Monthly Archives: February 2025

The River Has Roots – Amal El-Mohtar

Posted on 25/02/2025 by Roseanna

Many (too many) years ago, I had to write an undergraduate essay about coherence and cohesion, in the linguistics sense, and texts which can have one but not the other. In essence, coherence is about a text having more fundamental, … Continue reading →

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Hugo Nominations 2025

Posted on 20/02/2025 by Roseanna

Maybe it’s because I read more books last year than any since records began, but this time around in the Hugo nominations it has been such a dilemma cutting it all down into five per category (mostly, there are some … Continue reading →

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One Fool’s Whistlestop Tour Through 2024’s Speculative Poetry

Posted on 01/02/2025 by Roseanna

There’s a new Hugo Award this year, just for the once, as a special little treat – and it’s for Best Poem! As a long time poetry reader and insufferable snob, I couldn’t be happier about it. Or… well. That … Continue reading →

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