Archive for April, 2011
Hyperion. And on. And on.
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Through the letterbox today: lovely new VG Masterworks edition of Simmons' Hyperion, with an introduction by me. Trundle over to Punkadiddle for some thoughts on this title (and, if you're so minded, longer thoughts on the sequel volumes). Worth buying, if you're looking for a good read.
Vote Early and Vote Often
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Click to embiggen. (Hint: bottom right hand corner. That's right! Gollancz has been publishing since AD 196! Appropriately enough, that was the 'Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla'; which explains why Orion publish all the Dexter books). No, wait: you're looking in the wrong bottom right hand corner ... [Link]
Sawyer & Wright (eds) Teaching Science Fiction (Palgrave 2011)
Monday, April 4th, 2011Just in: this promising looking collection of essays by many luminaries of contemporary SF criticism: The importance of science fiction to undergraduate literary studies cannot be underestimated. Its capacity to challenge students' social, political and cultural perspectives makes it invaluable in highlighting the contingent nature of contemporary society and the potential for change. Teaching Science [...]
DIY Cover Design
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011I'm wondering about putting out an ebook edition of an as-yet unpublished book. Not sure about it, to be frank; but I am at least wondering. And following this piece of good advice from [namedrop] Paul McAuley [/namedrop] ('one bit of advice - covers. Even a 70p short story needs a good cover. If you [...]
