In science fiction, the future is feminist | Laurie Penny

Move over, square-jawed straight white heroes. From The Power to The Handmaid’s Tale, fantasy stories about women remaking the world are finally going mainstream

Naomi Alderman’s brilliant science fiction novel The Power justly won the Bailey’s prize for women’s fiction last week. It deserved to win – but I never thought it would.

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Usually, at times of uncertainty, we turn to familiar stories. But sometimes we need to imagine other worlds, and fast

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