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Tag Archives: Douglas Adams
Don’t Panic It’s Towel Day
There isn’t a better time to release a collectible edition of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy than on Towel Day May 25th. The Folio Society is releasing a special edition of Adams’ trilogy in five parts, featuring “70 illustrations by Jonathan … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide To Galaxy, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Towel Day
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Otherwise it looks pretty good
If you read yesterday’s post on a list of the 50 best sci-fi books, you may have noted that it included The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I have been a life-long fan of Adams’ brilliant books and have … Continue reading
Are these the 50 best scifi books of all time ?
I read quite a lot of science fiction. My reading habits were informed early in childhood by my love of writers such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov. These days I find myself leaning towards post-apocalyptic sci-fi and space operas. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Writing
Tagged Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Sci-Fi, Speculative Fiction
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The Answer is Still 42
Although the wildely popular comic sci-fi novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published in the UK in 1979, it wasn’t released in the colonies until 1980. This year, legions of fans in North America are celebrating the 42nd anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide To Galaxy, Sci-Fi
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Don’t Panic : The Answer Is Still 42
The indie publisher Unbound is preparing to release the crowdfunded book 42: The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams, featuring unseen notes, scripts and ideas from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy author. The book consists of excerpts from 67 boxes full of notebooks, letters, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Doctor Who, Douglas Adams, Kickstarter, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Books Are Sharks
“We were talking about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which was something which resembled an iPad, long before it appeared. And I said when something like that happens, it’s going to be the death of the book. Douglas said, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, History, movies, Writing
Tagged Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide To Galaxy, Neil Gaiman
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It was a bright cold day in April…
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Agatha Christie, C.S.Lewis, Douglas Adams, J.K. Rowling, S.E.Hinton
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It’s Towel Day
Don’t panic ! Towel Day is actually tomorrow May 25th. Fans of the late, great Douglas Adams, author ofThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,have already chosen that special towel to carry on Towel Day. When Adams died of a heart … Continue reading