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June 15, 2009:

· The Complete Cosmicomics · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Italo Calvino]

June 17, 2009:

· Thong · Deborah Kay Davies · ss

June 22, 2009:

· There Is Nothing in the Water · Frank Cottrell Boyce · ss (r)
reprint from Caught by the River, ed. Jeff Barrett, Robin Turner & Andrew Walsh, London, Cassell Illustrated, 2009.

· Ray Bradbury Rides Out in Defence of Libraries · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· Let’s Stop Sneering at Fantasy Readers · Sam Jordison · ar

June 23, 2009:

· “No one pointed a gun at my head and said—become a science fiction writer” · Richard Lea · iv [Ref. Alastair Reynolds]

· Sci-fi Writer Alastair Reynolds Over the Moon After £1m Book Deal · Richard Lea · ar [Ref. Alastair Reynolds]

· Scales · Alastair Reynolds · ss

June 26, 2009:

· The New World: A Story of Chaos Walking · Patrick Ness · ex Booktrust June 2009

June 29, 2009:

· When The Lord of the Rings Doesn’t Cut It: Confessions of a Fantasy Junkie · Damien G. Walter · ar

July 9, 2009:

· A Fantastic Weekend with Diana Wynne Jones · Imogen Russell Williams · ar [Ref. Diana Wynne Jones]

July 13, 2009:

· “I’ve been called the high priest of gothic miserablism” · Stuart Jeffries · iv [Ref. Alastair Reynolds]

July 15, 2009:

· A Brief Survey of the Short Story Part 19: Ray Bradbury · Chris Power · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

July 20, 2009:

· Far from Fanatic · Roz Kaveney · ar

July 27, 2009:

· Robert Heinlein: Still an Original Hugo Winner, Fourth Time Round · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

July 30, 2009:

· What Happened to Arab Science Fiction? · Nesrine Malik · ar

· Cracking Poul Anderson’s Kraki · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Poul Anderson]

August 1, 2009:

· A Fork Brought Along · Dave Eggers · ss

· All Is Good Except the Rain · A. M. Homes · ss

· The Massive Rat · David Mitchell · ss [Ref. Matt Murphy]

· Snapshots · William Boyd · ss

· The Wave · Julie Myerson · ss

· Broken Crockery · Lisa Blower · ss [Ref. Lyndon Hayes]

· Blind Guy · Andy Knudsen · ss

· Parvathy’s Well · Poornima Manco · ss

· Stations · Bernard O’Leary · ss

· One Street Corner · Dan Purdue · ss

· Box Fresh · Roger Stephens · ss

August 4, 2009:

· Thanks, but No Fangs: Enough with the Vampire Fiction · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

August 5, 2009:

· Stephenie Meyer Faces Plagiarism Claim · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stephenie Meyer & Jordan Scott]

August 10, 2009:

· The Myth-Making Genius of Neil Gaiman · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

August 17, 2009:

· Freestyle · Jeremy Page · ss

August 20, 2009:

· Are Novelists Entitled to Use Real-Life Characters? · Guy Gavriel Kay · ar

· World of Fantasy: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Patricia A. McKillip]

August 22, 2009:

· A Review of The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry · Michael Moorcock · br [Ref. Jedediah Berry]

August 29, 2009:

· The Year of the Flood · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

September 2, 2009:

· Character Development · David Mitchell · ss

September 3, 2009:

· Jazz Hands and Priestly Players: The Margaret Atwood Roadshow Is in Town · Lindesay Irvine · ar [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

September 8, 2009:

· Even at My Age I Still Have Something to Prove · Maxton Walker · iv [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

September 18, 2009:

· Science Fiction Author Hits Out at Book Judges · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Kim Stanley Robinson]

September 21, 2009:

· HG Wells Anniversary Ignites Celebrations · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. H. G. Wells]

September 22, 2009:

· Is James Palumbo’s Novel Tomas a Clever Joke? · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. James Palumbo]

· British Fantasy Society Admits “lazy sexism” Over Male-Only Horror Book · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Maura McHugh & Guy Adams]

September 23, 2009:

· Sexism in Horror Novels: The Real Monsters Aren’t the Ones You Think · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Maura McHugh & Guy Adams]

September 26, 2009:

· Time Capsule Found on the Dead Planet · Margaret Atwood · ss

· Written Some Time Between the Month of May/the Month of May Not · Alice Oswald · pm

· Brief Briefing on the Reds · John Hartley Williams · pm

· The Spider · Kathleen Jamie · pm

· 2084 · Carol Rumens · pm

· The Sorcerer’s Mirror · Andrew Motion · pm

· Ahead of the Pack · Helen Simpson · ss

· Short Story · Jeanette Winterson · ss

September 29, 2009:

· Machen Is the Forgotten Father of Weird Fiction · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. Arthur Machen]

October 2, 2009:

· World of Fantasy: The Worm Outoboros · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. E. R. Eddison]

October 10, 2009:

· Author, Author: Writing a Sequel to H2G2 by Douglas Adams · Eoin Colfer · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

October 11, 2009:

· Hitchhiker’s Guide Returns to the Galaxy · James Meikle · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams & Eoin Colfer]

October 12, 2009:

· The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 30 Years On: Why We Should Still Be Reading It · Marcus O’Dair · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

October 15, 2009:

· The Truth About Boys, Girls, Zombies, Vampires and Sex · Charlie Higson · ar

October 21, 2009:

· The Power of Shelley’s Frankenstein Lives On—but Not in Cologny · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Mary Shelley]

October 26, 2009:

