Susan Cooper is the Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA)'s newest Grandmaster. Well deserved!
February 12, 2024 at 7:40 AM
It's dark. It's cold. It's that time of year again. #thedarkisreading
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's dark. It's cold. It's that time of year again. #thedarkisreading
This used to be a fun pre-Christmas tradition - a chapter a day of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, from 19 December. I'm a big fan of the whole sequence; classic #KidLit that isn't just for kids. You can also listen along, with the BBC audio version. #TheDarkIsReading
The Dark Is Rising - Introducing The Dark Is Rising - BBC Sounds
Fighting against evil in a time-travelling midwinter family drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 1:14 PM
This used to be a fun pre-Christmas tradition - a chapter a day of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, from 19 December. I'm a big fan of the whole sequence; classic #KidLit that isn't just for kids. You can also listen along, with the BBC audio version. #TheDarkIsReading
And it's time to dig out yer Susan Cooper!
The first part of "The Dark Is Rising" is set tonight, on Midwinter's Eve
#TheDarkIsRising #TDIRReadathon #TheDarkIsReading
The first part of "The Dark Is Rising" is set tonight, on Midwinter's Eve
#TheDarkIsRising #TDIRReadathon #TheDarkIsReading
Almost #TheDarkIsRising time again …
It’s wonderful to listen to an episode each day from 21st Dec, ideally through the best headphones you can find.
It’s become an annual treat for me. #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
It’s wonderful to listen to an episode each day from 21st Dec, ideally through the best headphones you can find.
It’s become an annual treat for me. #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
And it's time to dig out yer Susan Cooper!
The first part of "The Dark Is Rising" is set tonight, on Midwinter's Eve
#TheDarkIsRising #TDIRReadathon #TheDarkIsReading
The first part of "The Dark Is Rising" is set tonight, on Midwinter's Eve
#TheDarkIsRising #TDIRReadathon #TheDarkIsReading
There's an entire global group dedicated to reading The Dark is Rising, bit by bit on the days events happen in the book. Welcome to #TheDarkIsReading
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM
There's an entire global group dedicated to reading The Dark is Rising, bit by bit on the days events happen in the book. Welcome to #TheDarkIsReading
The story starts on Midwinter's Eve (tomorrow) so lots of us do a readathon in real(ish) time with the hashtag #TheDarkIsReading. But any time over the xmas period is perfect. It's such a good series of books.
December 19, 2024 at 11:48 AM
The story starts on Midwinter's Eve (tomorrow) so lots of us do a readathon in real(ish) time with the hashtag #TheDarkIsReading. But any time over the xmas period is perfect. It's such a good series of books.
26 days until I can start the annual re-read. #thedarkisrising #susancooper #re-reading #thedarkisreading #thewalkerisabroad
November 25, 2024 at 10:09 AM
26 days until I can start the annual re-read. #thedarkisrising #susancooper #re-reading #thedarkisreading #thewalkerisabroad
I have two episodes of The Box of Delights left, and am about to read today's #TheDarkIsReading chapter. Fictionally, my Christmas preparation's going well.
December 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I have two episodes of The Box of Delights left, and am about to read today's #TheDarkIsReading chapter. Fictionally, my Christmas preparation's going well.
It is Christmas Eve, and Will Stanton’s family are ONLY JUST putting up their Christmas tree, the heathens.
#theDarkIsReading
#theDarkIsReading
December 24, 2024 at 4:12 PM
It is Christmas Eve, and Will Stanton’s family are ONLY JUST putting up their Christmas tree, the heathens.
#theDarkIsReading
#theDarkIsReading
This is a great time to start The Dark is Rising, for anyone who wants to read it when it's set. The BBC audio version is available and great: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... #TheDarkIsReading
BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 11:25 AM
This is a great time to start The Dark is Rising, for anyone who wants to read it when it's set. The BBC audio version is available and great: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... #TheDarkIsReading
“Tonight will be bad but tomorrow will be beyond imagining” (not many doing #TheDarkIsReading this year?)
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“Tonight will be bad but tomorrow will be beyond imagining” (not many doing #TheDarkIsReading this year?)
