Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real problems — like climate change. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2022-05-11 09:00:20 UTC ]
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TV creators are raiding the sci-fi section like never before—for some obvious, and not-so-obvious, reasons. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicolas Cheetham looks at how Chinese science-fiction made its way to the West, with the help of some celebrity backers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, author Tanya Byrne says true diversity in books for young people is shamefully overdueAs a BAME author who writes BAME characters, I’m frequently asked to explain why my books are so unusual. They’re not unusual, at least I don’t... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has paid six figures for a YA trilogy by US actor and screenwriter Jason Segel and his writing partner Kirsten Miller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The next time you watch a big blockbuster sci-fi film like Alien: Covenant, you can thank the original pulp magazines. The written form of the popular genre got its start in comic book-sized magazines like Amazing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Travel section is being redesigned. It will not appear in the print edition of the Sunday Los Angeles Times from July 2 through Aug. 13. The print section will return to your newspaper on Aug. 20. In the interim, continue to come to Travel online for fresh destination features and vacation... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingrid Persaud from Trinidad and Tobago has won 2017's Commonwealth Writers' Short Story Prize for "Sweet Sop". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has signed Ada Palmer’s science fiction debut Too Like the Lightning, book one of four in the Terra Ignota Quartet. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attica Locke—writer and producer of the Fox hit show "Empire"—is also the author of four acclaimed novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Better times are ahead, says writer Ahmed Khaled Towfik, who recently appeared at Dubai’s festival: the Arab world is readier for science fiction, he says. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘Looking Good for Science Fiction’ t The National, Hala Khalaf asserts that “Arab readers don’t like... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beren and Lúthien, a story of the perilous romance between a man and an elf, is one of a number of texts by the author brought ‘together for the first time’JRR Tolkien’s legend of the mortal man Beren and the immortal elf Lúthien – a story that meant so much to the Lord of the Rings author that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fireside Fiction’s report, #BlackSpecFic, finds less than 2% of SF stories published in 2015 were by black writers The world of speculative fiction publishing is plagued by “structural, institutional, personal, universal” racism, according to a new report that found less than 2% of more than... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Relying on nothing but our sense of adventure and reckless spirit, we announce the August pick. The post WIRED Book Club: OK, Let's Get Weird With Some Future-Paleo Sci-Fi appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga and anime aren't the main focus of Comic-Con, but the show featured an abundance of Japanese pop culture for manga and anime fans including a visit by the Pokemon manga creators. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, the publishers behind the first UK edition of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1959), is publishing a new book by Publishers Marketplace news editor Sarah Weinman about the abduction and tragic life of Sally Horner, thought to be the real-life inspiration for Lolita. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Loot Crate has built a business supplying comic book and sci-fi fans with monthly shipments of goodies typically only found at specialty shops or conventions. Soon, Loot Crate could apply the same formula to sports, music and more corners of entertainment -- getting fans to purchase merchandise... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big publishers are starting to put out genre books. On this week's "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" the panel discusses whether or not that's good for writers. The post The Newfound Popularity of Sci-Fi Books Has a Dark Side appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Urbane Publications has signed The Huntingfield Paintress, the debut novel by writer Pamela Holmes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthology of uncollected writings should secure a reappraisal of notorious occultist, says publisherAleister Crowley, the occultist once dubbed the “wickedest man in the world”, is due for a reassessment as a short-story writer, according to a new anthology of his uncollected writing which... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Etgar Keret presents his memoir: a series of raw and witty stories that document seven years of a father-son relationship. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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