Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

Part of a murder mystery’s charm is the narrative movement from chaos to order. The natural balance of justice is overturned and it’s up to ordinary people – rather than the law – to fix it. The uncovering of clues, red herrings, the many suspicious characters – all of these are essential to a good […] The post Big deck energy – with Frances White [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2025/06/28/big-deck-energy-with-frances-white/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

Fairy tale retellings are always popular. Fairy tales are some of the first stories we learn as children. As well as being entertaining, they are instructive. Don’t stray from the path. Don’t trust wolves, or men. Fill your pockets with stones, not breadcrumbs. If you’re going to steal some herbs for your pregnant wife, be […] The post Unspinning Sleeping Beauty – with Georgia Leighton [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2025/05/30/unspinning-sleeping-beauty-with-georgia-leighton/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

It seems like these days you can’t go into a bookshop without seeing a display of romantasy books. It’s a broad term that applies to everything from secondary fantasy worlds with devilishly handsome princes to witches running cafes and falling for the leader of the coven. You can also get every flavour of spiciness under […] The post Why choose? – with Elizabeth Helen [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2025/04/24/why-choose-with-elizabeth-helen/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

We live our lives burdened with responsibilities, and expectations of how we should act. Those expectations are placed on us by society, by family, and even by ourselves. However, fiction allows us a space in which to examine what would happen if we stepped outside those expectations. What if, for example, we weren’t dutiful children […] The post Pacifism and principles – with Maithree Wijesekara [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2025/03/27/pacifism-and-principles-with-maithree-wijesekara/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

We are back for 2025! We took a hiatus during the second half of 2024 due to our lives becoming that much busier. But loving what we have built with the show over the almost 10 years we’ve been running (!) we wanted to find a way to continue with BtGS. To that end, we’re […] The post Women on trial – with Grady Hendrix [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2025/02/27/women-on-trial-with-grady-hendrix/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].