Wossname – December 2020 – main issue

[News and reviews about the works of Sir Terry Pratchett]

Wossname
Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
December 2020 (Volume 23, Issue 12, Post 1)

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WOSSNAME is a free publication offering news, reviews, and all the other 
stuff-that-fits pertaining to the works of Sir Terry Pratchett. 
Originally founded by the late, great Joe Schaumburger for members of 
the worldwide Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the 
North American Discworld Society and other continental groups, Wossname 
is now for Discworld and Pratchett fans everywhere in Roundworld.
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Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Vera P
Newshounds: Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow, Mss C, Alison not 
Aliss
Staff Writers: Asti, Pitt the Elder, Evil Steven Dread, Mrs Wynn-Jones
Staff Technomancer: Jason Parlevliet
Book Reviews: Annie Mac, Drusilla D'Afanguin, Your Name Here
Puzzle Editor: Tiff (still out there somewhere)
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
Emergency Staff: Steven D'Aprano, Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)

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INDEX:

01) QUOTES OF THE MONTH
02) EDITOR'S LETTER
03) HOGSWATCH CAROLS
04) ODDS AND SODS
05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
06) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS NEWS
07) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
08) IMAGES OF THE MONTH
09) CLOSE

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01) QUOTES OF THE MONTH

"If J.R.R. Tolkien took LSD, thought of Death as a guy who takes his job 
very seriously, and wrote satire with a honed edge of honesty that cuts 
deep and bleeds truth, he actually would have been Terry Pratchett in 
disguise. I’m not saying Terry Pratchett did drugs, but I am saying that 
the ideas that fueled his brain took other authors like Stephen King 
years of snorting cocaine to imagine."
– blogger frankfiction's interesting take on the genius of Pratchett

"Wherever people are obtuse and absurd... and wherever they have, by 
even the most generous standards, the attention span of a small chicken 
in a hurricane and the investigative ability of a one-legged 
cockroach... and wherever people are inanely credulous, thematically 
attached to the certainties of the nursery and, in general, have as much 
grasp of the realities of the physical universe as an oyster has of 
mountaineering... yes, Twyla: there is a Hogfather."
– Hogfather, of course

"One should always be wary of people who talk unashamedly of “fellowship 
and good cheer” as if it were something that can be applied to life like 
a poultice."
– ibid.

"HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE 
SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM."
– the... *other* Hogfather

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02) LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR

Are you ready to welcome the Year of the Beleaguered Badger? We can only 
hope that despite the name, it will be less beleaguered than the Year of 
the Condescending Carp has been! That remains to be seen, but I think we 
all deserve a good holiday and a drop (or many) of vintage scumble for 
making it through.

Librarians – and orangutan lovers – around the world can celebrate the 
first Discworld-named baby ape! See item 4.3.

To our readers and their families and friends, warmest Wossname wishes 
for the happiest possible Hogswatch and a Covid-free new year! And now, 
on with the show...

– Annie Mac, Editor

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03) HOGSWATCH CAROLS

It's been a long time since we opened the Weird Alice songbook. Here's a 
song to warm the cockles of your Discly hearts...

A FAIRYTALE OF OLD ANKH

A PRISONER IN THE PALACE DUNGEONS:
It was Hogswatch Eve, mate
Down in old Ankh
A chained mime said to me
"Won't learn another word!"
And then he sang a song:
The hedgehog's point of view
I turned twice Widdershins
And dream'd of hot stoo

Got Raven's lucky beak –
See, Death of Rats says SQUEAK
A slate is running
In Biers for me and you
So Happy Hogswatch
 From Dots and Sadie
Making Morpork free of crime
And nightmares all come true...

TWOFLOWER:
They've got gnolls big as trolls
They've got wizards in robes
But the smell goes right through you
There's no rest for your nose
When we walked round the Shades
On that cold Hogswatch night
You promised me Ankh-Morpork vampires don't bite

VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BEGGARS' AND THIEVES' GUILDS:
"You were Bursar – "
"You were jolly..."
"You stank like Queen Molly!"
When the minstrels stopped playing
We set them alight
Piss Harry's "collecting"
Mossy Lawn, he's dissecting
We ate Dibbler's meat pies
And retched through the night

EVERYONE:
The boys from the YMPA Choir
Were singing sourly
And Dark Morris bells rang out
For Hogswatch Eve.