· Angels Are the New Vampires, Says Anne Rice · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Anne Rice]

October 28, 2009:

· Stuart Kaminsky Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Stuart Kaminsky]

October 29, 2009:

· Fantasy Author to Write New “Isaac Asimov” Novels · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Isaac Asimov & Mickey Zucker Reichert]

October 30, 2009:

· The Wrong Grave · Kelly Link · nv The Restless Dead ed. Deborah Noyes, Candlewick Press, August 2007

· The New Thing in Romantic Fiction: Zombie Love · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Lori Perkins]

· Kevin Jackson’s Top 10 Vampire Novels · Kevin Jackson · ar

November 10, 2009:

· Stephen King Fans Join Gigantic “hide and seek” to Mark Book Launch · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stephen King]

November 11, 2009:

· Kim Stanley Robinson: Science Fiction’s Realist · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Kim Stanley Robinson]

November 12, 2009:

· Swastika Night: Nineteen Eighty-Four’s Lost Twin · Darragh McManus · ar [Ref. Katharine Burdekin]

November 13, 2009:

· Getting Hooked on George RR Martin · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

November 16, 2009:

· Michael Moorcock to Write Doctor Who Novel · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Michael Moorcock]

November 19, 2009:

· The Ayn Rand Revival · Jennifer Abel · ar [Ref. Ayn Rand]

November 21, 2009:

· I’m Writing the New Doctor Who · Michael Moorcock · ar

November 23, 2009:

· The Book of the New Sun: Science Fiction’s Ulysses? · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

November 25, 2009:

· The Discreet Charms of “Cosy Catastrophe” Fiction · David Barnett · ar

December 1, 2009:

· In Praise of Robert Holdstock · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Robert Holdstock]

December 2, 2009:

· Robert Holdstock Obituary · Jon Courtenay Grimwood · ob [Ref. Robert Holdstock]

December 4, 2009:

· Here Be Dragons: The Most Noble of Literary Beasts · Imogen Russell Williams · ar

December 7, 2009:

· Making a Revolution with Cory Doctorow · Michelle Pauli · iv [Ref. Cory Doctorow]

December 12, 2009:

· The True Deceiver · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Tove Jansson]

December 19, 2009:

· Cinderella in Autumn · Hilary Mantel · ss; illustrated by Posy Simmonds

December 24, 2009:

· Le Guin Accuses Authors Guild of “Deal with the Devil” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

January 4, 2010:

· Arthur C Clarke and the End of Upbeat Futurology · Darragh McManus · ar [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

January 15, 2010:

· Gormenghast Sequel Due, Completed by Mervyn Peake’s Widow · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Mervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore]

January 20, 2010:

· Robert B. Parker Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Robert B. Parker]

January 23, 2010:

· Sleeping with John Updike · Julian Barnes · ss

· Inside the Coroner’s Court · Jon McGregor · es

January 25, 2010:

· World of Fantasy: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Tim Powers]

February 16, 2010:

· Excitement as George RR Martin Announces He’s 1,200 Pages Into New Book · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

February 19, 2010:

· A Plea to Iain M Banks · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

February 22, 2010:

· Michael Moorcock’s Rules for Writers · Michael Moorcock · ar

March 5, 2010:

· Fresh Territory for Parallel-World Fantasy · Imogen Russell Williams · ar

March 16, 2010:

· What’s in a Name? A Lot, When It Comes to Fantasy · Imogen Russell Williams · ar

April 13, 2010:

· Joe Hill: Sympathy for the Devil · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Joe Hill]

April 20, 2010:

· Fantasy Fiction: The Battle for Meaning Continues · Damien G. Walter · ar

April 30, 2010:

· Philip K Dick’s Visionary Journals to Be Published · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

May 4, 2010:

· Terry Pratchett Attacks “Ludicrous” Doctor Who · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

May 20, 2010:

· Barry Hannah Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Barry Hannah]

May 27, 2010:

· World of Fantasy: Conan the Barbarian and His Lily-White Women · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Robert E. Howard]

June 2, 2010:

· Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s Top 10 20th-Century Gothic Novels · Carlos Ruiz Zafon · ar

June 4, 2010:

· What Philip K Dick Needed Was a Co-Author · Darragh McManus · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

June 10, 2010:

· A Brief Survey of the Short Story Part 26: JG Ballard · Chris Power · ar [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

July 10, 2010:

· A Life in Writing: Jack Higgins · John Crace · iv [Ref. Jack Higgins]

July 13, 2010:

· Harvey Pekar Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Harvey Pekar]

· No More Heroes for Watchmen’s Alan Moore · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alan Moore]

· The Passage: A Post-Apocalyptic Vampire Tale You Can Get Your Teeth Into · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Justin Cronin]

July 14, 2010:

· Al Williamson Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Al Williamson]

July 15, 2010:

· Twilight’s Feminist Backlash · Bidisha · ar [Ref. Stephenie Meyer]

July 17, 2010:

· Leave Twilight Fans Alone! · Mathilda Gregory · ar [Ref. Stephenie Meyer]

July 22, 2010:

· “I’ve worked really hard to make TimeRiders absolute cocaine” · Michelle Pauli · iv [Ref. Alex Scarrow]

August 3, 2010:

· Victor de la Fuente Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Victor de la Fuente]

August 5, 2010:

· James P. Hogan Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. James P. Hogan]

August 19, 2010:

· Harry Potter Course to Be Offered at Durham University · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

August 27, 2010:

· World of Fantasy: Death’s Master by Tanith Lee · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Tanith Lee]

