Your literary Memorial Day weekend travels

Posted on 05/31/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Memorial Day was created to honor the US military members who lost their lives serving their country. But because it...

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Tagged As: Language, Literary Hub, Literary tourism, Science fiction, The Guardian

The crazy creatures that Douglas Adams once saw

Posted on 05/30/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Douglas Adams left his fans many treasures, both in the form of the written word and the spoken word. Literary...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Science fiction

Hugh Howey’s "Wool" is (probably) headed to AppleTV+

Posted on 05/21/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hugh Howey’s Wool has found a new television home. Deadline reports that Rebecca Ferguson, star of Dune and Mission: Impossible,...

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Tagged As: Science fiction, TV adaptation

Read author Douglas Adams's pep talk to himself

Posted on 03/22/2021 at 09:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even people we recognize as outstanding in their field have internal struggles. The latest example of this is a note...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Science fiction, The Guardian

Octavia E. Butler lands on Mars; “Kindred” lands on TV

Posted on 03/09/2021 at 11:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Octavia E. Butler is in multiple headlines today. First, the information that all of her fans can celebrate: the site...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Science fiction, TV adaptation, Women in literature

Check out the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

Posted on 01/26/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new dictionary launched online today: Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. The New York Times reports that the project has...

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Tagged As: Language, Science fiction, The New York Times

New US stamp honors author Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on 01/19/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ursula K. Le Guin may have passed away three years ago, but she's still making headlines: the US Postal Service...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy, Science fiction, Women in literature

Tiffany Haddish to star in "Landscape with Invisible Hand" movie

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The movie adaptation of M.T. Anderson’s novel Landscape with Invisible Hand is close to officially signing a star, reports Deadline....

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Science fiction

Coin meant to honor author HG Wells stirs up fans' ire

Posted on 01/05/2021 at 08:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Britain’s Royal Mint is learning what Hollywood has long known (though perhaps hasn’t acted on): that readers’ beloved literature must...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Science fiction, The Guardian

Author Q&A: Audrey Sharpe

Posted on 12/07/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today we're interviewing Audrey Sharpe, who writes science fiction space opera novels as well as metaphysical and visionary books. Sharpe...

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