Category Archives: Books

Introducing the Indie Crime Scene

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Cora

Many of you will know that in addition to this blog and the Pegasus Pulp blog, I also co-run the Speculative Fiction Showcase, a blog for all things indie SFF, together with Jessica Rydill. Talking of which, I totally forgot … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2017

Posted on April 30, 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 February … Continue reading →

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A Birthday and a Book Promotion

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Cora

First of all, there is currently a big multi-author speculative fiction cross promotion going on. Over sixty authors are involved and all books are 99 cents. There is a list of all participating books here and if you scroll down, … Continue reading →

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And even more reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Cora

In general, the 2017 Hugo Awards shortlist is less contentious than those of previous years, but were still seeing reactions trickling in. I offered my own take on the 2017 shortlist and also did a round-up of reactions from around … Continue reading →

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Yet More Reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Cora

Thanks to Mike Glyer of File 770, the hits on my Hugo reaction post and the space opera post of the day before have gone through the roof. My first round-up of Hugo reactions from around the web got a … Continue reading →

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Reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Cora

Currently, the SFF world is all abuzz talking about the Hugos, but of course there are other awards announcing their shortlists at this time of the year as well. One of them is the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction and … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Hugo Nominations Reaction Post 2017 – and the first ever Nommo Awards

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Cora

So the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards were announced today. And since the good folks of WorldCon 75 in Helsinki were kind enough to warn us ahead of time that they were planning to announce the Hugo shortlist today, … Continue reading →

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The Space Opera Resurgence

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Cora

At Wired, Charlie Jane Anders talks about the current space opera resurgence and why the subgenre has become more diverse and better than it has been in a long time. The article offers a nice overview of the current crop … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for March 2017

Posted on March 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 February … Continue reading →

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Genre versus Literary – the Crime Fiction Edition

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Cora

The old genre versus literary fiction debate has reared its ugly head again – and just when you thought that horse was well and truly dead. This time around, the opening volley was fired by one William O’Rourke, emeritus professor … Continue reading →

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