What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read next month? Here’s the July installment of this column. One of my favorite forms of SF scholarship is careful identification of a intellectual genealogy–tracing what an author read and engaged in dialogue with. Authors are readers. They also can’t escape references and textual traces of what … Continue reading What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXV| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read next month? Here’s the June installment of this column. I adore teaching American History for college credit. Every summer I ponder what to change and improve. And this year, I want to integrate a few science fiction stories! My 1950s unit in the spring semester could be … Continue reading What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXIV| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Photo of Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke’s Nigerian Speculative Fiction: The Evolution (2025) Over the last few years, I have highlighted a smattering of the vast range of spectacular scholarship on sci…| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? It’s the summer Joachim Boaz. Where are the reviews? I’m currently on a much needed vacation (Iceland). …| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations