Category Archives: Books

Some Comments on the 2017 Dragon Awards Winners

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Cora

The Dragon Awards, a new “popular” SFF award handed out at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, have been plagued by controversy in their first two years. I blogged about some of it, though the vast majority of this year’s uproar … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for August 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for August 2017

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July books I missed … Continue reading →

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WorldCon 75 Photos and a Report

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Cora

Now the extended Hugo commentary is out of the way, here is my WorldCon 75 report with plenty of photos. Many of the photos are already in this video I posted on YouTube, but here you can see them without … Continue reading →

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Some More Words about the 2017 Hugo Awards

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Cora

I already wrote a short 2017 Hugo Awards reaction post on Friday night, but now I’m home here is a longer version: This is an unusual Hugo year for me, for even though we had an excellent Hugo shortlist full … Continue reading →

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A Very Few Words on the 2017 Hugo Awards

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Cora

I’m still in Helsinki with a very slow computer and WiFi connection, so this is only a short Hugo reaction post. Detailed analysis will follow sometime next week. Even though I am at WorldCon, I didn’t catch the ceremony in … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2017 Dragon Award Nominees

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Cora

Before everybody is focussed on Worldcon and the Hugos next week, the Dragon Awards have managed to present their 2017 nominees. The link goes to File 770, because the official Dragon Awards website hasn’t even been updated yet and is … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for July 2017

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some June books I missed … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery Available: Parlour Game

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Cora

Blogging has been very light this month, since I’m currently trying for a repeat of the July Short Story Challenge, where the aim is to write a story per day in July (for previous editions, see here and here). I … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for June 2017

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Cora

Welcome to the second edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some May books I missed … Continue reading →

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