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Quick reminder that Banned Books Week is October 5th-11th. It's an annual event sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) which celebrates the freedom to read what you want and highlights current and past attempts to censor material. Books that have previously been banned by governments: Alice in Wonderland, Brave New Word, The Grapes of Wrath, Green Eggs and Ham (really!!), and Madame Bovary, just to name a few. And the list of challenged books is even longer, and includes some utterly subversive works as Harry Potter and James and the Giant Peach! So show your freedom-to-read pride and choose a banned/challenged book! Scifi / Fantasy novels are often targeted because they dare to feature such horror as racial equality and diverse gender roles.
There is plenty of additional info and recommendations here: https://www.ala.org/bbooks. Any banned / challenged books on your reading list?
Article noting major SciFi and Fantasy releases for the month of June. Any of these you're particularly looking forward to? https://lithub.com/at-the-intersectio...
In honor of February being Black History Month, here's a list of Afrofuturism themed SciFi novels by Black authors. Any of these you've read, and any others you would add o the list? https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
GoodReads just posted their most anticipated SciFi and Fantasy reads. Any of these you're looking forward to or are interested in? https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2875
This article highlight the nominees and winners for all of the major literary awards for 2024, including the Hugo and Nebula awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy (sorry smut lovers - no Romance awards listed here!). Any of these you've read or plan on reading? https://bookmarks.reviews/the-award-w...
NY Times just posted their Top 10 SciFi and Fantasy of 2024. Any of these you've read or plan on adding to the list? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/bo...
Check out this list for "the sci-fi and fantasy books you should look out for in December". Any of these you're looking forward to in particular? https://lithub.com/musical-mechas-and...
Julien’s “Bid Long & Prosper Auction” will take place November 11. Among all the Star Trek costumes, props, and documentation going under the hammer, there are a bunch of original series items including parts of the Enterprise bridge, original costumes, and a “William Shatner Captain James T. Kirk Hero Screen-Matched Communicator Prop” which is expected to fetch one of the highest prices, in the six-figure range. Your chance to own a piece of nerdy history! https://bid.juliensauctions.com/aucti...
The artist Greg Hildebrandt who created the original blue Star Wars artwork passed away today at the age of 85. Iconic artwork. https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/greg-h...
How about our genres with some humor! Here's an article listing "12 of the Funniest Science Fiction and Fantasy Books". Any of these you've read or would add to the list? https://bookriot.com/funny-science-fi...
The 2024 World Fantasy Awards were given out this past weekend. This link includes the nominees and winners. Any of these you've read or would recommend? https://www.sffworld.com/2024/10/news...
It's Banned Books Week this week - an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association (ALA) that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals. SciFi and Fantasy are frequently targeted (maybe because they make you think?), and these challenged / banned books include The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Fahrenheit 451 (a book about a future where books are banned), Ender's Game, Brave New World, The Handmaid's Tale, and more. Even the new Romantasy novels are getting called out, particularly Sarah J. Maas and A Court of Thorn and Roses series. See the link below for many of the titles SciFi/Fantasy that have been targeted, or visit the ALA's official website for additional resources. https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list...
Ever hear about the time that the author of the classic dystopian novel Brave New World dropped acid? https://daily.jstor.org/when-aldous-h...
Did you know? Dungeons & Dragons officially turned 50 years old this year. The Fantasy role-playing game began in 1974 with a game published by TSR, Inc. Here's a short piece NPR just did remembering the game and its continued impact. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/28/nx-s1-...
Came across this article that I thought might be of interest. The author points out that terminology for Romance novels are getting tossed around too loosely, so calling a book spicy may not mean what you think it means. https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com...
The Dragon Awards are a set of literary and media awards voted on by fandom and presented annually since 2016 by Dragon Con for excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Congratulations to author Rebecca Yarros for winning Best Fantasy Novel for Iron Flame (the sequel to Fourth Wing)! 🐉 You can see all the winners here: https://awards.dragoncon.org/2024-rec...
Hope all are enjoying this month's read (Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks). If you're interested in knowing a little more about the author (who passed away in 2013), this is a link to an interview with childhood friend and fellow Scottish author Ken MacLeod discussing what Banks was like, writing style, and inspirations. https://www.andrewliptak.com/blog/201...
I can't believe I stumbled across this article: "But Do They F*** The Dragon? An Oral History of Dragon Romance". At the end, the article author lists books with descriptions where humans and dragons get...intimate. 🐉 ❤️ https://reactormag.com/but-do-they-f-...
GoodReads just published an article on the rapid growth of Romantasy, and included recommendations for people just now discovering the genre (Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and our own recently read Rebecca Yarros), as well as a collection of new releases for those looking for more. FYI https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2810
