Tag Archives: Sci-Fi

Visit New Byblos in the Springtime

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

I am an enormous fan of Israeli sci-fi writer Lavie Tidhar, if you haven’t read his work, it’s worth checking-out. So, I was intrigued to discover that he has teamed-up with puzzle writer Jake Olefsky to create an interactive sci-fi … Continue reading →

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Writing Science Fiction

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld    

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Into The Unknown

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Along with the usual summer blockbuster sci-fi flicks, this year we can immerse ourselves in the entire historical genre. London’s Barbican Centre is presenting Into The Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction, a huge exhibition, which will take over the entire Brutalist … Continue reading →

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We Who Are About To…

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, Penguin’s science fiction imprint, Penguin Worlds, republished a series of important sci-fi titles with radically redesigned covers. Here’s a sample:

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Vintage Futures

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Vintage has just republished a fantastic set of dystopian and futuristic paperback fiction in a series titles “Vintage Futures”. Each of the books includes an attached sheet of acetate that can be used to “animate” the cover image.   The … Continue reading →

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Book of Strange New Things

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I haven’t always been completely enamored with Michel Faber’s novels, but I’m still thinking about “The Book of Strange New Things” months after reading the book. Next week, the UK version of the paperback edition will be released with stunning … Continue reading →

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Friendship is an island that you retreat to…

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Blank on Blank is a project from Brooklyn-based Quoted Studios, which aims to preserve American interviews through animation. The wonderful video below features a long-lost interview between the iconic author Ray Bradbury and a young journalist named Chad Coates from … Continue reading →

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London Is Out of This World (for the summer)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Writers and artists through history and around the globe have long imagined “other worlds” through the genre of Science Fiction. Science Fiction allows writers to ask the big questions such as: “Who are we?”, “What is reality?” A new exhibition … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Love the Infographics

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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