Noticias Literatura 22-4
Upcoming – Celsius 232, book signings on The Day of the Book & more
Upcoming – Celsius 232, book signings on The Day of the Book & more
An interview with illustrator and graphic artist Shawn King
Mr. Jackson on the latest internet blowup. And freedom of expression.
Continuing my survey of magical bird creatures from West to East, the next stop is India.
Books need covers, but the artistry that goes into creating those covers is getting lost in an avalanche of CGI and stock photography.
Photographic covers are becoming more and more common on book covers, even in the science fiction and fantasy genres
The Persian Simurgh – always a female – is known to be a defeater of poisonous snakes, and knowledgeable in the healing arts.
Now we’re getting down to it: don’t think Bob Heinlein had this in mind when he said that author’s competed for “beer money”…
To have one’s heart and soul passed over for another can be a devastating thing.
The phoenix remains popular: A symbol of new beginnings, of adversity overcome, and of reinventing oneself, perhaps.
Happy goat everyone! Year year many fish, ten thousand things like will, dragon horse sperm god, step step high rise.
Within the thick glossy pages of In Search of Lost Dragons looms the ghastly yet romantic images of beasts one might find in dreams – or nightmares.
Sometimes life becomes so strange, so patently absurd, so like a bizarre waking dream that we say it has become surreal.
In the next few blogs, I will have a look at magical birds – messengers between the human realm and the supernatural in many cultures. First off, Quetzalcoatl: the feathered snake of the Mexicans.
A gallery of illustrations for Heinlein’s Have Space Suit – Will Travel, (Soon to be a major motion picture?)
As we transit from Christmas to New Years let’s take a look back at some of the images that got left behind.
The only book by Ursula Le Guin, outside the Earthsea series, which has received consistent attention from artists and illustrators is The Left Hand of Darkness.
Frank Herbert’s Dune has been a favorite subject for science fiction illustrators for years. Now Sam Weber is about to release a new illustrated edition.
John Dodds interviews his cover artist Fyodor Ananiev
Science fiction bikini seems like a simple juxtaposition of words, but examining the phrase reveals much of the cultural and social baggage packed inside.
New conventions, conferences, magazine issues & releases
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