NOBBY AND COLON:
"You're a Fool, a nut-case."
"You're a civic disgrace,
"Swigging Bearhugger's booze
"Till you hoick on your shoes!"
"You Lancre sheep-shagger..."
"You unlicensed Beggar..."
"Happy Hogswatch, you Nobbs – "
"Hope the Gods shut yer gob!"

EVERYONE:
The cops of the Day and Night Watch Choir
Committed harmony
And Dark Morris bells rang out
For Hogswatch Eve.

DUKE FELMET: "I could've ruled the Disc..."
DUCHESS FELMET: "Well, so could any twit!
"You took my crown from me
"When ghosts unmanned you..."
DUKE: "I killed for Lancre, dear
"I grabbed it for our own..."
DUCHESS: "I'd rather stand alone!"
ALL LANCRE TOGETHER: "But we could never stand you!"

EVERYONE:
The ghouls from the Bel-Shamharoth Choir
Were howling tunelessly
And Dark Morris bells rang out
For Hogswatch Eve!

[Editor's note: this is not the greatest Hogswatch carol in the world – 
this is just a tribute (SNH, SNH, SNH). I always had a horror of the 
sickly sweetness of most carols until the original of this one came 
along. For those of you unacquainted with its dyspeptic, misanthropic 
wonderfulness, get yourself to the nearest Anterweb and hunt it down – 
you won't be sorry! HO HO HO.]

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And something slightly more traditional...

WE THREE HAGS: ANE HOGSWATCHE CAROL

NANNY, GRANNY AND MAGRAT:
We three Hags Lancrastian are
Straddling brooms, we travel afar
Hearth and privy, pub and smithy
Casting our spells bizarre

Ohh...
Stars of Lancre, stern in black
Dames in regal pointy hats
Hubwards breezing, nethers freezing
Witches three who've got the knack

VERENCE:
Born a Fool, yet destined to reign
Never cruel though sometimes a pain
King well-meaning, New Age-leaning
Sensible, in the main

Ohh...
Star of Lancre, staunch and meek
Castle sanitation geek
Bells a-clinking, forward-thinking
Modernising farm techniques

MAGRAT:
Frank but senseless, soppy am I
Wrinkled gowns and head in the sky
Sweet tomfool'ry, occult jewellery
'Wet as a hen,' they sigh

Ohh...
Star of Lancre, star-crossed Queen
Star of herbal research scene
Keen defender, nappy-mender
Keeping Ynci's armour clean

NANNY:
Scumble mine, 'tis boozy perfume
Breath like fire can clear a big room
Girlish spirit, bawling lyrics
Bawdy and rude – boom-boom!

Ohh...
Star of Lancre, super-Gran
Head of matriarchal clan
Crude and chummy, Greebo's Mummy
Who can fix things? Nanny can!

GRANNY:
Hogswatch parties? Sausages fat?
Ha! I can't be having with that!
Bees I'll borrow near and far, so
I can patrol my patch

ALL:
Ohh...
Stars of Lancre, wyrd and wise
We've no need to advertise
Maiden, mother, and the... other
Guarding all 'neath Lancre's skies!

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...and a bit of seasonal poetry...

HOGGERWATCHY

Twas Hogswatch, and the savvy youths
Did slyly grin as sleep they feigned
All tinselled were the icy roofs
And the Hogfather reigned

'Beware the pig-shaped choccy buns!
'The drunken fights, the booze'd collapse!
'Beware the lemon curd, and shun
'Voluminous brandy-snaps!'

We took our chunder-cures in hand
Pork rinds and sausage pie we bought
Then rested we as the clock struck three
And had a wily thought

And as we hid, with prying eyes
The Hogfather (with list of names)
Came jingling through the wintry skies
HO. HO. HO. as he came!

One-two, one-two! The ham's sliced through!
Its charcoaled skin was bright as chrome
We played Charades, then thanked the Gods
And went galumphing home

'And hast thou drained the scumble-pot?
'Don't be alarmed, my wee pished bairn!'
O scabrous daze, me head's all glazed!
We mortals never learn...

