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Why the Mystery Novel Is a Perfect Literary Form ‹ CrimeReads
David Gordon on the long, rich history of private eyes – and why contemporary novelists keep on turning to them. By David Gordon, April 26, 2022 I am a lifelong lover and obsessive consumer of all kinds of genre fiction in many mediums, from the original Star Trek series to yakuza and samurai films, from JG Ballard’s…
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An Introduction to The Solarpunk Genre | Book Riot
By Emily Wenstrom, Mar 23, 2021 Image from article… While a great deal of science fiction involves gloom, doom, and cynicism about humanity’s fate (Apocalypse! Dystopia! Grimdark!), there are bright spots of optimism within the genre. Meet solarpunk.What Is Solarpunk? The overall vibe of the solarpunk genre is often described as inspired by Art Nouveau,…
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Hemingway’s history: Community boasts ties to author
When describing places in the world where Ernest Hemingway is most known, fans and followers of the author may list Spain, Cuba, Key West and even Idaho. Source: Hemingway’s history: Community boasts ties to author
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Stacy Keach on Playing Hemingway | The Hemingway Society
“Stacy Keach joins the show to reflect on his legendary career, particularly his portrayal of Hemingway on the stage, in the classic miniseries, and in his audio recording of short stories. “Keach compares the art of acting to the act of writing and gets to the heart of Hemingway’s knack for conveying emotion in spare…
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John D. MacDonald’s Mission to Save Florida | CrimeReads
“Last fall, as part of the annual Bouchercon celebration of mysteries and their authors, one panel was devoted to discussing a writer who’s been dead for three decades and a character who last appeared in a book when Reagan was in the White House. One of the panelists, Ace Atkins (The Sinners) showed up in…
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The Library 100
The top 100 novels of all time found in libraries around the world, as found in OCLC’s WorldCat database. Source: The Library 100
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During Trump’s present, it’s hard to write the future, says science fiction writer John Scalzi – LA Times
NeverTrump11 by Michael McCulley is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal It’s difficult to focus on writing, particularly fiction, when the world feels like it’s on fire. “To be sure, these times — by which I mean the Trump era to date, let’s go ahead and avoid cutesy winking allusions — are making it hard for…
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Colm Tóibín: James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist, 100 years on | Books | The Guardian
Published a century ago, Joyce’s debut gave voice to common Irish Catholic experience – and courage to generations of later writers Source: Colm Tóibín: James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist, 100 years on | Books | The Guardian
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Google swallows 11,000 novels to improve AI’s conversation | Books | The Guardian
When the writer Rebecca Forster first heard how Google was using her work, it felt like she was trapped in a science fiction novel. “Is this any different than someone using one of my books to start a fire? I have no idea,” she says. “I have no idea what their objective is. Certainly it…
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A screenwriter turns novelist, looking for less interference and fewer turkeys | Books | The Guardian
The UK’s closest equivalents to the US showrunners are Steven Moffat and Armando Iannucci. Few others are allowed to go off and wrangle a team of writers, with only the lightest of touches from the higher echelons. Even Moffat had to re-pilot Sherlock, although the fact that the BBC allowed him to do this shows…
