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The Line Between the Historical and the Fantastic

Where does one begin and another end? Where do the genres break down? I’ve always suspected historical fiction is the same as fantasy fiction, but without the confession that it’s really fully committing genre. But I’m genuinely interested in the mental territory where the two actually meet (and, for the purposes of this post, not […]

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Book Links

Just a few things I’ve spotted online recently. First up, one of the most criminally underrated genre writers, Daniel Abraham, writes a private letter from genre to mainstream literature. I saw you tonight. You were walking with your cabal from the university to the little bar across the street where the professors and graduate students […]

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The Kitschies

I’m all for things that are good for the genre. I reckon the Kitchies – a serious new award with cash prize-money (£750 for the overall winner) and a sponsorship deal from a large drinks company – is exactly what the genre needs. The Kraken Rum presents the Kitschies, an annual award for those books […]