by Megan Leigh | April 16, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
There has been a wealth of excellent science fiction by female writers of late. Personally, I love experimental Scifi – and Ann Leckie’s success would suggest other readers do too! Which is good news for Eeleen Lee’s new novel, Liquid Crystal Nightingale,...
by Megan Leigh | December 12, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
I still remember the day my father showed me The Terminator for the first time. We were sat at breakfast one morning when he turned to my mother and said, ‘I think she’s ready.’ Once I had finished eating my breakfast of Eggo waffles and ice cream,...
by Lucy Hounsom | December 12, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
This week we’re joined by author and archaeologist V. S. Holmes, who discusses writing in different genres, the ins and outs of collaboration and whether spec fic is making any real progress in representing its full and diverse readership. You seem equally...
by Megan Leigh | November 21, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen our favourite television series come to an end on our screens, it doesn’t always mean goodbye. Firefly was revived with Serenity and Buffy the Vampire Slayer found a second life in a celebrated comic...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 31, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
We’re delighted to be joined this week by Vicki Jarrett, author of the eerie and imaginative Always North, out now from Unsung Stories, which has just won its second consecutive British Fantasy Award for Best Independent Press! Read on for a fascinating...
by Megan Leigh | August 8, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
I’m not saying I started this podcast as a way to defend my increasingly expensive reading habit, but… I definitely did just that! And it is books like Agnes Gomillion’s The Record Keeper that continue to make me excited about genre fiction. If...
