Orphans by Ben Tanzer
Brian Gresko reviews Ben Tanzer’s ORPHANS today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Posts Tagged: sci-fi
Buy Robert Heinlein’s Bed
“How would you like to own Heinlein’s ‘second-best bed’?” asks this eBay listing, which is apparently legitimate. The bed was designed and built by the sci-fi writer himself, who built all kinds of nifty conveniences into it, including “a drawer, a pull out writing surface, and shelf space, as well as”—buyer beware—”a compartment suitable for […]
...moreThe Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To
D. C. Pierson’s adolescent heroes hope for a future in which “‘existence engineer’ and ‘clone wrangler’ will be viable career paths.”
...moreThe Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
“How to write sci-fi erotica: Imagine what Mary Shelley would write after fucking Pris from Blade Runner.” At PANK, Kirsty Logan wants to tell you how to write genre. What are the scariest books you know of? “One hit literary wonders” (via) Why writers have to be careful when they talk. (via) Do you write or […]
...moreUsing Genre As A Tool
“But the idea that genre is a tool, not a prophecy goes beyond combating genre snobbery, I think — it’s actually helpful for writers to think about when crafting their next novel. Just because there’s this marvelous tool for helping readers to understand your story, doesn’t mean your story has to be crafted around the […]
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