Around the Web: Lester del Rey, Elizabeth Hand, Justin C. Key, SF books in schools

» Slate, Dan Sinykin, 1 Oct: The Man Who Invented Fantasy, subtitled “All those wizards, ogres, and barely-clad elf queens in the bookstore? You have Lester del Rey to thank.” (An excerpt from the writer’s new book about the publishing industry)

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» NY Times, 1 Oct: Emily C. Hughes reviews Elizabeth Hand’s A Haunting on the Hill

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» People, 27 Sep: Meet Justin C. Key: One of Science Fiction’s Most Buzzed-About New Authors, subtitled “The Los Angeles-based psychiatrist’s debut offering ‘The World Wasn’t Ready For You’ is raking up good reviews with its ‘Black Mirror’-style short stories”

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» The Conversation, Emily Midkiff, 29 Sep: Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science