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Why N.K. Jemisin is the Future of Sci-Fi
I read a lot of great books in 2021, but there's one series that I'm taking with me into the new year: N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth...
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Shira
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Writer vs. Their Work
Happy Friday! This post is going to be a little different because I'm writing about Virginia Woolf, who actually does have a spot in...
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Shira
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
Science Fiction is a genre that continues to be dominated by white men, both in terms of authorship and readership. Many "classic" sci-fi...
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Shira
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is probably best known for her Newbery Honor Book, Ella Enchanted, but The Two Princesses of Bamarre is severely...
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Shira
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
If you're a movie buff and/or a feminist, you've probably heard the name Bechdel before. The Bechdel Test is a popular barometer for the...
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Shira
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
It was no easy task for a black woman to write science fiction in the 1970's, but that's not the only thing that makes Kindred by Octavia...
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