Remembering Lynnwood’s Greg Bear: author, San Diego Comic-Con co-founder, friend
Science fiction author and San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Greg Bear was supposed to live a lot longer than 71 years, Nisi Shawl writes.
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Author Nisi Shawl says friend Octavia Butler 'lived to leave a good memory'
Author Nisi Shawl says her friend Octavia Butler put herself out there at a time when other Black science fiction writers might have hidden their...
Vonda McIntyre remembered: author Nisi Shawl remembers a friend, fellow science-fiction writer and powerhouse
Vonda McIntyre was at the forefront of the feminist science-fiction movement of the 1970s, making a difference in what sort of stories were available and...
3 new science-fiction books showcase contributions women bring to the genre
You may have heard that science fiction is a man's world. But with these three standout writers — and plenty of other new, engaging science-fiction...
3 new speculative-fiction novels with wit, unexpected truths
Nisi Shawl reviews Robert Jackson Bennett’s "Foundryside," Nick Mamatas' “The People’s Republic of Everything” and Joshua Mattson’s debut novel, "A Short Film about Disappointment."
Author Nisi Shawl remembers a literary hero: Ursula K. Le Guin
Le Guin expanded the boundaries of speculative fiction, both by bringing it to a wider audience and by including all of us within its worlds.