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 275: Jack Dann and PS Australia
Coode Street Roundtable 4: Paul McAuley's Into Everywhere
Episode 274: A step to the left...
Episode 273: Here we go again
Episode 272: Awards, anthologies and all the usual stuff
Episode 271: Lavie Tidhar and pushing at boundaries
Coode Street Roundtable 3: Patricia A. McKillip's Kingfisher
Episode 270: Spinoffs, copyright, awards and such
Coode Street Roundtable 2: Charlie Jane Anders' All the Birds in the Sky
Episode 269: Creating the Fantasy Canon
Episode 268: Peter Straub and Interior Darkness
Episode 267: Neil Clarke and Short Fiction
Episode 266: Prolificity and Academia
Coode Street Roundtable 1: Adam Roberts' The Thing Itself
Episode 265: David Hartwell and the beginning of 2016
Episode 264: Glen Cook and Steven Erikson
Episode 263: Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch
Episode 262: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Charlie Jane Anders in Saratoga
Episode 261: Gene Wolfe, John Clute and A Borrowed Man
Episode 260: The Best of the Year with Charlie Jane Anders and Nisi Shawl
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