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July 3rd, 2009

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  • Jul. 3rd, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Bryn Mawr: Writing
And it comes from the fabulous selection of notecards & postcards now on sale online from (and to benefit) the Bryn Mawr Library! I feel sure you will find the right one for you.

splutter splutter urban fantasy splutter

  • Jul. 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Bordertown
I haven't even finished the no doubt excellent new Salon article by Laura Miller on "the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction" but this had me seeing red:

"...the term "urban fantasy" (meaning fantasies set in the contemporary world) was first applied to the work of such writers as Neil Gaiman and John Crowley, whose aspirations are more literary. . . . "

Oh, the giantness of this GIANT FAIL!!!!!

Of course it's only 2 male authors who are cited - probably the only fantasists who she can even think of with "literary aspirations" . . . . .