August 29, 2010:

· “I’m agnostic about technology. But I want a robotic penguin” · Stuart O’Connor · iv [Ref. William Gibson]

September 1, 2010:

· “I’m open to joy. But I’m also more cynical” · Aida Edemariam · iv [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

September 9, 2010:

· Fernando Fernandez Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Fernando Fernandez]

October 24, 2010:

· “I Thought the Church Was Flat-Out Immoral. I Had to Leave” · Emma Brockes · ar [Ref. Anne Rice]

· Once in a Life · Jill Paton Walsh · ar

November 4, 2010:

· Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s Top 10 Supernatural Families · Jennifer Lynn Barnes · ar

· Winter Break · Hilary Mantel · ss

November 10, 2010:

· Harry Potter Revival Idea Fails to Grab Daniel Radcliffe · Ben Child · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

November 14, 2010:

· EC Tubb Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. E. C. Tubb]

November 15, 2010:

· Jennifer Rardin Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Jennifer Rardin]

November 17, 2010:

· No More Harry Potter, JK Rowling “Promises” Daniel Radcliffe · Benedicte Page · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

November 19, 2010:

· Antimatter? Not Such a Big Deal · Roz Kaveney · ar

December 11, 2010:

· What to Buy for the Grown-Up Boy? · Michael Moorcock · br; review of Grandville Mon Amour by Bryan Talbot.

December 20, 2010:

· John Wyndham: The Unread Bestseller · Dan Rebellato · ar [Ref. John Wyndham]

January 14, 2011:

· Joseph Conrad’s Science Fiction Novel · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Joseph Conrad & Ford Madox Ford]

· Neil Gaiman to Appear on The Simpsons · Lindesay Irvine · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

January 29, 2011:

· Monsieur Pain · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Roberto Bolaño]

February 4, 2011:

· When Hari Kunzru Met Michael Moorcock · Hari Kunzru · iv [Ref. Michael Moorcock]

February 8, 2011:

· Lord of the Rings Reworking a Hit with Fans, but Not Tolkien Estate · Benedicte Page · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

· After Tolkien, Get Bored of the Rings · David Barnett · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien, Douglas C. Kenney & Henry Beard]

· Brian Jacques Obituary · Julia Eccleshare · ob [Ref. Brian Jacques & Kirill Eskov]

February 10, 2011:

· Joe Gores Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Joe Gores]

· Brian Jacques Animal Magic · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Brian Jacques]

March 10, 2011:

· Even Stephen King Is Ill-Equipped for Time Travel · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stephen King]

March 11, 2011:

· Science Fiction Author Begins War of the Books Worlds · David Barnett · iv [Ref. Stephen Hunt]

March 26, 2011:

· We’re All Living in the Future as Seen by Philip K Dick · John Patterson · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

March 27, 2011:

· Diana Wynne Jones Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Diana Wynne Jones]

March 28, 2011:

· HRF Keating · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. H. R. F. Keating]

April 13, 2011:

· Craig Thomas Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Craig Thomas]

· George RR Martin: Barbarians at the Gate · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

April 14, 2011:

· Getting More from George RR Martin · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

April 22, 2011:

· When the Killing’s Done · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. T. C. Boyle]

April 26, 2011:

· Michael Moorcock Imagines Tales of Unseen Mervyn Peake Pictures · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Michael Moorcock & Mervyn Peake]

May 8, 2011:

· Embassytown · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. China Miéville]

May 10, 2011:

· China Mieville Leads Radical SF’s Invasion of the Mainstream · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. China Mieville]

May 11, 2011:

· So Long, Douglas Adams, and Thanks for All the Books · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

· Sam Leith’s Top 10 Alternative Realities · Sam Leith · ar

May 12, 2011:

· Joanna Russ Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Joanna Russ]

May 13, 2011:

· Gene Wolfe · Neil Gaiman · ar [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

· Iain M Banks: Science Fiction Is No Place for Dabblers · Iain M. Banks · ar

May 14, 2011:

· Great Voices of Science Fiction · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, J. G. Ballard & Kurt Vonnegut]

· The Stars of Modern SF Pick the Best Science Fiction · Various · ar [Ref. Brian Aldiss, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Baxter, Lauren Beukes, John Clute, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Andrew Crumey, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Russell Hoban, Liz Jensen, Hari Kunzru, Kelly Link, Ken MacLeod, China Mieville, Michael Moorcock, Patrick Ness, Audrey Niffenegger, Christopher Priest, Alastair Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Kim Stanley Robinson, Tricia Sullivan & Scarlett Thomas]

_ · Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar

· Ten of the Best Aliens in Science Fiction · John Mullan · ar

· A Life in Writing: China Mieville · Justine Jordan · iv [Ref. China Mieville]

May 17, 2011:

· News from Nowhere · [uncredited] · br The Manchester Guardian April 14 1891 [Ref. William Morris]

May 25, 2011:

· Towel Day: A Hoopy Frood Pays Homage · Chally Kacelnik · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

June 3, 2011:

· “I don’t have to make anything up” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Tim Powers]

June 9, 2011:

· Genre-Hopping with Jane Austen · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Jane Austen]

June 15, 2011:

· First Ever Direct English Translation of Solaris Published · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stanislaw Lem]

June 16, 2011:

· Stephen King Returns to the Dark Tower · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stephen King]

July 4, 2011:

· George RR Martin Threatens to Decapitate Spoiler · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 5, 2011:

· Martin Woodhouse Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Martin Woodhouse]

July 11, 2011:

