by Lucy Hounsom | May 27, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSOur identity is who we are. But for such a seemingly simple concept, our identities are extremely complex. We aren’t the only ones who decide our identities. Society places labels on us that we often don’t feel...
by Lucy Hounsom | April 29, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhy do we need monsters in our fiction? Why do we want to be frightened? When they pick up a book, do readers enter into a pact with a writer, as Catriona Ward describes: a pact that says I share your fear,...
by Lucy Hounsom | April 13, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
We spoke to author and editor JJA Harwood about the enduring power of fairytales – their darkness, their happy endings, and why they work on such a universal level. The Shadow in the Glass is described as a fairytale retelling. And fairytales, in their original...
by Lucy Hounsom | April 1, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSpirituality exists in every work of fiction in some form or other, but most often manifests as divinity. Gods and goddesses never seem to go out of fashion. Why do authors turn to a god or pantheon of gods to...
by Lucy Hounsom | March 4, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe world as we know it has historically been ruled by men. But when it comes to fiction, writers can choose what power structures they create and how they are depicted. Despite the free rein this allows authors,...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 22, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog, Uncategorised
To mark publication of Geek Elders Speak, an anthology exploring the history of women creators, we spoke to one of its editors, Maggie Nowakowska, about the ways in which fandom has changed over the last fifty years. ABOUT THE BOOK Fandom was a versatile place way...
