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Buffalo Area Lowe’s One Day Hiring Event Today
There are shortages of items and products everywhere but there is no shortage of jobs and positions available. If you or someone you know ... -
“Sorrowland” by author Rivers Solomon
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (Book Cover) Rivers Solomon, author of the critically acclaimed book A wickedness of ghosts and The abyss, writes a compelling ... -
10 Underrated Movies Starring Actors From The Quentin Tarantino Universe
Director Quentin Tarantino has many talented actors on his list of frequent contributors. These stars all have hidden treasures on their filmographies. One of ... -
Converting paper market to reach $ 459.17 billion by 2026: TMR Research
According to Trends Market Research, the global conversion paper market is worth $ 355.01 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $ 459.17 ... -
Number 724 Table of contents, May 2021 – Locus Online
The May 2021 issue of Place has talks with Nnedi Okorafor and Nghi Vo and a spotlight on the Spanish magazine Windumanoth. The news ... -
John Swartzwelder, Sage from “The Simpsons”
It’s been almost twenty years since lone, mysterious and almost mythical writer John Swartzwelder left “The Simpsons”, and yet, to date, one of the ... -
Stories of Hollywood icon Eustace Cockrell published | Local
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN – Eustace Cockrell gained notoriety as a contributing writer to several successful westerns in the early days of television, but it ... -
Bank of America stays long on Tunisian government bonds thanks to IMF optimism
RIYADH: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection that the Saudi economy will grow by nearly 5% next year, due to the Kingdom’s decisive handling ... -
Why it’s time to unleash your inner dragon, wizard, and savage barbarian
Ever wanted to write a story about badass dragons? Now is your chance to get published. WolfSinger Publications is looking for contributions to a ... -
Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg discuss Godzilla vs. Kong – locus online
In our review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we said, “The weakness of this movie was the humans and the forces were the ... -
Liz Bourke criticizes witness to the deaths of Katherine Addison – locus online
The witness of the dead, Katherine Addison (Tor 978-0-765-38742-4, $ 25.99, 240pp, hc) June 2021. The witness of the dead isn’t a sequel, focusing ... -
Oscar Wilde reimagined for the 21st century
GRAY Volume 2 Cover – Kickstarter Exclusive – Art by Eugenia Koumaki Prodigal Entertainment, the producers behind Dirk Gently’s holistic detective agency, Frankenstein’s mother, ... -
Review of the TV series “Leonardo” – Murder / Mystery with a queer Da Vinci
Caterina and Leonardo enjoying each other’s company (Image: Screengrab) With Leonardo, we finally have a well-written historical drama featuring a truly bizarre Leonardo da ... -
Mighty Morphin Issue 6 & More Comic Book Reviews (Week of April 14, 2021)
Guardians of the Galaxy issue 13 (Image: Marvel Comics) Welcome to my comic book reviews this week (April 14, 2021). I will cover guardians ... -
John Pelan (1957-2021) – Locus online
Author, editor and publisher John C. Pelan, 63, died on April 12, 2021 in Albuquerque NM from an apparent heart attack. He lived in ... -
The Indescribable Truth of Dr. Fate from DC Comics
The Helmet of Fate has passed through many hands over the years. One of them, Hector Hall, is connected to all kinds of other ... -
Rare pulps – The smart collector
CLASSIC EDITION AMONG THE SCORES OF RARITIES OFFERED AT AUCTION DEDICATED TO INFLUENTIAL FICTION MAGAZINES Tthere is no doubt that the Shadow is one ... -
Links by category – Locus Online
Printed fiction magazines Analog Andromeda space routes Asimov Static black Cemetery dance Dark discoveries Dreams and nightmares (poetry) Ember F&SF Fiction River Edge of ... -
Mourlevat wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – Locus Online
French author Jean-Claude Mourlevat is the winner of the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize, rewarding literature for children and young adults. The prize, presented ... -
Visit the queer 40s in “SuperButch”
SuperMouth tells the story of Lillian “Sticks” Lewis, a reporter from Turtle City searching for information on the whereabouts of the legendary SuperButch, a ... -
Sale of fine Potter & Potter books and manuscripts reaches 96% sale rate
Chicago – Potter and PotterThe early spring literary event was a bestseller in every way. After a long day of vigorous auctioning, 107 lots ... -
Join RADII’s CROSSxTALK Clubhouse on Chinese Cinema
This has been a surprising year for the portrayal of “Chinese” films during Hollywood awards season – four films with different types of ties ... -
‘Generation’ Season 1 episodes 1, 2 and 3 review: needs more depth
Nathan being an emotional mess in “Generation” (Image: Screenshot from Episode 3) Trying to write a show about young teens isn’t easy, especially if ... -
Artifacts in libraries deteriorate. SU delayed a plan to save them.
