by Megan Leigh | September 14, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
In Joan Smith’s latest YA novel, The Other Side of Infinity, she pairs the story of star-crossed lovers with clairvoyance. We asked the author about her favourite stories featuring a character who is able to see the future, mixing speculative elements with...
by Megan Leigh | August 31, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Scifi-horror mash-up? Check. Badass female protagonist? Check. Black, queer protagonist? Check. What else could you possibly want?! We spoke to Ness Brown about her novella The Scourge Between Stars, why science fiction and horror work so well together, using a...
by Megan Leigh | August 17, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Yes, it has been a while since we’ve had a 5 Q’s on the blog… and that’s totally on me 🤦♀️ As it turns out, moving country and buying a lot of land takes up A LOT of time. I’ve also been failing at keeping on top of social media too....
by Megan Leigh | May 11, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
For longtime readers, you may notice something different about this author interview. The five questions slot is usually reserved for female-identifying authors, but with a book featuring a female Native American protagonist, I thought we could make an exception! I am...
by Megan Leigh | March 16, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
It feels like forever ago that we made an episode on ageism. And, well, it kind of was… (*looks back at all of our episodes and freaks out that we’ve been doing this for six years*) Back in 2017, when we were still new to the podcasting game, we decided to...
by Megan Leigh | March 2, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
YA books are my comfort reads. And I mean no disrespect with this *at all* – I’m so sick of people looking down on those who read or write YA as though it were somehow lesser. So why are they my comfort reads? I just freaking love teen drama, romance, and angst....
