This Week's Bestsellers: May 29, 2023

A new book skewers the publishing industry's race issues, the author of 'Eragon' returns to science fiction, and two new nonfiction titles take an alternate view of history on this week's bestseller list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?

A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the publishing industry in ways both big and small. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Why you should read some Samuel Delany today (and every day).

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A Summary and Analysis of Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Electric Ant’

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Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79

He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become smarter than humans. Continue reading at The New York Times

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I Don’t Have To Choose Between Writing About Myself And Writing About The World

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8 Nonfiction Books That SFF Fans Will Love

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Remembering Sybil Steinberg

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Talking ‘Dune’: Book and Movies

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Welcome to the London Book Fair, Where Everyone Knows Their Place

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LBF: UK Publishing’s Impact Worth £11 Billion, New Report

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Some Authors Were Left Out of Awards Held in China. Leaked Emails Show Why.

When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A Summary and Analysis of J. G. Ballard’s ‘My Dream of Flying to Wake Island’

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