My latest column for Kirkus is now up: Anne McCaffrey's Dragons: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/anne-mccaffreys-dragons/

My latest column for Kirkus Reviews is now up! This week, we're looking at George R.R. Martin's science fiction beginnings: http://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/transformation-george-rr-martin/

My latest column is now up on Kirkus Reviews. This week, the focus is on the rise and fall of Gnome Press, a fan-run publisher that published a huge number of notable SF authors between 1948 and 1962. I had a lot of fun writing this one: https:// ( Read more... )

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I'm taking a look at the career of Theodore Sturgeon:  https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/innumerable-short-stories-theodore-sturgeon/

My thoughts on Andy Weir's debut novel, The Martian: http://andrewliptak.com/2014/03/06/the-martian-andy-weir/

RIP Aaron Allston: http://andrewliptak.com/2014/02/28/aaron-allston/

New column on Kirkus Reviews today: The Clients of Agent Virginia Kidd. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/clients-agent-virginia-kidd/Read more... )

My latest column is now up on Kirkus: James Blish, who went from the last pulp magazines to writing Star Trek books: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/big-ideas-james-blish/

My latest post for Kirkus Reviews is now live: Arthur C. Clarke and 2001: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/arthur-c-clarke-proselytizer-space/

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