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The Elusive Allison V. Harding and How to Suppress Women’s Writing… Again

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Cora

Allison V. Harding, horror and fantasy author of the 1940s, is nigh forgotten these days, even though she was prolific, publishing thirty-six stories in Weird Tales between 1943 and 1951, as well as six non-genre stories in Weird Tales‘ sister … 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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