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Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala

Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala

by Megan Leigh | May 31, 2018 | Episodes, Interview

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSGhost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Makala. Charlotte positively geeks out with Melissa about her...
Gail Carriger on comedy in SFF and the heroine’s journey

Gail Carriger on comedy in SFF and the heroine’s journey

by Megan Leigh | May 25, 2017 | Episodes, Interview

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week, Charlotte interviews Victorian steampunk/alternate history/comedy/gothic/romance/surrealist/urban fantasy writer Gail Carriger. This is one writer you cannot easily slot into a neat classification. Her...
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