by Megan Leigh | September 19, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
Rogues have long been fan favourites in a lot of sci-fi fandoms, from Han Solo and Jim Kirk to Wydrin in The Copper Cat. We love these morally ambiguous trouble-makers at Breaking the Glass Slipper, which is why we are so excited to introduce you to Damian from Alex...
by Megan Leigh | September 12, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAlternate history narratives – regardless of whether they have overt fantasy or sci-fi elements – are ultimately ‘what if’ narratives. This is the same basic principle underlying all speculative fiction, so it is no...
by Megan Leigh | August 29, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes, Live
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMuch of W. B. Yeats’ poetry is inspired by the rich mythological fabric of Ireland. This is the land of the Sidhe, the banshee, the merrow. But the island itself has a character, an identity, in the geographical,...
by Megan Leigh | August 22, 2019 | Blog, What Women Write
Before we headed off to WorldCon, Lucy asked our twitter followers to suggest a book written by a woman for some great free merch. Not only did we get some brilliant single recommendations, we also received an incredible list of 100 underrated books! This list was so...
by Megan Leigh | August 8, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
I’m not saying I started this podcast as a way to defend my increasingly expensive reading habit, but… I definitely did just that! And it is books like Agnes Gomillion’s The Record Keeper that continue to make me excited about genre fiction. If...
by Megan Leigh | August 1, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn 1979, one of the most seminal sci-fi films ever made was shown for the first time on the big screen. Ridley Scott’s Alien is a dark, disturbing and downright terrifying addition to the Hollywood Hall of Fame. 2019...
