A review by Nalini Haynes Hel, daughter of Loki and Angrboda, is born with rotting corpse legs. She remembers her birth well because she’s a …
Disability
Vigil by Angela Slatter
A review by Nalini Haynes Verity Fassbinder is a halfling: she’s half human and half Weyrd (fae). Her father was a kinderfresser, a man who …
Awards for excellent representations of disability in pop culture
This year I’m launching Dark Matter Zine’s awards for excellent representation of disability in pop culture (text & screen). I’ve even found someone to make unique …
Fireman by Joe Hill
A review by Nalini Haynes Harper Grayson works as a school nurse. Someone spontaneously combusts outside her office window. A spore called ‘dragonscale’ is spreading …
Winterkill by Kate A Boorman
A review by Nalini Haynes Emmeline is a 15 year old girl living in a walled settlement in the middle of nowhere, eking out an …
Francesca Haig
Nalini Haynes interviews Dr Francesca Haig, Visiting Writing Fellow (University of Chester), in the podcast (MP3, above) and the video (MP4, below). Francesca grew up …
NAUWU Awards 2016 (Worldwide)
Announcing the inaugural worldwide NAUWU Awards in fiction. The NAUWU Awards are named for the disability advocacy slogan “Nothing About Us Without Us”. In 2000, …
Map of Bones by Francesca Haig
A review by Nalini Haynes The Map of Bones is the second in a trilogy, following The Fire Sermon (review here). They are set in …
Glenda Millard on writing The Stars at Oktober Bend
A guest blog by Glenda Millard It seems to me that there are two basic categories of author: those who plan meticulously and those who …
Not your inspiration (a short science fiction story)
This is a short science fiction story. If the quantum universes running in parallel isn’t enough SF for you, then note the successful map app: …
Summer Harvest by Georgina Penney
A review by Lynne Larby Slight spoilers Beth Poole is a dog trainer from Yorkshire, England. Her parents died in a car accident when she was …
Stars at Oktober Bend by Glenda Millard
A review by Nalini Haynes Alice Nightingale is 15 years old. According to her diagnosis she will remain ‘forever 12’ because of a head injury …
Mario fan-made video — Mario in a wheelchair!
This is THE MOST AWESOME yet simple video I’ve seen campaigning for disability access although I adored the Brazilian video where people created a post-it …
Earth Flight by Janet Edwards
A review by Nalini Haynes Earth Flight is the final book in the Earth Girl trilogy (Earth Girl and Earth Star) about Jarrah Morrath, a …
Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
A review by Nalini Haynes Fool’s Quest is the second in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy by Robin Hobb; this review will contain spoilers …