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There's an absolutely fantastic profile of Patrick Ness, author of The Knife Of Never Letting Go, over at Publishers Weekly. Find out how he sold Knife based on just a 40-page excerpt, and how he's finishing another author's book. More »
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The publishing industry is rushing to put out as many dystopian novels for teenagers as possible. Why is this? These grim survival-of-the-fittest worlds reflect teenagers' real lives, argues Laura Miller in a must-read New Yorker essay. More »
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There's only one thing Hollywood loves than a movie based on a toy: remakes. Dozens of science-fiction classics are slated for do-overs. But instead of remaking films that were fine the first time, here are 20 books Hollywood should film. More »
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You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! More »
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More proof that the young-adult post-apocalyptic novel is where it's at: The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness has picked up the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize. Like City Of Ember, Hunger Games and countless others, Never Letting follows a teenage boy and girl on a quest to survive and transform a ruined world. But this time, there's a twist: all the men are telepathic. More »
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