Twas Hogswatch, and the savvy youths
Did slyly grin as sleep they feigned
All tinselled were the icy roofs
And the Hogfather reigned.

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04) ODDS AND SODS

4.1 PENGUIN COMPETITION

No, not a competition to win a penguin, but rather one to win a special 
copy of The Time-travelling Caveman from Penguin Books:

"This year hasn’t exactly been the best year for the adventurous among 
us, has it? Trips, explorations and mind-blowing ventures have all been 
put on hold. Luckily, Terry Pratchett's brand new compendium of short 
stories, The Time-travelling Caveman, illustrated by Mark Beech, is 
bursting to the brim with ideas and imagination. Written for local 
newspapers when Terry Pratchett was a young lad, these never previously 
published stories are packed full of anarchic humour and wonderful wit. 
We have 3x special edition copies to giveaway. To enter, email us with 
where in the Discworld you'd most like to escape to and why.
A winner will be picked at random on Monday 4th January 2021."

To enter, go to 
http://penguin-group.msgfocus.com/q/11m9iRLy1WunsJ0I3tGyISL/wv and press 
the ENTER button below the text quote above here	

4.2 UPDATES: THE TERRY PRATCHETT BOOK CLUB

On the website of publishers Tor, Emmet Asher-Perrin continues a 
Discworld discussion page. This month's instalment takes us most of the 
way through Wyrd Sisters:

"The Fool’s role in giving Felmet the idea of how to turn the people 
against the witches is extremely unsettling because Pratchett knows 
plenty about the actual history of witch hunts and is bringing that 
knowledge to bear here. But it’s more unsettling because those methods 
are still used today, even in fiction; I was immediately put in mind of 
what the Tenth Doctor did to Harriet Jones after she disappointed him, 
tanking her entire political career with the words “Don’t you think she 
looks tired?” And that was done pointedly, intentionally, with the 
knowledge of how many women’s lives and careers are destroyed by rumor 
and hearsay. It’s the reason why Granny is so adamant about them 
maintaining their respect – and she’s right. Without it, they’ll be 
turned on in an instant..."

https://bit.ly/34gQSPH

"The Fool is trying to show the duke and duchess that they can turn an 
entire kingdom against the witches simply by putting the idea in 
people’s heads that they are untrustworthy. And it works, of course, 
because words do have the power to shape thought, particularly amongst 
people who are frightened or concerned about their ability to survive; 
that’s how witch trials come about in the first place. But there’s an 
interesting moment here when the Fool thinks that what he’s doing with 
the duke and words has to be better ultimately than swords and fighting 
– which sounds so sensible, even if it is utterly wrong. And that’s 
likely because this Fool wasn’t truly meant to be a Fool..."

https://bit.ly/3ajhWBt

"We’re getting the set up for Tomjon, and Pratchett is sneakily showing 
his hand here in the conversation between Hwel and Vitoller; Vitoller is 
convinced he’ll never see his son again now that he’s heading back 
toward his birthplace, that destiny has a plan in all this. But Hwel 
knows that’s not how destiny really works, even if he deals in it often 
enough as a playwright. It’s fun in a technical sense because Pratchett 
is also playing with story convention by setting us up this way, 
bringing destiny and birthrights into a story that’s ultimately about 
making your own path. In the sections where he makes his speeches, the 
narrative is simultaneously showing us that Tomjon has the makings of a 
king and the makings of a superb actor, but we’re meant to believe that 
only one of these things is relevant. That simply isn’t the case. Both 
of those things can be true at once – we’re none of us made to be only 
one thing in our lives..."

[Note: Asher-Perrin will be back in the new year with the final part of 
Wyrd Sisters. -- Ed.]

https://bit.ly/3mz3uYL

4.3 THEY CHOSE THE RIGHT NAME... OOOK!

Roundworld has a Librarian called Librarian!

"He’s called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish. Prague’s zoo said on 
Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically 
endangered Sumatran orangutan baby born on its premises on Nov 17. It 
took a while, because the zookeepers had to go through more than 4,000 
proposals submitted by members of the public. Kawi is the fourth baby 
for his mother, Mawar, and the first for father Pagy. His name means 
Librarian in Indonesian, zoo officials said. Librarian was the name of 
an orangutan in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series of fantasy novels...."

https://bit.ly/37GT7xu

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05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS

* A HOGSWATCH MESSAGE FROM THE UNSEEN THEATRE

"Dear Patrons, Cast and Crew,

"Only 5 days to Hogswatch! We have missed being able to perform for you 
this year due to this embuggerance of a VIRUS! 
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. But we hope that you all have a very Happy 
Hogswatch, making the very best of whatever restrictions apply to your 
place of residence on the Discworld! We look forward to seeing you 
around about May in the Year of the Condescending Carp!"

Keep an eye on https://unseen.com.au/ for updates in the new year!

* REVIEW: MONSTROUS REGIMENT IN PERTH, FOURECKS

By Kimberley Shaw in Stage Whispers:

"Terry Pratchett shows are very popular and almost their own genre in 
their style. There is a dedicated fan-base, but they can often be tricky 
for people who are not fans of the Discworld novels to understand. Not 
so Monstrous Regiment, a stand-alone story that is easy to watch, 
entertaining and fun... The role of Polly is a big one – possibly the 
Pratchett Hamlet, and we are in great hands with Michelle Ezzy, giving 
an excellent performance as this plucky young woman trying to hide her 
femininity. There’s very little down time in this show, and Michelle’s 
anchoring, energetic performance keeps this show rollicking along. Her 
fellow recruits include Jess Lally, so glamorous in her last Pratchett 
appearance, delightful in the very unglamorous role of Igor (the makeup 
– one of many excellent makeup jobs is managed by Yvette Drager- 
Wetherilt). Candice Preston has wonderful poise, excellent 
characterisation and looks superb as vampire Maladict. Elizabeth Croft 
is scary-tough but loveable as Tonker, with Josie Walsh solid as 
Tonker’s very close friend Lofty. Elise Kelly gives nuance to the chef 
who can’t swear, Shufti, while Niamh O’Hehir charms as youngest recruit 
Wazzer – who is extremely devout. The final member of the regiment is 
Carborundum – played by the most impressive puppet I have ever seen on a 
Perth stage. Gorgeously constructed by Garry Wetherilt, with gorgeous 
eyes by Connie Wetherilt, full body puppet Carborundum has the most 
exquisite expressions, and gives an outstanding verbal and non-verbal 
performance throughout. Kudos to puppeteer/actor Zac Skelton and his 
teamwork with designer Gary and director Brad Towton..."

https://bit.ly/34AlyeL (includes a number of cast photos)

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06) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS NEWS

Remember, one day, possibly in the not too distant future, Discworld 
fans will be able to meet in the real Roundworld again. So keep this 
information handy! Also note there are a few updates below.

The Broken Drummers, "London's Premier Unofficially Official Discworld 
Group"
BrokenDrummers at gmail.com or nicholls.helen at yahoo.co.uk or join their 
Facebook group at https://bit.ly/3jtYLGo

NOTE: the Drummers are still meeting occasionally via Zoom. Check out 
the above links for updates!

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Drumknott's Irregulars
Facebook https://bit.ly/31FlSrq or Google Groups 
https:groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/drumknotts-irregulars or join us 
at our next event."

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The Victorian Discworld Klatch
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VictorianDiscworldKlatch

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"The Gathering of the Loonies (Wincanton chapter)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/373578522834654/

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The Pratchett Partisans
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pratchettpartisans/ or contact Ula 
directly at uwilmott at yahoo.com.au

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The City of Small Gods
www.cityofsmallgods.org.au

"What are we doing while we're stuck at home due to COVID-19? Given that 
our normal social gatherings can't happen while everyone's under 
lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are instead trying to host 
regular activities and discussions online. Most of these will be done 
via our Discord Server – https://discord.gg/3RVzsyJ – which has several 
text chat channels and a few voice chat channels as well. We will still 
use our Facebook group – https://facebook.com/groups/cityofsmallgods – 
to coordinate scheduled events. When things get back to normal... 
(semi-) regular social meetings are generally held on the last Thursday 
of the month at a pub or restaurant in Adelaide. We have dinner at 
6.30pm followed by games until 9pm. We'll try to keep this page up to 
date (no promises!) but always check emails on the mailing list or our 
Facebook Group for further details of these events."


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The Broken Vectis Drummers
broken_vectis_drummers at yahoo.co.uk

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The Wincanton Omnian Temperance Society (WOTS) meets at Wincanton's 
famous Bear Inn when social gatherings are possible.

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The Northern Institute of the Ankh-Morpork and District Society of 
Flatalists normally meet at The Narrowboat Pub in Victoria Street, 
Skipton, North Yorkshire, Details of future meetings are posted on the 
Events section of the Discworld Stamps forum: 
http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk/forum/

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Sydney Drummers (formerly Drummers Downunder)
Contact Sue (aka Granny Weatherwax): kenworthys at yahoo.co.uk

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The Treacle Mining Corporation, formerly known as Perth Drummers 
https://bit.ly/2EKSCqu – or message Alexandra Ware directly at 
<alexandra.ware at gmail.com>

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07) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE

Blogger Indulgent Reader's review of Hogfather:

"Susan is one of my favourite characters in the Discworld series. 
Despite her unique situation she tries to get on with whatever she needs 
to do. She doesn’t like nonsense and is fairly intelligent which is 
always nice as there can be a lack of intelligent females in some 
literature. She clearly likes the children she works with and i like 
that she treats them like adults. This is something that children 
appreciate they can tell when they are being spoken down to, and some 
flourish when they are treated as an adult. Obviously she has a number 
of quirks and these just highlight how positive all the others are... I 
love the way that this is written, if you have ever read a Terry 
Pratchett book you know that they aren’t written in chapters, and you 
are given a number of different strands to follow all of which are 
usually happening simultaneously. I love the way that this book takes 
elements from Christmas and brings forth the same feeling of Christmas 
while still highlighting the irony of certain elements of the holiday 
and focusing on some of the niceties that you hear about at Christmas. 
This book always makes me feel Christmasy..."

https://bit.ly/2KJYenJ

...and blogger and Orkneyite Nephriteon's, of the telly adaptation:

"This adaptation is very enjoyable if you are already a fan of 
Pratchett’s work. It’s clear right from the beginning that they spent a 
decent amount of money on this as the use of CGI – especially for what 
is basically a pair of 2006 TV movies – is surprisingly impressive. The 
blue lights in DEATH’S eyes and the empty void of nothingness inside the 
Auditors whenever they appear in their cloaked form are examples. With 
also a pleasant amount of practical work as well. Another sign of their 
dedication to detail is the fact that there were a series of small 
vignettes and a behind the scenes documentary made about the making of 
the adaptation that aired during the run up to the broadcast of the 
first episode which is included in the two disc version of the DVD 
release. The adaptation was written between Pratchett himself and Vadim 
Jean who also acted as director on the project. The writing in general 
terms is extremely accurate to the original novel with certain scenes 
being word for word recreations from the book. There are some 
differences however such as the very minor role given to the Death Of 
Rats and Quoth the Raven – companions of Susan – compared to the 
original being noticeable. Certain minor characters are removed entirely 
whilst the deaths of some characters are altered to fit the live action 
nature of the adaptation. The cast is frankly stunning – especially for 
long time Discworld fans..."

https://bit.ly/2KQh38E

Blogger ZeeZee loved Witches Abroad:

"I enjoyed this story SO much! Just thinking about it brings a smile to 
face, so I’ve bumped it onto my Favorites list because (oh man!) this 
story left me with such a wonderful feeling. It was a good read... This 
was a fun read from start to finish. I love stories that play with 
fairytales, and this one certainly does that. It touches on the 
Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Frog Prince fairytales, and 
it was hilarious to see how the Ramtop witches interrupted them or 
stopped them from happening... I like Granny Weatherwax, but sometimes 
she can be unnecessarily mean, I think, to Magrat – although I do think 
she helps Magrat to grow a strong backbone. My favorite of the witches, 
of course, is my girl Nanny Ogg. Oh man! Nanny Ogg cracks me up. She’s 
considered the linguist among the three witches during their travel 
abroad, although she mispronounces many words and gets a lot of stuff 
wrong, lol. But Nanny Ogg is just a lot of fun and I love how she pokes 
at Granny sometimes to get under her skin..."

https://bit.ly/34zdFGw

Blogger Muse With Me returns with a review of Maskerade:

"This book managed to feel like both a standalone and a part of a 
series, which was great. Agnes Nitt first appeared in the previous 
Witches book, Lords and Ladies, and her frustrations with the Lancre 
witches carry on into this one. Granny and Nanny, for their part, are 
feeling the absence of Magrat from their little trio, and both in their 
own way feel Agnes should fill her role. A coven really ought to have 
three, after all: the maiden, the mother, and the crone. Together they 
serve as an ensemble cast, with Agnes giving us a closer look at the 
behind-the-scenes of the Opera House, while Granny and Nanny try to 
infiltrate it, to apprehend the Ghost and unmask him. Nanny Ogg 
sometimes feels like a bit of a sidekick in these novels, so I was 
really pleased that she had a more active role in this story. It’s not 
that she’s usually passive, just that Granny Weatherwax has such a 
strong, self-assured personality that she comes off as more in charge. I 
got a greater sense of Nanny using her own unique talents in situations 
Granny would be less equipped to deal with. The two have always been 
strong characters in these books, but I love to see Pratchett continue 
to build them out and make them even more vivid... For a while I was 
wary of the way the text was treating Agnes, on account of her weight... 
early on it poked fun at that a lot. This would’ve gotten old fast, but 
they diminished quickly enough. Though humorously presented, it was much 
more about how the world sees her than anything else. Despite the 
continued gag commentary that she has a 'lovely personality' to deflect 
from the matter of her weight, her character was in fact very endearing 
and easy to sympathize with. She’s often the most sensible person among 
the Opera group and deserves more recognition her talents than she gets..."

https://bit.ly/2LZY7VN

...and blogger Wyrmbergmalcolm praises The Shepherd's Crown:

"Once again, Terry Pratchett perfectly captured the idiosyncrasies of 
the ways of being human with some hilarious mannerisms and statements. 
This story also had a great cast from most of the witching world, 
including those from the main Discworld series. This was the one issue I 
had with this book. I have been reading the Tiffany Aching series to my 
children, who have not read any of the other books in the Discworld 
series. The Tiffany Aching books are written for younger readers. By 
including characters and other events from the main series I felt my 
children missed out on a lot..."

https://bit.ly/3h8z6TP

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08) IMAGES OF THE MONTH

Here comes the Year of the Beleaguered Badger!
https://bit.ly/3nAMm5V

Our favourite Blackboard Monitor at Trinity College Dublin, December 2008:
https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1337548301814681604

Good Omens director Douglas Mackinnon's Hugo award for Best Dramatic 
Presentation, Long Form:
https://twitter.com/drmuig/status/1341035775513735170/photo/1

Marc Simonetti's fascinating vision of Maskerade:
https://bit.ly/3rmfkc0

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09) CLOSE

Hands up who remembers all those Pratchett book signings! Here be a 
piece in the Bournemouth Echo about one at the turn of the century, 
complete with assorted iconographs. Sir Pterry – and Borders – may be 
gone, but the memories remain:

"The predicted chaos occurred at Borders bookshop when the hugely 
popular fantasy author magicked himself into town for a marathon book 
signing session. Fans clutching copies of his latest Discworld hardback 
The Truth, and the newly-released paperback The Fifth Elephant, braved 
two-hour queues to meet their favourite author and get his name in their 
new volumes. The date was November 9, 2000, as devoted fans shivered by 
the Bournemouth square store’s automatic doors which were kept open as 
the queue extended outdoors and leaned on the lower-floor escalator 
which had to be stopped because of the congestion."

https://bit.ly/38uhMVt

Now go hang up those stockings. Mind how you go, and we hope to see you 
in the new year!

– Annie Mac

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