Marcus, Leonard S.

The wand in the word : conversations with writers of fantasy / compiled and edited by Leonard S. Marcus. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2006. - 202 p. : ill., ports., facsim. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Lloyd Alexander -- Franny Billingsley -- Susan Cooper -- Nancy Farmer -- Brian Jacques -- Diana Wynne Jones -- Ursula K. LeGuin -- Madeleine L'Engle -- Garth Nix -- Tamora Pierce -- Terry Pratchett -- Philip Pullman -- Jane Yolen.

Interviews with 13 American and English authors of fantasy fiction discussing their lives, literary influences, work routines and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and our lives. Includes a "reader" listing each author's major fantasy works.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 0763626252 (reinforced : alk. paper) :

LCCN: 2005046913

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fantasy fiction, American
Children's stories, American
Children's stories, English
Fantasy fiction, English
Authors, American
Authors, English
Children's stories
Fantasy fiction

LC Class. No.: PS374.F27 / W36 2006 PS374.F27 / W36 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 813.009/9282