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...
by Megan Leigh | February 11, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
What do you get when you mix science fiction with fantasy… and a lot of queer orcs? A. K. Larkwood’s debut novel, The Unspoken Name! Why did you want to mashup scifi and fantasy tropes within the one narrative? How did you manage readers’...
by Megan Leigh | January 28, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
At Breaking the Glass Slipper, we want to promote diverse voices in fiction. Thankfully, the SFF community seems to be opening up and we are seeing more and more texts written by and about more than the traditional white, male medieval European narratives. Ownvoices...
by Charlotte Bond | December 10, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
‘Tis the season to be scared! With her Christmas ghost story, Mistletoe, now available in paperback, December seemed the perfect month to talk to Alison Littlewood about why we have such a love of ghost stories at this time of year. What was the inspiration...
by Megan Leigh | November 26, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
With the sequel to The Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, out next month, we took the opportunity to sit down with Nghi Vo! The Empress of Salt and Fortune is described as being about ‘the anger of women’. What does that...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 29, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
Aliya is a firm favourite here at BtGS headquarters. We recorded a wonderful episode about layers and landscapes in her writing and now we’re delighted to have her back to introduce her recently-published novel Greensmith to you all. Greensmith follows the...