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. 1930s Syracuse University football reels. Pulp science fiction magazines. ... -
Artifacts in libraries are deteriorating. SU delayed a plan to save them.
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. 1930s Syracuse University football reels. Pulp science fiction journals. ... -
Freeman’s wins $ 201,000 for the first edition of Champlain
THE FIRST EDITION OF SIEUR DE CHAMPLAIN’S VOYAGES BY SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN HIGH RISE PRE-SALES ESTIMATE PAST The undisputed highlight of the sale was ... -
Nocterra number 1 and more comic book reviews (week of March 3, 2021)
King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling – Issue 1 (Image: Marvel Comics) Welcome to my comic book reviews this week (March 3, 2021). I ... -
Rick and Morty Seasons 1-4 Blu-ray Review & Digital Code Giveaway
Rick and Morty: Season 1-4 Box Set (Image: PR) While fans wait for the release of Season 5, they can review all episodes and ... -
‘Keep Hope Alive’ – Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 5 Review
Audrey reading Wilford’s invitation to ‘Keep Hope Alive’ (Image: Screengrab) ‘Keep Hope Alive’ showed Layton and her group of confidants how important Melanie continues ... -
“Lapsis” science fiction satire on humanity and automation
Poster “Lapsis” (Image: PR) Lapse is an indie sci-fi satirical film that will make you think about real issues around the automation of jobs ... -
Where does the name “Superman” actually come from?
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in the late 1930s, but the character may have been influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche’s 1883 novel. DC ... -
Pacific Standard Time art collaboration to include queer history
This photo, circa 1940-1955, shows Jim Kepner’s sci-fi fan group. Photo: ONE Archives in USC Libraries. In Los Angeles, from the 1930s to the ... -
Letter from Poe to autograph researcher at auction
Boston – A remarkable letter from Edgar Allan Poe to an autograph collector to be auctioned off by the Boston-based company RR auction. The ... -
Jojo Siwa is gay and that’s important
Image via Twitter @itsjojosiwa Jojo Siwa is gay and everyone, even those of us who don’t know her much, should be super excited. Let’s ... -
The man from Redwood City was the king of pasta
Many people think of a movie when they hear the term “pulp fiction”, but there was a time when those words referred to fictional ... -
The History of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Books by Mike Ashley – Locus Online
Tomorrow of Yesterday: The History of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Pounds, Mike Ashley (British Library published 978-0712353717, £ 15.00, 320pp, paperback) October ... -
Op-Ed: Chicago Defender Cartoonist, Jay Jackson & The First Black Superhero-Pt. 1
Hired by the Chicago Defender in 1933, Jay Jackson is one of the best cartoonists in black media. Became chief designer in 1936, he ... -
James Tiptree Jr. and Joanna Russ: Science Fiction Correspondents
At first glance, classic sci-fi writers James Tiptree Jr. and Joanna Russ may not seem like much in common. Behavioral psychologist Alice Bradley Sheldon ... -
Merritt aims to be named most ‘read’ city during 2018 Literacy Week
Literacy Week is set to kick off in Merritt on January 20, and locals will have plenty of opportunities to get their hands on ... -
Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg discuss the parallel – Locus Online
Four friends living together and working on an app development discover a hidden room in their home and, inside, a magical mirror that can ... -
6 Little Known Places to Download Unique Free eBooks
The internet has many places to download free ebooks, but only a few get attention. Expand your scope and you’ll find great downloads in ... -
Bookworms Get Great Deal on Georges River Libraries Book Sale | County Chief of St George and Sutherland
Photo: Georges River Council Bookworms of all ages are invited to visit the Georges River Libraries annual book sale in November. The book sale ... -
Woman Found Dead, Author Seriously Injured at Tucson Foothills Home | Crime and courts
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a woman, who was found ... -
Flying cars may soon find a place to park in Florida
The Sixties Cartoon Series The Jetsons is best known for his depiction of a future that never seems to draw near (other than video ... -
Jonathan Lethem on his new dystopian novel, “The Arrest”
On the bookshelf The arrest By Jonathan LethemEcco: 320 pages, $ 28 If you buy related books from our site, The Times may earn ... -
“Acute Misfortune” Film Review – Does Society Support Bad Talent?
