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Jane Tranter rides shotgun, and navigates us through the world of television production.
Description:Jane Tranter, co-founder of Bad Wolf Productions, and the British super-producer behind the likes of His Dark Materials, The Night Of, Succession, and (listed last, but certainly NOT regarded least) A Discovery of Witches, agreed to a sit-down with us; we discussed all sorts of things regarding the production of ADOW Season 2. From the challenges related to COVID-19, to her overall vision for the series, we covered a lot of ground. Yes … we even asked her to drop hints about Season 3. SHE DID! Recorded 10 March 2021
Power Unites. ✨ #ADiscoveryofWitches series three, coming 2022. pic.twitter.com/yRdoNzQHt9
— Sky TV (@skytv) March 12, 2021
SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and Time’s Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven’t, and you don’t mind, we certainly don’t mind! Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. 😊 Let’s do this. *Note – this podcast is labeled ‘explicit’
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For newcomers to the series:
Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
If you’d like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time’s Convert.
Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
To see what’s available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
In this episode: By the question/topic . . .
(01:39) How did COVID affect the finishing of season two and working on season three?
(13:40) Why A Discovery of Witches? You personally have been attached to this project for longer than Bad Wolf has been in existence. What is it about these books for you?
(19:41) How different was it attracting talent for season two versus season one?
(26:22) How do you decide what the shape of your story is?
(30:43) What is the process of going from book to script to screen?
(37:45) Do you have a favorite adaptation choice in this story?
(41:00) Reasons for the adaption choice of Kit Marlowe’s scene w/ Diana in episode 1 (S2).
(43:43) The elevation of female voices in the writer’s room.
(44:56) Hints for Season 3?
(48:40) Advice from 2021 Jane to 2017 Jane.
(52:01) Fandom reactions of Jane’s various adaptations over time/how she perceives fandom acceptance/rejection over different choices.
(54:14) Is there a dream project? A book for a future adaptation?
(54:37) What’s on Jane’s nightstand right now?
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Update from Deb, plus some stuff from us! From Deb’s Facebook page: The View from My Desk (actually my dining room table): Hitting the Pause Button
It’s time for my monthly update on all things All Souls.
Today is a rarity for me, because I’m taking two days for R&R after some productive meetings about the television adaptation with Bad Wolf in Wales. Two. Whole. Days. We are all going in so many different directions these days. Just taking some well-earned time to rest, reflect, recover, recharge has become a precious luxury and rarity.[…read her full post] ———-
That’s her update for September! We will archive this under her updates (on the Master Post List), but also under our posts. We have some things brewing, dear readers! Huge things! Huge for us, anyway! We are not the “teasing” type, but we are bubbling with giddiness with our latest project. We are really enjoying it, we hope you will as well.
Photo from Wikipedia/Displayed on Broadly article today
You’ll see soon enough what we are up to, but also we wanted to mention that we share all different types of pictures/articles/points of interest on social media (very different things on different platforms). Today on Facebook we shared an article from Broadly.vice, discussing The Malleus Maleficarum, a 15th century witch hunting manual written by Heinrich Kramer. Check it out here: Witches Allegedly Stole Penises and Kept Them as Pets in the Middle Ages. So give us a follow on our different social media venues! You’ll never know what you may find! We posted that article on a whim, and it made the Vampire Daemon think of a post of ours dealing with the same subject: the persecution of women by designating/trying them as witches. The post was a Weekly Geek from a year ago, and we figured we’d share it again on our Facebook page this morning, but we wanted to mention it here so you can explore our past Geeks! Read a blast from our geeky past here: Weekly Geek! ‘The Discovery of Witches’. Also, being that it is time-of-year appropriate, take a look at Weekly Geek! Matthew and Mabon.
We also wanted to mention the “share” function on our posts. If you look below each post (on the desktop version of the site/not available on mobile) you’ll see our social share buttons! If you like a piece/post, please share it with your friends on social media! Thanking you in advance! We appreciate all of our followers and friends! Thank you for sticking with us! And until our next post (more sooner than later!), have a fun real-time reading experience this year, and hopefully we can enhance it!
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Description: 2017 All Souls Con has come and gone, and we exaggerate a bit when we say ‘disaster,’ because considering the circumstances, we came out way ahead! This episode is a huge thank you to Laura, Karen + the entire crew at All Souls Con, and our fellow fans. It’s also a love letter to New Orleans (and its food and drink. Well, judging from the pictures, perhaps that’s the bulk of what we did). We’ll see you all in Philadelphia next year!
SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read The All Souls Trilogy, including A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life. If you haven’t, and you don’t mind, we certainly don’t mind! 😊 Let’s do this.
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For newcomers to the series:– We’ll start with the basics: The books in discussion are A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life. Together they make The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. – Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
Deb’s newsletter – The Blast; subscribe on her website
– If you’d like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). – Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there! – To see what’s available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
In this episode:
* (00:42) – Thanks go Discussers: Stephen, Shelli, Alicia, Patricia, New England Angela & Deb
* (09:17) – The ballroom at the NOPSI that Angela mentioned (the picture does it no justice!)