· Theodore Sturgeon’s Archive to Live Long and Prosper in University Archive · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Theodore Sturgeon]

· Science Fiction Probes at Religion · Roz Kaveney · ar

July 12, 2011:

· A Dance with Dragons Sends George RR Martin Flying Into Charts · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 14, 2011:

· Science Fiction Opens Up the Universe · Ken MacLeod · ar

July 15, 2011:

· Gormenghast Author Mervyn Peake: Master of the Dark Arts · Jonathan Jones · ar [Ref. Mervyn Peake]

July 17, 2011:

· If We Can’t Buy JG Ballard’s Former Home, Then We Should at Least Erect a Statue to Him · Sam Leith · ar [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

July 19, 2011:

· Science Fiction Reflects the Extremes of Human Belief · Liz Williams · ar

July 22, 2011:

· The God of Science Fiction Is Big, but Not Serious · Gwyneth Jones · ar

July 23, 2011:

· My Supergods from the Age of the Superhero · Grant Morrison · ar

· Science Fiction Can Only Hint at God · Francis Spufford · ar

July 26, 2011:

· George RR Martin’s Fantasy Is Not Far from Reality · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 27, 2011:

· New Doctor Who Novel Will Travel Into Time Lord’s Past · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alastair Reynolds]

August 4, 2011:

· Barbara Cartland Stole Plots, Rival Author Alleged in Furious Letters · Dalya Alberge · ar [Ref. Georgette Heyer & Barbara Cartland]

· JG Ballard: Relics of a Red-Hot Mind · Chris Hall · ar [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

August 6, 2011:

· When a Writer’s Words Have Unintended Consequences · Roz Kaveney · ar

August 11, 2011:

· What Is Rule 34, You Ask. Let Charles Stross Explain · Damien G. Walter · ar [Ref. Charles Stross]

August 19, 2011:

· American Gods by Neil Gaiman Week One: Fantasy · John Mullan · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

August 23, 2011:

· The Transfiguration of Philip K Dick · Roz Kaveney · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

August 26, 2011:

· American Gods by Neil Gaiman Week Two: The Road Narrative · John Mullan · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

September 9, 2011:

· iAnna · Will Self · ss

September 14, 2011:

· William Sleator · Michael Levy · ob [Ref. William Sleator]

September 16, 2011:

· Harlan Ellison Sues to Stop the Release of Justin Timberlake Movie · Ben Child · ar [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

· What Does the Future Hold for Science Fiction? · Michael Moorcock · ar The Guardian September 16 1971

· The Magicians Is Harry Potter for Grown-ups · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Lev Grossman]

October 14, 2011:

· Margaret Atwood: The Road to Ustopia · Margaret Atwood · ar

· A Life in Writing: Terry Pratchett · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

October 24, 2011:

· Francisco Solano Lopez Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Francisco Solano Lopez]

· Tolkien’s Hobbit Drawings Published to Mark 75th Anniversary · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

October 31, 2011:

· Anne Rice Takes a Bite Out of Stephenie Meyer’s Sparkling Twilight Vampires · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Anne Rice & Stephenie Meyer]

November 22, 2011:

· Mark Z Danielewski Wins Seven-Figure Advance for Serial Novel · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Mark Z. Danielewski]

November 23, 2011:

· Anne McCaffrey Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Anne McCaffrey]

· Anne McCaffrey: A Magician of Newtonian Logic · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Anne McCaffrey]

· Anne McCaffrey, Pern Creator, Dies Aged 85 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Anne McCaffrey]

· Explaining Philip K Dick’s Exegesis · Daniel Kalder · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

December 5, 2011:

· World of Fantasy: Tales of a Dying Earth by Jack Vance · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Jack Vance]

December 9, 2011:

· Kepler 22-b? I Was There First · Brian Aldiss · ar

December 14, 2011:

· Russell Hoban Obituary · John Clute · ob [Ref. Russell Hoban]

December 16, 2011:

· Joe Simon Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Joe Simon]

December 20, 2011:

· I’m Hooked on George RR Martin’s Flights of Fantasy · Michael Hann · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

December 21, 2011:

· Winter Reads: Ice by Anna Kavan · Hannah Freeman · ar [Ref. Anna Kavan]

January 3, 2012:

· George RR Martin Posts a New Song of Ice and Fire Chapter · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

January 12, 2012:

· Amanda Hocking, The Writer Who Made Millions by Self-Publishing Online · Ed Pilkington · iv [Ref. Amanda Hocking]

January 20, 2012:

· Haunted by The Handmaid’s Tale · Margaret Atwood · ar

January 26, 2012:

· JRR Tolkien’s Middle-Earth Gets a Complete Genealogy · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

January 28, 2012:

· The Buddha in the Attic · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Julie Otsuka]

February 6, 2012:

· John Christopher · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. John Christopher]

· John Christopher’s Imaginative Universe · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Sam Youd]

· Samuel Youd—aka John Christopher—Dies Aged 89 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Sam Youd]

March 12, 2012:

· Jean Giraud Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Jean Giraud]

March 15, 2012:

· Alan Garner to Conclude Weirdstone of Brisingamen Trilogy · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alan Garner]

March 23, 2012:

· Parent Files Police Complaint After Teacher Reads Ender’s Game to Pupils · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Orson Scott Card]

May 16, 2012:

· True Blood Author Can Suck No More Out of Vampire Series · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Charlaine Harris]

May 27, 2012:

· Frederick E. Smith Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Frederick E. Smith]

June 6, 2012:

