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Panelists left to right: Claire Vaye Watkins, Alexander Lumans, Thao Le and Mark Springer. That's me with my journal balanced on my knee at the bottom left, taking notes as Ms. Watkins speaks.
Dystopia and Teen YA go hand in hand. This summer's LitFest panelist explore why that might be.
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Paolo Bacigalupi, photo © JT Thomas Photography
Paolo Bacigalupi is a master of the dire sci-fi future. CS Peterson talks with him about black-swan events, speculative fiction's power to contextualize the present, and what he has learned about his own creative process.
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"Revolt 1680/2180" is on view at the Denver Art Museum until May 1, 2016. Installation view of Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz, © Virgil Ortiz.
In "Revolt 1680/2180," an exhibition at the Denver Art Museum, artist Virgil Ortiz explores a post-apocalyptic world informed by the Pueblo Rebellion of 1680. Here the future echoes the past.
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Dragons are real. Every child knows this so deeply and truly that it is not even a question.
Read moreSidekicks have always remained in the shadow of the hero...until now. MileHiCon's first speculative fiction anthology knocks it out of the park!
Read moreThe Buried Giant (2015), by Kazuo Ishiguro.
It's about the journey, because we can't see what's on the island anyway.
Read morePhoto by Selah J. Eastwood
In my dream a new garden breaks through the crust of a bare earth. Fresh oil like sunlight drenches my skin and I lay the curves of my face in warm and tender hands
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Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven and Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Making the connection between the golem of Prague and post-apocalyptic science fiction.
Read moreCS Peterson fends off an angry dragon hungry for barbecue and takes a selfie with a magical unicorn at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Mythic Creatures exhibit.
C.S. Peterson fends off an angry dragon hungry for barbecue and takes a selfie with a magical unicorn at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Mythic Creatures exhibit.
Read moreWinged women restore the bonds of family through time and suffer the pathos of broken relationships in Young-Stone's remarkable novel.
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There are two sides to every conflict.
Read moreA quests from pole to pole and problems with magnatism.
Read moreDenver Comic Con! Fun with tropes and favorite Graphic Novels.
Read moreFrom George Lucas's Skywalker to Moira Young's Saba - heroes take journeys.
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Trigger Warning (2015), by Neil Gaiman. Published by HarperCollins.
Neil Gaiman’s most recent collection of short stories are calculated to chill to the bone.
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Paikea is also the Maori word for the humpback whale. Photo: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Public Domain.
There is more to the tale than just Paikea riding a whale.
Read moreHello and welcome! This is a space to celebrate books and wonders.
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