by Lucy Hounsom | March 23, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe all know the classic line from Animal Farm: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” As much as we might want, and strive for, a wholly equal world, it is an unlikely reality for...
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 Lucy Hounsom | January 26, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHaving started out writing a neighbourhood newspaper which she sold to buy candy and comics, Jane Yolen is now the author of over 400 books for children and adults. Jane has also worked as an editor, written poetry,...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 20, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSome of our favourite heroes are characters who might be deemed less than heroic by society. Smugglers, reckless hot-heads, gamblers and gangsters – everything that law and order should squash at the earliest...
by Megan Leigh | June 16, 2022 | Blog
In recognition of PRIDE month in the US, we thought we would go back through our extensive collection of podcasts (we have been going for SIX years now!) and pull out some of our favourites that featured trans and nonbinary authors, publishers, and books. We know that...
by Lucy Hounsom | May 12, 2022 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHave you ever wandered into a bookstore and found yourself baffled by the shelving of some books? Have you ever read a review that labeled a book written for adults as YA only to bemoan the amount of adult content?...