Since the theme is green, are we really surprised that Sarah’s witchball would take center stage?
🎃 Happy Halloween, everyone! Here’s a treat!
This year, our theme is GREEN! When we think of green, we think of The Book of Life (in this universe, anyway)! So, of course, we are including a signed copy of Book 3 of the Trilogy. In Book 3, we are introduced to Sarah’s mascot (who rides like the wind on her New Broom) — the infamous witchball . . . and will you look at that? She happens to also be GREEN! Thus, we are throwing in some witchball inspired swag in the prize package!
As usual, we’ve provided several ways to enter! You’ll have one mandatory entry, a trivia question, optional social media follows, and you can also tweet about this daily for more entries — do one, some, or all! This giveaway is open our international audience. Make sure you read the terms/conditions at the bottom of the post, and enter below!
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👻 The Book of Life(Penguin paperback signed by Deborah Harkness)
🧙🏻♀️Witchball Socks from our Redbubble Shop⟵Click to see! “Super soft and stretchy knit crew socks,socks fit: men’s US size 3.5-12, women’s US size 5-14, UK size 4-11.5, EU size 36-46,knit with reinforced toe and heel, with extra cushioning in the sole”
🧛🏻♂️ A witchball sticker AND magnet!Just like it states, you get a cute little sticker, and a matching magnet! We Daemons love to display the magnets on our cars and refrigerators!.
Update! Congratulations, Elena!
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Description: After some gentle persuasion (ha!), Edward Kelley points Diana and Matthew to Rabbi Loew in order to find the lost book (presently known as Ashmole 782). The Rabbi can offer no assistance, however he can escort Diana to the Jewish town to meet Abraham, maker of spells, and mother of the Golem 😆. Diana exchanges methods with Abraham, gains some insight, allows her familiar to have a play date, and a inadvertently has a chance encounter with a future er…”problem”? Matthew, getting drowned by the chaos that their lives have become, has had enough! Newlywed drama! We talked the heck out of this one! Enjoy!
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Statue of Rabbi Loew
In this episode: By the segment . . .
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Topic: Chapter 29, Shadow of Night
Our thoughts and impressions of Old/Jewish Town.
We read the chapter opening, and we discuss careful negotiations to get Matthew and Diana to Jewish town. We wonder (why the negotiations?). Is this Philippe business or congregation business?
Diana and Matthew pay off the doctor with chickens! 🐓
Rudolf’s not “I promise you will not starve. I’LL keep you satisfied.” Boo! Rudolf! 🤬
Matthew gets side-eyed a lot in Jewish Town! Matthew, what have you done?!
We discuss Philippe’s names.
Matthew was rather reverent of the Rabbi. Angela says that it was nice not to meet another clown! 🤡
We find out Matthew’s been snooping around about the Golem. Matthew assures the Rabbi that this was not about that.
We appreciate that the Rabbi is not above common snark! 😏
The cauldron of ink… a little history lesson 🧐
We get the idea that Rabbi knows that Diana is a time walker. He’s been given a heads up, after all.
God made Matthew ~ Rabbi Loew; Matthew has a soul ~ Goody Alsop
Diana is back to being a student!
Jean brings up the fact that Diana is part of Ariel’s family — not just married into it.
We talk about the (mis)deeds that may have caused strife between the Jews and Philippe. At least he tries to do better 😳.
Rabbi tells what he knows of the lost book.
Diana wants to know if the words were moving. The book is alive! Matthew: WHAT? Lol
Matthew may not be the lesser of two evils between him in Rudolf with the residents of Jewish Town.
Matthew gets scolded for dangling Edward out the window. Whoops!
Matthew is informed that Diana’s got to get information without him. Matthew must really really respect this Rabbi to let her go and meet the weaver.
We discuss the related predators with the vampires we know.
Herr Maisel – he helps with “small” financial matters, then we go into a ditch of the collective historical knowledge of Jean and Angela
We discuss the marking of the Jews, and bad humanity throughout history. We drag ourselves out of the sad ditch.
The speech about tolerance. It’s very important. Toleration is not always enough.
We walk in on Abraham and David having a heated discussion.
DING DING DING! — the bright hues
We get a little Hebrew lesson: leech = vampire
Abraham lets us know that there were more weavers prior to the covenant. Hmmm….
THE FIREDRAKE! She wants to play! 🐉
Diana tries to rein her in, and the men evacuated.
The Golem!
The Firedrake has an admirer!
Abraham and Diana do a compare/contrast of their power.
We discuss the the similarities between Abraham and Diana’s magic.
We compare the Golem to Frankenstein’s monster.
The firedrake is finally asleep. 💤
Herr F*cks, Fooks, Fuecks, Fuchs….
What kind of business what Herr Fuchs doing?!
Herr Maisel to the rescue!
Abraham gives Diana advice on obtaining the book.
“Don’t forget” — a lot of people tell Diana this throughout the series.
Maisel escorts Diana back to Matthew. They head home to the three Ravens
Lobero! Yet another gift!
Household drama!
And the note … from guess who?
Matthew establishes his method of control over Diana. She’s not so easy to control, though.
They need counseling! We volunteer!
The double D!
SAY IT!
From the D to the O! 😮
Matthew and his regret. We weren’t sure if the fifth question was appropriate at this moment.
End chapter.
The astronomical clock of Prague
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Description: (Covers chapters 3 & 4 of Shadow of Night) Matthew Clairmont and Diana Bishop get around to acknowledging the need for some witchy guidance. The intent: to return back to the present time armed with Diana’s new magic, ward off the Congregation, and finally discover the secrets of Ashmole 782.
