Housekeeping: Next week, July 12, 2023, there will be no column because I will be flying to Quincey, Massachusetts for ReaderCon.
One commenter chosen at random will get a copy of E. Catherine Tobler‘s The Necessity of Stars.
This week’s column is about a single topic: Jirel of Joiry.
Jirel of Joiry is arguably the first pulp-fiction sword-and-sorcery female protagonist. The creation of C.L. (Catherine Lucille) Moore,
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Oh, this sounds interesting!