It's summer movie season, the time when blockbuster films come out every week and we pit Vin Diesel against Wolverine. But how do you keep that cineplex excitement alive when you're at home on the couch? With books! Here are 10 science fiction novels that pack more non-stop thrills than Fast & Furious 6. Really.
Great SF authors share their biggest writing setbacks — and how they…
Any time you read a terrific science fiction or fantasy novel, you're witnessing a great victory. Every writer faces armies of doubts and difficulties. We're at WorldCon, where many of science fiction's greatest authors gather to share ideas and war stories. So we asked some of our favorite writers what their biggest…
All Hail Your 2011 Nebula Awards Grand Master: Connie Willis!
Connie Willis has joined the illustrious company of Ursula K. LeGuin and Isaac Asimov — she's the author is the 2011 winner of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presents this honor annually for lifetime achievement in science fiction and fantasy, at the…
The Best Fantasy Books and Stories of the Year, according to the World …
The verdict is in, and we watched it happen. The World Fantasy Awards at yesterday's World Fantasy Convention in San Diego were a star-studded celebration of fantasy writers, publishers and readers. Connie Willis riffed and joked about her love of Starbucks and the TV show Primeval, Neil Gaiman talked about the…
The list of the 2011 Locus Award winners
Yesterday Locus magazine announced the 2011 Locus Award Winners. Here's the full list, and congrats to all the winners and nominees.
Locus Award Finalists Announced
The Locus Awards announced their 2011 finalists, and the slate is pretty similar to the Hugo Awards finalists
Ask Connie Willis whatever you want about Blackout and All Clear
We've been talking about Connie Willis's books Blackout and All Clear over at the io9 Book Club
The io9 Book Club is in session! Let's talk about Connie Willis'…
Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month we read Connie Willis' linked novels, Blackout and All Clear. Jump into comments to get started talking about them!
Book Club Reminder: Read Connie Willis' "Blackout" and "All Clear" for 1/25
We took a hiatus for the holidays, so we're doing a mega-read for late January: We'll be tackling Connie Willis' Blackout and All Clear (her two-book time travel novel). What is this io9 book club, you ask?
