Two authors and a fanzine have withdrawn their work from the Hugo science fiction awards, claiming alleged right-wing activists are skewing the voting process.
The annual awards honour the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Sword (Orbit), the sequel to her multi award-winning Ancillary Justice (also Orbit), is among the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards.
The annual awards honour the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sir Terry Pratchett, the author best known for his Discworld series, has died aged 66. His novels weaved fantasy, science fiction, satire and whimsy to great effect -- more than 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Despite publishing ...
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[ Source: Engadget | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
You send a command from your smartphone and your house automatically decorates itself with a holographic Christmas tree complete with decorations and a suitably conifer-like smell. Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but this is among the predictions by the authors of a new book that looks at how...
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[ Source: Betanews | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a passionate speech, writer takes aim at publishers who put profit before artUrsula Le Guin cries freedom as she is honoured for contribution to literatureTo the givers of this beautiful reward, my thanks, from the heart. My family, my agents, my editors, know that my being here is their...
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[ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Terraform, Brooklyn-based Vice Media Group's first standalone literary platform, will be dedicated to original pieces of science fiction.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kindle Scout is now taking submissions for titles in romance, mystery and thriller, and science fiction and fantasy genres.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specs Who LeVar Burton Age 57 Claim to fame Emmy-winning actor (Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation); host and producer of Reading Rainbow; author of the children’s book The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm (available Oct. 7) Base Los Angeles Twitter @levarburton What’s the first information you...
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[ Source: AdWeek | 2014-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Ancillary Justice' is the first novel ever to win the science fiction 'triple crown' – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards – all in the same year.
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[ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
With integrity and vision as its publishing cornerstones since 1984, Baen Books, the second largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy and #1 in space opera and military science fiction, is pleased to be celebrating its 30th anniversary with special events, author signings, and giveaways...
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specs Who Harry Hamlin Age 62 Accomplishments Emmy-nominated actor on AMC’s Mad Men (Sundays at 10/9c); appearing in the upcoming film Shiva and May Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I am really old school. The first thing I do is read the Los Angeles...
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[ Source: AdWeek | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's popular, long-running Best American Series is adding a volume on science fiction and fantasy.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kensington Publishing has acquired the ebook house, Lyrical Press. Lyrical, which was founded in 2007, and specializes in contemporary, paranormal and erotic romance; thrillers; and science fiction.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction has a long tradition in North Korea and SF authors enjoy greater freedom to explore edgy subjects, such as crime and violence, than their counterparts.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nicola Griffith's radical departure from her previous fiction results in the 7th century epic 'Hild.'Author Nicola Griffith is as unpredictable and fascinating as one of her heroines. Her first two novels, "Ammonite" and "Slow River" (which won a Nebula Award), were science fiction. And from...
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[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's 2050. Somehow we haven't joined the dinosaurs in extinction, succumbed to the Secret Society of Super Villains, or been raptured up to the clouds. And the robots are friendly, not evil. Futurologist and environmentalist Sir Jonathan Porritt's The World We Made: Alex McKay's Story from 2050,...
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[ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Suvudu, Random House's online destination for science fiction and fantasy fans, launched Suvudu Universe, an online community for SF and fantasy bloggers.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jack Vance, prolific author of science fiction, mystery and epic fantasy, died Sunday at 96, his son John told the Associated Press. He had written more than 60 books during his long life.Jack Vance, prolific author of science fiction, mystery and epic fantasy, died Sunday at 96, his son John...
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[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction and fantasy publisher Angry Robot, part of the Osprey Group, is the creation of one man and many minds working in tandem across the UK and the Atlantic.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even with attendance capped at 130,000 by the fire marshal, the San Diego Comic-Con International remains the granddaddy of all comics conventions. It’s the biggest pop culture event in North America—comics are the core of an event that also showcases movies, toys, video games, science fiction,...
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]