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 308: Paul Kincaid, Ken Macleod, and the works of Iain (M) Banks
Episode 307: Theodora Goss and the Alchemist's Daughter
Episode 306: Geoff Ryman and 100 African Writers of SFF
Episode 305: Kim Stanley Robinson and the Drowning of New York
Episode 304: A New Theory of Science Fiction
Episode 303: John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly at ICFA
Episode 302: The State of Short Fiction
Episode 301: On Literary fiction and genre, the moon and more
Episode 300: Kij Johnson Exploring Old Worlds
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 4: Paul McAuley's Into Everywhere
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 3: Patricia A. McKillip's Kingfisher
REPOST: Episode 299: Liza Groen Trombi and the Locus Year in Review
Episode 299: Liza Groen Trombi and the Locus Year in Review
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 2: Charlie Jane Anders' All the Birds in the Sky
Episode 298: Lisa Yaszek, Kathleen Ann Goonan and Sisters of Tomorrow
Episode 297: Politics and science fiction
Episode 296: A Return to Normal Programming
Episode 295a: Ellen Klages reads from Passing Strange
Episode 295: Ellen Klages and Passing Strange
Episode 294: Just a Song Before We Go (on hiatus)
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