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'''Louie Stowell''' is a British author, best known for her comic series of illustrated children's books about the [[Norse god]], [[Loki]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |date=2022-03-08 |title=Fiction for older children reviews – magic and morality, beyond Marvel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/08/fiction-for-older-children-reviews-magic-and-morality-beyond-marvel |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>{{Infobox writer
'''Louie Stowell''' is a British author, best known for her comic series of illustrated children's books about the [[Norse god]], [[Loki]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |date=2022-03-08 |title=Fiction for older children reviews – magic and morality, beyond Marvel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/08/fiction-for-older-children-reviews-magic-and-morality-beyond-marvel |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>{{Infobox writer
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'''Juvenile fiction and Non-fiction'''
'''Juvenile fiction and Non-fiction'''


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{{cite book
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| date = 2006
| title = The Very First Christmas
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2008 |title=Brer Rabbit and the Blackberry Bush |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->32 |isbn=978-1474900454}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2008
| title = Brer Rabbit and the Blackberry Bush
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2009 |title=The Story of Astronomy and Space |url= |location=UK |publisher= |page=<!-- or pages: -->104 |isbn=978-0746090060}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2009
| title = The Story of Astronomy and Space
| url = | location = UK
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| page = <!-- or pages: -->104
| isbn =978-0746090060
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2010 |title=Stories of Vampires |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->62 |isbn=978-1409509967}}
{{cite book
| last = Stowell
| first = Louie
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| date = 2010 | title = Stories of Vampires
| url = | location = UK
| publisher = Usborne
| page = <!-- or pages: -->62
| isbn =978-1409509967
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2011 |title=Look Inside: Your Body |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->14 |isbn=9781409549475}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2011
| title = Look Inside: Your Body
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| publisher = Usborne
| page = <!-- or pages: -->14
| isbn =9781409549475
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2011 |title=Write Your Own Story Book |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: --> |isbn=978-1805317555}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2011
| title = Write Your Own Story Book
| url = | location = UK
| publisher = Usborne
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2014 |title=The Odyssey |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->64 |isbn=9781409585022}}
{{cite book
| last = Stowell
| first = Louie
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| date = 2014
| title = The Odyssey
| url = | location = UK
| publisher = Usborne
| page = <!-- or pages: -->64
| isbn =9781409585022
}}


{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2016 |title=Staying Safe Online |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->144 |isbn=978-1474925860}}
{{cite book
| last = Stowell
| first = Louie
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| date = 2016
| title = Staying Safe Online
| url = | location = UK
| publisher = Usborne
| page = <!-- or pages: -->144
| isbn =978-1474925860
}}


{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2021 |title=Politics For Beginners |url= |location=UK |publisher=Usborne |page=<!-- or pages: -->128 |isbn=978-1801313896}}
{{cite book
| last = Stowell
| first = Louie
| author-link =
| date = 2021
| title = Politics For Beginners
| url = | location = UK
| publisher = Usborne
| page = <!-- or pages: -->128
| isbn =978-1801313896
}}


'''Middle Grade Fiction'''
'''Middle Grade Fiction'''
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'''The Dragon in the Library trilogy''' (illustrated by Davide Orfu)
'''The Dragon in the Library trilogy''' (illustrated by Davide Orfu)


{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2019 |title=The Dragon in the Library |url= |location=UK |publisher=Nosy Crow |page=<!-- or pages: -->224 |isbn=9781788001090}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2019
| title = The Dragon in the Library | url = | location = UK
| publisher = Nosy Crow
| page = <!-- or pages: -->224
| isbn =9781788001090
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2020 |title=The Monster in the Lake |url= |location=UK |publisher=Nosy Crow |page=<!-- or pages: -->224 |isbn=9781788001137}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2020
| title = The Monster in the Lake | url = | location = UK
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2021 |title=The Wizard in the Wood |url= |location=UK |publisher=Nosy Crow |page=<!-- or pages: -->224 |isbn=9781788006330}}
{{cite book
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| first = Louie
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| date = 2021
| title = The Wizard in the Wood | url = | location = UK
| publisher = Nosy Crow
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| isbn =9781788006330
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2021 |title=Otherland |url= |location=UK |publisher=Nosy Crow |page=<!-- or pages: -->224 |isbn=9781788000475}}
{{cite book
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| date = 2021
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'''Loki series'''
'''Loki series'''


