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Showing posts with label Philip K Dick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philip K Dick. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Links about Reading

Jayaprakash on "How not to read in straight lines"

Harper's:  Future as Parable By John Crowley


Reading [Chekov] makes you more sympathetic


No surprise there.




Gregory Benford:  Verne to Varley: Hard SF Evolves

Jonathan Lethem on the subversive power of comics and science fiction 
The 'Dissident Gardens' author talks about Captain America, Philip K. Dick, and writing about his grandmother's sex life

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Literary arts links: a miscellany of interviews, news, free ebooks, and new movies

Miscellany of literary links:

Epic Fantasy sale ($.99-2.99):  Some authors:  Ruth Nestvold and Vera Nazarian.

10 Modern Must-Read Sci-Fi Masterpieces

  • I recall reading the term "Sci-Fi" was evil and to be avoided as demeaning, but it's hard to avoid, even by fans of the genre--useful comments as it led to investigate Steve Miller and Sharon Lee which I have not yet done.  They have two free ebooks to check out:
  • Fledgling
  • Agents of Change

Interviews:


Claire Messud reacts to an interview question:  Characters don't have to be sympathetic.

Movies:
Kickstarter for a movie of Philip K. Dick's Radio Free Albermuth
Better trailer for new Superman