· Ray Bradbury and the Fever of Inspiration · Dan Gillmor · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· A Man Who Won’t Forget Ray Bradbury · Neil Gaiman · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· Ray Bradbury Obituary · David Pringle · ob [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· Ray Bradbury: Twitter Pays Tribute to SF Writer · Hannah Freeman · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· Ray Bradbury, Writer Who Captivated a Generation of Sci-fi Fans, Dies at 91 · Tom McCarthy & David Barnett · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

June 7, 2012:

· From the Archive: Ray Bradbury on Life, Love and Buck Rogers · John Ezard · iv The Guardian August 24 1990, as “The Tender Advocate of Wonder” [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

· Ray Bradbury’s Influence on Our Culture Was Transformative, Says Barack Obama · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

June 8, 2012:

· The Tale-Teller Who Tapped Into the Gothic Core of America · Margaret Atwood · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

July 20, 2012:

· Message in a (Klein) Bottle · Russell Hoban · ss

· M John Harrison: A Life in Writing · Richard Lea · iv [Ref. M. John Harrison]

August 15, 2012:

· Harry Harrison Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Harry Harrison]

· Death of Harry Harrison, Science Fiction Author, Aged 87 · James Meikle · ar [Ref. Harry Harrison]

August 16, 2012:

· Fictional Ghost Cities: Where Teenage Darkness Finds a Home · Imogen Russell Williams · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman, China Mieville & Frances Hardinge]

August 23, 2012:

· Racism Row Novel Revealing Eden Falls at Every Hurdle · Imogen Russell Williams · ar [Ref. Victoria Foyt]

August 24, 2012:

· Reading Group: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen’s Real-Life Map · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Alan Garner]

· China Mieville Was the Star Turn at the Edinburgh International Book Festival · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. China Mieville]

August 27, 2012:

· Revealing Eden Author Needs Some Good Black Friends · Bim Adewunmi · ar [Ref. Victoria Foyt]

August 29, 2012:

· Boneland · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Alan Garner]

August 30, 2012:

· Ray Bradbury Investigated for Communist Sympathies · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

August 31, 2012:

· Reading Group: Alan Garner Answers Your Questions · Various · iv [Ref. Alan Garner]

September 3, 2012:

· Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Author J. R. R. Tolkien Dies · John Ezard · ar The Guardian September 3 1973 [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

September 12, 2012:

· Meet Abbie Gibbs, the New Star of Vampire Fiction · Briony Chappell · iv [Ref. Abigail Gibbs]

October 2, 2012:

· “It’s a Mythologisation of Part of My Life” · David Barnett · iv [Ref. Jo Walton]

October 30, 2012:

· Ursula K Le Guin: Stories for the Ages · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

November 20, 2012:

· Russia Mourns Death of Sci-fi Writer—Even Vladimir Putin · Miriam Elder · ar [Ref. Boris Strugatsky]

November 24, 2012:

· “Being Tolkien’s grandson blocked my writing…” · Joanna Moorhead · iv [Ref. Simon & J. R. R. Tolkien]

December 4, 2012:

· Asimov’s Foundation Novels Grounded My Economics · Paul Krugman · ar [Ref. Isaac Asimov]

December 9, 2012:

· “Myths are universal and are totally ingrained in our culture” · Vanessa Thorpe · iv [Ref. Rick Riordan]

· Sir Patrick Moore Obituary · Dennis Barker · ob [Ref. Patrick Moore]

December 11, 2012:

· Fantasy Author Scott Lynch Shows He’s a Gentleman, Not a Bastard · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Scott Lynch]

December 14, 2012:

· Darkness in Literature: Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

December 17, 2012:

· The Dragon Lords, World’s First “Cloud-Sourced” Novel, Prepares to Land · Robert McCrum · ar [Ref. Silvia Hartmann]

December 26, 2012:

· Raised from the Ground · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Jose Saramago]

January 18, 2013:

· My Hero · Margaret Atwood · ar [Ref. George Orwell]

January 31, 2013:

· Dan Abnett’s Top 10 Fantasy Mash-ups · Dan Abnett · ar

March 11, 2013:

· Douglas Adams Is Still the King of Comic Science Fiction · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

· Stephenie Meyer on Twilight, Feminism and True Love · Kira Cochrane · iv [Ref. Stephenie Meyer]

March 21, 2013:

· James Herbert Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. James Herbert]

March 22, 2013:

· Down to a Sunless Sea · Neil Gaiman · ss

March 30, 2013:

· Among Others · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Jo Walton]

April 1, 2013:

· Why Riddley Walker Rivals the Passion as the Perfect Easter Story · Sarah Ditum · ar [Ref. Russell Hoban]

April 3, 2013:

· Iain M Banks, and What We Might Be When We Have Nothing to Fear · Jon Butterworth · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

April 4, 2013:

· In Praise of Iain Banks, Storyteller Extraordinaire · Val McDermid · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

April 5, 2013:

· My Hero · George R. R. Martin · ar [Ref. Maurice Druon]

April 14, 2013:

· Basil Copper Obituary · Stephen Jones · ob [Ref. Basil Copper]

April 20, 2013:

· A Life in Writing · Sam Leith · iv [Ref. Jeff Noon]

April 22, 2013:

· “Fantasy is uni-age” · Stephen Moss · iv [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

May 10, 2013:

· Charlaine Harris Threatened by Fans Over Final Sookie Stackhouse Novel · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Charlaine Harris]

May 29, 2013:

· My Desktop · Ben Johncock · iv [Ref. Jed Mercurio]

· George RR Martin Fans Can Expect More “Ice and Fire” in 2014 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

