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What It’s Like to Read ENDER’S GAME as an Adult
I didn’t read Ender’s Game as a child. I love sci-fi now, but I wasn’t into it as a kid. I think I was intimidated by the books my uncle and cousins had on their shelves (all the covers had soft-focus...
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A Comic-Con Reading List: YA Edition
The annual gathering of geeks known as San Diego Comic-Con officially kicks off today, and while you’ll find your usual collection of capes, crossbows and cosplayers, this year’s festivities—more so...
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7 Books You Never Knew Were About…
Everybody knows that The Chronicles of Narnia are about Christianity, but did you know that The Lord of the Rings is about Catholicism? No shiitake. Turns out “author” is just another way to say...
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DO NOT READ THIS POST: The 10 Biggest Book Spoilers, Ever
Warning: if you like to be surprised, stop reading right now. Get a glass of water or look at Buzzfeed or start working on your memoir. But if you’re curious about these books and their...
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5 Books That Predicted The Internet
Someday I’ll be able to tell my daughter that I grew up in a time before the internet, and she’ll look at me the same way I used to look at my grandma when she talked about not having electricity or...
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5 Reasons We Can’t Wait to See Ender’s Game
2013 has been a pretty good year at the movies for original science-fiction—think Oblivion, Elysium, Pacific Rim, and Gravity. But the movie I’m most excited about isn’t original at all. Ender’s Game...
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8 Novels That Put a Twist On Your Favorite Fairytales
Disney’s latest animated hit, Frozen, offers eye-popping animation, but the plot will be familiar to anyone who knows their fairytales—it’s based on Hans Christian Anderson’s 1845 story The Snow Queen...
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5 Science Fiction Predictions We Wish Had Come True
When it comes to predicting technological breakthroughs, science fiction writers can be absolute visionaries. From the electrically powered submarine in Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...
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Dead Man’s Hand and the Perils of the Weird West
There are a great many wonderful westerns. There are miles of splendid sci-fi and fantasy novels. And there are a few books that combine the best of both, presenting western landscapes flush with...
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