Need some book recommendations for Valentine's Day? Well, frak, don't ask us.
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Enjoy a well-deserved rest with the Unbound Writers and enjoy this five-hour Darth Vader Yule Log.
Read moreYour Speculative Holiday Gift Guide for 2016
The sun doesn't last long this time of year! Iw.F. Choultsé 1920
Magic and miracles on a long dark night. We recommend some great books to keep you and yours company until the sun returns.
Read more"Star Wars and the Power of Costume" at the Denver Art Museum
Queen Amidala, Throne Room Gown. Star WarsTM: The Phantom Menace. © & TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
"Luminous beings are we," says Yoda. Star Wars and the Power of Costume at the Denver Art Museum celebrates the creative process that brought to life a modern myth.
Read moreDown The Rabbit Hole: Reader's Edition
Now here's a bunny who knows how to relax.
Looking to lose a little time? The best links from around the web, according to us. This edition is dedicated to readers--our most favorite people!
Read moreDystopia, Cacotopia, or Cock-a-topia? The Experts Discuss.
Panelists left to right: Claire Vaye Watkins, Alexander Lumans, Thao Le and Mark Springer.
Panelists at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop's LitFest '16 debate “The Resurrection of Dystopian Lit,” and The Unbound Writers speculate.
Read moreThe Unbound Writers Attend LitFest 2016 in Denver
Clockwise: CS Peterson the Viking, Theodore McCombs in the black hat, Mark Springer in the cowboy hat, Christie Lips, fittingly, behind the lip-shaped glasses, Gemma Webster in the horse mask barely visible in the bottom right, and Lisa Mahoney behind rectangles. June 2016.
June is Lighthouse Writers Workshop LitFest time in Denver. The Unbound Writers went to parties, attended short courses, co-sponsored and moderated a panel called "The Resurrection of Dystopian Literature" and interviewed the fabulously talented Claire Vaye Waktins.
Much more about our thoughts on these events will follow in later blog posts, but until then, we hope you will enjoy some candids from our working vacation.
2016 Summer Speculative Reading From Fiction Unbound
There is some enchantment here, surely! Cirque de Gavarnie, Haute-Pyrénées, France. Photo by Benh LIEU SONG, 2009, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ah, summer! It stretches out before us with plenty of lazy afternoons to get lost in a book. But what to read? We have a few suggestions.
Read morePacked Perfectly for the Apocalypse
The road may be long and treacherous; proper packing is a must. Photo Credit: The Road (2009).
What would you pack for the end of the world?
Read moreMatrilineal Moon Cults & Creepy Orphans
Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Charles Lambert's The Children's Home both want to know, "Are you my mummy?" (and if you're not, then please tell me where you've stashed her and DON'T mention poison).
Read moreLiterature on an Alternate Plane: Audio Speculative Fiction
The Unbound Writers read a lot of speculative fiction, but listening to it sometimes adds another layer of satisfaction. Here are some of our faves.
Read moreYour Speculative Holiday Gift Guide for 2015
Bow River, Calgary, Alberta photo by Dburhoe
The holidays are all about magic and miracles in the midst of a cold dark night. What better way to while away the evenings than with a book that leads you into dreams of other worlds? Books are the perfect gift. The writers here at Fiction Unbound have suggestions for every speculative fan on your list.
Read moreSpeculative Book Stack Poems
Ever notice how your books sometimes talk to you? No? Well, maybe it's just us here at Fiction Unbound.
Read moreSummer Reads for the Discerning Speculative Enthusiast
Looking for a great summer read? The Unbound Writers have you covered. (Photo by EM Gonzalez.)
Read moreField Notes from Denver Comic Con 2015
Fiction Unbound went to its first Comic Con last weekend, and our Unbound contributors are here to talk cosplay, comics artists, and the special salience of our nerdiest literary medium.
Read moreWhale Riding
Paikea is also the Maori word for the humpback whale. Photo: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Public Domain.
Many people have read Witi Ihimaera's book, Whale Rider, or seen the movie adaptation of the same name. Paikea’s whale riding legend informs the story throughout as the original whale rider. But there is more to the tale than just Paikea riding a whale.
Read moreBefore 20,000: Submarine Stories from the Ancient World
In honor of speculative-fiction venerable Jules Verne, born this day in 1828, here are three stories of submarine adventures from long, long before the Nautilus.
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