Alex Acks is a writer, geologist, and sharp-dressed sir. They've written for Six to Start and been published in Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, and more. Alex lives in Denver with their two furry little bastards, where they twirl their mustache, watch movies, and bike. Twitter: @katsudonburi Website: katsudon.net
Your favorite authors winning much-deserved literary prizes? Awesome! Suddenly having loads of long and shortlists and winner lists to read? Maybe not so awesome.
The days are getting longer and warmer if you live in the northern hemisphere, which means it's almost summer IPA season! To celebrate we paired speculative fiction with a light beer selection.
Defend yourself from deliberate bad thinking and irrational popular conspiracy nonsense with these books for skeptics.
A sci-fi author has been banned from WorldCon for declaring his intentions to break the con's Code of Conduct.
A wealth of excellent outlets that not only publish science fiction short stories, but put them online for free, and a few good stories to get you started.
"It’s refreshing, and escapist, and kind of a big FU to the world telling you everything is grim and awful." When in need, turn to the escapism of romance.
Reading recommendations for Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN.
If you enjoy the game DESTINY, or just like stories involving space magic, check out these cool far-future books with fantastic characters.
Because sometimes there's too much going on at work, or your cat claims the book as his bed, or you just don't care to finish the book.
We're back with more book and beer pairings, and this time we're taking on speculative fiction, assigning excellent craft beer with equally excellent books.