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The Novella Files (2021)

Introduction
Hard Reboot by Django Wexler
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Prosper's Demon by K.J. Parker
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Genre Fight: Horror Vs Sci Fi in Film! (2021)

The Silent Film Era
The 1930s

CoNZealand Fringe Transcripts (2021)

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Hugo Voter's Guide

Part 1: Nominations

Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards (2020 - )

2020 Introduction and Shortlists
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The Dragon Prince Re-Read (2019 - 2020)
Sunrunner's Fire
Stronghold
The Dragon Token
Skybowl

Lets Frighten Children! (2019)

Bonus Conversation Edition

Miscellaneous Essays

Adri and Joe Talk About Books: The Best of the Decade (Adri and Joe, 2019)
The Community of Apocalypse: On N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season (Phoebe, 2019)
A Queen in Hiding, Book Promotion, and Setting Expectations (Joe, 2020)
The Great Escape: Books to Escape Into (Andrea, 2020)
Fantasy Vacation: The Hundred Isles (The Bone Ships) (Adri, 2020)
Black Lives Matter: A List of Stories (Phoebe, 2020)
Tor.com Publishing, First Become Ashes, and the pretty pastel packaging of abuse (Adri, 2020)
Major and Minor: On Speculative Fiction as Canonical Literature (Phoebe, 2020)
Imagining Beyond the Climate Crisis (Phoebe, 2020)
The Final Frontier: A Haunting (Phoebe, 2020)
Movie Magic: On Appreciating Speculative Film (Phoebe, 2020)
Two Ships in the Night (Dean, 2021)

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