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The big talking point on social media this week is Maureen Johnson’s piece in the Huffington Post about gendered book covers, along with a highly entertaining challenge to genderflip covers from one ‘author’ to another and see what difference it makes.
May the 4th (be with you) brought its usual slew of Star Wars posts, some good, many bad or boring. But I did enjoy this piece about Leigh Brackett, and how her pulp SF fantasy writing (and not her long history of excellent screenwriting) led to her writing a draft of the much celebrated middle film, The Empire Strikes Back.
Bitch Magazine looked at how F. Scott Fitzgerald (and thus The Great Gatsby, and thus all the film versions of The Great Gatsby) completely missed the point of flappers.
My favourite new blog, A Song of Ice and Attire, looks closely at the costume choices of the female characters in Game of Thrones, and all the clever subtext that they convey. It’s brilliant stuff, and makes me look at the designers of the show in a whole new light.
Speaking of A Game of Thrones, what’s going on with the accents in that show? Gawker tries to explain it.
So what exactly are Kindle Singles anyway, and why are they so popular? The New York Times profiles the range, and looks at why it works for Amazon and for the writers involved.
Publishers Weekly looks at how graphic novels went from being ignored by libraries to being their hottest and most checked-out properties.
Deb Biancotti runs through her planning and performance for this year’s Ditmar Awards, with a whole bunch of advice for people running future awards ceremonies in fandom. Great stuff, I wish I had been there!