Matthew’s friends (The School of Night) offer help by coming up with elaborate stories to explain away her differences. Françoise tries to come to Diana’s aid by calling for some gloves and shoes to be made. Matthew summons the Widow Beaton to the house as a witch teacher for Diana. The insane/hilarious fun of all of these interactions is what is covered in this episode!
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* (00:55) – Thanks Discussers, NE Angela & Wendy! a. Chapter 3 * (08:50) – The backstory constructed by the “lads” – Matthew stars in the show!
What they had concocted so far was melodramatic in the extreme. This was not surprising given that our two resident playwrights, Kit and George, came up with the key elements of the plot. The characters included dead French parents, avaricious noblemen who had preyed on a helpless orphan (me), and aged lechers intent on stripping me of my virtue. The tale turned epic with my spiritual trials and conversion from Catholicism to Calvinism. These led to voluntary exile on England’s Protestant shores, years of abject poverty, and Matthew’s fortuitous rescue and instantaneous regard.
Although it’s not the same, Diana practicing her writing reminded Valerie of doodling your school-girl crush’s last name with yours.
* (10:08) – Diana is practicing writing, and testing out her names . . . (not unlike being in school testing out your possible married name with your crush!)
* (11:10) – Diana is holding on too tight . . .
“You’re holding your pen too tightly. That’s why the point keeps breaking and the ink won’t flow. You’re holding on to your new life too tightly as well.”
The original version of Penguin/Viking’s commonplace book; first issued with the release of The Book of Life
* (11:27) – Penguin/Viking’s version of Diana’s commonplace book (see above!)
* (11:55) – Matthew and Walter argue outside (and Diana notes the mail). Angela speculates that Walter was chastising Matthew, Valerie wonders if it was about the Queen’s business, and Jean thinks it could be. Angela also wonders if it was maybe Knight’s business. It could be any of those things!
Matthew and Walter were below. The panes of glass muffled their words, but the subject of the conversation was evidently unpleasant, judging from Matthew’s harried expression and the bristling line of Raleigh’s eyebrows. When Matthew made a dismissive gesture and turned to walk away, Walter stopped him with a firm hand.
Katherine Jones (née Boyle)
* (14:31) – The chess piece; Matthew is an observer this time. Jean brings up The Book of Life, and Baldwin being the rook and Diana being the queen.
“Kit won it from me fair and square last night—just as he was supposed to do. At least this time I could see how he managed it. He distracted me with his rook.”
* (15:44) – Katherine Boyle (Robert Boyle’s sister) & The Invisible College
That was my name now. Diana Roydon, wife of the most obscure figure associated with the mysterious School of Night. I examined the page critically. My handwriting was a disaster. It looked nothing like what I’d seen of the chemist Robert Boyle’s neat, rounded script or that of his brilliant sister, Katherine.
* (16:51) – We wonder how Deb decides to insert these little eggs, or does it come out organically (especially since she has famously said that she doesn’t use an outline to write). Jean compares Deb to Diana as far as writing about people and things from the past like she knows them.
* (18:29) – Matthew assures that Kit won’t lose the chess piece . . .
“All the more reason not to worry. As long as it pains him to look upon the likeness of Diana, he won’t be able to part with it. Christopher Marlowe is a masochist of the first order.”
From our drive into the ditch: Hale Navy is what Valerie decided to paint her hall bathroom — photo from REMODELaholic
* (19:03) – The colors! Goose Turd Green, and Rat Hair! Then we went into the ditch; we started talking about copyrighting modern colors for paint. Valerie brings up the darkest black, and Jean brings up a new blue, and we talk about Tiffany blue, Ford’s blue. Also, we were talking about Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy (the color Val is painting her bathroom — see color above).
* (21:40) – The Caudles … blech! The Caudle Diana made Tom:
Set your water to boil. Beat two egge yolkes. Add white wine and beat some more. When the water boils, set it to cool, then add the wine and egge. Stirre it as it boils again, adding saffron and honey.
* (22:11) – Somers and Bidwill show up to take Diana’s measurements
Sturdy feet tromped down the hall. The disapproving Françoise appeared at the threshold. “There are men here for Mistress Roydon,” she announced, stepping aside to reveal a gray-haired septuagenarian with callused hands and a much younger man who shifted from one foot to the other. Neither of these men was a creature.
* (22:48) – Outsiders low-key knew what Matthew actually was.
“Sir. My lord. Master Roydon.” The young man blurted out most available titles except for “Your Majesty” and “Prince of Darkness.” These were implied nonetheless.
* (23:28) – Matthew squashes the notion that Diana will ever show in court.
“Ladies who are going to court are having white stamped with gold or silver.”“We’re not going to court,” Matthew said swiftly.
A depiction of ague, painting by Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827
* (24:04) – The seriousness of ague:
“Rafe Meadows’s girl was sick with a terrible fever. We feared for Old Edward, but he is only afflicted with an ague,” Somers replied tersely.“I trust Meadows’s daughter has recovered.”“No.” Somers snapped the thread. “They buried her three days ago, God rest her soul.”“Amen,” said everyone in the room.
* (24:37) – The Oxford Viva = an oral exam. Mystery solved. We suspected as much, but we were just confirming our own guesses.
* (25:30) – The FNG(Fucking New Guy)! Matthew tells Diana not to worry about how others perceive her.
“But my accent, the way that I walk . . .” Even I had noticed the length of my steps relative to that of the other women in the house, but Kit’s open mockery of my masculine stride had brought the point home.“You’ll adjust. Meanwhile people will talk. But no one’s opinion in Woodstock matters. Soon you will be familiar and the gossip will stop.”
