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My Best Seven Books of 2020

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on December 23, 2020December 22, 2020

We all know that 2020 was not the best year. For anyone. But it was…

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  • The Bitch Shelf

5 Horror Movies & Shows Starring People of Color

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on October 23, 2020October 21, 2020

“The Black guy dies first” is one of the oldest, most harmful cliches in Hollywood.…

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Top 10 SFF TV Shows

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

One of my Facebook friends has come down with the ‘Rona. She’s fine (asymptomatic), but…

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  • The Bitch Shelf

Save the Parents! Adults in Young Adult Literature

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on August 21, 2020August 17, 2020

Writing young adult novels is hard enough, no matter what the genre is. But there’s…

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  • The Bitch Shelf

7 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books with Little to No Romantic Subplot

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on July 23, 2020July 20, 2020

I’ve made no secret about my disdain for romantic subplots, especially on this column.  I’ve…

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Big Gay Books: Characters of Color Edition

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on June 15, 2020June 14, 2020

It’s Pride Month! Earlier this month I did a podcast listing my top ten books…

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Top 7 YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels for Summer

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

School is⁠—or will soon be⁠—out! Actually out. No more Zoom meetings with teachers or writing…

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  • The Bitch Shelf

Great Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books for Quarantine

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on April 23, 2020April 20, 2020

I’m writing this in early April, to be published in late April. If I’m right…

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How to Come Up With Story Ideas

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on March 26, 2020March 22, 2020

This post originally appeared on the blog Dragons, Zombies and Aliens on June 14th, 2019.…

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5 Excellent Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books by Black Authors

  • Christina "DZA" Marie
  • Posted on February 27, 2020February 23, 2020

Ah, Black History Month. It’s an annual reminder to us white people that we used…

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