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...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 21, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
With her debut fantasy The Ruin of Kings just hitting the shelves, we caught up with author Jenn Lyons and asked her a few searching questions about one of our favourite topics – dragons!* *may also contain kraken Dragons! What made you fall in love with...
by Megan Leigh | February 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWomen aren’t the only minority to suffer from poor as well as a lack of representation in genre fiction. Among other minorities struggling to have their voices heard are people of colour, people with...
by Lucy Hounsom | December 6, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
On the blog this week is author Genevieve Cogman, whose Invisible Library series centres around the eternal struggle between the forces of chaos and order, represented respectively by the Fae and the Dragons. The fifth and latest instalment, The Mortal Word, continues...
by Megan Leigh | November 8, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
At Breaking the Glass Slipper, we love innovative genre fiction. Rowenna Miller’s debut novel, Torn, uses the traditionally feminine art of sewing as the basis for its magic system. We asked Rowenna how she fit so many different elements into the one novel, the...
