Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists…
In my last post I offered my recommendations of young adult fantasy novels; now I’d like to share some YA science fiction recs. I think you’ll find there’s something that’ll appeal to just…
My friend Ariana works with Warren Ellis to make all kinds of really cool things. Lately, they’ve been experimenting with print on demand technology to take creative risks that…
Librarians have been lucky. For a thousand years we’ve answered questions and suggested further investigation based on a simple, reproducible formula: we find the answer in a book or on other printed…
In scanning over the distribution of colors in this plot, one clear pattern is a the gradual decline in the number of endings. The earliest books (in the top row) are awash in reds and oranges, with…
I didn’t write it so it’s bad form to imply that I did. But I thought it was quite funny. It was in the introduction to the show, which is about truths and lies, and it went: “There’s actually no…
For centuries, the human brain has been a kind of black box, a place we could theorize with impunity, which is to say, without fear of scientific contradiction. Well, the box has been cracked…
Today, we use ion thrusters to correct satellite orbits and visit asteroids. In 100 years, we might be using them to propel massive generation ships that send colonists to a different part…
The cat curled up under blankets in the dark. She enjoys the coming winter as much as I do.
An original by Lynette Wiebe. On the back is the Carl Sagan quote “We are all made of star stuff.”
An original by Lynette Wiebe. On the back is the Carl Sagan quote “We are all made of star stuff.”
