by Megan Leigh | April 11, 2024 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSReligion has been part of our society for centuries. Is it any wonder then that it can make up a large part of our fiction – from CS Lewis’s allegorical Chronicles of Narnia series to Anna Smith Spark’s Empires of...
by Megan Leigh | February 16, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Ever since I read ‘How to Love a Necromancer’ (read here) years ago I have been obsessed with Jess Hyslop’s short fiction. And now we have an awesome novella to read! Do yourself a favour and get a copy of Miasma now! What does the term ‘new...
by Megan Leigh | August 26, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 1,000 times: novellas are where it is *AT* for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy these days. And I’m not sorry to see it. They are a playground for fascinating ideas. Short enough for authors and publishers...
by Megan Leigh | November 26, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
With the sequel to The Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, out next month, we took the opportunity to sit down with Nghi Vo! The Empress of Salt and Fortune is described as being about ‘the anger of women’. What does that...
by Megan Leigh | October 1, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
What do we want?Equal pay!When do we want it?NOW! We spoke to C. S. Malerich about her novella, The Factory Witches of Lowell, publishing with Tor next month. In summary – go pre-order this now! now! now! It is a popular trope to reclaim witchcraft for the feminist...
by Megan Leigh | October 10, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI have been thoroughly enjoying JY Yang’s Tensorate series of novellas so wanted to chat to them about blending science fiction and fantasy, non-binary representation in SFF, and using different structures and forms...
