188: Portal Fantasies

Whether it’s a wardrobe, a tornado, or the second star to the right; portal fantasies have long allowed protagonists and reader to escape to and explore new worlds. Lisa and Scott discuss a range of portal fantasies and the common themes that immerse us in their stories.

References:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Audible Plus]

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus]

Peter Pan [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus]

The Chronicles of Narnia [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Phantom Tollbooth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 53]

Tales of Magic (Series) by Edward Eager

Howl’s Moving Castle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Wrinkle in Time [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Wayward Children (Series): Lost in the Moment and Found [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Haroun and the Sea of Stories [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Coraline [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Akata Witch [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Neverwhere [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Magicians [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Labyrinth Lost [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

mulberry down!! [Nicole Kornher-Stace]

Redemptor [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 118]

Piranesi [Audible]

Nine Princes in Amber [Audible]

The Summer Tree [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Cartographers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 147]

The Starless Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive] / [Audible] / [Episode 55]

The Daevabad Trilogy (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Memory Librarian [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Stormlight Archive (series): The Way of Kings [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Ten Thousand Doors of January [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Ballad of Perilouis Graves [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Darker Shade of Magic [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Un Lun Dun [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 149]

The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Ghost Bride [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Where I Can’t Follow [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]