by Lucy Hounsom | October 31, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
We’re delighted to be joined this week by Vicki Jarrett, author of the eerie and imaginative Always North, out now from Unsung Stories, which has just won its second consecutive British Fantasy Award for Best Independent Press! Read on for a fascinating...
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 Megan Leigh | October 3, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
Here at Breaking the Glass Slipper, we cannot get enough of the wonderful novellas being released by Tor.com publishing. The diversity in the authors and subject matter is delightful to see, especially when it comes to taking risks with stories other more traditional...
by Megan Leigh | September 19, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
Rogues have long been fan favourites in a lot of sci-fi fandoms, from Han Solo and Jim Kirk to Wydrin in The Copper Cat. We love these morally ambiguous trouble-makers at Breaking the Glass Slipper, which is why we are so excited to introduce you to Damian from Alex...
by Megan Leigh | August 22, 2019 | Blog, What Women Write
Before we headed off to WorldCon, Lucy asked our twitter followers to suggest a book written by a woman for some great free merch. Not only did we get some brilliant single recommendations, we also received an incredible list of 100 underrated books! This list was so...
by Megan Leigh | August 8, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
I’m not saying I started this podcast as a way to defend my increasingly expensive reading habit, but… I definitely did just that! And it is books like Agnes Gomillion’s The Record Keeper that continue to make me excited about genre fiction. If...