{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2022 |title=Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good |url= |location=UK |publisher=Walker |page=<!-- or pages: -->240 |isbn=9781536232448}}
{{cite book
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| isbn =9781536232448
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2023 |title=Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame |url= |location=UK |publisher=Walker |page=<!-- or pages: -->288 |isbn=9781536226300}}
{{cite book
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| date = 2023
| title = Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame | url = | location = UK
| publisher = Walker
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| isbn =9781536226300
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=2024 |title=Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World |url= |location=UK |publisher=Walker |page=<!-- or pages: -->288 |isbn=9781536226317}}
{{cite book
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| date = 2024
| title = Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World | url = | location = UK
| publisher = Walker
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| isbn =9781536226317
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''A Midsummer Night’s Drama'', illustrated by Isobel Lundie (2024, Little Tiger).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Tiger pounces on Stowell and Lundie's re-imagining of Shakespeare |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/little-tiger-pounces-on-stowell-and-lundies-re-imagining-of-shakespeare |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>
''A Midsummer Night’s Drama'', illustrated by Isobel Lundie (2024, Little Tiger).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Tiger pounces on Stowell and Lundie's re-imagining of Shakespeare |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/little-tiger-pounces-on-stowell-and-lundies-re-imagining-of-shakespeare |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The Loki books have been praised for their irreverent humour and "unique voice", as well as their range of "diverse and inclusive characters."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Robin |date=2024-01-25 |title='Loki: A Bad God's Guide…' A Book Review |url=https://geekdad.com/2024/01/loki-a-bad-gods-guide-a-book-review/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=GeekDad |language=en-US}}</ref>''The Guardian'' describes Loki: ''A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'' as: "Often laugh-out-loud funny, this is an irreverent romp through practical moral philosophy, like Netflix’s ''The Good Place'' with more snarky cartoon snakes."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |date=2022-03-08 |title=Fiction for older children reviews – magic and morality, beyond Marvel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/08/fiction-for-older-children-reviews-magic-and-morality-beyond-marvel |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was named Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booksellers Association - Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 winners announced |url=https://www.booksellers.org.uk/industryinfo/industryinfo/latestnews/Books-Are-My-Bag-Readers-Awards-2022-winners-annou |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited}}</ref>
The Loki books have been praised for their irreverent humour and "unique voice", as well as their range of "diverse and inclusive characters."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Robin |date=2024-01-25 |title='Loki: A Bad God's Guide…' A Book Review |url=https://geekdad.com/2024/01/loki-a-bad-gods-guide-a-book-review/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=GeekDad |language=en-US}}</ref>''The Guardian'' describes Loki: ''A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'' as: "Often laugh-out-loud funny, this is an irreverent romp through practical moral philosophy, like Netflix’s ''The Good Place'' with more snarky cartoon snakes."<ref name=":0" /> It was named Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booksellers Association - Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 winners announced |url=https://www.booksellers.org.uk/industryinfo/industryinfo/latestnews/Books-Are-My-Bag-Readers-Awards-2022-winners-annou |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 21:42, 12 June 2024

Louie Stowell is a British author, best known for her comic series of illustrated children's books about the Norse god, Loki.[1]

Louie Stowell
Born1978
London, UK
OccupationAuthor
Notable worksLoki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
Notable awardsChildren's Book Awards: Best Children's Book
Website
https://louiestowell.com/

Career

Stowell was born in 1978 in London, where she cites among her early reading influences The Lord of the Rings, Just William and Halo Jones. She went on to study English at Exeter College, Oxford.[2] She later worked as a cartoonist, copywriter, PR and publisher at Ladybird/Penguin Random House[3][4] before becoming a full-time novelist.

