Ray Bradbury

Book Review: M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman

Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Neil Gaiman ably follows in the footsteps of master storyteller Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury - Arts - Literature - Neil Gaiman - Author

a sound of thunder

Zada News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

A Sound of Thunder was based on a classic short story by pioneering science fiction author Ray Bradbury. [1] In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. [2] View [...]

SF Tidbits for 11/6/09

SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Interviews/Profiles The Agony Column interviews Kim Stanley Robinson (podcast). David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer (podcast) (via SFWA ) Jonathan Moeller interviews Dave Smeds . The Creative Penn interviews Mur Lafferty (podcast). Lark Neville interviews Amy Grech . Fantasy Magazine interviews Garth Nix (video). Tor.com interviews Ray Bradbury (video). John Scalzi profiles Jeff VanderMeer . Fantasy...

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Speculative Fiction in High School

Divers and Sundry (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Ah, where were these suggestions back when I was homeschooling? SFSignal (explanations for the answers below are given at that link) asks: Q: If you were teaching a high school literature class, which science fiction or fantasy books first published within the past 10 years would you include on your syllabus? Suggestions (from various authors) include the following, some of which are over 10 years...

Index

How books got their titles (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

A clickable index of titles covered so far... 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke A Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol l All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara Arden of Faversham, possibly by William Shakespeare Around the World in Eighty...

NaNoWriMo

BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Like I needed more to do that I don't get paid for, a friend talked me into signing up for NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH, an annual event in which one challenges one's self to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days without worrying about details such as "Is it any good?" Ray Bradbury once said something like "Writing is hard. Rewriting is much easier." Thus, the goal is to get it all...

If I Had Me A Time Machine

Book Nut (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

When I saw this post at Fuse #8 , I knew it was TOO much fun to pass up. The premise: You have a time machine. In this time machine you may take seven books. Your mission is to visit yourself, in the past, and to give yourself the books you wish you would have read as a kid. They can be old books or new books, it doesn't matter. But they must be books you've run across as an adult, loved, and you know...

Virtual Walking Tour: Serena and Margaret

Just One More Page... (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Serena from Saavy Verse and Wit and Margaret from BooksPlease Serena Explain the title of your blog: I toyed with a lot of different names for my blog. I wanted the blog name to signify its content, which I hoped would be writing, reading, and a bit of humor. Being a poet, I always loved verse and I love the word Savvy, so all that was left was Wit. It is really not that great of a story to tell. Kind...

For Halloween: Some Stories with a Slight Chill

Execupundit.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury - From the Dust Returned (2001)

From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Sifting through a body of work like Bradbury's is a long but rewarding experience. The man is responsible for a great number of timeless short stories and novels, and any properly organized list of recommendations would involve dozens of titles. But were I to whittle this list down, it might end up at one collection... Though it was released in 2001, much of the content in From the Dust Returned dates...

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

Graphic Novels Challenge (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Pages: 149 Ages: 13+ First Published: Jul.21, 2009 Rating: 4.5/5 First sentence: It was a pleasure to burn. Reason for Reading: Cybils nominee Comments: At this point I think it's fair that no summary of Fahrenheit 451 is needed. I'm a fan of the novel having read it a handful of time plus I've seen...

'Tears Are Only Made Of Salt & Water'

Kiko's House (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

AFTER HALLOWEEN By Fairport Convention Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky You are so far away and I could touch you if I may But don't you worry now, I'm only dreaming anyway You may be lonely, you may be just on your own It could be anywhere, some place that I have know But who am I and do we really live these days at all And are they simply...

October 30, 2009 Links and Plugs

Bibliophile Stalker (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Running late again. Will try to lay low next week as my new glasses haven't arrived yet and it's a pain in the ass reading (on the monitor or otherwise) when there's an imbalance in your eyes. That and I have a stye. Interviews Center for the Art of Translation interviews Natasha Wimmer (translator of Robert Bolano) (podcast). (via Fabio Fernandes ) If You're Just Joining Us interviews Cherie Priest...

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Medicine for Melancholy

GreenCine Guru (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Reviewer: Craig Phillips Rating (out of 5): ***½ [Note: This review originally appeared on GreenCine Daily when film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The widescreen DVD is out from MPI Home Video.] I was wary of Barry Jenkins 's film even before I even saw it. That's not his fault: I've simply gotten to the point, sadly, where I dread low-budget/indie films shot in...

a seemingly unremarkable blog post....OR IS IT?!?

electrichalibut.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

I'm grateful to the people at spEak You're bRanes for their championing of the fine work of novelist Cuger Brant aka regular BBC Have Your Say contributor Bruce Grant . Don't be fooled by the availability of the Brant oeuvre on Amazon - publishers Epic Press are a "self-publishing" (or, less kindly, vanity publishing ) operation. Amazon's "search inside" facility does allow you...

Celebrating Armenian Culture

highman | 08/30/2009

By Razmig Tchaghlasian For almost a hundred years, Armenian Americans have been building communities all over this country that comprise of a church, a community center, and sometimes a school. These are the three key elements in building a sustainable community that can serve as a home away from our homeland. They also serve as levees against the tide of assimilation. The goal of minority groups in

Farrah Fawcett first pictorial appeared in the December 1995 issue of Playboy Magazin

komal111 | 06/27/2009

Farrah Fawcett first pictorial appeared in the December 1995 issue of Playboy Magazin In addition to the Farrah Fawcett pictorial, the December Playboy features a Playboy Interview with George Foreman, a photo essay on 50s pin-up star Bettie Page, articles on O.J. Simpson by Dominick Dunne and on terrorism by former Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates and fiction by Ray Bradbury. Read More From Orginal