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“Affordances” - A new science-fiction short story by Cory Doctorow about algorithmic bias science fiction short stories Article 5858 words, published Oct 26 2019 7 votes
How to be a professional author and not die screaming and starving in a lightless abyss Article 3265 words 15 votes
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Torn apart: The vicious war over young adult books fiction.young adult Article 3072 words, published Jun 15 2019 11 votes
“I did not die. I did not go to heaven.”: How the controversy around a Christian bestseller engulfed the evangelical publishing industry—and tore a family apart. Article 6205 words 10 votes
A roundtable on faith depiction in SFF science fiction fiction.speculative Article 7645 words, published May 27 2019 5 votes
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Fifty shades of white: The long fight against racism in romance novels fiction Article 7361 words, published Apr 4 2019 5 votes