Blinks: Classroom-friendly The Martian; SF in Bangladesh; SF in China

February 27, 2017August 17, 2017 admin

» NY Times: Andy Weir’s Best Seller ‘The Martian’ Gets a Classroom-Friendly Makeover, i.e., an authorized classroom edition with the dirty words toned down

» Bangladesh Daily Star: Science fiction pulls in young readers at the Ekushey book fair

» New Scientist: Lavie Tidhar, In China, this is science fiction’s golden age

Films

My Whole Existence Is Flawed, You Get Me Closer to God: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss Soul

February 9, 2021 locusmag 1

Disney/Pixar returns to the afterlife in Soul, the story of middle school teacher and jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by Jaime Foxx) who winds up in a coma after his body and spirit are separated in an accident. While trying to avoid going into the Great Beyond, Spirit-Joe escapes into the Great Before, where newly created souls are prepared for corporeal existence. There he teams up with 22 (Tina Fey),

Features

SF in SF with Finch and Levine

October 12, 2018 locusmag 0

SF in SF hosted Sheila Finch and David D. Levine at the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco on September 16, 2018. Coordinated by Rina Weisman and moderated by Terry Bisson, the event featured readings and signings by both guests, a Q&A session, a full bar, and ample time to mingle. Books were available for purchase thanks to Borderlands Books; Tachyon Publications sponsored the event. For more information on SF

Features Interviews

Brian Slattery: Pushing the Form

February 15, 2013 admin 0

Roundtable

James Patrick Kelly: Writing Teaches Writing

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