Ken Liu's Blog, page 7
October 21, 2016
Inventing the Medium
Janet Murray (Inventing the Medium): There is a tension between film and games as the model for VR. Since the interactor’s experience of agency is always the most important design value for digital environments, games are a more productive starting point. Hand controllers are key to success because they give us a presence in the …
October 4, 2016
The Wall of Storms Launch
It’s launch day for The Wall of Storms, and I’ll be gathering some reviews here. If you’ve read the book, please leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, B&N, or wherever else you like to review books. Reviews help readers discover books they want to read and are the lifeblood of authors. Thank you! Amal El-Mohtar …
August 23, 2016
Fall Book Releases (and European Travels)
I have a busy fall coming up: “Folding Beijing” wins a Hugo “Folding Beijing,” written by Hao Jingfang and translated by me, has won a Hugo! Big congrats to Jingfang and the other winners. (And a special congrats to Uncanny magazine, which published the story and won a Hugo as well!) I knew I wanted …
May 11, 2016
“The Hidden Girl” Optioned by Studio 8
So, I have some good news: The story that Studio 8 just optioned, “The Hidden Girl,” isn’t even available to read yet; it’ll be out in 2017 as part of the Gardner Dozois-edited The Book of Swords, according to Liu’s website. But it sounds totally great, according to this description on Deadline: The story is …
March 24, 2016
My Favorite Award Trophy
This may be my favorite award trophy ever. I was selected as the winner in the 6th annual Japanese Twitter Literature Awards in the foreign works category (for my Japanese collection, 紙の動物園, Hayakawa, edited by 古沢嘉通 (Yoshimichi Furusawa)). Thank you to the readers who enjoyed my stories and voted for me, and a great thanks …
March 8, 2016
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is Out!
My debut collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, is out today! You can also get the audio version, narrated by Corey Brill and Joy Osmanski. I’m very grateful to everyone who helped me along my journey. I can’t name all the writers and readers who have supported me and critiqued my work over the …
February 22, 2016
I’m An Artist (Sort Of)!
It’s not often that a writer gets to do something with contemporary visual art. But I had the good luck of being invited to participate as part of an exhibition by the amazing Singaporean artist Heman Chong for the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai. Chong’s exhibition, called “Ifs, And, or Buts,” “investigates spaces between text …
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories in Japanese Wins An Award
My Japanese short story collection,『紙の動物園』, has been chosen by Japanese writers, translators, and reviewers as the best translated SF in Japan of 2015! I’m in great company, and huge thanks to Hayakawa Publishing and my translator, Mr. Yoshimichi Furusawa, who deserve the bulk of the credit.
February 20, 2016
Cover Reveal for The Wall of Storms
We have a cover for The Wall of Storms! (Out October 4, 2016.) So much thanks goes out to Michael McCartney, Saga’s art director, and Sam Weber, the artist, for creating something so striking and beautiful. You can also read a write-up about the cover by the wonderful Andrew Liptakas well as an excerpt from …
Nebula Nomination!
So … this happened. I’m speechless. Congrats to all the nominees and I’m so honored to be among you.
