<description>&lt;p&gt;Our August episode has been delayed, so here’s a bonus episode in which Ben talks about some of the books on his Pratchett shelf that won’t get their own episode!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can find all the books mentioned in this episode in &lt;a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/books/" data-type="page" data-id="214"&gt;the Books index on our website&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Some brief notes on this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;A “&lt;strong&gt;shelfie&lt;/strong&gt;” is a photo of one’s shelf of books or board games, usually shared online.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The tie-in books Ben mentions are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Where&amp;#8217;s My Cow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (see #Pratchat62, “&lt;a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2022/12/08/pratchat62-theres-a-cow-in-there/" data-type="post" data-id="3708"&gt;There’s a Cow in There&lt;/a&gt;”), &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The World of Poo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (as referenced in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2025/06/08/pratchat86-of-the-watch-the-last/" data-type="post" data-id="4997"&gt;Snuff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mrs Bradshaw&amp;#8217;s Guide&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dodger&amp;#8217;s Guide to London&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (see #Pratchat6, “&lt;a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2018/04/08/episode-6-a-load-of-old-tosh/" data-type="post" data-id="336"&gt;A Load of Old Tosh&lt;/a&gt;”).&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The published official Discworld maps are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Streets of Ankh-Morpork&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Discworld Mappe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Death’s Domain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Tourist Guide to Lancre&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (now out of print), &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Mappa Discworld&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and the books &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Compleat Ankh-Morpork&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Compleat Discworld Atlas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. There’s also a newer one Ben forgot: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Unreal Guide to Unseen University&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Paul Kidby’s first Discworld art book was &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Pratchett Portfolio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It was followed by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Discworld&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (the one with the “Mona Ogg” on the cover) in 2001.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Turtles All the Way Down&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was Marc Burrows’ companion volume for his biography &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Magic of Terry Pratchett&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It’s currently sold out, as is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales From Roundworld&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the collection of Pratchett rarities he gave away at early performances of his live show based on the biography.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Only the first four Discworld plays &amp;#8211; the three Ben mentions, plus &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wyrd Sisters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; were published by Corgi. Fourteen more have been published by Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury), three by Oxford University Press, and three by Samuel French (Concord Theatricals). &lt;a href="https://www.stephenbriggs.com/terry-pratchett" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.stephenbriggs.com/terry-pratchett"&gt;Find out more on Stephen Briggs’ website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The public version of &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBczmGql6YE" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBczmGql6YE"&gt;our video episode about the two versions of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Carpet People&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mr Bunnsy Has an Adventure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was published as a tie-in to &lt;em&gt;The Amazing Maurice&lt;/em&gt; film, and was available from the official website. &lt;a data-type="link" data-id="https://amazingmauricefilm.com/products/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure-book" href="https://amazingmauricefilm.com/products/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure-book"&gt;The store is still there&lt;/a&gt;, but not taking orders. You can however still get the book (as of November 2025) from &lt;a href="https://discworld.com/products/discworld-related-titles/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Discworld.com&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; thanks listener Rowena for the tip off!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;It turns out &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Nac Mac Feegle’s Big Wee Alphabet Book&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is back in stock! (Though postage to Australia costs more than the book.) Please don’t buy up all the copies before we get a few, ye ken? Big thanks to listener Emily for the tip-off!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;new collections of Pratchett’s early children&amp;#8217;s stories&lt;/strong&gt; are quite different to the previous ones. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tales of Wizards and Dragons&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tales of Beasts and Bugs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; each collect a handful of stories with full colour illustrations by Pratchett children’s illustration Mark Beech. They’re new this year from Puffin, and so aimed at a younger audience. &lt;em&gt;Beasts and Bugs&lt;/em&gt; comes out at the end of August 2025.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;We’ll be back soon (hopefully later this month) with #Pratchat88, our episode about &lt;em&gt;Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Want to help us get to the end of our six(ish) year mission and read every Pratchett book &amp;#8211; and more? You can support us with a tip, or a subscription for as little as $2 a month, and that’s cuttin’ our own throats! See our &lt;a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/support-us/" data-type="page" data-id="719"&gt;Support Us&lt;/a&gt; page for details. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Pratchat - a Terry Pratchett and Discworld book club

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Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf (bonus books)

AUG 7, 202525 MIN
Pratchat - a Terry Pratchett and Discworld book club

Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf (bonus books)

