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Looking Back on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation

Nerd that I am, I recently reread Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, including the sequels and prequels. Actually that’s a bit of a misnomer; I had read the Foundation series — the original three —...

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2011 Nebula Awards, Arc Magazine and Locus (Print Edition) Online

The Nebula Awards – the Nebbies? Probably not – are the ones written by science fiction writers by namely those in the club: the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Here’s the 2011...

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Anthony Shadid’s Memoir, Truth vs. Fact and Life Imitates a William Gibson Novel

I don’t know if it’s just because I’ve been paying attention or because of some arcane aspect of the publishing cycle, but it seems as if there is all sorts of interesting news in the world of books...

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Review: Redemption in Indigo

Karen Lord’s Redemption in Indigo is Not Your Parents’ Speculative FictionHaving recently caught up on George R. R. Martin’s Song of Fire and Ice series, as well as having gone back and reread Tolkien...

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Andrea Hairston’s Redwood and Wildfire Wins 2011 James Tiptree Award

Hairston’s Novel of a Turn-of-the-Century Hoodoo Woman Wows James Tiptree Award JuristsStill playing catchup, this time with all of the awards news that took place this month, not the least of which...

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Christopher Priest Whips Out Epeen, Engenders Clarke Award Controversy

Literature awards inevitably engender some controversy – really any award that involves subjective judgment is going to get somebody’s knickers in a twist. But it’s strange when something as esoteric...

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Morden’s Samuil Petrovitch Series Garners Philip K. Dick Award

A Gritty Near Future Thriller Series from UK Author Simon Morden Gets A … Er … Dick. AwardOne Simon Morden has won this year’s Philip K. Dick Award, which is – and I quote – “presented annually with...

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Nominees Named for 2012 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award

Science Fiction Fandom Speaks with the Hugo Awards: Latest George R. R. Martin Opus, Yet Another Zombie Novel Up for Best NovelAgain with the zombies — but then given the fact that the Hugo Awards are...

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Cranky Christopher Priest’s The Islanders Wins BFSA Award for Best Novel

No Word Yet if Garnering a BFSA Award Untwists His KnickersSo author Christopher Priest’s latest novel, The Islanders, has won the 2011 British Science Fiction Association (BFSA) award for best novel;...

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Pulitzer Poo-Poos Fiction, Self-Publishing for a Published Author: Book News

Pulitzer Panel Poo-Poos This Year’s Fiction While Publishers Panties Bunch, Readers Cry PshawAnd that, kids, is how you write a headline. The biggest news in the book world this week is obviously this:...

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