by Megan Leigh | July 9, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
As Kalynn mentions in this interview, Cinderella is one of *the* most popular fairytales around. It has certainly always been a favourite of mine. But unlike Kalynn, as a straight white cis woman, I have never know what it is like to find myself unrepresented in...
by Charlotte Bond | June 11, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
Sian is a northern-based producer and director. She works as Head of Production at Oxygen Films, a non-profit community-interest film production company. Oxygen Films creates provocative and thought-provoking content on such challenging topics as mental health,...
by Lucy Hounsom | April 30, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
We’re thrilled to welcome Tiffani back to BtGS – this time to introduce her debut novel! Threading the Labyrinth is your debut novel – congratulations! – but you also have a PhD in Creative Writing. Was Labyrinth your PhD project? Can you tell us a little...
by Megan Leigh | April 16, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
There has been a wealth of excellent science fiction by female writers of late. Personally, I love experimental Scifi – and Ann Leckie’s success would suggest other readers do too! Which is good news for Eeleen Lee’s new novel, Liquid Crystal Nightingale,...
by Lucy Hounsom | April 2, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
We are long-time fans of Stark’s Nunslinger so we’re thrilled that Stark is publishing another western with an equally punny title: Triggernometry. We asked about the roles of women in westerns, where the genre is going and the experience of...
by Megan Leigh | March 19, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying reading fantasy novels inspired by Russian mythology with books like The Bear and the Nightingale and Deathless. But there is a lot more to explore of Russian culture and history through an SFF lense! Corry L. Lee uses Russian...