Acute woe (Image: PR) Acute misfortune ended up being a very different movie than what I usually watch when it comes to queer media. ... -
In 2020, is science fiction still a loophole?
(Image: Getty) Members of Los Angeles Science-Fantasy Society (LASFS) lived through the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Space Race, numerous forest fires in ... -
In 2020, is science fiction still a loophole? | by PCMag | PC Magazine
Matthew B. Tepper, president of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society – now celebrating its 86th birthday – discusses those strange times and explains ... -
Choice of words | Writing and Speaking Center
Improving your writing skills doesn’t require you to be a walking dictionary or have a thorough knowledge of English grammar rules and concepts. Be ... -
Carl Jacobi: Tales of Space Opera from the Golden Age by Clifford D. Simak, SH Marpel, Carl Jacobi | NOOK book (electronic book)
Carl Richard Jacobi (July 10, 1908 – August 25, 1997) was an American journalist and author. He has written short stories in the horror ... -
An amazingly well shot queer romance
Lang song (Image: PR) Lang song ended up being one of the best shot movies I’ve seen in a long time. Yes, it’s not ... -
A city of surveillance and wonders: announces the first news of S. Qiouyi Lu in the vigilant city
The announcement in the vigilant city by S. Qiouyi Lu Tordotcom Publishing is delighted to announce that Jonathan Strahan has acquired the worldwide English ... -
30 chilling cthulhu tattoos – tattoo ideas, artists and designs
When it comes to horror, many of the most famous movies and characters have been influenced by literature. For centuries, horror has been one ... -
QUINN ON THE BOOKS: “Pulp Fiction”
review of The Pocket Book Guy: Sidewalk Words by Kurt Brokaw For more than thirty years of Sunday, Kurt Brokaw hauled a table on ... -
Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce discuss Palm Springs – Locus Online
What is this? Location comment on a romantic comedy? Well, how do an infinite time loop and random dinosaurs catch you? One November day ... -
What “Lovecraft Country” tells us about toxic legacies
Growing up I devoured a lot of Hellboy, Stephen King and horror anthologies on television – Tales from the crypt, are you afraid of ... -
A 20th century master of Old West storytelling
Sam Elliott’s TV movies The Sackett (1979), The Shadow Horsemen (1982), Dead or alive (1987) and Conagher (1991) single-handedly made the Western novels of ... -
Is Perry Mason based on a true story? Was Perry Mason a real lawyer?
HBO’s “Perry Mason” follows the story of a criminal defense attorney who is fortunate enough to make a career breakthrough when the child abduction ... -
Marshall B. Tymn (1937-2020) – Locus Online
82-year-old SF scholar Marshall B. Tymn died of pneumonia on May 24, 2020. Tymn was a key figure in the field in the 1970s ... -
4 ways ‘Empire Strikes Back’ changed the rules of spaceships
Star Wars did not invent the word “hyperdrive”. The word has been circulating in science fiction magazines since the 1930s, perhaps more particularly in ... -
“The Fireman” by Ray Bradbury (1951) – New Suns
The full text of “The Fireman” by Ray Bradbury is available here. Starting from idealistic and sometimes juvenile stories of new technologies and fantastic ... -
Imagining New Futures: The Sci-Fi Story of Shweta Taneja Nominated for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire
Shweta Taneja is delighted her short story set in post-apocalyptic India has been nominated for a French literary award Shweta Taneja is back in ... -
Hachette acquires Disney titles – Locus Online
Hachette Book Group (HBG) has acquired over 1,000 titles from Disney Book Group for the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers range, including many ... -
From India to the world
By TG Shenoy Every year in the first week of February, Locus, one of the oldest sci-fi magazines, releases its Year in Review, and ... -
PISA 2018 results show reading skills need to be improved around the world
The conclusions of the 2018 International Student Assessment Program (PISA) are in place, revealing which countries performed best on certain indicators. This comprehensive assessment ... -
The Queen of Port Washington pulps
Daisy Bacon with her magazines in the early 1940s (Photo courtesy of Laurie Powers) A former resident of Port Washington, Daisy Bacon was known ... -
Why some of the best fictions of 2019 are 1,000 words or less
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I have written about my love short ... -
Where to find free short stories online
Short stories are a great way to learn about new writers or get a taste of different genres. There are classic short stories that ... -
Cleveland author John C. Bruening brings vintage pulp fiction to life – on the page and in a talk this week
CLEVELAND, Ohio – CLEVELAND, Ohio – John C. Bruening is a child of the 60s, a teenager of the 70s. But it wasn’t “Star ... -
Submittable raises $ 10 million to help publishers and other organizations manage their submissions – TechCrunch