Photo courtesy of All Souls Con
* (09:55) – Tim’s pictures can be found here:All Souls Con 2017 on Flickr
* (11:37) – Lalaurie … why we weren’t so keen to visiting it our first night in New Orleans . . .
Lalaurie house
* (13:32) – Café Du Monde:
Perfect for a hot day … frozen lattes and beignets!
* (13:40) – Muriel’s Jackson Square
On the balcony at Muriel’s!
* (14:15) – The Royal Oyster Barand the Pimm’s cup! TRY THE CHAR-GRILLED OYSTERS WITH CRAB! Cindi served us. She was magnificent!
Fantastic drink! Pimm’s cup at the Royal Oyster Bar!
* (15:25) – We also tried Acme Oyster House…
* (17:24) – That Cajun dessert atTableau – the way it is described on the menu: TARTE À LA BOUILLIE; Rustic Cajun sweet dough, vanilla custard, Old New Orleans Rum caramel sauce
* (17:51) – The Daemons’ Dilemma drink created for Daemon Hour, consisted of Cabernet, Champagne, Gin and Citrus.
* (18:31) – Thank you to those who participated in Daemon Hour at theNOPSI Undercurrent bar! We played an All Souls centered version of “True Confessions” during Daemon Hour.
These brave people claimed their confessions!
* (22:50) – Contact ASC for volunteer opportunities at All Souls Con Philadelphia in 2018!
* (24:26) – We were talking about the Daemon’s favorite Yogini, Aly, (friend of the podcast and a friend of us) who at the time of recording hadn’t had her baby yet! Aly and her husband welcomed their healthy baby boy, Gideon, into the world on 9/30/17 (1 day after we recorded this episode). Congratulations, Aly! 👶 You can listen to Aly’s guest episode here: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/SE1
— Daemons Domain (@DaemonsDomain) September 26, 2017
* (25:03) – Dinner after Daemon hour was at theNOPSI restaurant (‘Public Service’).
* (25:36) – The “Swear Jar”… that started during our rehearsal of the panel! Angela noted we were dropping quite a few ‘f’ bombs all over the place while discussing these characters. We really did need a swear jar!
* (27:00) – The day of the Con. Below is the surprise video we got from Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode. You can catch the panel session videos at AllSoulsCon.org.
Teresa & Matthew – All Souls Con from AllSoulsCon on Vimeo.
* (27:28) – The alluvial fans
* (32:04) – We discuss (Discusser and Dr.) Shelli’s panel here.
* (33:42) – Shelli joined us as our fourth in the hunt for the green fairy. We went to The Old Absinthe House, and got custom made glasses of absinthe tailored to our individual palates. Ask for Julie!
Cheers! 4 different types of absinthe + 4 curious creatures = the night’s antics
* (35:17) – We suspect Verin submitted this as a design for the new Knights of Lazerus uniform! (3 Daemons and a vampire walk into the Hustler shop in New Orleans … fill in your own punchline!)
We imagine this design got rejected upon review . . .
* (36:50) – Prior to the absinthe, we ate at the Cellar Door . . . The oldest building standing in the business district. Originally a brothel, and also HAUNTED.
40:12 – Yes, Val used the Daemons Domainmain Twitter account (not that it would be much better but … you’d think she’d use the one for the podcast, but NOOOOOOO!) to try to contact Discusser Wendy at 1:30 in the morning. Yikes! Angela normally would never allow this, however she was drunk had impaired judgement too. FYI, we did get a hold of Wendy eventually!
Calling all @Wendyofbarra ‘s! Pls let us know what you’d like from our stash, darling. We owe you tons! 🖤🖤🖤 — Daemons Domain (@DaemonsDomain) September 24, 2017
* (40:44) – Wendy manned our jewelry table! Our jewelry will be available for the public to buy in time for Christmas. Our T-shirts and other items will be available early next year.
Will available in time for Christmas. All profits will be rolled right back into our operation (aka hosting & postage costs!)
* (42:06) – Taye Diggs (Val’s computer) . . . story on the naming of the laptop at a later date! It’s definitely Daemons Discuss! related!
* (42:20) – We now have a Facebook group! Daemonic Discussers. Use the term “Fucking Firedrake” (or some cleaned-up variation 😉) for easy entry on the first question. Yes, Val really did have that inscribed on her copy of The Book of Life a few years ago!
Valerie’s copy of The Book of Life
* (47:50) Promo break– scroll down, or click here to get a hold of us and/or become a Discusser.
* (49:29) – Last thoughts! Jean’s last thought, and she thinks each con will get better and better. She also admits her French is like Elaine Benes’ dancing. Shouts to Lynn, Linda & Janelle. Angela is having NOLA withdrawals. She emphasizes to not delay in buying your tickets for next year. We are going to have a couple of books coming and the TV show! Val loved hanging with the girls in New Orleans in person (Facebook messenger has missed us!). Big shouts to Jen T. and congratulations on your upcoming nuptials.
