'We keep on climbing, ever downwards through the dark.'
Stories are always reaching backwards and forwards in time, but I wonder if anyone has noticed that my novel Escape Room includes a callback to the oldest surviving adventure story, The Epic of Gilgamesh?

I made a poster for our #Science Dept to inspire our students to visit the #library , you can download it here!
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Feat. Christopher Edge Jennifer Holm Tamara Ireland Stone Adam Kay Stuart Gibbs Jake Burt & more!
#booksworthreading #edutwitter #librarian

89. Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher Edge
Fast-paced and action-packed middle-grade adventure full of clever twists - a real love-letter to the magic of cinema!

This is going to be BRILLIANT!

Only need one more review before the Bank of England starts accepting copies of Black Hole Cinema Club as legal tender! (And if you help me get to 50 reviews, I'll let you have a free ride on my unicorn when Jeff Bezos sends this through!) amazon.co.uk/Black-Hole-Cin…

ONE WEEK TO GO! This time next week we'll be welcoming over 1,600 children to our FREE Primary Schools Programme Genesis Cinema at our amazing events with Christopher Edge Steven Lenton Tracey Corderoy AND Zanib Mian. CAN. NOT. WAIT
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Mood and Emotion: The backgrounds never feel static to me. They are part of the mood and tone of the moment. It doesn't matter if it's depicting silence, a bustling town, or a cloudless skyline...they help convey feelings and emotions.

#WhispersOfTheHeart
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Cultural Elements: Although I am fairly ignorant of Japanese culture and architecture, I absolutely would love to go there so those hints at another place that is just beyond my reach is both fascinating and enriching too. Even the everyday scenes.

#TheCatReturns
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Realism and Fantasy: Although settings can be based on real locations, they often carry a sense of magic and wonder. This always leaves me feeling like I am somewhere familiar and somewhere enchanted.

#Ponyo
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Atmospheric Perspective: Depth and perspective in the Ghibli backgrounds always makes it feel like spaces and places are real - you sense the immersion without knowing it. Background and foreground are often integral.
#SpiritedAway
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Natural Beauty: Indoors are just as wondrous and mesmerising as the outdoors but those natural landscapes, real or imagined (well, they're all imagined, really) are both realistic and idealised. I find them beautiful and tranquil too.
#PorcoRosso
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The Use of Colour: There is this deep. almost ethereal lushness to the palettes in the backgrounds. As if the place is both real and fantastical. Vibrant and warm, they can suggest comfort and nostalgia

#MyNeighbourTotoro
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Attention to Detail: I love the texture of the backgrounds in Ghibli films. Not only are they meticulously detailed but there is always, always there incredible intricate play between light and shadow.

#KikisDeliveryService
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Tonight I need some uplifting so I'm going to watch #FromUpOnPoppyHill Studio Ghibli since Thursday nights are Film nights for me. I thought I'd write a little thread on why I love #Ghibli backgrounds too.

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Flew by Puffin Air - otherwise known as Aurigny - to visit St. Anne's School in Alderney today. Huge thanks to the wonderfu librarian, teachers and students for making me feel so welcome. Last day of Guernsey Book Week tomorrow - thank you Guernsey Libraries for an amazing week.

If it's a blue postbox I must be in...

One week until the Black Hole Cinema Club lands at the Genesis Cinema alongside these children's books superstars for the BarnesKidsLitFest Schools Programme! Hold on to your popcorn...

Only need one more review before the Bank of England starts accepting copies of Black Hole Cinema Club as legal tender! (And if you help me get to 50 reviews, I'll let you have a free ride on my unicorn when Jeff Bezos sends this through!) amazon.co.uk/Black-Hole-Cin…

My daughter has almost finished Black Hole Cinema Club Christopher Edge & I’m loving all the film & sci-fi chats we are having around this story. It’s a sublime book. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re massively missing out! 📖🎥 Nosy Crow
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'They’re a fearless audience who will go with you anywhere if you can deliver a great story.' #BlackHoleCinema author Christopher Edge on the magic of writing for kids ✨
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