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The best of 2023
Around the Web: WaPo’s Best SF/F of 2023; Essay by Kelly Barnhill; Profile of Christopher Paolini; Reviews by Michael Dirda and of Naomi Alderman
» Washington Post, 14 Nov, Charlie Jane Anders: The 10 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2023 by Kitasei, Moreno-Garcia, Awad, Link, Huang, Googins, Talabi, Kaner, Parker-Chan, and Blackgoose
» NY Times, 22 Nov 2023: Essay by Kelly Barnhill since experiencing a traumatic brain injury in 2021
» Washington Post, Sophie Nguyen, 24 Nov 2023: Christopher Paolini wrote ‘Eragon’ as a teen. Now 40, he’s still ...Read More
Gifts from above
Perfect gifts for space lovers, by space lovers
How NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station
LightSail 2’s legacy lives on
How old is the Earth?
Around the Web: Rebecca Yarros Reviewed and Profiled
» Slate, 7 Nov 2023: Laura Miller reviews Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing: “I’ve Been Yours for Longer Than You Could Ever Imagine”, subtitled “Is the dragon-school ‘romantasy’ series that’s dominating the bestseller lists actually any good?”
Excerpt:
What’s Fourth Wing like? A more pertinent question would ask what it isn’t like. Seemingly every single sentence in its 528 pages includes at least one cliché, and you can spend hours ...Read More
Planetary paparazzi
The best pictures of Mars from space
Lucy’s flyby of Dinkinesh: Everything you need to know
Why aren't there more close-up images of Uranus and Neptune?
Around the Web: PW’s Best of 2023; Reviews and Essays in NY Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post
» Publishers Weekly‘s Best Books 2023 includes SF/Fantasy/Horror titles by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Lavie Tidhar, Yukimi Ogawa, Marina Enriquez, Emily Tesh, Ann Leckie, and S.L. Huang
» NY Times, Rick Yancey, 3 Nov 2023: 3 New Middle Grade Science Fiction Novels Disturb and Delight, subtitled “Jeanne DuPrau’s ‘Project F,’ Patricia Forde’s ‘The Girl Who Fell to Earth’ and Donna Barba Higuera’s ‘Alebrijes’ answer the question, Could this be ...Read More
The best! The farthest! The maximum!
Galactic ghouls and vampire stars
Around the Web: Profiles of N.K. Jemisin and Elizabeth Hand; Reviews of Molly McGhee, Malon Edwards, Melinda Taub, Karen Lord, and Lisa Tuttle
» NY Times “Inside the Best-Seller List”, posted 19 Oct 2023: For N.K. Jemisin, Reality Inspired Horror Fiction, subtitled “She didn’t think she was going to contribute a short story to a new anthology. A stressful vacation changed her mind.” About her story in the Jordan Peele/John Joseph Adams anthology Out There Screaming.
» The New Yorker, Kristen Roupenian, 16 Oct 2023: When a Novelist Carries On What Another ...Read More