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McKillip, McKinley, Moon

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Erin

This week’s set of authors (Patricia McKillip, Robin McKinley, and Elizabeth Moon) is a group of old favorites. Growing up, I think I checked out all the books in the Riddle Master trilogy often enough that the library considered purchasing … Continue reading →

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Larbalestier, Lessing, Link

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Erin

Today’s helping of women writers of science fiction and fantasy includes Justine Larbalestier, Doris Lessing, and Kelly Link. If any of their work sounds interesting to you, please do check them out — and if you have enjoyed something by … Continue reading →

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Kenyon, Kiernan, Kress

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Erin

Today, I’m talking about books by Kay Kenyon, Nancy Kress, and Caitlín R. Kiernan: two science-fiction works and one not-quite-ghost-story. If anything sounds good to you, be sure to check out the book and other work by that author — … Continue reading →

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Jemisin, Jones, Jones

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Erin

Today’s review of women writers of science fiction and fantasy includes N.K. Jemisin, Diana Wynne Jones, and Gwyneth Jones. If any of their work sounds interesting to you, please do check them out — and if you have enjoyed something … Continue reading →

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Ian, Ibbotson, Ingalls

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Erin

Putting together today’s post was a bit of a challenge; there just aren’t that many I authors out there, and when you limit it to women authors of speculative fiction, the number dwindles further. (Yes, I am aware that Q … Continue reading →

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Crossing the streams of genre

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Erin

Okay, crossing the streams is an obvious image to use when talking about crossing anything, especially with any kind of an SF/F background (or an ’80s movie background). But it’s a bad analogy, because crossing genres is a good thing, … Continue reading →

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Hale, Haley, Hambly, Hurley

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Erin

Today’s contributions in the ongoing series of women authors in science fiction and fantasy are Ginn Hale, Carolyn Haley, Barbara Hambly, and Kameron Hurley. The books reviewed range from classic fantasy to recently released science fiction, and the characters are … Continue reading →

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Gifford, Goto, Griswold-Ford

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Erin

Just back from the 69th World Science Fiction Convention — it was held in Reno, so there was no way I was going to miss it. I thought I might be a bit late getting today’s post up, but at … Continue reading →

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Fabian, Foster, Frohock

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Erin

This week’s post in the on-going women writers in science-fiction and fantasy spotlights Karina Fabian, Eugie Foster, and Teresa Frohock. Read my reviews, check out what they have to say about their work — and then go read them!

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More comments from Casil

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Erin

When I asked Amy Sterling Casil for a quote for my blog, she actually had quite a bit to say. I only excerpted the first couple of paragraphs for the original post, but I do want to share all she … Continue reading →

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