May 30, 2013:

· Jack Vance Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Jack Vance]

· Jack Vance Tributes Pour in After His Death · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Jack Vance]

June 2, 2013:

· Oksa Pollock: Everything You Need to Know About the “French Harry Potter” · Jon Henley · ar [Ref. Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf]

June 9, 2013:

· “Iain Banks was one of us, whatever that meant” · Neil Gaiman · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

· Iain Banks Dies Aged 59 · Caroline Davies & Matthew Weaver · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 10, 2013:

· Iain Banks: A Science Fiction Star First and Foremost · Ken MacLeod · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 11, 2013:

· Webchat: Neil Gaiman · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

June 14, 2013:

· Q&A: Harlan Ellison · Damien Walter · iv [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

· My Sexy Werewolf Novel Got the Most Awesome Review Ever—from a US Judge · Mathilda Gregory · ar

June 15, 2013:

· Iain Banks: The Final Interview · Stuart Kelly · iv [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 17, 2013:

· Neil Gaiman in Conversation · Paul Owen · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

June 18, 2013:

· Iain Banks Was Unaware He Had Cancer Before Writing The Quarry, Says Widow · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 25, 2013:

· Richard Matheson · Christopher Hawtree · ob [Ref. Richard Matheson]

· Richard Matheson, Sci-fi Author, Dies Aged 87 · Various · ar [Ref. Richard Matheson]

· I Am Legend Author Richard Matheson Was Himself a Legend · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Richard Matheson]

July 2, 2013:

· Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Returns for Prequel · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

July 9, 2013:

· Activists Call for Ender’s Game Boycott Over Author’s Anti-Gay Views · Ben Child · ar [Ref. Orson Scott Card]

July 22, 2013:

· Summer Voyages: Shikasta Re: Colonised Planet 5 by Doris Lessing · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Doris Lessing]

July 26, 2013:

· Summer Voyages: The War of the Worlds by HG Wells · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. H. G. Wells]

August 13, 2013:

· Barbara Mertz Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Barbara Mertz]

August 14, 2013:

· Stephenie Meyer “So Over Twilight” · Ben Child · ar [Ref. Stephenie Meyer]

August 23, 2013:

· James Cameron Appoints Sci-fi Author to Write Avatar Novels · Ben Child · ar [Ref. Steven Gould]

August 24, 2013:

· “I have a big following among the biogeeks. ‘Finally! Someone understands us!’” · Emma Brockes · iv [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

August 27, 2013:

· John Scalzi: The Internet’s Troll-Slayer · Eric McCann · ar [Ref. John Scalzi]

August 28, 2013:

· Lisa Tuttle’s Top 10 Mould-Breaking Fantasy Novels · Lisa Tuttle · ar

September 3, 2013:

· Frederik Pohl Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Frederik Pohl]

· Frederik Pohl, Grandmaster of Science Fiction, Dies Aged 93 · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Frederik Pohl]

September 11, 2013:

· “My series took off when I gave the first book away for free” · India Drummond · ar

September 12, 2013:

· Author Terri Bruce Stops Publisher Selling Error-Strewn Books · Liz Bury · ar [Ref. Terri Bruce]

September 25, 2013:

· Robert Barnard Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Robert Barnard]

October 2, 2013:

· Tom Clancy Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Tom Clancy]

October 8, 2013:

· Harrison Ford Defends Ender’s Game as “impressive act of imagination” · Andrew Pulver · ar [Ref. Orson Scott Card]

October 11, 2013:

· Neil Gaiman Novel Banned by New Mexico School After Mother Objects · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

October 14, 2013:

· Edgar Allan Poe, Master of Horror and Science Fiction · Angela Carter · ar The Guardian October 14 1976 [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe]

October 15, 2013:

· Neil Gaiman: Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming · Neil Gaiman · ar

October 23, 2013:

· Ray Bradbury’s Unknown Universe of Realist Fiction · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

October 31, 2013:

· Orson Scott Card “Won’t Profit” from Ender’s Game Film · Andrew Pulver · ar [Ref. Orson Scott Card]

November 14, 2013:

· CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley’s Afterlives and Deaths · John Dugdale · ar [Ref. C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley]

November 17, 2013:

· Doris Lessing Obituary · Lorna Sage · ob [Ref. Doris Lessing]

· Lisa Allardice on Doris Lessing: “She helped change the way women are perceived, and perceive themselves” · Lisa Allardice · ar [Ref. Doris Lessing]

November 18, 2013:

· Doris Lessing: Her Five Best Books · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Doris Lessing]

November 27, 2013:

· Doris Lessing’s Visions of the Future · John Clute · ar [Ref. Doris Lessing]

December 9, 2013:

· From Smaug to the Clangers: A Brief History of Dragons · Philip Hoare · ar

December 11, 2013:

· Libraries Are the Frontline in the War for the Imagination · Susan Cooper · ar

December 13, 2013:

· These Days I Don’t Read any Science Fiction. I Only Read Tolstoy · Stuart Kelly · iv [Ref. Brian Aldiss]

December 16, 2013:

· Iain Banks Remembered by Michelle Hodgson · Michelle Hodgson · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

December 21, 2013:

· Repossession · Lionel Shriver · ss

December 23, 2013:

· Ghost Stories: Why the Victorians Were So Spookily Good at Them · Kira Cochrane · ar

December 28, 2013:

· French Teen Oksa Pollock Works Her Magic in Vacuum Left by Harry Potter · Robert McCrum · ar [Ref. Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf]

January 7, 2014:

· Afrofuturism: Where Space, Pyramids and Politics Collide · Chardine Taylor-Stone · ar

January 29, 2014:

· The Keeper of the Jackalopes · Angela Readman · ss; winner 2013 Costa Short Story Award.

