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I keep thinking about this comparison but while Paolini was far from a visionary, he wrote a coherent story people could understand and wanted to read. Plenty of fiction (even tradpub) is derivative. And 1 good cover illustration is not whatever AW is doing with 15-20 artists.
August 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I keep thinking about this comparison but while Paolini was far from a visionary, he wrote a coherent story people could understand and wanted to read. Plenty of fiction (even tradpub) is derivative. And 1 good cover illustration is not whatever AW is doing with 15-20 artists.
Don't forget Mary Shelley!
August 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Don't forget Mary Shelley!
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We have ANOTHER update on author withdrawals from the Polari Prize in protest of the inclusion of John Boyne:
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Robert Hamberger, Rhian Elizabeth
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Robert Hamberger, Rhian Elizabeth
August 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We have ANOTHER update on author withdrawals from the Polari Prize in protest of the inclusion of John Boyne:
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Robert Hamberger, Rhian Elizabeth
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Robert Hamberger, Rhian Elizabeth