by Sarah Deeming | April 6, 2021 | Blog, Reviews
Mika’s position as a princess in the Kisia Kingdom has never been secure. Her life is dogged by Emperor Kin’s, her stepfather, assassination attempts to remove her and her brother from the line of succession, and she is often overlooked because of her gender....
by Megan Leigh | March 25, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
It isn’t the first time we’ve addressed the issue of motherhood – for instance, we have featured Aliette de Bodard and Julia Fine on the podcast discussing the representation of mothers and parents in speculative fiction. But it is a perennial problem that...
by Megan Leigh | March 11, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
Are mermaids having a comeback? Last year we featured Beth Cartwright on the show for Feathertide and this year we’ve already featured Aimee Ogden and her retelling of The Little Mermaid. Now we have the extraordinary Angela Slatter to weigh in on the subject!...
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’...
