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Theodora Goss is an author, poet, and fairytale professor. Cinders editor, Méabh McDonnell spoke to Theodora about heroines, fables and the adventures of her 19th century feminist series, The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter. 1. Can you remember when you realised you wanted to be a writer'? No! I must have been very young,... Continue Reading →
First published in Cinders Volume Two, Issue Two Women of Irish history don’t usually get a large amount of pages in school history books. Rocking the System is a book that wants to change that. Written by Siobhán Parkinson, Rocking the System from Little Island Books, opens a window into the histories of 20 Irish... Continue Reading →
The Girl in the Tower By Katherine Arden The Girl in the Tower is the sequel to the amazing Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. We reviewed The Bear and the Nightingale in Cinders Says in our very first issue, and we were delighted with the dark, wintery Russian fairy tale. The story continues... Continue Reading →
How many times have you thought - life as a secret service agent must be fun? Many? Me too. Well, Maddie Manchester knows exactly what it's like. Because her father was one. He isn't anymore, because, well, that's what happens when your father takes a bullet for the president. He tends to re-think his priorities... Continue Reading →
People have dreams of reaching the moon, defeating death, achieving perfection. Those are the dreams that fuelled the community of Adrianne Finlay's Your One & Only and led to the society of clones that now populates it. We spoke to Adrianne about her writing process, her clone society and her favourite science fiction. Have you... Continue Reading →
Emergecy Contact by Mary H.K. Choi Emergecy Contact by Mary H.K. Choi is an absolute joy. Calling it a love story seems wrong, it’s more like a friendship story of two people who fall in love. And I enjoyed it so very much. Penny is an aspiring writer in her first year of college... Continue Reading →
For Cinders Editor Méabh McDonnell, few things have been more influential in her life than her love of fairytales. Here, she looks at why the stories she heard as a child became lodestones for her as and adult, inspiring and empowering her along the way. A boy and a girl, a glass slipper, and... Continue Reading →
Fans have waited eagerly for Holly Black’s return to the realms of Faerie and the fae and The Cruel Prince doesn't disappoint. Holly Black rightfully retains her crown as the Faerie queen in this new beginning to a trilogy that presents a faerieland that is just as bloodthirsty and cruel as we remember. Jude is... Continue Reading →
In anticipation of the release of Louise O'Neill's feminist retelling of The Little Mermaid, The Surface Breaks, we spoke to Louise about re-inventing fairytales, feminism, and the importance of owning your voice. Why did you choose The Little Mermaid as inspiration for The Surface Breaks? Louise: Well, it was the summer of 2016 when the... Continue Reading →
