Culture 'Middlegame' Makes Mathematical MagicNPR - Jason SheehanIt begins with Roger Middleton and Dodger Cheswich. Twins, separated at birth, not entirely human. Telepathic twins, sporadically present in each other's heads and each other's lives. Destined (it seems,
Books Top 10 end-of-the-world novelsThe Guardian - Jim Al-KhaliliHaving written a number of popular science books, I decided three years ago to try my hand at fiction. How hard could it be, I reasoned arrogantly. Well, harder than I thought. But I enjoyed writing Sunfall
Long Island, NY 'Light from Other Stars' review: Long Island author Erika Swyler writes science fiction with heartnewsday.com - By Marion Winik LIGHT FROM OTHER STARS, by Erika Swyler. Bloomsbury, 304 pp., $27. One of the first books I ever fell in love with was "A Wrinkle In Time" by …
Culture Belonging And Betrayal Drive The Action In 'Storm Of Locusts'NPR - Arkady MartineWhen Storm of Locusts, the second book in Rebecca Roanhorse's Sixth World series, begins, the monsterslayer Maggie Hoskie has trapped her teacher and first love, the lightning-god Neizghání, under the
Books Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be DystopianThe New Yorker - Joyce Carol OatesIn Ted Chiang’s new collection of stories, technology can be a force for human—and robotic—good. When Henry James remarked, in his preface to “The Portrait of a Lady,” that “the house of fiction has .
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Horror Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Girl in Red by Christina Henry. Berkley, $16 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-451-49228-9publishersweekly.com The Girl in Red Christina Henry. Berkley, $16 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-451-49228-9 More By and About This Author Henry’s sharp, unsettling …
Lifestyle 20 Best Fantasy Books to Escape From RealityWoman's Day - Lizz Schumer We've got your break from the mundane right here. When the demands of work, family, and the modern world start stressing you out, there's just nothing …
Books In the Borderlands Between Reality and Fantasy: On Chloe Aridjis’s “Sea Monsters”lareviewofbooks.org - By Ellen Jones SET IN MEXICO to a soundtrack of angsty ’80s music, Chloe Aridjis’s Sea Monsters is a surreal, captivating tale about the power of a youthful …
Stephen King ‘Gwendy’s Button Box,’ Co-Written By Stephen King, Getting a Sequel With ‘Gwendy’s Magic Feather’bloody-disgusting.com - John Squires Back in 2017, Cemetery Dance published the novel Gwendy’s Button Box, which was written by the duo of Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. King is not …
Culture A YA Novel Scrapped Because of Sensitivity Concerns Is Getting Published Anywayslate.com - By Ruth Graham It’s a master class in turning a backlash into a boon. First-time novelist Amélie Wen Zhao reportedly received a six-figure advance for her trilogy of …
Horror Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz. Tor, $26.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-9210-7publishersweekly.com Newitz’s mind-rattling second novel (after Autonomous) is a multilayered tale of “editing” history, human rights, and the ripple effect. Geologist …
Children's Book Review: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Knopf, $18.99 (480p) ISBNpublishersweekly.com Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Knopf, $18.99 (480p) ISBN 978-1-5247-2096-4 More By and About This Author In 2380, …
Athens, GA Book Review: An undiagnosed illness haunts D.J. Palmer novelonlineathens.com - Jeff AyersAssociated Press A teenage girl seems to have an illness that doctors cannot diagnose in D.J. Palmer's psychological thriller. Fourteen-year-old Meghan continues to …
Book Reviews Children's Book Review: A Small Zombie Problem (Zombie Problems #1) by K.G. Campbell. Knopf, $16.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-553-53955-4publishersweekly.com Campbell (Flora & Ulysses) leaps assuredly into middle grade fiction in this, well, spirited series opener featuring a cast of enchantingly eccentric …
Harper Lee What Happened to Harper Lee’s Unpublished True Crime Book?The New York Times - By ALEXANDRA ALTERThere are two intertwined mysteries at the heart of “Furious Hours,” Casey Cep’s meticulously researched narrative about an Alabama preacher accused of multiple murders, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning
Books The Heavens by Sandra Newman review – brilliant time-travel fantasyThe Guardian - Emma Jane UnsworthThere are some writers whose prose is nothing short of electrifying: it pings and crackles off the page. Sandra Newman’s 2002 debut, The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done, announced the arrival of stylistic
Books Eric Carle on creating The Very Hungry Caterpillar: 'I wanted to call it Willi the Worm...'The Telegraph - By Tristram Fane SaundersIn the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.” Read it aloud. Feel it trip off the tongue. It’s one of the great opening lines in modern literature. If you were born in the past 50 years, there’s
Lifestyle (Canada) 19 Books That Will Make Your Life A Little More Magicalbuzzfeednews.com - Arianna Rebolini "It's about a magical circus in the 1800s that mysteriously pops up in towns at night. The circus is actually a stage for two rival magicians' …
Is Truth Knowable? Matthew Surridge on Golden State by Ben H. Wintersblackgate.com - John ONeill Over at Splice Today, Matthew Surridge reviews a book a novel I overlooked back in January, but I wish I hadn’t: Golden State by Ben Winters. Matthew …
Hugo Awards Nnedi Okorafor and Tomi Adeyemi Earn 2019 Hugo Award Nominationsokayafrica.com - Damola Durosomo The Hugo awards are one of speculative fiction's most prestigious prizes. The annual award recognizes the best in science fiction and fantasy, and …
News (China) Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin gets honorary degree from U.S. Brandeis Universityglobaltimes.cn File Photo: Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin attends the opening forum for 2015 Xingyun (Nebula) Award for Global Chinese Science Fiction in Chengdu, capital …
Shopping Hugo Awards Finalists Announced for 2019: Here’s a Look At Art Book FinalistsThe Daily Beast - Gideon Grudo Did you know there were Hugo Awards for collections of art? I didn't — and looking through them, the finalists this year are worth checking …
Underground Railroad Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books for Book Clubsreaditforward.com - By RIF Editorial Team • 2 weeks ago Kindred While I could go on forever about Octavia Butler’s contributions to science fiction as a whole, Kindred is a book that’s important not only for …
Science Fiction 8 Science Fiction Novels That Explore the "Human Dilemma"barnesandnoble.com - Emily Wenstrom Science fiction has home court advantage when it comes to robots, artificial intelligence, interstellar voyages, and distant futures. Sometimes that …
Nebula Awards Blogging the Nebulas: Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver Transforms Folklore into Fantasy Goldbarnesandnoble.com - Ceridwen Christensen Editor’s note: The Nebula Awards are often described as the Academy Awards of SFF literature. Like the Oscar, the Nebula is voted on by the …
Ray Bradbury Prolific Sci-Fi Author Ray Bradbury And His Works Will Be Brought To Life In New Stage Showsciencefiction.com - Tony Schaab If you’re familiar with science fiction at all, then you know of Ray Bradbury – or at least, you know of his work. Bradbury spent the better part of …
Nebula Awards Nebula Awards Ballot Controversylocusmag.com - locusmag The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Board released a statement March 1, 2019 in response to allegations that a Facebook group devoted to …
Science Fiction Science Fiction’s Preoccupation With PrivacyThe Atlantic - Lily MeyerTwo ambitious new novels build techno-futures in which surveillance offers disturbing new threats. In a 1975 essay titled “American SF and the Other,” the great science-fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin
