by Lucy Hounsom | October 17, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
We talked to Heather Rose Jones about the eternal popularity of Regency novels, what magic can bring to a historical narrative and how class, gender and sexual identity intersect in women’s stories. The Regency is a popular historical setting for writers. What...
by Lucy Hounsom | September 26, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPreviously on Breaking the Glass Slipper we have covered Disney princesses. This time we thought we would turn our attention to the men. But we’re a podcast about women! So why spend an entire episode focusing on...
by Lucy Hounsom | August 15, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFrom ancient mythology and religious texts to Star Trek and Harry Potter, trinities – or trios – have always been a common motif. Why is the power of three so potent and what tropes do we tend to see? To help us...
by Lucy Hounsom | July 4, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI don’t want the future to be female. I want it to be for everyone.Lisa Yaszek In a fascinating episode that covers everything from telepathic matriarchies to lesbian vampire fiction, academic Lisa Yaszek chats...
by Lucy Hounsom | March 28, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe like to think that fantasy is a limitless exploration of our imaginations, but in reality, fantasy fiction is limited by the cultural experiences of the author. As a result, what most of us are exposed to are a...
by Lucy Hounsom | March 14, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe representation of transgender people within genre is a subject we’ve wanted to explore for a while now on this podcast. All too often, trans and non binary people are absent from speculative fiction, or if...
