Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is an excellent example of the true magic that happens when literary fiction and genre fiction work together.
LASER BOOKS: Science Fiction from Harlequin Books?!
Laser books was a flash-in-the-pan series of SF books put out by romance publisher Harlequin, and edited by the late Roger Elwood. Steve takes a quick look at the series, hoping to pique your interest. Steve also offers a book Giveaway!
Interview (Part 2): Nina Allan On Her Debut Novel, The Race
Welcome to the second part of an extensive interview with, Nina Allan who over the last decade has established herself as one of the UK’s most imaginative and compelling writers. This time we discuss some of the more the specifically science fictional aspects of her debut novel, The Race, as well as maps, Hastings, the best vampire film in years, fracking, politics, the planet, language, communication and much more.
“La Ficción Debe Ser Visceral, no Adorable y Lírica Todo el Tiempo”. Entrevista con el Escritor Escocés Hal Duncan.
Tanya returns with the english language version of her interview with Hal Duncan, author of Vellum.
‘The Birds Is Coming’ (Again) and Rebecca Too
Considering the forthcoming new film adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds and Rebecca, and the shadow of Alfred Hitchcock…
Genre vs. Literary: The SFF Experience
SFF fans are some of the friendliest and smartest people I know. I don’t know how literary writers and fans interact across various platforms.
Crossroads: “Speculative” Literary Fiction and SF/F Techniques
Last week, we talked about how works of speculative fiction deploy techniques commonly found in literary fiction. This week, we’re going to flip that coin and look at how mainstream literary fiction employs techniques developed […]
Crossroads: “Literary” Speculative Fiction and Literary Sensibilities
As I mentioned last week, trying to draw general conclusions about the relationship between mainstream literary fiction and speculative fiction is difficult at best. For every “general” hypothesis, a slew of counter-examples can be raised […]
Crossroads: The Cores of Literary Fiction and Speculative Fiction
The relationship between speculative fiction and mainstream literary fiction is complicated by decades of group identity dynamics, mutual ignorance, and overbroad critical generalizations about both genres. However, if we try to put our long-held attitudes […]
Crossroads: Negotiating the Unreal in Magic Realism and Fantasy
Perhaps the most important insight I’ve gained from my research for my Crossroads series is that the borders between genres are very fluid, and the more one genre (or sub-genre) resembles another, the more contentious […]
Crossroads: Tensions between SF/F and Mainstream Literary Fiction
Welcome to the first week of May! This month, I’m going to be taking a look at the often-fraught relationship between speculative fiction and mainstream literary fiction. I’ve always found the love-hate relationship between devotees […]
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