Submittable announces that it has raised $ 10 million in Series B funding. When I first wrote about the company in 2012 my goal ... -
The fiction that predicted space travel
After World War II, he volunteered for the RAF and became one of the first experts in radar technology. In 1945, this work led ... -
4 Must-Read Black Fiction Magazines For Your New TBR
Literary magazines also need love. That’s why we love to celebrate them here on Book Riot! We had a Literary Magazines 101 to get ... -
Selling Afghan authenticity with Jamil Jan Kochai’s ’99 Nights in Logar’
This is not a review of the first novel by an Afghan-American writer. To call it a Jamil Jan Kochai review 99 nights in ... -
Remembering Arthur C Clarke, Visionary Space Age Author
Arthur charles clarke was author and inventor, most famous for his science fiction novel ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ His work ranged from scientific discovery ... -
How sci-fi magazines (and their payout rates) shaped the genre
The latest book by writer and biographer Alec Nevala-Lee, “Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov,… [+] Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard and the ... -
New Kickstarter Project Will Release Undiscovered Novel That Inspired The Thing
John carpenter The thing is a classic sci-fi horror film that has scared audiences for decades. But the film was inspired by an earlier ... -
Computer stories: AI begins to help novelists
Mr. Sloan wanted to see for himself. He acquired a database of texts from the Internet Archive: the issues of Galaxy and If, two ... -
How Tor.com went from being a website to the publisher of the most innovative sci-fi stories
In July 2008, sci-fi publisher Tor launched a new website called Tor.com to promote its upcoming releases. But the site was designed to go ... -
Google Doodle pays homage to legendary sci-fi author Octavia Butler
Today’s Google Doodle pays homage to Octavia Butler, the visionary science fiction author whose work, including novels like Kinship and Parable of the sower, ... -
Listen to one of the best short sci-fi podcasts right now
There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult. In our new section Pod hunters, we cover ... -
How difficult could it be to repopulate the planet?
In the 1950s, many science fiction writers explored the idea of a global disaster that would leave behind only one man and one woman, ... -
Curious Fictions helps readers find (and pay for) short stories – TechCrunch
Most of you, I guess, haven’t read a news for a long time. Well, there’s a Y Combinator-backed startup called Curious Fictions that is ... -
One of the biggest science fiction magazines is now available for free online
If you love classic science fiction, one of the best magazines in the genre is now available online for free. Archive.org now houses a ... -
Unpublished short stories by Ruth Rendell will be published | Ruth Rendel
A collection of short stories by Ruth Rendell, unearthed from the archives of a US detective magazine, is due to be published for the ... -
Fanfic as an Academic Discipline – JSTOR Daily
When fifty shades darker debuts in February, audiences will once again enter the world of an innocent young woman and the charismatic, sexually dominant ... -
If Isaac Asimov had named the smartphone, he might have called it the “Pocket Computer Mark II” | Smart News
Isaac Asimov at 70. Arnold A Newman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery From a certain point of view, Isaac Asimov was ... -
Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of science fiction
In the early 1950s, a teenager, Robert Silverberg, began submitting stories to science fiction magazines. Around the same time, the Paris Review inaugurated its ... -
Science fiction publishing has a major racial problem, according to a new report
Speculative Fiction Magazine Fireside Fiction commissioned and published a report detailing an unwelcome revelation: speculative fiction online fiction magazines and sites fail publish stories ... -
This Time A Fake Sci-Fi Author Won A Grand Prize For Writing Novels
In 1953, Science Fiction Galaxy and Simon & Schuster have launched a huge competition to find a great new sci-fi novel. The price was ... -
Getting into the skin of speculative fiction, science fiction and science romance
Science fiction has always been a defined genre ad hoc. The term first appeared in interwar American “pulp fiction” magazines (supposedly for the quality ... -
Read the sinister history of pulp magazines
This week’s entry: Pulp stores What is it about : In the first half of the 20th century, fiction magazines were popular and were ... -
A digital renaissance for science fiction novella | science fiction books
A man wakes up after a car accident to find he is an “electric ant”: an android programmed to believe he is human. At ... -
Frederik Pohl, master of science fiction who vaporized utopias, dies at 93
Along with a handful of like-minded young men, including Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Damon Knight and Mr. Kornbluth, Mr. Pohl embarked on the burgeoning ...