Paul Semel
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2 days ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
For over 10 years, Two Lines Press has specialized in bringing previously untranslated books to English readers. A mission they solidified five years ago with the launch of The Calico Series, which publishes anthologies of translated poetry and short stories.
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3 days ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” But not every player has everyone’s best interest at heart. Originally released in 1993, Kathe Koja’s queer, body horror / weird fiction novel Skin is less a story and more a performance. Or so she explains in the following email interview about the new version of Skin, which Meerkat Press are rereleasing in paperback. To begin, what is Skin about, and when and where does it take place?
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4 days ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
While it may sound like it mixes elements of science fiction and fantasy, author Khan Wong says his multi-timeline novel Down In The Sea Of Angels (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) is more of a “speculative / literary cross-over.”Which may explain why, in the following email interview about it, he cites such disparate influences as David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas and the X-Men comics of Jonathan Hickman. To start, what is Down In The Sea Of Angels about, and when and where is it set?
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1 week ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
Genre can be a tricky thing. Some people embrace it, others feel shackled by it. And still others don’t give a crap. And then you have someone like author West Ambrose, who, in the following email interview about his new novel The Last Boy On Earth (paperback, Kindle), seemed to work through it before ultimately saying, “Let’s call it…without any limitations; Cosmic Love.”To start, what is The Last Boy On Earth about, and when and where does it take place?
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1 week ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
For nearly 25 years British science fiction author Neal Asher has written stories set in a fictional universe he calls Polity. But while his newest installment Dark Diamond (paperback, Kindle) is the 21st installment of this series, in the following email interview — in which he also discusses what inspired and influenced this new novel — he explains why this story may serve as a good entry point for this sci-fi saga. To start, what is Dark Diamond about, and when and where does it take place?
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