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Reactions to the 2017 Nebula Award Winners

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Cora

Last week, I posted my own comments and reactions to the 2017 Nebula Award winners. Now here is a round-up of reactions from around the web. It’s fairly short, because there wasn’t a whole lot of discussion about this year’s … Continue reading →

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Some Reactions to the 2018 Hugo Award Finalists

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Cora

For my own take on the 2018 Hugo Award finalists as well as the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards finalists, go here. Meanwhile, reactions from around the Internet are trickling in, though the debate seems rather muted this year, compared to … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2018 Hugos

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Cora

For my comments on the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards, go here. Meanwhile, here are my comments on the main event (sorry, long dead authors, filmmakers, artists and fans of 1942), the 2018 Hugo Award finalists. For other comments on the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2017 Nebula Award Nominees

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Cora

The nominees for the 2017 Nebula Awards have been announced today. At Barnes & Noble, Joel Cunningham offers an overview of the nominees and shares his thoughts on the nominated novels and at File 770, JJ shares some links to … Continue reading →

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In Defence of Wallpaper Science Fiction

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Cora

A few days ago, Paul Weimer pointed me on Twitter to this post by Charles Stross in which Stross laments the current state of the science fiction genre, because a lot of SF writers these days focus more on plot, … Continue reading →

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Nobel Honours for SFF Writers and More on the Latest Round of Romance Bashing

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Cora

First of all, the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro. This is not a name I was hoping for (my personal Nobel Prize wishlist is topped by Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood and Thomas … Continue reading →

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Romance Bashing: The New York Times Edition

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Cora

The New York Times now has a review round-up column for new romance novels, just as it already has one for crime fiction and one for science fiction and fantasy. This is a good thing. However, while the SFF column … Continue reading →

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2017 Dragon Awards Reactions

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Cora

I already posted my own reactions to the 2017 Dragon Awards, so here are some reactions from around the web: At Women Write About Comics, Doris V. Sutherland offers a detailed summary and analysis of the 2017 Dragon Awards and … Continue reading →

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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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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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