If you have yet to discover the books of Joan Aiken, then here is a mouthwatering guide, and for those who know them already this is a handy reminder of the wide range of stories she wrote, from fu…

A salutation on his birthday, August 5th, raising a glass to Conrad Aiken – I can imagine my Grandfather, prolific poet, novelist and writer of Everysingle Thing including letters, lyrics, li…

Joan Aiken’s famous series of twelve nooks set in her own historical world. A time when ravening wolves have invaded England from the wilds of Europe through the newly opened Channel Tunnel, and trave...

From her very earliest stories, Joan Aiken gave a voice to women, and showed how, unexpectedly, in their own mysterious way, they held power. Old ladies, browbeaten wives, silent mothers, unhap…

Time to celebrate – it’s Dido Twite’s birthday, ‘fust o’ March’ – Joan Aiken’s heroine was given the same birthdate as her beloved mother Jessie&#823…

Joan Aiken died on the fourth of January, in fact her favourite month, because she said it was the most hopeful time of all, with the whole new year lying ahead… she had firm opinions an…

It may be the darkest time of year, but let’s light the lights, and share good cheer! A Solstice Song from Joan Aiken’s  Play Winterthing  with music by her son John Sebastian Brown Man…

Did you know  Joan Aiken wrote Austen sequels? One of the greatest Jane Austen enthusiasts, she knew the books inside out and has written six wonderful novels of her own as a tribute to her ‘…

Joan Aiken’s famous series of twelve nooks set in her own historical world. A time when ravening wolves have invaded England from the wilds of Europe through the newly opened Channel Tunnel, and trave...

Joan Aiken’s famous series of twelve nooks set in her own historical world. A time when ravening wolves have invaded England from the wilds of Europe through the newly opened Channel Tunnel, and trave...

Joan Aiken brought her own voice to her stories, she believed absolutely in the saving power of reading, and in her short stories she often seems to be speaking directly to us, saying these stories…

Joan Aiken was born on September 4th 1924 in a haunted house named after a mysterious astrologer, Samuel Jeake (who was supposed to have built a flying machine) in a street named after a mythical m…

“Just because I’m sweeping leaves doesn’t mean I’m not thinking,” she would say – or she might be drawing a picture of mushrooms… before cooking them for s…