Morning travelling with Will Stanton along the Old Ways in final chapters of #TheDarkIsReading and afternoon walking Icknield Way and Pirton's hidden holloways. Red kite, sparrowhawk, fieldfare, fox and long-tailed tits all abroad @RobGMacfarlane
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Morning travelling with Will Stanton along the Old Ways in final chapters of #TheDarkIsReading and afternoon walking Icknield Way and Pirton's hidden holloways. Red kite, sparrowhawk, fieldfare, fox and long-tailed tits all abroad @RobGMacfarlane
One of my own December traditions has long been a re-read of Susan Cooper’s “The Dark is Rising”. A couple years ago I started trying to do rough illustrations for the story, just for fun. #TheDarkIsReading
December 24, 2024 at 5:19 AM
One of my own December traditions has long been a re-read of Susan Cooper’s “The Dark is Rising”. A couple years ago I started trying to do rough illustrations for the story, just for fun. #TheDarkIsReading
"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining." Few phrases to start off a novel are quite so evocative. Time for the annual re-read of The Dark is Rising.
#TheDarkIsReading
#TheDarkIsReading
December 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining." Few phrases to start off a novel are quite so evocative. Time for the annual re-read of The Dark is Rising.
#TheDarkIsReading
#TheDarkIsReading
December 25, 2024 at 1:10 PM
December 21, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Thanks and ❤️ to @darkoutside.co.uk for keeping the faith and ushering in #DarkIsRisingDay with a mention of my album, while I was chucking stuff into boxes. If you're observing the yearly read-along, #TheDarkIsReading style, today is time for track 2. Cassette decks and record players at the ready!
December 22, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Thanks and ❤️ to @darkoutside.co.uk for keeping the faith and ushering in #DarkIsRisingDay with a mention of my album, while I was chucking stuff into boxes. If you're observing the yearly read-along, #TheDarkIsReading style, today is time for track 2. Cassette decks and record players at the ready!
Looking forward to this vicarious readalong.
Robert Macfarlane did a twitter readalong back in the day which was called #TheDarkIsReading - probably still searchable.
Robert Macfarlane did a twitter readalong back in the day which was called #TheDarkIsReading - probably still searchable.
December 19, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Looking forward to this vicarious readalong.
Robert Macfarlane did a twitter readalong back in the day which was called #TheDarkIsReading - probably still searchable.
Robert Macfarlane did a twitter readalong back in the day which was called #TheDarkIsReading - probably still searchable.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin. #TheDarkIsReading
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin. #TheDarkIsReading
#TheDarkisReading Midwinter's Eve read; very spooky and atmospheric. Interesting how much a Will on the eve of his 11th birthday reads differently now I know a 10 year-old.
December 19, 2024 at 11:20 PM
#TheDarkisReading Midwinter's Eve read; very spooky and atmospheric. Interesting how much a Will on the eve of his 11th birthday reads differently now I know a 10 year-old.
I love how firm Susan Cooper is that the Light isn't Christianity/the Christian idea of god. #TheDarkIsReading #TheDarkIsRising
December 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I love how firm Susan Cooper is that the Light isn't Christianity/the Christian idea of god. #TheDarkIsReading #TheDarkIsRising
You're absolutely cracking through this! Great stuff, I think - so many echoes of myths, that leave lots of space for exactly the kind of things you're thinking about how these characters relate to Arthur etc. #TheDarkisReading
December 20, 2024 at 10:12 AM
You're absolutely cracking through this! Great stuff, I think - so many echoes of myths, that leave lots of space for exactly the kind of things you're thinking about how these characters relate to Arthur etc. #TheDarkisReading
It's so interesting how much these two have in common - a magical white horse that takes the boy hero away from trouble, the old lady and her rose ring, the echoes of Arthurian legends. Will's born to this, Kay wanders into it. #TheDarkIsReading
I have two episodes of The Box of Delights left, and am about to read today's #TheDarkIsReading chapter. Fictionally, my Christmas preparation's going well.
December 23, 2024 at 12:45 AM
It's so interesting how much these two have in common - a magical white horse that takes the boy hero away from trouble, the old lady and her rose ring, the echoes of Arthurian legends. Will's born to this, Kay wanders into it. #TheDarkIsReading
4/20 really failing on the every day thing, but seasonally appropriate read for the win!
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#booksky
#bookchallenge
#thedarkisreading
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#booksky
#bookchallenge
#thedarkisreading
December 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
4/20 really failing on the every day thing, but seasonally appropriate read for the win!
💙📚
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#thedarkisreading
💙📚
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#thedarkisreading