Happy, happy #pubday to the continuation of Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem series and a lyrical, underwater debut! THE REDEMPTION OF TIME: A Three-Body Problem Novel by Baoshu, translated by Ken Liu A PW Best Book of Summer 2019! “While some of the more fan-fiction aspects about existing characters from Liu’s trilogy may mystify unfamiliar readers, […]
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BookExpo & Day of Dialog 2018 – That’s a Wrap!
Last week we enjoyed seeing many of you at Library Journal and School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog events and at BookExpo (helloooo!). For those who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed: At Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Laura van den Berg (THE THIRD HOTEL) dazzled on a Literary Fiction author panel, and M.C. […]
2018 Locus Award Finalists
Congratulations to our out-of-this-world 2018 Locus Award finalists! Best Science Fiction Novel WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow LUNA: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald SEVEN SURRENDERS by Ada Palmer THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE by John Scalzi BORNE by Jeff VanderMeer Best Fantasy Novel THE STONE IN THE SKULL by Elizabeth Bear THE RUIN OF ANGELS by Max Gladstone […]
2017 Locus Award Finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards and Macmillan has a strong showing! Best Science Fiction Novel COMPANY TOWN by Madeline Ashby DEATH’S END by Cixin Liu LAST YEAR by Robert Charles Wilson Best Fantasy Novel ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by […]
Happy #BookBday (11/1/16 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! INVISIBLE PLANETS: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu Two starred reviews! “This stellar anthology of 13 stories selected and translated by Liu brings the best of Chinese science fiction to anglophones. Although greatly varied in theme and approach, all of these stories impress with […]
Whatcha (e-) Reading?
Here are the most popular e-galleys librarians have recently downloaded from Edelweiss* (maybe we’ll see some of them on a LibraryReads list soon!): Mystery: A MOST NOVEL REVENGE by Ashley Weaver A TERRIBLE BEAUTY by Tasha Alexander GLOW OF DEATH by Jane K. Cleland NORMAL by Warren Ellis SAY NO MORE by Hank Phillippi Ryan STONE […]
Genre Stars!
We’re seeing many stars for these great genre reads: BY GASLIGHT by Steven Price “With its intricate cat-and-mouse game, array of idiosyncratic characters, and brooding atmosphere, BY GASLIGHT has much to please fans of both classic suspense and Victorian fiction.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “The author’s blend of quest, grief, betrayal, and the mysteries […]
2016 Hugo Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2016 Hugo Award winners! Best Novella BINTI by Nnedi Okorafor Best Novelette “Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (originally published in Uncanny Magazine, Jan-Feb 2015; this story will be included in the anthology INVISIBLE PLANETS) Best Editor, Short Form Ellen Datlow We also had some excellent nominees we’d like […]