Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
Guys, even writing this is dangerous for me because it might precipitate a binge! I love this fluffy heartfelt show so much it is my go-to when I’m sad and need something to cheer me up. The fairy tale optics and high stakes of good, evil, and saving souls so they can have their Happily… Read More
I’m almost certain Fiona J.R. Titchenell has never been a con artist on an intergalactic space station, but she could’ve fooled me. The Acid Test of Naia Mills, the first in Titchenell’s series of novella-length science fiction fairy tale adaptations, was so textured it jumped right off the page. Before starting the novella, I wondered… Read More
I had a long flight to China a few months ago (pre-pandemic), and of course had plenty of movies on my to-watch list. I’ve been back and forth from China many times, so I have the 11 hour flight down to a science, from my seated yoga to memorizing the lighting patterns. I started my… Read More
Previous F-BOM author partner Intisar Khanani has a new book out this week, Thorn, a retelling of The Goose Girl. You should probably head over to her Twitter or Facebook pages right now, since Intisar is celebrating her book’s birthday with an extended giveaway campaign! *** I don’t want to brag, but I read Thorn… Read More
I don’t own any of my favorite books. As soon as I finish them I press them into the hands of others, desperate to pass their brilliance along. This is how it went with Spinning Silver. I read Naomi Novik’s first fairy tale retelling, Uprooted, a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. For whatever… Read More
When I was told that Patricia Wrede‘s Dealing with Dragons book had knights, dragons, princesses, talking frogs, wizards, and witches in it, I probably made a weird, scrunched up face. It sounds like the typical damsel in distress (and there are some of them in the story) in a fantasy setting. But Dealing with Dragons is not quite… Read More
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