AUG 7, 202525 MIN

Description

<p>Our August episode has been delayed, so here’s a bonus episode in which Ben talks about some of the books on his Pratchett shelf that won’t get their own episode!</p> <p>You can find all the books mentioned in this episode in <a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/books/" data-type="page" data-id="214">the Books index on our website</a>. </p> <p>Some brief notes on this episode:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>A “<strong>shelfie</strong>” is a photo of one’s shelf of books or board games, usually shared online.</li> <li>The tie-in books Ben mentions are <strong><em>Where&#8217;s My Cow</em></strong> (see #Pratchat62, “<a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2022/12/08/pratchat62-theres-a-cow-in-there/" data-type="post" data-id="3708">There’s a Cow in There</a>”), <strong><em>The World of Poo</em></strong> (as referenced in <em><a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2025/06/08/pratchat86-of-the-watch-the-last/" data-type="post" data-id="4997">Snuff</a></em>), <strong><em>Mrs Bradshaw&#8217;s Guide</em></strong> and <strong><em>Dodger&#8217;s Guide to London</em></strong> (see #Pratchat6, “<a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/2018/04/08/episode-6-a-load-of-old-tosh/" data-type="post" data-id="336">A Load of Old Tosh</a>”).</li> <li>The published official Discworld maps are <strong><em>The Streets of Ankh-Morpork</em></strong>, <strong><em>The Discworld Mappe</em></strong>, <strong><em>Death’s Domain</em></strong>, <strong><em>A Tourist Guide to Lancre</em></strong> (now out of print), <strong><em>The Mappa Discworld</em></strong>, and the books <strong><em>The Compleat Ankh-Morpork</em></strong> and <em><strong>The Compleat Discworld Atlas</strong></em>. There’s also a newer one Ben forgot: <strong><em>The Unreal Guide to Unseen University</em></strong>.</li> <li>Paul Kidby’s first Discworld art book was <strong><em>The Pratchett Portfolio</em></strong>. It was followed by <strong><em>The Art of Discworld</em></strong> (the one with the “Mona Ogg” on the cover) in 2001.</li> <li><strong><em>Turtles All the Way Down</em></strong> was Marc Burrows’ companion volume for his biography <strong><em>The Magic of Terry Pratchett</em></strong>. It’s currently sold out, as is <strong><em>Tales From Roundworld</em></strong>, the collection of Pratchett rarities he gave away at early performances of his live show based on the biography.</li> <li>Only the first four Discworld plays &#8211; the three Ben mentions, plus <strong><em>Wyrd Sisters</em></strong> &#8211; were published by Corgi. Fourteen more have been published by Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury), three by Oxford University Press, and three by Samuel French (Concord Theatricals). <a href="https://www.stephenbriggs.com/terry-pratchett" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.stephenbriggs.com/terry-pratchett">Find out more on Stephen Briggs’ website.</a></li> <li>The public version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBczmGql6YE" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBczmGql6YE">our video episode about the two versions of <strong><em>The Carpet People</em></strong> is on YouTube</a>.</li> <li><strong><em>Mr Bunnsy Has an Adventure</em></strong> was published as a tie-in to <em>The Amazing Maurice</em> film, and was available from the official website. <a data-type="link" data-id="https://amazingmauricefilm.com/products/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure-book" href="https://amazingmauricefilm.com/products/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure-book">The store is still there</a>, but not taking orders. You can however still get the book (as of November 2025) from <a href="https://discworld.com/products/discworld-related-titles/mr-bunnsy-has-an-adventure/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discworld.com</a> &#8211; thanks listener Rowena for the tip off!</li> <li>It turns out <strong><em>The Nac Mac Feegle’s Big Wee Alphabet Book</em></strong> is back in stock! (Though postage to Australia costs more than the book.) Please don’t buy up all the copies before we get a few, ye ken? Big thanks to listener Emily for the tip-off!</li> <li>The <strong>new collections of Pratchett’s early children&#8217;s stories</strong> are quite different to the previous ones. <strong><em>Tales of Wizards and Dragons</em></strong> and <em><strong>Tales of Beasts and Bugs</strong></em> each collect a handful of stories with full colour illustrations by Pratchett children’s illustration Mark Beech. They’re new this year from Puffin, and so aimed at a younger audience. <em>Beasts and Bugs</em> comes out at the end of August 2025.</li> </ul> <p>We’ll be back soon (hopefully later this month) with #Pratchat88, our episode about <em>Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch</em> and <em>Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld</em>.</p> <p>Want to help us get to the end of our six(ish) year mission and read every Pratchett book &#8211; and more? You can support us with a tip, or a subscription for as little as $2 a month, and that’s cuttin’ our own throats! See our <a href="https://pratchatpodcast.com/support-us/" data-type="page" data-id="719">Support Us</a> page for details. </p>