* (27:03) – The term “statuesque” – we are assuming in this context it means more voluptuous.
* (28:08) – The dynamics of the School of Night
Educated in the finest Renaissance style, the members of the School of Night were able to move between ancient and modern languages with alarming speed. All of them knew Aristotle backward and forward. And when Kit, Walter, and Matthew began talking politics, their encyclopedic command of history and geography made it nearly impossible for anyone else to keep up. Occasionally George and Tom managed to squeak in an opinion, but Henry’s stammer and slight deafness made his full participation in the intricate discussions impossible. He spent most of the time quietly observing the others with a shy deference that was endearing, considering that the earl outranked everyone in the room. If there weren’t so many of them, I might be able to keep up, too.
* (28:30) – The auras and Diana’s magic changing
Henry and Tom entered the room looking for Matthew. My third eye blinked open, surprising me with sudden awareness. Since we had arrived, my other nascent powers—witchfire, witchwater, and witchwind—had been oddly absent. With the unexpected extra perception offered by my witch’s third eye, I could discern not only the black-red intensity of the atmosphere around Matthew but also Tom’s silvery light and Henry’s barely perceptible green-black shimmer, each as individual as a fingerprint.
* (29:30) – They determine they need a witch.
“You’re not fine.” He tossed the quill onto the table. “Your scent has changed. I think your magic might be changing, too. Kit is right. We must find you a witch as quickly as possible.”
b. Chapter 4 * (30:18) – November 2nd is All Souls day; a previous continuity issue we discussed is resolved.
* (30:40) – Little regard was held for women or people who lacked university education.
“At last,” Matthew said. His friends had been eager to help him find the creature. Their suggestions illuminated a collective disregard for women, witches, and everyone who lacked a university education. Henry thought London might provide the most fertile ground for the search, but Walter assured him that it would be impossible to conceal me from superstitious neighbors in the crowded city. George wondered if the scholars of Oxford might be persuaded to lend their expertise, since they at least had proper intellectual credentials.
* (31:37) – The word witch vs. the word wizard. “Witch” tended to be viewed negatively, whereas “wizard” which is likened to the word “wise.” Thanks, society! 😐
Disney’s evil queen disguised as an old hag — the image that was conjured up in Jean’s head!
* (32:11) – Widow Beaton was straight out of central casting. Jean compares her in her mind to the evil queen in Snow White
At the far end of the room, standing in the shadows, was the witch from central casting: diminutive, bent, and ancient. As we drew closer, the details of her rusty black dress, stringy white hair, and leathery skin became more apparent. One of her eyes was milky with a cataract, the other a mottled hazel. The eyeball with the cataract had an alarming tendency to swivel in its socket, as though its sight might be improved with a different perspective. Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse, I spotted the wart on the bridge of her nose.
* (33:56) – Matthew gets amorous in an attempt to calm Diana down
“Trust me.” Matthew lowered his lips toward mine. His eyes were smoky, and his instincts to pursue his prey and push it into submission were sharp. Not only did the sixteenth-century husband want to prevail over his wife, but the vampire wanted to capture the witch.“I don’t find arguments the slightest bit arousing,” I said, turning my head. Matthew clearly did, however. I moved a few inches away from him.
* (34:21) – The quote that angered us all (booooooo!):
“And if you really want to behave like an Elizabethan woman, stop questioning me,” he said roughly as he departed.
* (35:09) – Beaton arrives (and they kind of leave her there) . . .
“Elle est ici,” Pierre announced, his glance flicking in my direction. “The witch is here to see madame.”“At last,” Matthew said. His friends had been eager to help him find the creature.
* (35:38) – Jean’s French is abysmal! We get a mini French lesson from Angela regarding the name Françoise. She explains the difference between the names Françoise and François. With the ‘e’ on the end, an ‘s’ or harder ‘z’ sound (if you want to emphasize) is pronounced at the tail end of the name, distinguishing the feminine from the masculine.
* (36:30) – Kit owes a bunch of people a bunch of money including his tailor, his landlord … WHO DOESN’T HE OWE? 😂 He intended to pawn the chess piece to settle his debts. Matthew offers to pay for it. Diana: “whew!”
Matthew had been following the volleys with increasing amusement. “Who are you in trouble with now?” he asked Marlowe, reaching for his wine. “And how much is it going to cost to get you out of it?”“My tailor.” Kit waved a hand over his expensive suit. “The printer for Tamburlaine.” He hesitated, prioritizing the outstanding sums. “Hopkins, that bastard who calls himself my landlord. But I do have this.” Kit held up the tiny figure of Diana that he’d won from Matthew when they played chess on Sunday night. Still anxious about letting the statue out of my sight, I inched forward.“You can’t be so hard up as to pawn that bauble for pennies.” Matthew’s eyes flickered to me, and a small movement of his hand had me sinking back again. “I’ll take care of it.”
Tom Cruise in this famous scene from the movie Risky Business
* (37:20) – Risky Business! Join us on another mini-tour of the ditch; Millennials, give this movie a go!
* (38:25) – Diana has been drawing life force from living things. Jean wonders if this is preparation to become the mother in the goddess sense, Valerie wonders if it’s just because she’s drawn life from the tree, it’s just unleashed this new magic. Also the white animals!
A few hours ago, I had laced my fingers through the branches to tug the roses and medlars to the forefront of the vase, wondering about the garden all the while. I was pleased with the results for about fifteen seconds, until the flowers and fruit withered before my eyes.
* (39:53) – Diana is not witch enough to produce a beard.
