This time out, Jonathan and Gary consider the meaning of "cozy" (or "cosy") SF and fantasy, and whether cozy horror is even a thing. We trace the term back to cozy mystery novels and Brian W. Aldiss’s characterization of certain British writers of the 1950s—especially John Wyndham—as "cozy catastrophes".
Not surprisingly, this doesn’t lead to any meaningful conclusions, but we do touch upon whether the notion of cozy has to do with the fiction itself, or just the reader's experience of it. Authors mentioned include Travis Baldree, Becky Chambers, Peter S. Beagle, Martha Wells, and Terry Pratchett.
Then, with our usual lack of grace, we transition awkwardly into a discussion of the new Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits, how well Ellison’s fiction holds up, and some brief previews of forthcoming episodes.
Episode 531: On reading and re-reading speculative fiction
Episode 530: Ten Minutes with Julie Phillips
Episode 529: Ten Minutes with Ruoxi Chen
Episode 528: Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future
Episode 527: Ten Minutes with Madeleine E. Robins
Episode 526: Ten Minutes with Linda Nagata
Episode 525: Ten Minutes with Benjamin Rosenbaum
Episode 524: Ten Minutes with Delia Sherman
Episode 523: Ten Minutes with Mary Anne Mohanraj
Episode 522: Ten Minutes with Andrea Hairston
Episode 521: Ten Minutes with Lisa Goldstein
Episode 520: Ten Minutes with Jeannette Ng
Episode 519: Ten Minutes with Stephanie Feldman
Episode 518: Ten Minutes with Andrea Stewart
Episode 517: Ten Minutes with Jane Routley
Episode 516: Ten Minutes with Annalee Newitz
Episode 515: Ten Minutes with Ellen Kushner
Episode 514: Alix E. Harrow and The Once and Future Witches
Episode 513: Ten Minutes with Candas Jane Dorsey
Episode 512: Ten Minutes with Micaiah Johnson
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