Critical Friends Episode 22: Romancing The Genre

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In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Jenny Hamilton and Anushree Nande join Dan Hartland to discuss romance and romantasy. A huge proportion of science fiction and fantasy works and sales are now accounted for by this form. But what is its appeal? What is it doing? And where is it going?Jenny's review of Into The Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollumAnushree's review of The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains by Reena McCarty

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