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Episode 4: Samantha Shannon on the imagination of the child
Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror
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When a headteacher in the UK wrote a blog decrying fantasy and science fiction books, purporting that they are damaging to children’s minds, YA author Samantha Shannon hit back with a commentary piece in The Guardian. We invited her to join us and discuss the importance of exposure to the fantastical at a young age.
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