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C’mon! You all knew this was coming! Time’s Convert is out today, and we are giving it away! That’s right, hot off the press, a first edition hardcover can be all YOURS!
First, a bit of information in this Q/A with Deborah Harkness(courtesy of Viking Books)
—— Q: Once the All Souls Trilogy ended with THE BOOK OF LIFE, did you immediately have the idea to do a spinoff? How did that idea come about?A: I knew I had many more stories to tell about the characters, but I wasn’t exactly sure how to tackle them. Marcus’s story was far more complicated than I imagined it to be, as it turned out. I had originally set out to write about Matthew’s time in Tudor England before 1590, but that also turned out to be more complicated than I imagined. So I worked on both of them at more or less the same time. TIME’S CONVERT just reached the finish line first.
Q: TIME’S CONVERT centers on Marcus and Phoebe, and Marcus’s life before he became a vampire. Did you think about Marcus’s origin story when you were writing the trilogy, or did everything come to you when you started writing this book?
A. I thought about Marcus’s origins all the time. It was impossible to think about Matthew as a character without delving into what kind of father he was, and considering what kind of son Marcus was. Even though in the trilogy Marcus and Phoebe tend to be characterized as “minor characters,” in my opinion there is no such thing. Every character I write has the same amount of backstory, the same amount of detailed thinking required, the same application of imagination to their individual problems as Matthew and Diana do.
Q: As a scholar and professor of history, your life has been about research. What kind of research did you do for TIME’S CONVERT? Was it different than the research you did for the trilogy?
A. The research for Time’s Convert was different in the sense that I couldn’t draw as much on research I’d already conducted for teaching and my scholarly books. I usually end my courses around 1750. Marcus wasn’t born until 1757. So I while I definitely knew something about the period I write about (roughly 1750 to 1810), I had a great deal to learn. Once I realized how much work I needed to do, I tackled it like any other scholarly research project: I read historical monographs written by experts; looked at lots of images and material objects; and steeped myself in the primary sources of the period. The title of the book, for example, comes from a line in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense—Marcus’s favorite book.
Q: What was the most fun part of writing TIME’S CONVERT? The most surprising?
A. The most fun part was being a student again and learning a lot more about eighteenth-century history than I did previously. The most surprising thing for me is how complicated the eighteenth century is. It’s very difficult to get an overall grasp of a particular moment because there are so many distinct voices that offer up different perspectives.
Q: Your first book, A Discovery of Witches, has been adapted into a TV series airing in the UK this fall. What has it been like seeing your book come to life on screen?
A. It’s been fascinating. The process of making television is very like the process of writing a book. You have to imagine all sorts of possibilities, go through multiple versions of the final version before you discover the one that works, and survive months of editing and revising. In the end you just have to cross your fingers and hope that you got more of it right than wrong.
Q: Are you able to tell us what you’re working on next?
A. Right now I’m working on recharging my creative batteries. This involves reading widely, listening to lots of music, and doing very normal, everyday activities like walking the dog, spending time with horses, cooking, and decluttering my house of the piles of stuff that grow to mammoth proportions when I am busy writing. I have a lot more ideas for stories from the All Souls universe, but I also have a number of other projects that I’d like to tackle, too. As always, whichever characters shout loudest get the bulk of my attention. I’ll be as eager as you are to see what develops next.
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Time’s Convert tote bag
But, wait! There’s more. We are throwing in this (see above) beautiful tote that you’ve all seen floating around! They’ve given it out at book events, it was part of the goody package at All Souls Con, and now we are offering you one of your very own. This beautiful canvas tote will allow you to carry quite the book haul! As usual, we’ve provided several ways to enter, including podcast trivia, series trivia, social media follows, and of course you can tweet about this daily (do one, some, or all)! This giveaway will run for two weeks; Tweeters, maximize your chances!
We’ve opened it internationally! That’s right, we’ll ship it to wherever the winner happens to live. Make sure you read the terms/conditions at the bottom of the post, and enter below.
UPDATE: 15 Oct 2018 – Congratulations Julie!
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Ah, the Ridiculously Random Recap! Why the name? Because it’s a recap. And it’s random (ridiculously so). There is no rhyme, reason or rationale, reference its recurring release. Also, alliterations are almost always adored by able, yet addled daemons!
Speaking of Matthew…
We are grateful, and not coincidentally, they are the same reasons why we read the All Souls Trilogy. You can see the full Entertainment Weekly feature that includes other writers here.
Q: Once the All Souls Trilogy ended with THE BOOK OF LIFE, did you immediately have the idea to do a spinoff? How did that idea come about?A: I knew I had many more stories to tell about the characters, but I wasn’t exactly sure how to tackle them. Marcus’s story was far more complicated than I imagined it to be, as it turned out. I had originally set out to write about Matthew’s time in Tudor England before 1590, but that also turned out to be more complicated than I imagined. So I worked on both of them at more or less the same time. TIME’S CONVERT just reached the finish line first.
