MORE 'SCIENCE-FICTION' POSTS
Random Dystopia Generator; a journey through genre fatigue and what happens when the market becomes oversaturated (a not a book review)
Book Discussion, Crewel, Delirium, Divergent, Dystopian, Fiction, Matched, Reader's Advisory, Science Fiction, The Hunger Games, Tropes
|Without a doubt, Dystopian is a hot genre right now. I have read a ton – I have bought a ton – and my teens are definitely asking for them. But after a while, they are all starting to blend together. Recently I began reading The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse (awesome cover), and I […]
Take 5: True Confessions of a Sci Fi Reader with Maria Selke
Across the Universe, Beth Revis, Black Hole Sun, Collection Development, David Macinnis Gill, Eye of the Storm, Human.4, Insignia, Kate Messner, Maria Selke, Mike Lancaster, S. J. Kincaid, Science Fiction
|I’ve always been a science fiction reader. Well, “always” if you count the fact that there wasn’t much science fiction available for younger readers when I was a kid. I got my start in fantasy with Narnia. I ventured into science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time, and never looked back. I continued to read […]
What do I call that? Genre 101 with Georgia McBride
Collection Development, Dystopian, Fantasy, genres, Georgia McBride, High Fantasy, Month9Books, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction
|I love speculative fiction so much that when I started Month9Books, I added the commonly misunderstood term to our tagline: “speculative fiction for teens and tweens where nothing is as it seems.” Those of you who are genre fiction fans, and in particular speculative fiction fans, may already know what it means. But for those […]
TRW: It Came From Outer Space
aliens, Booklists, Reader's Advisory, Science Fiction, Teen Read Week
|Ever wonder where all the aliens are? Back in the 1940’s and 50’s, during the Golden Age of science fiction, aliens were everywhere. There were spaceman suits, and alien bazaars, and television shows. People where rushing to see when we would meet our neighbors, and whether they would be peaceful or not. Everyone was claiming […]
This year, I am excited (and honored) to be a first round panelist (judge) for the Science Fiction and Fantasy panel of the 2012 Cybils. The Cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards. They are taking public nominations for awards through October 15th. You can nominate a title published between last year’s […]
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