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October Jones Co.
A softly illustrated cauldron ready for conversation

Around the Cauldron

Double, double, toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble…

Pull up a chair. This is where I gather authors, illustrators, librarians, researchers and other clever creatures for conversations about children’s books, illustration, libraries, folklore, fear and all the weird and wonderful places where they overlap.

We’ll stir in the books that shaped us, the work being made now, things we’ve learned, things we absolutely haven’t and whatever else happens to bubble up while nobody is watching the pot.

New conversations will appear here at the Manor, with plenty more brewing between gatherings.

First gathering · 30/04/2027 · 5pm

178Days
09Hours
43Minutes
15Seconds

Around the Cauldron: Episodes

Every conversation will have a place here once the cauldron starts bubbling

Guest Still Under Wraps

This chair unlocks when its conversation is ready.

Guest Still Under Wraps

This chair unlocks when its conversation is ready.

Guest Still Under Wraps

This chair unlocks when its conversation is ready.

While You’re Waiting…

Treat your ears to voices that have developed my knowledge, challenged my thinking and shaped my practice

Booky 13 · 1 of 13

Comic Boom: Comics in Education

Children’s books, illustration, reading and the people around them.

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AaAaRgh! The cauldron’s bubbling over! Quick, take shelter in another room!