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Tag Archives: science fiction
Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo
in American literature, authors, biography, interviews, literary studies, new books, Q&A, science fiction
Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, Bradbury, interviews, literature, Q&A, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, science fiction, UIP authors
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Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary influences, and all-things science fiction. Q: Why did you decide … Continue reading
Ray Bradbury Birthday Bundle Sale
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Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, biography, Jonathan R. Eller, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, science fiction
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Happy 100th birthday, Ray Bradbury! The Press is excited to announce that today, on the Bradbury Centennial, we are releasing the final addition to Jonathon Eller’s Ray Bradbury trilogy, Bradbury Beyond Apollo. Drawing on numerous interviews with Bradbury and privileged … Continue reading
Joanna Russ Finalist For 2020 Hugo Award
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We’re pleased to announce that Joanna Russ by Gwyneth Jones in our Modern Masters of Science Fiction Series, is a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Awards in the Best Related Work category! The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar … Continue reading
Q&A With D. Harlan Wilson, Author of “J.G. Ballard”
in author commentary, authors, science fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Q&A, science fiction
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D. Harlan Wilson is a professor of English at Wright State University–Lake Campus. He is the author of Cultographies: They Live, Technologized Desire: Selfhood and the Body in Postcapitalist Science Fiction, and over twenty novels and fiction collections. He recently answered some … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: Death of a science fiction master
in American literature, science fiction
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Philip José Farmer, science fiction
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On February 25, 2009, science fiction master Philip José Farmer—author of the Riverworld series and the Hugo-winning To Your Scattered Bodies Go—departed our reality at age 91. When it happened I wondered, How did Philip José Farmer end up in Peoria? But it turned out he … Continue reading
Five quotes from Frederik Pohl
in American literature, biography, science fiction
Tagged Frederik Pohl, Michael R. Page, Modern Master of Science Fiction, science fiction
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Today, UIP author Michael R. Page takes to the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to discuss the work and legacy of science fiction master Frederik Pohl. In his seven-decade career, Pohl not only wrote acclaimed novels and stories but shaped … Continue reading
Bradbury Trivia: Ray and Rod
in American literature, authors, biography, science fiction
Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, I Sing the Body Electric!, Jonathan R. Eller, Modern Master of Science Fiction, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, Rod Serling, sci fi, science fiction, The Twilight Zone
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Ray Bradbury, born on August 22, 1920, is known for his breakthrough novels such as Fahrenheit 451. As Jonathan R. Eller writes in Ray Bradbury Unbound, the author also made an impact in television and film. Bradbury only wrote one episode of … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: Power Cosmic
in film, literary studies, science fiction
Tagged J. P. Telotte, Jad Smith, John Brunner, Larry McCaffery, Modern Master of Science Fiction, Robin Roberts, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, science fiction, Throwbackist Thursday
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The University of Illinois Press took science fiction seriously before taking science fiction seriously held its current scholarly cool. Today we continue the tradition with our popular Modern Masters of Science Fiction series, with new books on legends Octavia E. … Continue reading
Big ideas
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Tagged Journal of Science Fiction, journals, modern masters of Science Fiction, science fiction
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We like science fiction. We admire science fiction. We always stay on the lookout for more scholarly work on science fiction. Behold! Over the weekend a new journal hit the stands. Published by the work-in-progress Museum of Science Fiction (location: … Continue reading
Master of science fiction
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Tagged David Hartwell, Modern Master of Science Fiction, science fiction
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David Hartwell, the legendary science fiction editor, critic, and historian, passed away yesterday at age 74. Nominated a mind-blasting 41 times for the Hugo Award, Hartwell worked for Signet, Berkley/Putnam, Pocket (particularly its Timescape SF imprint), and as a senior editor … Continue reading