“There’s a barber in Oxford who is a wizard. Your husband’s hair grows slowly, as with all of his kind, and he’s clean shaven.” When I still looked blank, Kit continued with exaggerated patience. “Matt will be noticed, looking as he does. He needs a beard. Apparently you are not witch enough to provide him with one, so we will have to find someone else to do it.”
* (41:38) – Kit (in real life) got into a street fight with his tailor!
— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) September 15, 2017
* (43:29) – The bell, book and candle ritual (Catholic vs. Pagan version). Angela, Valerie and Jean discuss the ritual and what it means in Catholicism. Jean brings up the series, The Borgias and an excommunication spell scene to cast someone into the pits of Hell. The juxtoposition forces us to think that one tradition is a result of the other.
“Then the priest took up a holy book—a Bible—and closed it to show that the witch was denied access to God.” The Elements of Geometrie snapped shut. George and Tom jumped. The members of the School of Night were surprisingly susceptible for men who considered themselves immune to superstition.“Finally the priest snuffed out a candle, to signify that the witch had no soul.” Widow Beaton’s fingers reached into the flame and pinched the wick. The light went out, and a thin plume of gray smoke rose into the air. The men were mesmerized. Even Matthew looked unsettled. The only sound in the room was the crackle of the fire and the constant, tinny ringing of the bell.“A true witch can relight the fire, open the pages of the book, and stop the bell from ringing. She is a wonderful creature in the eyes of God.” Widow Beaton paused for dramatic effect, and her milky eye rolled in my direction. “Can you perform these acts, girl?”
* (46:40) – Was Widow Beaton baiting Diana to use her magic in order to separate herself from the creature world? If so, she conveniently would be able to point a finger at a “real witch,” diverting attention away from herself. Hmmm…
Other witches had made the same proclamation as Widow Beaton, and with similar satisfaction. I had a sudden, intense need to prove her wrong and wipe the knowing look from Kit’s face.
* (47:38) – Diana is confessing the changing of her magic in front of all of them.
“I can taste sunlight, Matthew.” My voice was sharp with panic. “I can see time, waiting in the corners.”“That woman has bewitched a wearh. This is the devil’s work,” Widow Beaton hissed. She was backing carefully away, her fingers forked to ward off danger
* (48:01) – We discuss Beaton’s attempted assimilation into society by being part of a Christian congregation.
* (49:34) – Widow Beaton: Look people, I don’t want trouble. I don’t have fancy dudes protecting my ass. Keep me out of this mess!
“You are not like me, and I want no trouble. None will give me pity when the village is baying for blood. I have no wearh to protect me, and no lords and court gentlemen will step forward to defend my honor.”
* (50:29) – A warning from the hag . . .
“But mark my words, Matthew Roydon. Every creature within a day’s journey suspects that you are a foul beast who feeds on blood. When they discover you are harboring a witch with these dark powers, God will be merciless on those who have turned against Him.”
“I enjoyed myself immensely!” Kit shouted, flinging open another window with so much force the panes rattled. “That hag is the perfect witch. I shall put Widow Beaton in one of my plays. Did you ever imagine she could do that with an old bell?”
* (52:26) – We discuss the School of Night’s living situation. We came to the conclusion that they all have places to rest their heads, however they hang out with Matthew because there is always food, wine and brew.
* (54:23) – Explain yourself. Walter questions Diana. Matthew shuts that down.
“Explain yourself,” Walter said curtly.“Diana owes you no explanation,” Matthew shot back.
* (55:10) – Hal on this situation:
“If she speaks out against you, Matt, is there a reason for concern?” Henry inquired gently.
* (56:02) – We end with this quote:
“We’re creatures, Hal, in a human world. There’s always reason for concern,” Matthew said grimly.
* (56:35) Housekeeping: Thank you Fern! She wonders what the fandom thinks about the Ysabeau pick for the TV show. We are in a “wait and see” mode . . . we are wondering how this will play out. We acknowledge that people are just mourning their young, glamourous, version of Ysabeau + the canon that was previously established. Also, we received a couple of Apple Podcast reviews from Mesquite235, and MovetheScale! Thanks for the praise! We deeply appreciate it, and hope to be able to live up to it in future.
* (1:00:44) Save It For the Show …Topic: New fandom entities cropping up with sometimes indistinguishable features . . . we’ve noticed a huge crop of new outlets flooding the fandom, but only a couple of sites have really stood out to us, especially with the some of the chosen naming conventions. Valerie notes a Twitter account that just tweets, and retweets what’s already out there (which is fine; do what you want!), but her point is actually missed in this conversation – she states that she’s going to be “that asshole” by saying this, however the particular entity she was talking about purports to represent an entire country, yet it appears to serve as yet another echo chamber of all of the other places. P.S. we’d understand this if there was a language barrier, and they were translating for fans from non-English speaking countries, but there isn’t one in this case. Please note that we realize many of these fandom groups are just starting out, and can eventually evolve into go-to fandom spots.
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* (1:06:03) – Jean’s last thought was on Colleen Madden (aka @thenewredplaid on Twitter and the illustrator of The World of All Souls), and some dress studies she did (see Tweet above). Jean reminds us that we still have that fashion episode to do. Valerie is glad is things are calming down re: TV news and there is some “anticipation fatigue” settling in. Valerie is also pleased that people aren’t too put off by some of our less-than-amped comments about some of choices made by the A Discovery of Witches production team. We aren’t perpetual cheerleaders for everything (example, Ysabeau’s casting). Surprise! We have opinions! Jean reminds us to please remember that the opposite of love is indifference. We also discuss racist remarks that had been made about some of the casting choices (bleh. People suck, sometimes! BOO!). We remain very excited to watch our favorite story play out on the small screen! Angela brings up the release of The World of All Souls in 6 months (May 8th, 2018). Yay!
