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 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
Episode 259: The Best of the Year with Paul Kincaid and Adam Roberts
Episode 258: Jim Minz and Baen Books
Episode 257: The end of the year approaches
Episode 256: Suzy McKee Charnas and Pamela Sargent
Episode 255: Eleanor Arnason, Linda Nagata and Women in Science Fiction
Episode 254: Meeting Infinity and Losing the Alien
Episode 253: SF Lectures, The Martian and more
Episode 252: Cecelia Holland and Dragon Heart
Episode 251: Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Women in Science Fiction
Stories by Waldrop, Klages and Shepard
Episode 250: Forthcoming books with Liza Trombi
Jonathan on Zen Cho's Sorcerer to the Crown
Episode 249: Zen Cho and Sorcerer to the Crown
Jonathan on Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora
Limekiller by Avram Davidson
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