Diamond reports that this year’s Free Comic Book Day broke records, with 4.7 million comics given away at 21,000 different stores, libraries, and local festivals. Local comic stores saw over 1 million visitors. This year, over 40 publishers participated in the annual giveaway, offering 60 books. Diamond attributes the boost in attendance to a surge in…
Women Destroy Science Fiction: An Interview with Guest Editor Christie Yant
Lack of diversity is an ongoing discussion in the science fiction community. Earlier this year, Lightspeed Magazine’s Women Destroy Science Fiction Kickstarter campaign offered a call to action. Would science fiction fans pay to see an issue dedicated to female authors? The answer was a resounding “Yes!” as it closed at over 1000% of its…
The Evolution of a Gamer
There have been all sorts of influential people and moments in my life that have shaped me into the geek I am today. One Christmas, my father, then a district manager at Radio Shack, brought home a Tandy Color Computer. He unknowingly started me on a path he’s never quite come to understand, but three decades…
Dogears: In the Beginning (there were short book reviews)
Our first short book reviews collection! Every month Dogears will bring you bite-sized, bookish satisfaction. This month, we’re talking SF, fantasy, and YA. Southern Reach: Authority Jeff Vandermeer FSG Originals This trilogy, all completed and being released over the course of the year, has become my must-read books list of 2014. The story revolves around…
The Thursday Book Beat: “Love Letters to the Dead” Gets Optioned by Fox 2000
Hello, Book Nerds! Thursday means book news, so anything that quakes in the book industry in the last week will be featured here. Grab onto your favourite dog-eared book and enjoy the ride.