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Description: If you’ve followed us for a while, you’ll remember our Daemons Domain guest blogger, Aly Davis. She’s an All Souls Trilogy fan and a fearless yogini that we ran across while perusing Instagram. The rest was pretty much fate! That was and remains our most popular post (minus giveaways), because she was able to expertly dissect the connection of yoga and the All Souls Trilogy. She took us on a journey into Diana and Matthew’s world, and told us how creatures would theoretically benefit immensely from yoga classes. At the end of it, the reader totally understands why they spent five pages listening to a Rocket Man cover (in their heads), and comprehended the mood of the room at Matthew’s house in Woodstock. She’s been featured as a Real-Time Read Along subject on Deborah Harkness’ site, and her Instagram posts are inspirational. She’s one of our favorite people in this fandom, and we are thrilled to be able to talk to her as our first guest on this podcast! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we’ve enjoyed producing it. ~ A long episode, but worth every second! We are always conscious of time, because we don’t want to waste yours! We figure as long as the content is valuable, an episode winds up as long as it needs to be.
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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Listen: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:
* (01:07) – Aly is on Instagram, you can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/alylynnyogaandthings/
* (01:40) – It all began with this picture:
This picture is how we found Aly on Instagram!
* (01:50) – Aly’s guest post: Yoga and The All Souls Trilogy
* (02:03) – Aly on Deb’s site:On This Day, 25 September, in A Discovery of Witches #RealTimeReadingADOW (Chapter 8)
* (07:50) – Aly’s relentless/tenacious when she does handstands! See photo above (Instagram gets touchy with it’s embedded coding, so we grabbed a screen shot, and you can view the video here). * (09:15) – Aly says that you don’t need to be flexible to do yoga. When she began, she could barely touch her toes!
* (10:53) – Aly found the All Souls Trilogy through a friend. She borrowed A Discovery of Witches from the library and she was hooked. The Book of Life was the first book she’s ever pre-ordered.
* (11:43) – Ego – What she said in her piece about ego:
Letting go of the ego, on the other hand, is a much harder task. For everyone, the ego is what keeps us comparing ourselves to others and what bogs us down when we don’t feel like we have/are/can do enough. This is an especially potent piece of the puzzle in this particular class full of vampires, witches, and daemons who have been taught their whole lives that no other creature is as “good” as them and who have generations of ancestry to live up to. We’re talking genius daemons who are rivaling Steve Jobs and Sir Isaac Newton, vampires who have thousands of years of built up ego (not difficult when you’re naturally gorgeous and more cultured than most everyone else you come in contact with), and witches with grimoires going back hundreds of years, chock full of spells from witches whose reputations they must live up to. Ego plays a huge role in the entire series of books but for this amazing five pages we catch a break; a break we didn’t even know we would need as badly as we do.
She goes on to explain further about it in this episode.“A yogi understands that ego is unavoidable”
* (14:22) – Amira starts her class this way:
“Close your eyes,” Amira suggested again gently. “It can be hard to let go of our worries, our preoccupations, our egos. That’s why we’re here tonight.”
* (16:52) – We concluded that yoga was a common ground that Matthew Clairmont found with Diana Bishop, why not get to know her better that way. Matthew seemed to be tuned into what Diana needed. He even smells it!
* (18:26) – Aly had no idea what Matthew’s pose might’ve been. It turns out she guessed correctly! She nailed it. The Fallen Angel:
“Some performed death-defying arm balances and handstands, but I wasn’t among them. Clairmont was, however.”
Fallen Angel Pose – Deb does say on her site that this *is* Matthew’s impossible pose.
* (20:46) – Physical practice vs. mental practice. Yogic meditation came first, however Asana practice resulted from it. People who participated in meditation wanted to be able to strengthen the body for longer meditation sessions, and the physical practice was the natural solution to remedy it. Breathing is the main focus while moving.
* (24:14) – Ayurvedic medical practioner – Ayurvedic medicine (also called Ayurveda) is one of the world’s oldest medical systems. It originated in India more than 3,000 years ago and remains one of the country’s traditional health care systems. Its concepts about health and disease promote the use of herbal compounds, special diets, and other unique health practices. India’s government and other institutes throughout the world support clinical and laboratory research on Ayurvedic medicine, within the context of the Eastern belief system. But Ayurvedic medicine isn’t widely studied as part of conventional (Western) medicine. What is Ayurveda?
* (25:26) – Here’s where we try to convince Aly to do a podcast. Her mom’s tried to get her into YouTube! Apparently we aren’t the first to tell her to teach this publicly. Who knows? All Souls Trilogy yoga instruction may come eventually to your small screen or earbuds near you! It’s how we (at Daemons Domain/Daemons Discuss!) wind up doing most of the things we do. A thought or an idea becomes an action in due time!
* (29:17) – Huge shouts out to Discussers Jennifer W, Jennifer K. and Susie for their questions!
* (31:28) – Aly mostly practices at home with Yogaglo.com – she says there are 6 or 7 teachers, different levels, and different types of yoga. It’s 18 dollars a month, and she swears by it. She also says that she wouldn’t be surprised if the instructors are daemons. Maybe one or two of them are vampires or witches.
Savasana
Diana’s Savasana variation
* (31:18) – Savasana is probably not for Diana, because it’s a vulnerable position and she doesn’t feel comfortable. Aly says it’s hard to find peace in that position for some people, because you are supposed to lay there and let it all go. The other pose that Amira suggested probably worked better because it’s more of a protected position allowing Diana to relax.
The Recovery Position (not yoga! see below!)
