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David Hopkins

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David Hopkins is a fantasy novelist with an interest in Shakespeare, medieval history, fairy tales, and myth. He is the author of The Dryad’s Crown, a story set in the vast world of Efre Ousel. BookLife described The Dryad's Crown as "a welcome, inventive, humane fantasy, set at the scale of a single fascinating life."

His work also includes the novel Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse, the short story collection We Miss All the Great Parties and the burlesque memoir The Wild and Wayward Tales of Tammi True.

David has been a regular contributor to D Magazine, Smart Pop Books, and Fanboy Radio. He has written op-eds for the Dallas Morning News and Chicago Tribu ...more

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	The Dryad's Crown (Tales from Efre Ousel, #1) by David Hopkins (Goodreads Author), Daniel Irving Decena (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 82 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astronaut Dad by David Hopkins (Goodreads Author), Brent Schoonover (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emily Edison 1 by David Hopkins (Goodreads Author), Brock Rizy 3.37 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse: Book 1: The Beginning of the End 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astronaut Dad, Vol. 1 by David Hopkins (Goodreads Author), Brent Schoonover 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War of the Hounds 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse: Book 2: The Middle of the End 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karma Incorporated Vol.1: Poor Mr. Wilson by David Hopkins (Goodreads Author), Tom Kurzanski 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Miss All the Great Parties 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse: Book 3: The End of the End 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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TALKING ABOUT SHAKESPEARE WITH RAPHAEL PARRY

In my Stealing from Shakespeare Writing Workshop, in addition to the 20+ lecture videos I created for the online class, I also did a series of bonus video where I talk with actors and directors about William Shakespeare. Here’s the first bonus video where I was fortunate to talk with Raphael Parry.

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