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Changing the Map: The H is Silent


There’s a long history of women using pseudonyms, initials, and the ever popular “Anonymous”.  Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte were respectively Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.  Mary Anne Evans was George Elliot and even today, Joanne Rowling became J. K. Rowling (and Robert Galbraith).  Andrea Norton went for the ambiguous “Andre” and Alice Bradley Sheldon created the entire alter ego…

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Cover Chic: Breaking with Stereotypes


When someone mentions fantasy book covers, inevitably a stereotypical image pops up. One of knights standing near dragons, perhaps a chain-mail bra-clad woman with him. Or at least, that’s what used to be the norm. As today’s standards of what’s “cool” and socially acceptable continue to shift, so do the covers of speculative fiction books. Fantasy, science fiction, and horror…

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