Liz Hand
@elizabethhand.bsky.social
Writer & old punk in Maine. Firewood stacked but my lawn needs work. Most recent novel: A Haunting on the Hill. Forthcoming: Unspeakable Things. Profile photo: Bridget Huber/BDN
I first read this in 2000 but it's still a great essay, with links to JC's work for the Boston Review.
Genre Trouble
Why can’t critics take John Crowley seriously?
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I'm so glad you published his work, Gavin — a gift to readers.
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social · 6d agoJohn Crowley was one of the best people I've ever known to spend time with. He knew — and put together — so many different things and was funny in so many different ways. He will be so missed by so many. (Me: writes so many 3 times in one post. John: writes 4 books and makes you wish there were more
Yes! I always loved that line — such a gift to the reader!
Simon@thedenature.bsky.social · 7d ago“He thought: there is not only more than one history of the world one for each of us who studies it; there is more than one for each of us, there are as many as we want or need, as many as our heads and wanting hearts can make.”
I wrote often about Crowley's novels over the years, including this from the Village Voice in 2000, about Daemonomania.
Occult Classic
The confluence of gnosticism and sexual bondage, Christian fundamentalism and New Age magic seems a brazen subject for a Great American Novel. But John Crowley's work has always explored the irruptio....
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John Crowley has died, a much-loved friend & perhaps the most brilliant writer of our time. I recall the sense of immanence I felt upon reading Aegypt nearly 40 years ago, doors opening endlessly in front of me. We are blessed to have lived in his world & to have his work now that's he's left it.
Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE@thresholdrose.bsky.social · 3w agoTHE POISON PALACE is a historical myth-retelling rooted in ancient folklore, about the true cost of Alexander the Great's empire-building, and what happens when a poison maiden gets to tell her own story. Dead women do tell tales. Coming Jan 2027. Preorders live! #BookSky linktr.ee/shreyaila
Another deep sigh. I remember three decades ago being on or watching con panels, with topics like "Can Women Write Science Fiction/Fantasy/etc." Depressing to think the needle hasn't moved, though renaming genres is always a popular pastime, in fiction as in breakfast cereal.
Molly Templeton@mollytempleton.com · last mo.:deep sigh: I see we are again doing "[romantasy] gives women an access point to fantasy, a traditionally male-heavy genre, both in authorship and fandom," as if there have not been women reading and writing fantasy for literal decades
I loved that novel!!!
Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE@thresholdrose.bsky.social · 2mo agoEarly endorsements have been promising; @elizabethhand.bsky.social says: "A gorgeous, sensual, completely captivating novel that immerses the reader in an ancient world and history, at once recognizable and utterly remote from our own."
RIP Carlo Ginzburg whose remarkable body of work, some of it focused on the Benandanti, influenced John Crowley, Paul Park,and me, to name a few. A Good Walker, indeed.
Carlo Ginzburg, Who Told the History of the Obscure, Dies at 87
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Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Marjane Satrapi, brilliant writer, artist, director and activist. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Marjane Satrapi: Oscar-nominated Persepolis author and director dies aged 56
The French-Iranian author and illustrator was known for her graphic novel series and Oscar-nominated film.
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The new Clarkesworld Magazine aka @clarkesworldmagazine.com includes my interviews with Suzanne Palmer & John Chu - @zanzjan.bsky.social @johnchu.bsky.social - clarkesworldmagazine.com
Issue 235
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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In Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social I interview the always wonderful Rebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social & Liza interviews debut novelist, well-known short fictioneer John Chu @johnchu.bsky.social locusmag.com/2026/04/issu...
Issue 783 Table of Contents, April 2026
The April 2026 Locus magazine, issue #783, has interviews with Rebecca Roanhorse and John Chu and a spotlight on one of the three Locus Awards 2026 guests of honor, Tananarive Due. The issue includ…
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I'm heartsick at the news that The Washington Post has laid off 30% of its staff, including everyone at Book World. I've freelanced for BW since 1988 & its editors, writers, & fellow reviewers felt like a family of sorts. Writing is an isolating business: everyone at Book World made it less so.
Logging out of here. Happy new year, everyone, you can find me if you want to via email!
That’s awesome news, Corey! Congratulations!
Corey Farrenkopf@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them! Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :) psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
You are so often having fun! I aspire to your level of fun-ness.
Ellen Kushner@ellenkushner.bsky.social · 10mo agoI was having fun!