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>30 days ago by literaryword, 3 Users, more info saveender and hitler: sympathy for the superman
Elaine Radford's classic critical essay on Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game'.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAdam Roberts on Jameson’s 'Archaeologies of the Future'
"Jameson’s been interested in science fiction for most of his career, but never before has he published so large a work devoted wholly to the genre—or, more specifically, devoted to utopia, here
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveQuick-thinking Banks writes hit festival’s closing chap ...
"Banks also delivered a robust defence of the science fiction genre which, he said, was 'one of the most important genres in literature, certainly since the industrial revolution'." Go, Bank
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Horror, The Horror
"I have always been an admirer of John’s criticism, but never uncritically so [...] Nevertheless I tend to nod along with what he has to say, until every so often something just makes me stop dea
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveJJLA update: 4 new authors, 2 book deals
"It's been all engines full-ahead at the John Jarrold Literary Agency recently..." I'm particularly pleased to see a deal for Chris Beckett in this list; that guy deserves hugeness.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBad Literature, Good SF
"I must emphasize that the science fiction value of the work proceeds, in my opinion, from different standards." John C. Wright flicks his nose at the 'literary values' crowd. This one's gon
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Return of the Salon and the End of Mass Media
"Paradoxically, contemporary marketing will not destroy the virtual salons; the virtual salons are destroying contemporary marketing strategy and replacing it with something altogether new."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFood and books
"Books can be broken down into four classes: popcorn, steak, caviar, and celery." An intriguing metaphor, via SF Signal. Can one live on a diet of steak and caviar?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBraving a new world
"Penguin [...] is the first major publisher to dip its toe into the virtual world and, appropriately, it has chosen Neal Stephenson's 'Snow Crash' as the book with which to test the waters."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAMERICAN PHOTOJOURNALIST TOM CARTER COMPLETES GROUNDBRE ...
>30 days ago by tomcarter, 1 User, more info saveLiterary Agents, their NYC Addresses, and Contracts
>30 days ago by philkes9, 1 User, more info saveJosephJo.hn
The official website of author Joseph John
18 days ago by josephjohn, 1 User, more info save