by Megan Leigh | December 7, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSModern fantasy owes much to J.R.R. Tolkien, including his problematic colonialist views and othering of cultures and races different from his medieval European-inspired setting. Many authors since then have used...
by Megan Leigh | November 30, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
I know, I know, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover… but LOOK! It is gorgeous! 😍 Let me be shallow this time, alright?! Ever since Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series, I’ve loved reading stories about what happens after the supposed...
by Megan Leigh | September 14, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
In Joan Smith’s latest YA novel, The Other Side of Infinity, she pairs the story of star-crossed lovers with clairvoyance. We asked the author about her favourite stories featuring a character who is able to see the future, mixing speculative elements with...
by Megan Leigh | August 31, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Scifi-horror mash-up? Check. Badass female protagonist? Check. Black, queer protagonist? Check. What else could you possibly want?! We spoke to Ness Brown about her novella The Scourge Between Stars, why science fiction and horror work so well together, using a...
by Megan Leigh | August 17, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Yes, it has been a while since we’ve had a 5 Q’s on the blog… and that’s totally on me 🤦♀️ As it turns out, moving country and buying a lot of land takes up A LOT of time. I’ve also been failing at keeping on top of social media too....
by Megan Leigh | June 29, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a standard rule of writing that if you want your protagonist to look heroic and competent, you’ve got to get a powerful and menacing antagonist. In the past, writers have used AI as an overwhelming and hostile...
