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.
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Episode 629: Ursula Vernon and A Story with Good Bones
Episode 628: Sarah Pinsker and Lost Places
Episode 627:Kelly Link for the love of a good book
Episode 626: Awards season, British criticism and more
Episode 625: Kelly Barnhill and the Mind of a Writer
Coode Street 624: On short fiction
Episode 623: The 2022 Locus Recommended Reading List
Episode 622: More about space opera
Episode 621: Coode Street’s Books for Look Forward to in 2023
Episode 620: A Very Coode Street Advent Bonus: M. Rickert
Episode 619: And Happy Holidays to all!
Episode 618: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Elizabeth Hand
Episode 617: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: N K Jemisin
Episode 616: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Tochi Onyebuchi
Episode 615: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Nghi Vo
Episode 614: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Clute
Episode 613: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Naseem Jamnia
Episode 612: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Kessel
Episode 611: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Neon Yang
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