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With Amazon​ releasing The Man In The High Castle, I take a look at how PKD​ wrote the novel over on Kirkus Reviews: http://bit.ly/1Lrx6wG 

I've had a trio of articles pop up this week.

Evolution of a Space Epic: James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse: This is the product of several months worth of work, a visit to a film set in Toronto, and lots of interviews. Very happy with how this one came out.
The Not-So-Typical Adventures of Lois McMaster Bujold: My latest for Kirkus Reviews, looking ( Read more... )

Over on Clarkesworld Magazine, I've got an article about the history of the discovery and exploration of the planet Mars, and how science fiction adapted over time. I'm pretty excited to have a piece there - it's a prestigious magazine, and I had a lot of fun writing up this piece ( Read more... )

Over on io9, I've written a short history of the discovery of Ceres, one of the coolest points in the solar system: http://io9.com/the-complete-history-of-ceres-the-planet-between-m-1687511548  

New column up over on Kirkus Reviews! We look at the rise of the chain bookstore and the rise of mega-bestsellers: http://bit.ly/1zj47bF

New Kirkus column up: this time, a bit of a change from the usual: how did the paperback novel change the SF genre? https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/rise-paperback-novel/

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I've taken a look at the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/kim-stanley-robinsons-mars/

My latest column is now up on Kirkus Review: Looking at Joanna Russ's particular brand of Feminisim and her contributions to SF:   https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/radical-joanna-russ/

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