by Megan Leigh | February 25, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog, Uncategorised
Re-inventing the fairytale and fairytale mashups have become more popular in recent months. Writers are thinking beyond the tropes that shape these stories, experimenting with new settings and themes while retaining the kernel of the original tale. Aimee Ogden is here...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 22, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog, Uncategorised
To mark publication of Geek Elders Speak, an anthology exploring the history of women creators, we spoke to one of its editors, Maggie Nowakowska, about the ways in which fandom has changed over the last fifty years. ABOUT THE BOOK Fandom was a versatile place way...
by Megan Leigh | February 11, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
What do you get when you mix science fiction with fantasy… and a lot of queer orcs? A. K. Larkwood’s debut novel, The Unspoken Name! Why did you want to mashup scifi and fantasy tropes within the one narrative? How did you manage readers’...
by Megan Leigh | January 28, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
At Breaking the Glass Slipper, we want to promote diverse voices in fiction. Thankfully, the SFF community seems to be opening up and we are seeing more and more texts written by and about more than the traditional white, male medieval European narratives. Ownvoices...
by Charlotte Bond | January 14, 2021 | Blog
Various parts of the UK are facing snow right now. If you’re a snow-lover but haven’t had any yet, then fear not! Charlotte has made a list of the top books you can read to evoke the silence, majesty, and purity of the snow – combined with something...
by Charlotte Bond | December 10, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
‘Tis the season to be scared! With her Christmas ghost story, Mistletoe, now available in paperback, December seemed the perfect month to talk to Alison Littlewood about why we have such a love of ghost stories at this time of year. What was the inspiration...
