What do you think? Are New Weird and Slipstream interchangeable in some ways? Do you consider them a kind of Fantasy? In any case, this article describes this style very well.
Quote: It’s a modern, non-linear, magical-realism type of almost experimental fiction, dancing between borders of science fiction, fantasy and mainstream literary fiction.
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The aim of commercial fiction is entertainment.
The aim of literary fiction is art.
commercial example: Obsidian Butterfly, Laurell K. Hamilton
literary example: Moon Tiger, Penelope Lively
upmarket example: The Passage, Justin Cronin
Even by my standards, this story was a weird one to write. It’s a riff on the “third eye” and cosmic mysteries with a face growing out of the main character that can’t help barking out comments to embarrass the narrator. It’s also about weird alien love. I really enjoyed watching Hin Leung bring the story to life with this evocative performance. Thanks Hin and Liars League HK!
Tantra Bensko's Genre Fiction 