Inspiring Young Readers
posted on 22 Oct 2024
An Interview with Louie Stowell
The Letterpress Project has asked authors and illustrators to think about what has inspired them as artists, what their favourite books are and how they relate to their audience - we've also asked them if they themselves are book collectors.
We are delighted to present an exclusive interview with author/illustrator, Louie Stowell. Louie writes books about magic, gods and monsters (mostly). She has written carefully-researched books about space, ancient Egypt, politics and science but eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. She has written fiction for 8–12 (Nosy Crow and Walker Books US), but the award-winning Loki: A Bad God's Guide series is her first as both author and illustrator, inspired by her research into Norse myths.
Louie writes full time in London, where she lives with her wife Karen, her dog Buffy and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.
You can read what she had to tell us by clicking on the link below: