50 years of The Dark is Rising

Official account of the The Dark is Rising Sequence Worldwide Readathon. Join us every December! #ReadTDiR #TheDarkIsReading

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Thank you for all of you who submitted questions for Susan and thank you to Susan for agreeing to this interview and providing such wonderful answers.
I'm proud to share with you:
Continuum: The Dark Is Rising 50th Anniversary Interview with Susan Cooper https://t.co/mmHOx5Hems

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@Wakashandy 91, I believe

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Happy Birthday, Susan Cooper!

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@boetia_norico I find new discoveries every time I read it!

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Welcome to the 2025 Readathon! Some of you are well into Midwinter's Eve depending on your time zone.
I hope everyone enjoys the decades-old tradition of reading The Dark Is Rising. Post your thoughts!
#ReadTDIR #TheDarkisRising #TheDarkisReading

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@MeirionPRoberts Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for joining us!

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Tune In at 18.00CET for the #BBC Xmas Drama: Susan Cooper's 'The Dark is Rising'

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Merry Christmas, everyone! I appreciate all of you and I hope and pray you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year and if you don't celebrate, may the light of the season still provide some happiness and hope!

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This makes me think of Susan Cooper's "the Dark is Rising" series.

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Just a reminder that we're also on Facebook at https://t.co/4PEL4qDAjt. Join us for more discussion!

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@boetia_norico Yes, she does! Her prose is incredible.

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@TimRideout1 Fantastic find!

[Dr Tim Rideout @TimRideout1]

MY BOOK ‘HOLY GRAIL’ ❤️

With enormous thanks to Les Ashton of Ashton Rare Books, after many years of searching I have finally secured a first edition/first printing of Susan Cooper’s extraordinary landmark novel THE DARK IS RISING (1973).

Even better, it’s a signed presentation/association copy, given by the author to fellow children’s author Jill Paton-Walsh.

I am overjoyed! 😊

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Midwinter's Eve and the start of another reading of The Dark Is Rising is fast approaching! In my northern clime, we have the snow, just missing the rooks. I hope your Christmas/holiday preparations are going well and you are staying healthy! Happy Reading!

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Could be an Old Way...

[Michelle Cowbourne @Glastomichelle]

Silhouette before dawn. Photo taken in the lanes in Glastonbury.

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It would be remiss not to mention that 2025 was the 50th anniversary of award-winning The Grey King. Not only did it win the Newbery Medal but also the inaugural English-language Tir na n-Og Award for children's literature with an authentic Welsh background.
#ReadTDIR

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@emellghostlight @ChrisKindaReads Just to clarify, the story starts on Midwinter's Eve (Dec 20th)

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@boetia_norico Possibly, although I would think Harry Potter is darker thematically than Dark Is Rising.

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@boetia_norico How old is your daughter? They're not really scary unless she's quite young.

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@officialnhaynes Wear a scarf?