Concerns raised about interference or censorship after documents showed writers were barred despite receiving enough nominationsA prestigious literary award for science fiction, which was hosted in China for the first time, has come under fire for excluding several authors from the 2023 awards, raising concerns about interference or censorship in the awards process.The New York Times bestseller Babel by RF Kuang, an episode of the Netflix drama The Sandman and the author Xiran Jay Zhao were among the works and authors excluded from the 2023 Hugo awards, which were administered by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Chengdu in October. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-01-24 15:53:48 UTC ]
On Wednesday, the 41st John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to Uruguayan American writer Carolina De Robertis (The President and the Frog; Cantoras; The Gods of Tango) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and every year... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-26 14:54:21 UTC ]
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The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 17:48:28 UTC ]
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The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 15:25:13 UTC ]
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The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-16 15:18:29 UTC ]
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Dark academia isn't just for mysteries and thrillers-- you can find all the dark academia vibes you crave in science fiction and fantasy too! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-12 11:38:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads has released a list of its most anticipated science fiction and fantasy releases for 2023. Get your TBRs ready! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-11 18:35:26 UTC ]
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Remote-desktop software may still seem like science fiction to the family member or customer trying to overcome a computer issue, but real heads know it’s been a useful reality for a while now. Using the remote-desktop software allows you to diagnose, operate, and fix another computer over... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2023-01-09 15:30:00 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2023-01-09 15:14:08 UTC ]
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Meet mechanical dragons, security units, and wild robots in these incredible science fiction books all about robots. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-09 11:32:00 UTC ]
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It was truly difficult to narrow down 2023’s science fiction and fantasy offerings, and even this list feels like an overabundance. But how could I not highlight alien abduction road trip comedies, time travel nostalgia trips, shadowy secret societies, and surprise standalones from some of my... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-04 14:41:06 UTC ]
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The Baillie Gifford Prize is the most prestigious nonfiction literary award in the world. We checked in with some past winners about their year in reading. * Craig Brown, 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize-winner for 150 Glimpses of the Beatles, recommends: Geoff Dyer is the funniest and most original... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-01 14:20:48 UTC ]
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US science fiction writer whose novels combined a wide-ranging view of future technical developments with political speculationThe American science fiction writer Greg Bear, who has died aged 71 following heart surgery, was, as he put it “all over the map” as far as interests and subjects were... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-12-29 17:19:10 UTC ]
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Here are eight science fiction and fantasy new releases I am particularly excited to check out, and I think you should be too! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-29 11:38:00 UTC ]
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This past summer, an auntie of mine dusted off an old cardboard box of books from a cluttered storage unit, and handed me a slim blue and gold paperback with soft, slightly frayed corners and a creased spine by Octavia E. Butler. I had never read science fiction that featured a Black girl being... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-12-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2022-12-19 14:53:09 UTC ]
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The best works of science fiction and fantasy in 2022, featuring book eaters and trans archivists, near-future dystopias, and dark worlds, including Babel by R.F. Kuang and The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-12 11:32:00 UTC ]
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Pandemics, witchcraft, terrifying A.I.: speculative fiction that stood out in 2022. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-12-05 10:00:33 UTC ]
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The New York Times just released their Best Books of 2022. How much does it overlap with the bestselling books of the year? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-01 11:40:00 UTC ]
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A new interactive article in The Times immerses readers in significant locations and moments from the life of the pioneering science fiction writer. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-11-27 08:00:10 UTC ]
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Joshua Whitehead can’t be held by genre. Following on the success of his Lambda Literary Award winning novel Jonny Appleseed and poetry collection full-metal indigiqueer, Making Love with the Land is Whitehead’s first full-length work of creative nonfiction. But to describe this book as merely... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-11-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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