by Lucy Hounsom | March 26, 2026 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDark academia is a genre that has proven pretty popular. We’ve all been to school and plenty of us have been to university, so is it the pull of nostalgia that attracts readers? Or were our school days so dull that...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 26, 2026 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this month’s episode, we are taking you to the ballet, where stories are told through the medium of body and music. Just as this art can bring things to magical life, so too can it foster obsession in those...
by Lucy Hounsom | January 29, 2026 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe beauty of science fiction is that it can be pretty much anything. It can be people on spaceships exploring the stars. It can be settlers being stalked and killed by an alien monster. It can be about an alien...
by Lucy Hounsom | November 27, 2025 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSomething a little bit different this month! Anyone who follows us on social media will be aware that we were completely thrilled and surprised to win the 2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio last month. In our...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 30, 2025 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSo, this is a bit of an unusual episode. Normally, we get an author on to discuss their new book. But today we have three authors talking about a brand new non-fiction book they’re part of, and two of them are your...
by Lucy Hounsom | September 25, 2025 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFor many writers, history can be both an inspiration and a source of plot. No one is going to call a fantasy writer out for “making it up”. With historical fiction, however, you have to be more careful...
