Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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The problem with Ruined Earth Novels

In the New York Times Book Review’s holiday edition I review Robert Harris’s latest novel. It fails—as most ruined-earth novels do. Why? Entropy is a thing, baby.

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Posted on December 9, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Reading April

The fiction I read in April (which I forgot to post…)

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Posted on July 10, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Splendid full-page review in BBC History Magazine

Wow, the September issue of BBC History Magazine has a splendid full-page Nick Rennison review of Hild:This is a powerful, clever novel….

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Posted on August 11, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A Wrinkle in Time for the first time

For years I watched people recommend A Wrinkle in Time. For years I thought, “I really must read that.” Last week I…

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Posted on February 6, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Are queers human?

From lippenheimer, a thoughtful review of Slow River, pondering the consequences of straight/queer equality: One of the main questions that classic feminist…

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Posted on August 28, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

What we talk about when we talk about books

Growing up, my family never talked about books. I’m guessing my first book discussions were with a librarian when I was eight…

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Posted on October 25, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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