science fiction

Anthony Burgess didn’t read science fiction

As an aspiring novelist, I asked the famous autodidact if his work was inspired by Philip K. Dick. Bad idea

Jonathan Lethem, LA Review of Books Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 8:13 PM UTC 11
Life Jonathan Lethem, literature

"Red Dawn" pitted Americans against Communists. A reboot casts the enemy as North Korea -- and it's absurd

Hugh Ryan Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 6:20 PM UTC 70
Entertainment fear-mongering, Red Dawn, cinema

The effervescent author of "This is How You Lose Her" explains the darkness coursing through his fiction

Gregg Barrios, LA Review of Books Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 3:36 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books

OK, they're not the Pulitzer Prize, but they're a great indicator of what's hot among genre fiction readers

Erin Keane Friday, Aug 31, 2012 5:06 PM UTC
Life Hugo Awards, science fiction

Twenty-five years ago, a group of scientists and writers offered their visions of today's world. Were they close?

Sara Robinson, Alternet Sunday, Aug 5, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 25
Life AlterNet, literature