The ambitious cosplay of devoted fans, contrasted to the quiet insecurities of blockbuster writers.
Read moreNeed More Halloween? New Colorado Publisher Hex Specializes in Horror
Hex Publishers "Publishers of Dark and Twisted Fiction"
We believe in supporting the local SF/F scene, which includes keeping up with the latest speculative fiction put out by a new Colorado publishing house, Hex Publishers.
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Celebrate the #SamsaCentennial on 100th Anniversary of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"
Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" turns 100! Run your antennae over these links for articles and events in celebration of a haunting masterpiece.
Read moreThe Heart Goes Last and other Recent Releases by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is a prolific writer. Today she releases a new novel, earlier in the year she released a book of short stories, and she contributed another story to an anthology of "cli-fi."
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2015 Hugo Awards Voting Smashes Previous Record by 65%
The old political saw that controvery builds engagement proves true regarding this year's Hugo Awards. Voting by members for the finalists far surpassed last year's totals, and we think the high participation is a testament to the vitality and engagement of the SFF community.
Read moreDown the Rabbit Hole: Black Hole Edition
A carefully cultivated waste of time.
Read moreMan Booker Prize Nominees Writing in Speculative Fiction
The list for the 2015 Man Booker Prize in Fiction was announced today, and we've rounded up the nominees writing in the realms of speculative fiction.
Read moreDown the Rabbit Hole
Make your moments of distraction more satisfying with this week's rabbit hole of speculative news, interviews and fiction.
Read moreCongratulations to the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award Winners!
Jeff VanderMeer and others win big for literary horror.
Read moreSpeculative Fiction Off the Page
Fiction Unbound's own C.S. Peterson fends off an angry dragon hungry for barbecue and takes a selfie with a magical unicorn at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Mythic Creatures exhibit.
Set the book down for an hour and visit one of these speculative happenings in Metro Denver this summer.
Read moreNeil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS Reaches the Starz
Longtime fans of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS will soon get to see Shadow, Mr. Wednesday and the rest of the immigrant pantheon as the team of Bryan Fuller (HANNIBAL) and Michael Green (HEROES, THE RIVER) write and produce the story for a new Starz TV series.
Read moreBBC Mini-Series Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Premiers in America on 6/13
From the BBC's publicity pages: Carvel as Jonathan the young upstart, and Marsan as Mr. Norrell.
The BBC mini-series based on Susanna Clarke's first novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, premiers on 6-13 in America. The alternate history fantasy tells of two rival magicians in Napoleonic England.
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Get in Trouble, Stories by Kelly Link
A Twisting Warren of Speculative Fiction News
Read moreLove and Rockets: Simon Pegg Blows up the Internet
The Internet thinks Simon Pegg is worried science fiction and genre stories are responsible for the dumbing down of society. But is he really? Fiction Unbound thinks not.
Read moreThe PEN/Hebdo Protest, and What Speculative Literature Has To Say About It
The roiling debate over PEN's decision to honor Charlie Hebdo, with some commentary on free self-expression from speculative classics.
Read more2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner: Doerr's ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
All the Light We Cannot See (2014), by Anthony Doerr.
The 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner). The Pulitzer announcement blurb: "...an imaginative and intricate novel inspired by the horrors of World War II and written in short elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology."
Read moreCaptain Cosmos?! "Just Finish the Book, George!"
Like most interested parties, the Unbound Writers fear that working on another HBO mini-series will further delay George R. R. Martin's publication of the much-anticipated The Winds of Winter, the 6th book of the Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series.
Read moreSir Terry Pratchett, Fantasy Author, Died Today at Age 66
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Today, Fiction Unbound joins the literary world in mourning the passing of one of its giants, best-selling author of the Discworld series, Sir Terry Pratchett. In his words: "It is said that your life flashes before you eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life." -The Last Continent.
Read moreIshiguro and Le Guin: the Genre Gendarmes and Gender
Ursula K. Le Guin calls out Kazuo Ishiguro's genre anxiety around his just-released novel, The Buried Giant--which is #TotallyNotFantasy
Read moreFrog Princesses & Other Oddities in New Fairy Tale Collection
A new collection of recently re-discovered fairy tales compiled by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth has been translated by Maria Tatar and published by Penguin. Prepare to have the evil step-mother trope trampled on with an iron dancing shoe, worn by a man with golden locks.
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