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https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 month ago
Writing

Fated for All: Romanclusivity Captures Our Hearts in Bridgerton and Beyond | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Historical romance elements lacking in TV/film adaptations, hindering representation for diverse audiences. [ more ]
Itsnicethat
1 month ago
Writing

Anna Degnbol's elegant alien characters will "show you how to dream"

Anna's childhood love for comics influenced her career, with her comic 'Perfect Sleep' engaging in speculative fiction to explore ethical questions. [ more ]
PublishersWeekly.com
4 months ago
Books

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Authors Go to War

Genre fiction literalizes invisible concepts for contemplation.
Authors use historical inspiration to create imaginative war narratives. [ more ]
www.npr.org
4 months ago
Books

Kelly Link's debut novel 'The Book of Love' is magical, confusing, heartfelt, strange

Kelly Link's debut novel, The Book of Love, is a 600-page behemoth that blurs the line between speculative and literary fiction.
The story follows Laura, Daniel, and Mo, who return from the dead and must navigate their new reality while unraveling the mystery surrounding their resurrection. [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Lawrence Lek on the pitfalls of artists making work about artificial intelligence

Lawrence Lek's exhibition Nox explores artificial intelligence and digital worlds through the subject of self-driving cars.
The exhibition takes place in a disused sporting goods store in Berlin and features a wayward, self-driving car undergoing therapy and rebooting its software. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Books

How Octavia Butler Told the Future

Octavia Butler's vision of a dystopian future aligns with the current disorienting moment of flashbacks and fast-forwards.
Butler's disconcerting speculative fiction offers insights into the potential consequences of climate change and political instability. [ more ]
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 month ago
Writing

Fated for All: Romanclusivity Captures Our Hearts in Bridgerton and Beyond | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Historical romance elements lacking in TV/film adaptations, hindering representation for diverse audiences. [ more ]
Itsnicethat
1 month ago
Writing

Anna Degnbol's elegant alien characters will "show you how to dream"

Anna's childhood love for comics influenced her career, with her comic 'Perfect Sleep' engaging in speculative fiction to explore ethical questions. [ more ]
PublishersWeekly.com
4 months ago
Books

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Authors Go to War

Genre fiction literalizes invisible concepts for contemplation.
Authors use historical inspiration to create imaginative war narratives. [ more ]
www.npr.org
4 months ago
Books

Kelly Link's debut novel 'The Book of Love' is magical, confusing, heartfelt, strange

Kelly Link's debut novel, The Book of Love, is a 600-page behemoth that blurs the line between speculative and literary fiction.
The story follows Laura, Daniel, and Mo, who return from the dead and must navigate their new reality while unraveling the mystery surrounding their resurrection. [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Lawrence Lek on the pitfalls of artists making work about artificial intelligence

Lawrence Lek's exhibition Nox explores artificial intelligence and digital worlds through the subject of self-driving cars.
The exhibition takes place in a disused sporting goods store in Berlin and features a wayward, self-driving car undergoing therapy and rebooting its software. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Books

How Octavia Butler Told the Future

Octavia Butler's vision of a dystopian future aligns with the current disorienting moment of flashbacks and fast-forwards.
Butler's disconcerting speculative fiction offers insights into the potential consequences of climate change and political instability. [ more ]
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WSJ
6 months ago
Books

The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Speculative-fiction writers have produced a range of fantastic and diverting stories this year.
Here are five standouts in the horror and uncanny fiction category. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Books

The Future by Naomi Alderman review survival of the fittest

Naomi Alderman's novel, The Future, combines literary and historical knowledge with a fast-paced narrative.
The novel explores humanity's destructive tendencies and questions whether we can imagine and create a better future. [ more ]
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