January 30, 2014:

· [untitled fragment of poetry] · Sappho; translated by Tim Whitmarsh · pm

February 3, 2014:

· On Such a Full Sea · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Chang-Rae Lee]

February 5, 2014:

· Footlights · Charlie Chaplin · ex (r)
extract from the novel Footlights (Italy, Cineteca di Bologna, 2014).

February 10, 2014:

· Les Dawson’s Secret Past as “Maria Brett-Cooper”, Author of Romantic Thrillers · [uncredited] · ar

· JK Rowling Backtracks on “Harry Potter Heresy” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

February 11, 2014:

· JRR Tolkien Advised by WH Auden to Drop Romance · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

February 17, 2014:

· Alice in Wonderland Creator Loathed Fame, Letter Reveals · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Lewis Carroll]

February 19, 2014:

· China Mieville on the Borribles: “We need them more than ever” · China Mieville · ar

March 3, 2014:

· Jonathan Ross Withdraws from Hosting Hugo SF Awards After Fans and Writers Strike Back · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Jonathan Ross]

March 5, 2014:

· Benediction · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. Kent Haruf]

March 6, 2014:

· Neil Gaiman Rounds on Fans After Jonathan Ross Withdraws from Hugo Awards · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman & Jonathan Ross]

March 17, 2014:

· When and Where Are George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones Novels Set? · Adrian McKinty · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

· Darren Shan: “I wanted to write about racism in the UK—zombies seemed like a good way to do that.” · Various · iv [Ref. Darren Shan]

March 19, 2014:

· JRR Tolkien Translation of Beowulf to Be Published After 90-Year Wait · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

March 22, 2014:

· “Sopranos meets Middle-Earth”: How Game of Thrones Took Over Our World · Sarah Hughes · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

· JRR Tolkien’s Translation of Beowulf: Bring on the Monsters · John Garth · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

March 25, 2014:

· Live Webchat with SF Writer and Philip K Dick Fan Jeff VanderMeer · Sam Jordison · iv [Ref. Jeff VanderMeer]

March 26, 2014:

· Lucius Shepard Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Lucius Shepard]

March 28, 2014:

· My Hero · John Carey · ar [Ref. George Orwell]

April 9, 2014:

· Down to Earth—JG Ballard Reviews Science Fiction · J. G. Ballard · rc The Guardian April 9 1965 [Ref. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest, John Brunner, Jack Finney & Arthur C. Clarke]

April 10, 2014:

· Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk to Co-Edit Transgressive Fiction Anthology · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Chuck Palahniuk]

April 17, 2014:

· “You don’t have to be good at English at school to be a writer. You need to work really, really hard” · Various · iv [Ref. Cliff McNish]

· Cliff McNish’s Top 10 Dogs in Children’s Books · Cliff McNish · ar

April 18, 2014:

· The Genre Debate: Science Fiction Travels Farther Than Literary Fiction · Juliet McKenna · ar

April 19, 2014:

· Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time Up for Hugo Award After Fan Campaign · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Robert Jordan]

April 21, 2014:

· “Karou and Brimstone appeared out of nowhere as though they were just waiting for me to notice them” · Various · iv [Ref. Laini Taylor]

April 22, 2014:

· Genre Fiction Radiates from a Literary Centre · Anita Mason · ar

April 30, 2014:

· Unseen Octavia E Butler Stories Recovered · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Octavia E. Butler]

May 6, 2014:

· George RR Martin Defends Game of Thrones’ Sexual Violence · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

May 11, 2014:

· Al Feldstein Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Al Feldstein]

May 15, 2014:

· When Crime Meets Fantasy in Fiction · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch & Paul Cornell]

May 21, 2014:

· What Meeting Cassandra Clare Was Really Like · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Cassandra Clare]

May 29, 2014:

· Unseen Hitchhiker’s Guide Material in New Douglas Adams Biography · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

June 3, 2014:

· George RR Martin’s Editor Hints at Eighth Game of Thrones Book · Ben Beaumont-Thomas · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

June 6, 2014:

· George RR Martin (Probably) Won’t Add Eighth Volume to “A Song of Fire and Ice” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

June 11, 2014:

· Joy Laurey Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Joy Laurey]

June 12, 2014:

· JRR Tolkien Called Teaching “exhausting and depressing” in Unseen Letter · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

June 13, 2014:

· My Hero · Ian Rankin · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 16, 2014:

· Webchat with David Mitchell · Sam Jordison · iv [Ref. David Mitchell]

June 18, 2014:

· Daniel Keyes Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Daniel Keyes]

· Flowers for Algernon’s Sad, Sweet Genius · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Daniel Keyes]

June 19, 2014:

· George RR Martin Uses “Gay of Thrones” to Make Camp Complaint to Readers · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

June 27, 2014:

· SFF Community Reeling After Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Daughter Accuses Her of Abuse · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Marion Zimmer Bradley]

· How Far Can Culture’s Heroes’ Work Stand Apart from Their Lives · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Marion Zimmer Bradley]

July 2, 2014:

· Song of the Birds for the Queen’s Majesty · John Masefield · pm (r)

· A Prayer for the King and Queen at Their Coronation · John Masefield · pm (r)

· Lines for January 20th · John Masefield · pm (r)

July 10, 2014:

· Game of Thrones Author Rebuffs Health Fears with a Finger and F-Word · Alison Flood & Maev Kennedy · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

