An essay on minority representation by Nalini Haynes Jeannette Ng wrote an excellent article on mainstream culture versus minority representation. I recommend you read it. …
Institute by Stephen King
A review by Nalini Haynes Tim Jamieson is on a plane to New York when staff and security call on a passenger to give up …
One-eyed alien: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This one-eyed alien is standing on a rock, probably an asteroid. Is it just me or does this ‘person’ look like a bonsai tree? I …
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
A review by Annabelle Lee Lou is many things she isn’t proud of, a liar, a thief… and a witch. She spends her life hiding …
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
A review by Nalini Haynes January is a red-skinned child, an oddity in a world that likes to categorise skin colour. Ultimately, people put her …
The New Wave: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
A submarine captain looking through binoculars sees a new wave and thinks “Oh, no!” This image is a multilayered pun. The wave is visually heading …
Permanent Record by Mary H Choi
A review by Nalini Haynes Pablo is working in a ‘bodega’ (a new word for me). It’s a sort of corner store I think. One …
Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire by Brendan Wright
A Review by Annabelle Lee Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire is the first book in a fantasy series written by Australian author Brendan Wright. …
List of recommended texts for high school English literature classes
Lorena Carrington was mourning the list of readings for high school English literature classes in 2020. Next year our teens will be studying Hamlet (whatever), …
What is the Commedia dell’Arte?
A guest blog by Rachel Nightingale I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know about Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot so it always comes as …
Disability in Spec Fic list 4.0
Here’s my current list of speculative fiction (including fantasy) books that include representations of disability. Inclusion in this list does not imply a book has …
Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley
A review by Nalini Haynes The blurb — from Affirm Press It’s 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of …
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A review by Nalini Haynes The Ancient Eight are fraternity houses at Yale in New Haven. The Ninth House is Lethe, the house appointed to …
Ogre write in: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Ogre write in Remember a couple of hours ago several weeks ago when Dark Matter Zine published ‘Museum’, a silly illo with a blank space for …
In Love With George Eliot by Kathy O’Shaughnessy
A review by Nalini Haynes In Love with George Eliot is a glorious debut novel that tells the compelling story of England’s greatest woman novelist as …