Three things went up online today:

Review: A Better World by Marcus Sakey, over on SF Signal.
Review: Rooms, by Lauren Oliver, over on io9.
Column: Joe Haldeman's Forever War. 

New column up on Kirkus Reviews! Looking this week at Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, particularly their novel 'Roadside Picnic': https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/arkady-and-boris-strugatskys-roadside-picnic/

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I've got my latest column up! This week, we're looking at Neuromancer, 30 years in: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/30-years-william-gibsons-ineuromanceri/

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I've got my latest column up and running. This week, I'm looking at Frank Herbert and Dune: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/frank-herberts-epic-dune-series/  

We're giving away two copies of War Stories over on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/99935-war-stories-new-military-science-fiction

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I've taken a look at the life and works of Octavia Butler: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/octavia-e-butler-expanding-science-fictions-horizo/Read more... )

My latest column for Kirkus Reviews is now out. This week, I'm looking at Larry Niven and his Known Space stories, particularly Ringworld, one of my all-time favorites: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/larry-nivens-ringworld-and-known-space-stories/

Over on Kirkus Reviews, I've taken a look at the life and career of Andre Norton, the first woman to be named a Grandmaster (both Science Fiction and Fantasy!). I'm asserting that she had as great an influence on SF as Heinlein: https://www.

New column! The creation of the iconic Science Fiction Hall of Fame anthology and sequels, edited by Robert Silverberg, Ben Bova, Arthur C. Clarke and Terry Carr. Go read SFWA and the ‘Science Fiction Hall of Fame’ Anthologies over on Kirkus Reviews.

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