Monsters of Pulp: Reactions

For anyone who missed Saturday's epic meeting of the pulp SFF minds on Geek Gab, here's the replay: And if you'd rather listen on the go, here is the audio-only version on SoundCloud. On behalf of myself and my fellow Geek Gab hosts, I can honestly say that being present…
February 20, 20176 Comments
Sensitivity Readers

Sensitivity Readers

Presenting reason number 1,864.979 to abandon the sinking tradpub ship and self-publish: "Sensitivity Readers" (h/t Rawle Nyanzi). Book publishers fearing the backlash from social justice activists are hiring special readers to check the books and flag up racist, sexist and other so-called offensive content before they go to print. “Sensitivity…
February 17, 201712 Comments
Monsters of Pulp Update!

Monsters of Pulp Update!

In an earlier post I announced Geek Gab's upcoming star-studded episode featuring Razörfist and Jeffro Johnson. It's my sincerest pleasure to bring you this update to our already star-studded guest roster. Do not adjust your screen. Your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed the author photo of John…
February 16, 20172 Comments
John Wick 2

John Wick 2

Last night I saw John Wick Chapter 2, the sequel to the best action movie I've seen in over a decade. Chapter 1 was a stylish tour de force. How does Chapter 2 measure up? Here's a hint: Keanu Reeves doing 3 gun training in preparation for JW2. He uses…
February 15, 20176 Comments
Deciphering the Sci-fi Color Code

Deciphering the Sci-fi Color Code

Jasyn Jones' latest Pulp Revolution essay has sparked a fascinating discussion over at the Castalia House blog. One mystery that the CH commenters have deciphered for uninitiated readers is the meaning of the color code that categorizes science fiction works into Red, Pink, or Blue SF. Daddy Warpig kicks off…
February 14, 20175 Comments
2016 Planetary Awards Nomination

2016 Planetary Awards Nomination

The nomination period for the 2016 Planetary Awards closes tomorrow. If you'd like to nominate a novel and/or a short story to help defend the planet from bad science fiction and fantasy, you can post a blog entry stating your choice in each category and link back to your post…
February 13, 2017
Tradpub Fantasy’s PC Fetish

Tradpub Fantasy’s PC Fetish

Today's post finds Media Diversified lamenting that Western authors harm Eastern peoples by writing about Eastern settings. In 2012 a roundtable at the World SF blog focusing on non-Western cultures in speculative fiction asked the following question: What are the problematics of some Western writers tackling non-Western settings for their…
February 10, 201713 Comments
A Tale of Two Sci-fis

A Tale of Two Sci-fis

If the dirty little secret that trad publishing plays gatekeeper to make or break authors' careers based on politics, a recent spree of blackballings blew the doors off of that skeleton-filled closet. Consider if you will, the story of one Jon Del Arroz: I had grown up in this community…
February 9, 20178 Comments
Monsters of Pulp: Jeffro and Razörfist Talk Appendix N

Monsters of Pulp: Jeffro and Razörfist Talk Appendix N

By popular demand, your humble servants at Geek Gab are thrilled to bring you the ultimate meeting of the mega-geek minds!   That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and I proudly announce that Razörfist the Rageaholic and Jeffro Johnson of the Castalia House blog will be appearing together for…
February 8, 20178 Comments
The Great Harry Potter Tweetstorm

The Great Harry Potter Tweetstorm

And now, we turn the proceedings over to @ClarkHat, who has produced another consciousness-expanding tweetstorm for our delight. Preamble: Clark's tweets were precipitated by: The epidemic of unimaginative Leftists latching on to Harry Potter memes to soothe their cognitive dissonance This article explaining the sociological implications of Rowlings books A follow…
February 7, 201715 Comments