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Two Literary Deaths and Some Thoughts on the 2015 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Cora

It’s been a sad day for the literary world, because on Friday we lost both Harper Lee and Umberto Eco. Of the two, the death of Umberto Eco probably affects me more, because I vividly remember reading (and shuddering at) … Continue reading →

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SFF, Romance and Abuse Narratives

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Cora

Yesterday, I came across this great post by Foz Meadows about the frequency of abusive romance narratives particularly in media aimed at teenagers. The post is a response to a post by someone named The J. Gatsby Kid, in which … Continue reading →

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A new Helen Shepherd Mystery available: Mightier than the Sword

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Cora

I had my last day of class for the year this Thursday. My students were actually disappointed that there won’t be any class until January, which is certainly a first. But that’s the difference between adults who actually want to … Continue reading →

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New science fiction collection: Bug-Eyed Monsters and the Women Who Love Them

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Cora

I have another new release to announce and once again it’s a collection of short science fiction stories written during the July Short Story Challenge, where I wrote a short story per day in July 2015. One thing I noticed … Continue reading →

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Back from Birmingham and some random pop culture musings

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Cora

In case you noticed my absence, I’ve been away for a few days in Birmingham in the UK. I actually came back a couple of days ago, but I didn’t get around to blogging until now. Photos are forthcoming, but … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the 2014 Nebula Awards

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Cora

The debate about the Hugo Awards is still going on and reaching ever more ridiculous proportions. If you feel like wading into all that, the tireless Mike Glyer at File 770 offers daily summaries of the latest entries in the … Continue reading →

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Eurovision 2015 – Blandness wins and blandness loses

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Cora

This weekend is not just a long weekend in both Germany and several other European countries (Pentecost/Whitsun) as well as the US (Memorial Day), it also happens to host one of the biggest global TV events in the world, the … Continue reading →

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The disparate reviews of Jupiter Ascending

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Cora

The Muggle mainstream world is all agog about the Fifty Shades of Grey movie at the moment. I have zero interest in either seeing or discussing that film, so I’ll leave you with this article from the New Statesman and … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2014 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Cora

So the 2014 Nebula Award nominees have been announced and I could basically just recycle my Nebula reactions post from last year and switch out the names, because my thoughts are largely similar. All in all, this year’s Nebula shortlist … Continue reading →

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Gotham, Agent Carter and expanding universes

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Cora

We’re currently experiencing something of a golden age of comic book adaptations both on the big and the small screen. As a longtime comic book reader, I’m thrilled about this, though I realise not everybody is. For example, I just … Continue reading →

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