Elmer Bernstein (Born: April 4, 1922 / Died: August 18, 2004) By Steve Vertlieb: The so called “Golden Age” of Hollywood and Film was deeply scarred, forever changed and traumatized, as was the rest of the civilized world, by the … Continue reading
A regular exploration of public domain genre works available through Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Librivox. By Colleen McMahon:I was looking up some authors recently mentioned in the birthday lists when things took a fascinating turn and I ended up … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2024 Kurd Laßwitz Preis were announced on April 3. The award, named after German author Kurd Laßwitz, is given to works written in or translated into the German language and published during the previous year. The ballot was … Continue reading
(1) HOLLY BLACK Q&A. “Holly Black interview: The Cruel Prince author on the boom in faerie fantasy novels, BookTok, and sex scenes” at Slate. What does it feel like now to be surrounded by all these other faerie fantasy books … Continue reading
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for its 2024 Annie Awards for animation. Nimona, about a disgraced knight and a shape-shifting teenager, leads the features category with nine. Blue Eye Samurai is the leader in the TV/media categories, with seven. It was … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: This is a love story, as wondrous, tender, and affectionate as any that you’ll ever read. In the current vernacular, it might be referred to as a “bromance,” the non-romantic affection for one man by another. For, … Continue reading
(1) PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY CONTEST GOES INTERNATIONAL. [Item by Lew Wolkoff.] For the past 25 years the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) has run a Young Writers’ Contest for students in grades 5-8 and grades 9-12. Winners receive a … Continue reading
The six novels on the Booker Prize 2023 shortlist revealed September 21 include one book of genre interest, title shown in boldface. In Prophet Song, a husband and father is arrested and imprisoned by repressive government forces as Ireland slides into totalitarianism. Author Paul … Continue reading
The thirteen novels on the Booker Prize 2023 longlist revealed August 1 include two books of genre interest, titles shown in boldface. JUDGES. Novelist Esi Edugyan, twice-shortlisted for the Booker Prize, is the chair of the 2023 judging panel and is joined by actor, writer … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: It had been a dream of mine for fifty-five years to finally meet iconic film composer David Amram. This ninety-one-year-old powerhouse classical, jazz, and motion picture composer is among the last of a remarkable breed. Still composing … Continue reading