Category: writing / books
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Book Review: Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Club Dead is the third book in Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Mysteries series. See my reviews for Dead Until Dark and Living Dead in Dallas for the general gist of the series. Vague spoilers for Club Dead lie ahead, but nothing you won’t forget before you get around to reading it. A lot is familiar…
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Sucking and Fucking
To follow up yesterday’s post, HERE is another article on the accusations of sexism in the British Fantasy Society (and horror novels in general). It’s interesting, if for no other reason than introducing me to the term “sucking and fucking” as a genre. By the way, when you’re looking for a picture to include with…
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Fighting Sexism With Sexism in the Horror Genre?
The British Fantasy Society has recently taken criticism because their new collection of 16 interviews with horror authors failed to include any women. It’s pointed out that there are “a lot” of women who write horror, and of course, Mary Shelley’s name comes up. On the surface it does appear to be blatant sexism. But…
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