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Speculative fiction and poetry, literary criticism, and interviews from award-winning Strange Horizons magazine, updated weekly on Mondays/Tuesdays. Find us online at strangehorizons.com
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Critical Friends Episode 27: Pop Fiction (opens the original)
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In this episode of Critical Friends , the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, A. J Odasso and Electra Pritchett join Dan Hartland to talk about popular fiction. Science fiction and fantasy has a long and complex relationship with questions of popular culture. Where does this stand today? So often ignored or derided by so-called higher culture, how should critics approach it? And where should we situate it in our readings? A. J.'s review of The Vampire Lestat Electra's review of The Icarus Co
Critical Friends Episode 26: On Awards (opens the original)
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In this episode of Critical Friends , the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Amritesh Mukherjee and Abigail Nussbaum join Dan Hartland to talk about literary awards. Discussions and debates about awards shortlists often seem to be a point of gravity in broader critical discussions, and can even affect how individual reviews get commissioned and written. How do and how should critics interact with awards? What are they for? And do critics spend too much time thinking about them? Amritesh's r
'Because I Held His Name Like a Key' by Aimee Ogden read by Jenna Hanchey (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, editor Michael Ireland presents "Because I Held His Name Like a Key" by Aimee Ogden, read by Jenna Hanchey You can read the full text of the story, and more about Louis Inglis Hall here . Content Warnings: Disregard for personal autonomy Drug use Sex Rape/sexual assault Suicide
Critical Friends Episode 25: Reading Queerly (opens the original)
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In this episode of Critical Friends , the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Dean Leetal and William Shaw join Dan Hartland to talk about reading queerly: How do, should, and can reviewers and critics interested in LGBTQ+ people and their representation approach texts both avowedly queer and apparently heteronormative? Dean's review of Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page Will's review of Dead Boys in Space by Sara Youngblood Gregory
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