· George RR Martin Gives Impatient Readers the Finger · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 24, 2014:

· George RR Martin Donates $10,000 to UK Wolf Charity Following 13-Year-Old’s Pocket Money Plea · Ben Beaumont-Thomas · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 28, 2014:

· William Gibson: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow · Ed Cumming · ar [Ref. William Gibson]

July 31, 2014:

· Thomas Berger Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Thomas Berger]

· We Reveal the Author of the New Doctor Who Adventure! · Emily Drabble · ar [Ref. Holly Black]

August 6, 2014:

· George RR Martin Republishes Children’s Book · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

August 11, 2014:

· George RR Martin in Quotes: “I love writing about bastards” · Marta Bausells · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

August 13, 2014:

· RA Lafferty—The Secret Sci-fi Genius More Than Ready for a Comeback · David Barnett · ar [Ref. R. A. Lafferty]

· “I can only write one word at a time, one book at a time” · Mark Brown · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

August 16, 2014:

· “‘Selfies’! If I could burn out every camera phone, I’d do it” · Mark Lawson · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

August 22, 2014:

· Jeremiah Healy Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Jeremiah Healy]

August 23, 2014:

· “Children’s books still have a long way to go before they are truly diverse” · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. Malorie Blackman]

September 2, 2014:

· The Bone Clocks · Ursula K. Le Guin · br [Ref. David Mitchell]

September 10, 2014:

· Graham Joyce Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Graham Joyce]

· Graham Joyce, Much-Loved Fantasy Author, Dies Aged 59 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Graham Joyce]

September 11, 2014:

· Ursula K Le Guin, Rising Above Genre and So Much Else · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

September 18, 2014:

· Alan Moore Takes Cult Horror Comic Crossed Into the Future · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alan Moore]

September 19, 2014:

· Mordor, He Wrote: How the Black Country Inspired Tolkien’s Badlands · Stuart Jeffries · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

September 20, 2014:

· The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: August 6th 1983 · Hilary Mantel · ss

September 24, 2014:

· “Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry” · Neil Gaiman · fw A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction by Terry Pratchett, Doubleday UK, 2014, as “Foreword” [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

· Birth of a New World: The Tolkien Poem That Marks the Genesis of Middle-Earth · John Garth · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

September 29, 2014:

· Iain Banks Reading Group Webchat: Ken MacLeod—as It Happened · Sam Jordison · iv [Ref. Ken MacLeod & Iain M. Banks]

October 18, 2014:

· My Hero: Mary Shelley · Neil Gaiman · ar [Ref. Mary W. Shelley]

October 29, 2014:

· “I learned a lot about false starts from JRR Tolkien” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Guy Gavriel Kay]

· The Top 10 Vampire Books · Lauren Owen · ar

November 7, 2014:

· John Mullan on William Gibson’s Neuromancer · John Mullan · ar [Ref. William Gibson]

November 11, 2014:

· The Rise of the Geekettes · Huw Powell · ar

November 16, 2014:

· “We always think of ourselves as the cream of creation” · Ned Beauman · iv [Ref. William Gibson]

November 17, 2014:

· Neil Gaiman: Libraries Are Cultural “Seed Corn” · Toby Litt · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

November 19, 2014:

· Iain Banks’s Culture Lives On · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

November 20, 2014:

· “Wizardry is artistry” · Hari Kunzru · iv [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

· Books Aren’t Just Commodities · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar
brief speech delivered at the National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, New York, November 19, 2014.

· Ursula Le Guin Cries Freedom as She Is Honoured for Contributions to Literature · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

November 24, 2014:

· William Gibson Webchat · Sam Jordison · iv [Ref. William Gibson]

November 26, 2014:

· How I Wrote Neuromancer · William Gibson · ar

November 27, 2014:

· PD James Obituary · Stanley Reynolds · ob [Ref. P. D. James]

November 28, 2014:

· Terry Pratchett Rethought as a Philosopher in New Study · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

December 5, 2014:

· What Makes Me Happy · Ann Leckie · ar

December 9, 2014:

· Move Over HP Lovecraft, Fantasy Writers of Colour Are Coming Through · Daniel José Older · ar

· Tolkien’s Death of Smaug: American Inspiration Revealed · John Garth · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

January 14, 2015:

· Robert Stone Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Robert Stone]

January 30, 2015:

· Frank Herbert’s Dune at 50 Has Life in It Yet · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Frank Herbert]

· George RR Martin’s The Winds of Winter: No Plans for Publication in 2015 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

February 6, 2015:

· Original Game of Thrones Pitch Letter Leaked Online · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

February 14, 2015:

· Freaky Fairytales · Michelle Dean · iv [Ref. Kelly Link]

February 18, 2015:

· New Michael Moorcock Novel to Combine Autobiography and Fantasy · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Michael Moorcock]

February 19, 2015:

· Kazuo Ishiguro’s Turn to Fantasy · Alex Clark · iv [Ref. Kazuo Ishiguro]

March 3, 2015:

· Dennis Barker Obituary · David McKie · ob [Ref. Dennis Barker]

March 4, 2015:

· Douglas Adams Made Me a Writer: Neil Gaiman Salutes His Friend and Inspiration · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams & Neil Gaiman]

March 5, 2015:

· George RR Martin Donates Hobbit First Edition to Texas University · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

· Kazuo Ishiguro Thinks His Fantasy Novel Is Not a Fantasy Novel. Are We Bothered? · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Kazuo Ishiguro]

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