Fantasy writing often gets a bad press. It’s accused of not being serious literature, providing nothing but escapism, and encouraging us to sit around waiting for a magic resolution to all our problems. I disagree with all of the above. I will declare an interest in the matter: speculative fiction (SF; encompassing many sub-genres including fantasy, sci-fi and, yes, the […]
Good writing is good writing, whatever the century. And, as we approach the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, it’s interesting to wonder what Will would be working on if he were alive today. As he had an eye for what was popular, I can’t help but think he’d be working in TV; in particular, I can picture him writing one of my […]
Title: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Publication date: 1792 Genre: Non fiction (philosophy; feminism) What’s it about? Wollstonecraft’s book is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. The author is responding to the widely held belief of the time that women should not receive an equal education to men, and the majority of the […]