* (37:45) – The recovery position is mainly something used while someone is in shock, and the US Air Force co-oped it for self-aid and buddy care. It’s used after triage is conducted, and/or if someone is not in a good mental state. In a war zone it’s not practical most times, but when one is able, it is a suggested method to ‘get your mind right’.This was brought up because Angela mentioned her mother always instructed her as a child to get into a fetal position when she wasn’t feeling well, and Valerie recalled the recovery position being used for this in Self-Aid and Buddy Care (or SABC) in the USAF. We made the connection to Diana’s Savasana variation through these memories.
* (38:50) – Everybody can benefit from yoga. Trilogy-wise she says the first group of creatures that would need it would be “our blood rage friends.” Witches, especially ones coming into their powers would benefit as well. Daemons could use the grounding. The lotus pose is what she recommended for daemons:
Lotus pose
* (43:10) – Anxiety releasing positions or poses: Aly says there are two different days everyone has; the days with pent-up negative stress or energy: she does core work, deep back bends. Her favorite poses for this – camel, wheel, cobra rolls, splits, wild thing, boat pose, plank holds, side planks, bicycles, leg lowers. The other type of days; on days she’s too exhausted, yet still stressed: hip openers, forward folds. She says most of us hold stress in our hips and lower back (male or female). Fire log, double pigeons, thread the needle, butterfly and side bends, or supported back bends are poses she uses for these days.
* (47:22) – Aly’s yoga pants: She’s won a couple of them. Among the brands she mentions: Fractal 9, & Luna Jai athletic. After she won her first official yoga pants, she’s been hooked. Many of them have crazy patterns, but she’s over it, and doesn’t care if people stare. 😂
* (49:58) – Packing using a rolling technique – we couldn’t find the specific post on Facebook, but this is the same system (aka the “Skivvy Roll”). Yoga pants are easy to pack, and doesn’t require the socks!
* (51:01) – Aly is an ambassador for these two companies: Confused Girl, and Alter Ego – she has coupon codes if you are interested – hit up her Instagram, and you can get the coupon codes and 15% off!
* (52:56) – Good yoga leggings are pretty pricey. You’d have to be serious about yoga, or a proponent of wearing leggings as pants! Also, you get what you pay for most times. Shop around. Aly found some of her favorites (by lululemon) at a thrift store.
* (54:37) – United Airlines! In this episode we were just discussing leggings and this particular incident, but this was recorded just prior to the OTHER STORY coming out. We are side-eyeing you, United! *Daemon side-eye!* 😒
* (55:50) – News! Deb has shared some insight on her upcoming books via Twitter:
— Deborah Harkness (@DebHarkness) April 8, 2017
— Deborah Harkness (@DebHarkness) April 8, 2017
Be still our hearts — Hugh and Fernando! Fernando and Hugh! Hugh! Fernando! Take Baldwin’s advice: Don’t wait your turn like a good guy! 😉 https://t.co/bGDZ30Hw7T — Daemons Domain (@DaemonsDomain) April 8, 2017
* (56:53) – Aly was asked to conduct a workshop at All Souls Con later this year, but she has the best excuse not to! She’s expecting her first child, with a due date within days of the event. So she won’t be there in person, but she will be live streaming. Here’s how to attend either virtually or physically: All Souls Con passes: $79, virtual passes: $0 (! –> thanks goes to Penguin Books for sponsoring the live stream) All early bird prices end the 15th of June, 2017 — Virtual passes will remain absolutely free! Regular passes will go up to $99. * (1:01:05) – Promo break. See how to support & get a hold of us below! Scroll down, or click here.
Dear producers of A Discovery of Witches TV, Aly is not only good with yoga, but also great with horses!
* (1:02:49) – Aly can’t let go of the fact that the yoga scene is being cut (this makes her sad! – Deb’s post on it), but she throws out an offer to the producers!
Don’t make Graham mad!
* (1:04:01) – Where was Easter in this trilogy?! This makes Jean’s Graham upset (this was recorded the week before Easter.) Lazarus got all of the resurrection love in this series.
* (1:05:50) – Opus Dei
* (1:07:29) – Angela enjoyed her trip to DC. She teases that Daemons Domain may get a post out of it. One of her tweets on our behalf while she was there:
— Daemons Domain (@DaemonsDomain) March 28, 2017
* (1:08:22) – Fandom politics. We’re over it. We are placing a call to everyone out there to put ego aside, and just do this fandom thing. There are enough real-world politics for us all to worry about. Let’s just have fun! It’s why we are strong proponents of All Souls Con.
All things official about these books will come from DeborahHarkness.com, or her various social media accounts. All other non-speculative information gathered on fan sites (including ours), re: her work, will either come from her site, her social media, or will be a second-hand account based on something she’s said in person. Also … please, please, PLEASE, someone help Valerie off of her soapbox. She’s in danger of face-planting or breaking something! 😏
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Description: All Souls Con 2019 is coming sooner than we think! As is our tradition (since the beginning of this podcast), we invited Laura Ventura (co-director of All Souls Con) on to talk about it. As fate would have it, Angela was unable to record that day, so Laura graciously agreed to join us as our third. This episode can only be described as fans being fanatics! We cover the Cardiff premiere of A Discovery of Witches, and what Laura can reveal about All Souls Con. We indulge ourselves a little in this period of relative calm, while we anticipate the incoming fandom storm. Chapter episodes will resume next year after our TV coverage! This is the penultimate episode of 2018.
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 when it is 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.
