Weird is the word: Jeff VanderMeer on writing about the ecstatic unknown
In the early stages of his career, Tallahassee, Fla.-based writer Jeff VanderMeer was something of a cult figure. While his ...
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GLL Literary Foundation offers funding for aspiring authors
The GLL Literary Foundation is launching to support children’s authors with bursaries, mentorship, and training.
British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for fiction with space-station novel 'Orbital'
British author Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for her novel "Orbital," which focuses on six astronauts aboard the ...
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction. 24/7 coverage of breaking ...
Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them
Research shows Indigenous voices and stories are sorely lacking from Australian classrooms. This is key component of truth ...
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Opinion: I’ve written novels about a female president since the 1980s. I’m ready for fiction to become reality
When I was 19 years old, in the early 1980s, I started writing a novel about the daughter of the first female United States president. I don’t think there has been a day since when I haven’t ...
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Kildare author shortlisted in An Post Irish Book Awards
Kildare author Claire Coughlan has been shortlisted in the 19th An Post Irish Book Awards. Coughlan has been nominated in the Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the year for her book, Where They ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS' Natasha Lyonne Says She's Finished Filming... But Can't Discuss Her Character
Shortly after the main cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was announced, several supporting players were added to the Marvel Studios reboot, but their characters were not disclosed.
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‘Do you really want to live forever?’ Sci-fi author Ted Chiang talks immortality
In a public lecture delivered on Wednesday, Oct. 23, science fiction author Ted Chiang explored philosophical and ethical arguments for and against pursuing immortality, discussed biological ...
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Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy
written by Aquinnah author Linda Coombs, be returned to the nonfiction second of an East Texas library system a week after a court-appointed citizens committee deemed it a work of fiction.
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This Climate Author Wrote a Hurricane Into His New Novel. Then He Had to Flee From One.
In VanderMeer’s fiction, the mirror world of Area X produced strange, haunting results like a character’s transformation into a whale-like creature covered in eyes, or a murderous bear with a ...
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9 great books about autism by authors who are autistic
Spanning from picture books to adult, non-fiction to romance, these books are a great way to better understand autism from autistic authors themselves. This book by Eric Garcia book paints a picture ...