Academic Spotlight: Afrofuturism — The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack
This isn’t an explicitly academic book, but I’m sure the academically-minded will find as much value in Ytasha Womack’s upcoming Afrofuturism as anyone else who has an interest in the cultural movements within the SF/F field. I first learned about the concept of Afrofuturism in an American Studies course on African American SF at the University […]
Week of Joy (Day Six): Heart of Fire by J. Damask (A Mini Interview)
J. Damask (a.k.a. Joyce Chng) was kind enough to answer a few questions about her new book, Heart of Fire, which hits digital shelves in September. The book comes from Masque Books, a digital-only division of Prime Books, a notable small press genre publisher (notable most recently for releasing the absolutely amazing Yoon Ha Lee collection, Conservation of […]
Promo Bits: Game of Thrones (Season Three)
The news that Game of Thrones is “in production” is nothing new. That doesn’t mean this little video from HBO isn’t exciting! Enjoy! Now the most important question of the day: How much are you looking forward to Season Three?
Sneak Peak: Alphas Episode Promos (Syfy)
The folks behind the marketing campaign for Syfy’s new/returning show, Alphas, have been sending me lots of video links. I’ve decided to share those with all of you (by “share” I mean “use my blog space to point to things you might have found on Youtube if you had been looking”). If you have been […]
Sneak Peak: Alphas (Season Two)!
The marketing long arm of Syfy recently pointed me in the direction of these great sneak peaks into the second season of their hit show, Alphas (starring David Strathairn, Ryan Carthwright, Malik Yoba, and many others). I must admit that I haven’t been able to watch the show, being a poor graduate student who simply […]
Promo Bits: The Art of Carpe Chaos (Kickstarter)
The folks behind this interesting SF/F comics project contacted me in hopes that I would post something about their Kickstarter campaign. And so I shall! Here’s the blurb: The independent graphic novel series Carpe Chaos has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a concept art book. The team of writers and artists behind […]