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Announcing the CAT Award for Academic Cover Design

The CAT Award for Academic Cover Design is bestowed biannually to the press, designer, and author(s)/editor(s) responsible for producing a book whose cover design puts to shame the old notion that a scholarly book must be a dreadful thing to look at.

Ten (and then Some) Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Comics Studies

Inspired by my colleague and friend Noah Berlatsky, who posted his list of the ten best non-fiction books of the decade, I put together a few lists of my selections of the ten best books of the decade. This list covers the ten (and then some) best books in Comics Studies published between 2010 and … Continue reading Ten (and then Some) Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Comics Studies →

Ten (and then Some) Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: American Cultural Studies

Inspired by my colleague and friend Noah Berlatsky, who posted his list of the ten best non-fiction books of the decade, I put together a few lists of my selections of the ten best books of the decade. This list covers the best books in American Cultural Studies published between 2010 and 2019. While the … Continue reading Ten (and then Some) Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: American Cultural Studies →

Ten Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Science Fiction Studies

Inspired by my colleague and friend Noah Berlatsky, who posted his list of the ten best non-fiction books of the decade, I put together a few lists of my selections of the ten best books of the decade. This list covers the ten best books in Science Fiction Studies published between 2010 and 2019. Of … Continue reading Ten Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Science Fiction Studies →

Ten Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Fantasy Studies

Inspired by my colleague and friend Noah Berlatsky, who posted his list of the ten best non-fiction books of the decade, I put together a few lists of my selections of the ten best books of the decade. This list covers the ten best books in Fantasy Studies published between 2010 and 2019. Of course, … Continue reading Ten Best Books of the Decade, 2010-2019: Fantasy Studies →

SFRA Review Call for Fiction Review Editor and Assistant Fiction Review Editor

SFRA Review, open-access journal of the Science Fiction Research Association published since 1971, is currently seeking two new editors. These are the Fiction Review Editor and the Assistant Fiction Review Editor. If you are interested, please apply! Call for Fiction Review Editor The SFRA Review is seeking a Fiction Review Editor who will continue the … Continue reading SFRA Review Call for Fiction Review Editor and Assistant Fiction Review Editor →

Graduate School and Other Crucibles: A Podcast Interview

In fall 2014 I applied to well over a dozen PhD programs. I was struck by the difficulty of genres like the statement of purpose, about which there existed almost no resources. My mentors in my master’s program were incredible helpful, and I wanted to share the advice they gave me as well as the … Continue reading Graduate School and Other Crucibles: A Podcast Interview →

SFF 3: Linda Haldeman, Somtow Sucharitkul, Trudi Canavan

SFF; Or, Speculative Fiction found My focus in the Speculative Fiction Found imprint of my blog is on fantasy from the 1960s through early 2000s, though I post just about everything I buy that is vaguely within the realm of speculative fiction publishing. In addition, I occasionally post reviews when I have the time and … Continue reading SFF 3: Linda Haldeman, Somtow Sucharitkul, Trudi Canavan →

Everfair: Afrofuturist Alternate History

This paper was originally presented at the Worlding SF conference in Graz, Austria in December 2018. It was published in the symposium for that conference published in SFRA Review, vol. 327, Winter 2019, pp. 48-51. The printed version, published under my copyright, can be found here. Afrofuturism’s Specter: Alternate History, Racial Capitalism, and Nisi Shawl’s … Continue reading Everfair: Afrofuturist Alternate History →

SFF 2: Will Shetterly, Bernard Cornwell, R.L. Fisher

SFF; Or, Speculative Fiction found My focus in the Speculative Fiction Found imprint of my blog is on fantasy from the 1960s through early 2000s, though I post just about everything I buy that is vaguely within the realm of speculative fiction publishing. In addition, I occasionally post reviews when I have the time and … Continue reading SFF 2: Will Shetterly, Bernard Cornwell, R.L. Fisher →