The National Museum Cardiff is where All Souls Con 2019 will be held
In this episode:
Laura tells us about her Cardiff experience
She was especially impressed with Jane Trantor
Sarah and Em are in good hands with Alex Kingston and Valarie Pettiford
Greg McHugh – who plays Hamish – got ambushed in an elevator
Laura’s Oxford mission was to look at 3 potential locations
LAURA MET THE DISCUSSER IN CHIEF! Yay! Stephen!
She discusses the Spellbound Exhibit presented by the Ashmolian Museum
All Souls Con will be held at the National Museum Cardiff
There will be seat selection for attendees
The Alumni discussion: Laura feels that this is a small gesture to thank alumni for their ongoing support of All Souls Con.
DON’T PANIC! If you plan to go, buy/book EARLY. Keep an eye out on All Souls Con’s social media to see when tickets go on sale.
On the All Souls Con Attendee group, there are all sorts of information on travel deals
All Souls Con is working with Visit Cardiff – there will be a discount for Great Western Railways + Hotel discounts.
We discuss electronic device needs while in the UK (info for Americans who need guidance), currency exchange/transportation/jargon differences/driving in the UK (not for the squeamish!)
Two confirmed speakers so far: Shelli Carter & Stephanie McGucken.
Deadline for for fan-panel submissions is December 31st, 2018
We are doing a break-out session for All Souls Con: stay tuned! We’re playing with a few ideas
To date, All Souls Con has donated $21,000 to charity
They will put together a location guide for potential attendees
Audio postcards from the premiere: thank you Greg McHugh (Hamish Osbourne), Discusser Belia, Claire Baldwin, Caitlyn from Headline, Candy, Discusser In Chief, Stephen + wife, Yvonne. Big hugs and thanks to Laura and Karen for putting that together for us!
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Last thoughts: Laura talks about how podcasts have been saving her sanity in between Cons. Jean reminds us that 2019 is going to be a year of daemonosity, because it’s the only way we’ll survive. Valerie reminds US and Canadian listeners sign up for their streaming service of choice (Shudder or Sundance Now).
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According to Laura, Alex’s eyes can look into your soul! Up close, we see what she’s talking about!
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This image came out more macabre than planned, but we stuck with it; Gallowglass seemed to enjoy a bloody conquer.
Description: After getting out of that disastrous dinner with Rudolf, Diana and Matthew reflect on what they saw/thought/smelled from Ashmole 782. Gallowglass is doing his best to get them to break it down for to him as if he were a medieval vampire. They determine that they have break into the castle, and steal the book, and then beat feet out of Prague. But how? It seems Jack has and is the key to bust in, get the book, and get the f*ck out of there! A short, but great chapter! 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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Listen:
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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.
Prague Castle
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(55:33) Last thoughts/Outro.
Topic: Chapter 32, Shadow of Night
Who the f*ck would make this damn book?!
Jean made her conclusions based on the fact that vampires don’t die naturally, so the assumption is that all of these creatures were killed — welp, we can’t prove her wrong, can we?
The mini history lesson on vellum
The word “flay” YIKES 😱
The entry of the possibilities in modern time with DNA!
Poor Gallowglass, but he does well with the DNA convo!
The question: why can Diana carry Matthew’s child? No surprise, everyone knows why this question is being asked. The vampires apparently had meetings about this! 😂
The necklace, the order of the defeated dragon, Dracula … and Baldwin.
Gallowglass is a pretty blood-thirsty mercenary!
“Christ!” We love when Matthew says this.
How are they going to get into the castle? Enter Jack.
Matthew learns how little control he has in his own house based on Jack’s mini adventures in the castle, with de Clermont staff and family acting as accidental tour guides.
Pierre and Gallowglass give a summary of all of the places Jack’s seen at Rudolf’s place! 😏
The ring of keys!
Jack is very versed on the goings on in the house, including the magical stuff 🧙🏻♀️
“I’m in your debt, Jack,” can we get an ‘awww’?!
Matthew and Gallowglass come back covered in blood dirt and soot…but they’ve got the book!
The first 3 pages are gone, and just like that, we feel like we are back to square one.
The book talked back!✨📖✨
It’s time to go back to England! Get on the boat! 🚢
Bon vs. Bone fires
Nose to tail use of the resources. Hair to sew the pages, bone for glue, skin for vellum.
The tree of life and the book of life in one.
To take it back, or leave it back in this time?
Jean has theories. They are pretty good!
We ditch out into the subject of DNA.
Matthew has some news for Diana!
Matthew de Clermont, husband, father, vampire 🧛🏻♂️
FIN
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Our Halloween will be a bit different, friends! This year, we don masks to keep our friends/families/communities safe, and until we are done with COVID-19, we will enjoy the holiday in new ways. Our Halloween 2020 giveaway acknowledges the changes, and hopes for a better 2021.
🎃 Up for grabs:
The Book of Life, signed by Deborah Harkness – because we felt the book emphasizing SCIENCE is really important this year! (Penguin paperback/US edition)
Bath and Body Works“Vampire Blood” hand soap and hand sanitizer (Blood Red Strawberry, Midnight Blooming Jasmine, Dark Transylvanian Plum with Essential Oils )
A witch-ball magnet and holographic sticker
A FTSIO enamel pin, that expresses hope that Halloween 2021 will indeed be better
FTSIO 2020
As usual, we’ve provided several ways to enter! You’ll have one mandatory entry, a trivia question, optional social media follows, and you can also tweet about this daily for more entries — do one, some, or all! This giveaway is open our international audience. Make sure you read the terms/conditions at the bottom of the post, and enter below!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Terms and Conditions: • Contest ends the morning of the 2nd of November 2020 at 12:01am (Matthew’s Birthday!) The 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 outlet. We hate that, we know you do too. 😖 • Twitter users will have the opportunity to enter daily. • “Share” entries must have the accompanying URL provided for verification. • “Follow” 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: “Halloween 2020 Giveaway”
✯ These ‘terms and conditions’ were created by the ladies of Daemons Domain to convey our methods, expectations and liabilities for these drawings. They are in no way to be considered standard/generic/a template to use when writing terms of use for other drawings; the above was drafted specifically for Daemon-hosted giveaways. See our general Terms of Use for site-wide guidance. Legal restrictions regarding international lottery laws, social media terms of use, and other varying factors were taken into consideration during our construction of these specific “Terms and Conditons.”
