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speculative fiction

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A dry desert with a dead tree and water.

Facing the Speculative: ‘The Water Knife’ by Paolo Bacigalupi

Allison Casasola
  •  
Nov. 30, 2021
Reads
The book cover of "Parable of the Sower"

Facing the Speculative: ‘Parable of the Sower’ as a parallel to our society

Allison Casasola
  •  
Oct. 10, 2021
Arts & Life
The 2019 edition of the Bay Area Book Festival proved to be a boon for bibliophiles (courtesy of Bay Area Book Festival).

Reflections from the Bay Area Book Festival

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
May 10, 2019
Arts & Life
Award-winning author Sofia Samatar explores an ancient Scottish myth in "Selkie Stories Are for Losers" (courtesy of Jim C. Hines).

‘Selkie Stories are for Losers’ is a bittersweet winner

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
April 3, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 2)

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
March 7, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1)

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
March 6, 2019
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A holiday trio of reads

Katherine Silk, Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Dec. 14, 2018
Most people read the 1831 edition of "Frankenstein," but it is not Mary Shelley's original version (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

‘Frankenstein’ and its transformations

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Nov. 29, 2018
Neil Gaiman is the award-winning author of "The Sandman," "American Gods," "Coraline" and "The Graveyard Book" (STANISLAV LVOVSKY/Flickr).

The stardust surrounding Neil Gaiman

Shana E. Hadi and Claire Francis
  •  
Nov. 16, 2018
Speculative fiction is set in "The Uncanny Valley," where robots resemble humans (CHRISTOPHER DOMBRES/Flickr).

Speculative Fiction: the suspension of disbelief in “humanized” characters

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Nov. 8, 2018
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