In 2009 she published a nonfiction book for children, The Story of Astronomy and Space, illustrated by Peter Allen, described in The Guardian as "an excellent, if simplistic introduction to the wonders of the Universe."[5] This was followed by a number of juvenile fiction and non-fiction books, including Look Inside:Your Body, Staying Safe Online and The Usborne Creative Writing Book. In 2016 she published The Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook, illustrated by Roger Simo, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society's Young People's Book Prize,[6] and in 2019, Politics For Beginners, which was shortlisted for the Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2019.[7]

In 2019 she published the first volume of the Dragon in the Library trilogy, illustrated by Davide Orfu, then a standalone middle-grade novel, Otherland, and the ongoing middle-grade Loki: A Bad God's Guide... series, illustrated by Stowell herself. In 2023 Stowell's book for under-7 year olds, ABC Pride, cowritten with Dr Elly Barnes and illustrated by Amy Phelps, won the SLA Information Book Award.[8]

In 2024 Stowell contributed a book of short stories to World Book Day.[9][10]

Stowell is married, and lives with her wife in London.[11]

Bibliography

Juvenile fiction and Non-fiction

The Very First Christmas. UK: Usborne. 2006. p. 14. ISBN 1409525244.

Brer Rabbit and the Blackberry Bush. UK: Usborne. 2008. p. 32. ISBN 978-1474900454.

The Story of Astronomy and Space. UK. 2009. p. 104. ISBN 978-0746090060.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Stories of Vampires. UK: Usborne. 2010. p. 62. ISBN 978-1409509967.

Look Inside: Your Body. UK: Usborne. 2011. p. 14. ISBN 9781409549475.

Write Your Own Story Book. UK: Usborne. 2011. ISBN 978-1805317555.

The Odyssey. UK: Usborne. 2014. p. 64. ISBN 9781409585022.

Staying Safe Online. UK: Usborne. 2016. p. 144. ISBN 978-1474925860.

Politics For Beginners. UK: Usborne. 2021. p. 128. ISBN 978-1801313896.

Middle Grade Fiction

The Dragon in the Library trilogy (illustrated by Davide Orfu)

The Dragon in the Library. UK: Nosy Crow. 2019. p. 224. ISBN 9781788001090.

The Monster in the Lake. UK: Nosy Crow. 2020. p. 224. ISBN 9781788001137.

The Wizard in the Wood. UK: Nosy Crow. 2021. p. 224. ISBN 9781788006330.

Otherland. UK: Nosy Crow. 2021. p. 224. ISBN 9781788000475.

Loki series

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good. UK: Walker. 2022. p. 240. ISBN 9781536232448.

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame. UK: Walker. 2023. p. 288. ISBN 9781536226300.

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World. UK: Walker. 2024. p. 288. ISBN 9781536226317.

A Midsummer Night’s Drama, illustrated by Isobel Lundie (2024, Little Tiger).[12]

Reception

The Loki books have been praised for their irreverent humour and "unique voice", as well as their range of "diverse and inclusive characters."[13]The Guardian describes Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good as: "Often laugh-out-loud funny, this is an irreverent romp through practical moral philosophy, like Netflix’s The Good Place with more snarky cartoon snakes."[1] It was named Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for February 2022.[14]

Awards

In 2023 Stowell was named as overall winner of the Children’s Book Award 2023 for Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good,[15] which also won the Books for Younger Readers category.[16]

References

Category:British writers Category:Children's writers Category:British LGBT writers Category:Norse gods

  1. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (2022-03-08). "Fiction for older children reviews – magic and morality, beyond Marvel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ "Louie Stowell (1997, English) publishes new children's book". Exeter College. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ "Ladybird reveals promotions and new recruits for editorial". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. ^ "Louie Stowell". Little Tiger. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  5. ^ WolfTiger, Theo (2015-05-30). "The Story of Astronomy and Space by Louie Stowell and Peter Allen - review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  6. ^ "the Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook". Royal Society. 2016.
  7. ^ Stowell, Louie; Frith, Alex (2021-05-27). Politics for Beginners. Usborne Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-80131-389-6.
  8. ^ "Winners of 2023 SLA Information Book Award – Books For Keeps". booksforkeeps.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  9. ^ "'Norse God' author and illustrator inspires pupils during Peterborough school visit". Peterborough Matters. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  10. ^ "Books by Okogwu, Biddulph and Stowell on World Book Day 2024 £1 book list". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  11. ^ "About me". Louie Stowell. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  12. ^ "Little Tiger pounces on Stowell and Lundie's re-imagining of Shakespeare". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  13. ^ Brooks, Robin (2024-01-25). "'Loki: A Bad God's Guide…' A Book Review". GeekDad. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  14. ^ "Booksellers Association - Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 winners announced". The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  15. ^ "The shortlists for the British Book Awards have been announced". Good Housekeeping. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  16. ^ "Stowell named overall winner of The Children's Book Award for Loki". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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