Good Luck!
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Well, folks … it’s really hard to believe that this is our first official world-wide giveaway of 2020! What can we say? Like you, we’ve had a lot of other things on our minds. So, enough of that, let’s get up, shake ourselves off, and have a proper contest! We’ve teamed up with Karin Star of All Souls Illustrated, and she’s offered her BEAUTIFUL Goddess enamel pin for one lucky winner! Of course, we decided to throw in our contribution, which effectively demonstrates our overall attitude about what’s going on in this world!
From the Daemons:
Frustrated? Agitated? Masked? Show it! We thought our “F*ck This Sh*t, I’m Out!” message went well with our current times. It’s OK to be frustrated, but do it at a distance, wear a mask when you can’t, and FFS, wash your hands! Anyway, here’s this shirt and mask! 😷😳🤪
Our FTSIO 2020 shirt. 2020 is turning out to be not-so-hot! 2021, DO BETTER!
If someone asks you what it means, just tell them if they can read it, they are TOO CLOSE!
From All Souls Illustrated: Our friend, Karin, offers a much more inspirational contribution with her beautiful Goddess enamel pin. We love the gorgeous artistry, the gold detail, and the message it represents. She grants us a bit of hope to go with our frustration!
The beautiful Goddess pin!
In summary, this is what’s for grabs This prize package is a beautiful balance, and just what the healers ordered! Open to all world-wide (of course! We’re all going through this!) Enter below – please read the terms and conditions outlined on the bottom of this post.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Terms and Conditions: • Contest ends the night of the 18th of May 2020 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 outlet. We hate that, we know you do too. 😖 • Twitter users will have the opportunity to enter daily. • “Share” entries must have the accompanying URL provided for verification. • “Follow” 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 & All Souls Illustrated. 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, and the nation’s mail system policy on receiving mail from USA due to COVID19. 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: “The Power-Through Giveaway”
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Collectors, here is your chance to own one of these gems!
Hi Guys! This is something we didn’t include in Issue 7 of the Ridiculously Random Recap, so we felt it appropriate to dedicate a separate post to it.
In case you haven’t heard among other channels across social media and the web, AllSoulsCon is auctioning signed US and Foreign editions of the All Souls Trilogy! Proceeds benefit the Bodleian Library.
If you collect these books – we know there are many of you out there – this is for you! No joke, we’ve seen people who dedicate entire book shelves to the different editions so they can admire all of the cover artwork from this beloved trilogy! What a great opportunity to add to your stack! All of them have been signed by Deborah Harkness.
Inscription of a Romanian copy of Shadow of Night – Scoala Noptii
If you are thinking of starting a collection of the different versions, this would be a great time to start. Or if you know a fan that happens to be collector, you’ve landed yourself a great holiday gift-giving idea! All auctions start at 35 US dollars. From AllSoulsCon:
AllSoulsCon is auctioning a number of US and foreign editions on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/allsoulscon3. These were all signed by Deborah at AllSoulsCon, and all the proceeds are donated to the Bodleian Library.
We’re auctioning the following editions:• Croatian • German (week of Nov. 30)• Japanese (week of Nov. 23)• Latvian• Slovak• Spanish (week of Nov. 16)• Romanian (week of Nov. 16)• UK (week of Nov. 30)
• US
Jump on your chance to own one of these beauties and help out a good cause at the same time! (We are eyeing a couple of these ourselves! 😉 ) Until next time,
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Pictured above is what’s for grabs–see details on the audiobook!
Happy Birthday, Diana Bishop! It’s not her birthday yet, but it will be soon (the Goddess’ Feast Day is around the corner)! As she’s fictional, we are left with all of these birthday presents to give, and no one to give it to! Well, of course that means we are having a giveaway (c’mon, followers…you know us by now!)
We have partnered up with AllSoulsCon as a giveaway co-sponsor! If you are new to this fandom and are curious, be sure to check out the website (AllSoulsCon.org), and look around! Tentatively, there’s a plan for another event in 2017—we went to the one last year and had an absolutely wonderful time. Based on all of the smiling faces we saw, many others did too! Special thanks to Laura from AllSoulsCon for helping to make this giveaway special!
What we are giving away:
☞ The Book of Life (US/paperback), signed by Deborah Harkness
☞ A choice of 1 of the All Souls Trilogy audio books from Audible* (Membership is free with a trial). Choose The Book of Life to listen to as you read your paperback copy…or pick whichever one is your favorite! Let your spirit guide you!
☞ An adorable small carry-all pouch (6″ X 5″) designed by A Little Leafy from Society6. It depicts a witches hat and it says “Witch Please!” —> To die for, right?!
☞ A package of Diana’s favorite brand of tea! Artemis Tea by Mariage Frères
——CONTEST CLOSED!——
Update 8/18/16! Prizes received! Thanks for the picture,Debbie! It made our day! BTW, Debbie chose Shadow of Night for her Audible audio book!
Photo by Debbie Fluehr – Picture of her prize package!
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From AllSoulsCon:
