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Day-To-Day Heroes: Jules Fox on Diversity in YA

June 27, 2019August 19, 2019 Belinda CrawfordInterviews
Black and white photo of a boy standing at a bus stop.

Jules Fox is the author of Little Big Brother, a contemporary YA coming-of-age story about Alex, a dwarf who wants to stay invisible through his senior year of high school. When his little brother is accidentally outed as gay, Alex […]

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Thoughtful & sparing: Jenna O’Connell on Romance & YA Heroines

January 29, 2017August 19, 2019 Belinda CrawfordInterviews
Three teenage girls pose in samurai cosplay outfits.

As a publicist, editor and occasional slush-pile reader, Jenna O’Connell doesn’t just know books, but the ins and outs of getting them on bookstore shelves and into readers’ hands. BELINDA: Hot topic first. Do you think love is killing the teenage […]

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Risking her life: Sue Parritt on Strong Female Characters

January 22, 2017July 19, 2019 Belinda CrawfordInterviews, Writing
Woman silhouetted by the setting sun, standing on a hill.

Sue Parritt is an Australian science fiction author. Her first trilogy tells the tale of a futuristic Australia ravaged by climate change, and racial oppression. BELINDA: Tell us about Sannah, what makes her strong? SUE: Sensuous, emotional and dramatic, Sannah, […]

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Greying, pudgy & menopausal: Laura E. Goodin on Strong Female Characters

January 15, 2017July 1, 2019 Belinda CrawfordBooks, Interviews
Black and white portrait of a mature woman smoking.

Laura E. Goodin is the author of After the Bloodwood Staff, an Australian fantasy about a quest that doesn’t go quite how it’s supposed to. BELINDA: Tell us about Sybil, one of the two main protagonists in After the Bloodwood Staff: […]

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She Will Stand Her Ground: Annie McCann on Strong Female Characters

January 8, 2017January 14, 2017 Belinda CrawfordInterviews

In this interview, avid reader and blogger Annie McCann talks to me about Shazrad, the heroine of The Wrath and the Dawn, a modern retelling of 1001 Arabian Nights. BELINDA: Tell us about Shazrad, what makes her strong? ANNIE: In The Wrath and […]

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Brave, Vulnerable & Scared: Felicity Banks on Strong Female Characters

January 1, 2017January 14, 2017 Belinda CrawfordInterviews, Writing

Felicity Banks is the author of Heart of Brass a steampunk novel about a young women with a brass heart and a family obligation that’s interupted by a criminal conviction. BELINDA: Tell us about Emmeline, what makes her strong? FELICITY: […]

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Wild, Tough and Cheeky: Carolyn Gilpin on Antiheroines

August 18, 2016December 30, 2016 Belinda CrawfordInterviews
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Carolyn is the author of Facing Up a story about a girl trying to pick up the pieces of her life after a car crash ruins her life. BELINDA: Tell us about Carly, what makes her an antiheroine? CAROLYN: Carly is […]

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Going Her Own Way: LG Surgeson on Antiheroines

July 20, 2016January 26, 2017 Belinda CrawfordInterviews
The Black River Chronicles by LG Surgeson

LG Surgeson is the author of the fantasy adventure series The Black River Chronicles, including the short story Clara’s Buttons. BELINDA: Tell us about Clara, what makes her an antiheroine? LG: Clara grew up on the dirty streets of Aberddu (pronounced Aber-thee) city. She […]

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On fighting, YA and sci-fi: An interview with Fonda Lee

April 9, 2016January 26, 2017 Belinda CrawfordInterviews

Fonda Lee knows kung fu, so when she writes a fight scene you know it’s going to be awesome. Which is fortunate, since her debut novel, Zeroboxer, is all about boxing (plus you know, intrigue,  planet-spanning criminal enterprises and a […]

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Straying from the norm: Sophia Madison on antiheroines

April 7, 2016January 26, 2017 Belinda CrawfordInterviews

Sophia Madison is the author of Blue Ruin, a gothic fantasy about a woman named Maura and the vampire who intends to use her to end the world (as we know it). BELINDA: Tell us about Maura, what makes her an […]

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