J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye will be published
J.D. Salinger’s classic novel Catcher in the Rye will be published as an ebook for the first time this week, according to The New York Times. The profile details the late author and his estate’s reluctance to follow the rest of the…
Amazon’s Wheel of Time show has a cast
Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings show might be getting most of the attention around the streaming service’s big-budget fantasy adaptations, but the company has just announced casting for nearly all the key characters in its other…
Women swept the Hugo Awards
The 2019 Hugo Awards were held on August 18th at the Dublin World Science Fiction Convention (also known as Worldcon) to honor the best science fiction and fantasy works from the last year. As has been the welcome trend for the past few…
Hulu is trying to turn the Handmaid’s Tale sequel into
The Handmaid’s Tale is Hulu’s flagship original series, and it might be getting even bigger, thanks to The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s upcoming sequel to the original novel that inspired the series. Hulu is reportedly looking to develop…
Carnival Row openly subverts H.P. Lovecraft
Warning: broad spoilers ahead for season 1 of Carnival Row. H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most imaginative, singular, brilliant, and influential horror writers of all time. He’s also one of the most overtly, profoundly racist. Lovecraft’s…
Free reads: how to find no-cost fiction
If you’re a dedicated reader, the internet can provide a treasure trove of free books, short stories, and other reading material. But where do you look? Especially if you want to find free reading material that doesn’t violate copyright? In…
government is suing Edward Snowden for his book profits
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden that would recover all proceeds of his recently released memoir, the department announced on Tuesday. The charges coincide with the official publication of the book,…
The Kindle is getting a Kids Edition bundle
Amazon’s been offering Kids Edition versions of its Fire tablets for years, and now it’s bringing a bundle to its Kindle e-readers with a new Kindle Kids Edition. The move makes a lot of sense, given that Amazon already pushes reading and…
How Blade Runner got its name from
As of November 2019, we’ve officially caught up with Blade Runner’s dystopian future. But we’re already ten years past the very different book that inspired its name. Most fans of Ridley Scott’s 1982 film are aware that it’s based on a…
best new sci-fi books to check out on your new Kindle
The holidays are here, and if you’re unwrapping a new Kindle (or a non-Amazon-branded e-reader, or just a device with an e-book app on it), you might be looking for some new books to read. If you need some recommendations, here’s a list of…