by Megan Leigh | March 7, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
Mythology has always been close to my heart and I love fantasy that explores traditional mythology in new ways. Jordanna Max Brodsky first set sights on the tales of Ancient Greece with her Olympus Bound trilogy. But her latest novel, The Wolf in the Whale, covers...
by Megan Leigh | March 5, 2019 | Blog
What have you always wanted to know about the Breaking the Glass Slipper hosts? Our top 3 villains, princesses, heroes, and side-kicks? We thought so. As part of Women’s History Month, we will be trawling back through all the wonderful female characters we have...
by Megan Leigh | February 28, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, we discuss all things reproduction. That’s right: sex, pregnancy, birth – the whole shebang around creating new life and what it means to a woman’s position, as represented in genre...
by Megan Leigh | February 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWomen aren’t the only minority to suffer from poor as well as a lack of representation in genre fiction. Among other minorities struggling to have their voices heard are people of colour, people with...
by Megan Leigh | February 7, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
After the exquisite science fiction film Arrival, along with Ann Leckie’s breakout Ancillary Justice, I’ve been on a bit of a linguistics-inspired scifi journey. Like Leckie’s groundbreaking novel, Sue Burke’s debut is equally trailblazing....
by Megan Leigh | January 31, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhile we were all winding down from Christmas, Charlie Brooker and the Black Mirror gang were getting ready to mess with our minds yet again. December 28th saw the release of the one-off interactive Netflix special...
