What is the signficance of "genre" in genre fiction? (Featuring EC Ambrose)

BNQ: Big Nerdy Questions

English - May 04, 2017 12:51 - 1 hour - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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Do readers, authors, editors, and publishers think about books in terms of specific genre, such as historical fantasy or postmodern cyberpunk? Or is the idea of "genre fiction" an easy classification for those forms of speculative fiction that us nerds love to read and analyze? This week, we welcome special guest EC Ambrose, author of The Dark Apostle series and judge of the World Fantasy Awards, to delve into the significance of genre from all of the stockholder perspectives. We also discuss "The Dark Apostle" series and how to weave real history into a work of fantasy. Listen in for one of our best discussions yet, especially if you're as avid of a reader as we are.

Check out EC Ambrose and learn more about her books at her website!

Big Nerdy Recommendations of the Week, from EC Ambrose: California Bones by Greg Van Eekhout and One Night in Sixes by Tex Thompson

Theme song credit: "Adventure Meme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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