Our Stuff in Their Stuff

I'm always interested to see articles about our genre(s) in the mundane media, and in the past couple of weeks I've run across quite a few of them, so here's some link salad for you.

In the New Yorker, an extremely interesting article about George R. R. Martin's unfinished final "Song of Fire and Ice" novel and his impatient fans:

"Just Write It!" by Laura Miller

In the New York Times Magazine, a mostly irritating article about Game of Thrones and contemporary fantasy:

"The Bleak Game of Thrones Needs More Light," by Heather Havrilesky

Also in the NYTM, a good piece on Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series:

"Suzanne Collins's War Stories for Kids," by Susan Dominus

Also there, an article from a while back on our friends at Marvel Comics:

"Modern Marvel," by Dave Itzkoff

And for good measure, Publishers Weekly's regular comics roundup:

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