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Fiction

A collection of 17 posts

Strange New Sci Fi

Strange New Sci Fi

If truth is the first casualty of war, then perhaps good fiction is the first tragedy of culture war.

Johnny Schmidt

21 Sep 2023 · 16 min read

We’re Still Waiting for a Great Post-COVID Pandemic Novel

We’re Still Waiting for a Great Post-COVID Pandemic Novel

Fiction writers are used to working in lonely isolation. Maybe that’s why the stories they’ve written about the pandemic seem so out of touch

Neal Pollack

30 May 2022 · 16 min read

We Can Revisit (And Even Replace) the Classic Books We Teach Children—Without Cancelling Them

We Can Revisit (And Even Replace) the Classic Books We Teach Children—Without Cancelling Them

Allan Stratton

18 Mar 2021 · 15 min read

The Dishonest and Misogynistic Hate Campaign Against J.K. Rowling

The Dishonest and Misogynistic Hate Campaign Against J.K. Rowling

Louise Perry

18 Sep 2020 · 7 min read

The Conservative Manifesto Buried in 'Avengers: Endgame'

The Conservative Manifesto Buried in 'Avengers: Endgame'

Aaron Sibarium

14 Jun 2019 · 9 min read

On Its 70th Anniversary, Nineteen Eighty-Four Still Feels Important and Inspiring

On Its 70th Anniversary, Nineteen Eighty-Four Still Feels Important and Inspiring

Jonathan Kay

8 Jun 2019 · 14 min read

Headline Rhymes

Headline Rhymes

Graham Verdon

11 May 2019 · 1 min read

The Case for Nabokov

The Case for Nabokov

Cathy Young

6 May 2019 · 11 min read

Policing the Creative Imagination

Policing the Creative Imagination

Craig DeLancey

5 May 2019 · 8 min read

Michel Houellebecq: Prophet or Troll?

Michel Houellebecq: Prophet or Troll?

Jaspreet Singh Boparai

10 Apr 2019 · 13 min read

Headline Rhymes

Headline Rhymes

Graham Verdon

4 Oct 2018 · 1 min read

The Forgotten Story of How "Punching Up" Harmed the Science-Fiction/Fantasy World

The Forgotten Story of How "Punching Up" Harmed the Science-Fiction/Fantasy World

Cathy Young

18 Aug 2018 · 10 min read

"Canada Has Gone Mad": Indigenous Representation and the Hounding of Angie Abdou

"Canada Has Gone Mad": Indigenous Representation and the Hounding of Angie Abdou

Jonathan Kay

10 Jan 2018 · 13 min read

What if the Industrial Revolution Happened to Rome?

What if the Industrial Revolution Happened to Rome?

Helen Dale

30 Nov 2017 · 7 min read

Read Houellebecq To Free Your Mind

Read Houellebecq To Free Your Mind

Matthew Stahlman

5 Oct 2017 · 14 min read