First up, Colorado: Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, and Paonia. (later in August I’m also circling back to Durango). Then we branch out across the country: Portland, Seattle, Boston, Washington DC, Brooklyn, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. I’m also doing a few events in the UK in August around Worldcon. I’ll […]| Windupstories.com
I’ve got a new book coming out in July. Navola is the story of Davico di Regulai, heir to both the wealth and the intrigues of his family’s merchant banking empire. This was a labor of love for me, and a secret project for many years. I’m very happy to see it taking final form. […]| Windupstories.com
I’m going to be one of the judges for Grist.org’s Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest. All the details on the contest and how to submit are here: https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine-2200-contest-submissions/ I’ve often heard from people that I write too many depressing stories about the future, and I understand that criticism.I firmly believe that science fiction can […] The post Grist’s 2023 Climate Fiction Contest appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
TIME Magazine has named SHIP BREAKER as one of the Top 100 Young Adult Novels of all time. I loved writing this book and I’m honored that the panel of judges considered it worthy of recognition. The post TIME Magazine selects SHIP BREAKER for Top 100 List appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
It’s part of Love, Death + Robots Season 2, and it looks great. Vulture had a positive review of it as well. https://www.vulture.com/article/love-death-and-robots-volume-2-netflix-best-worst-episodes.html The post “Pop Squad” on Netflix appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
I was recently invited to share some thoughts about the future of water with RadioWest and KUER. You can hear my dire prognostications along with some very smart discussion about our water future here: Megadroughts, Pt. 3: The Future The post Water Knife and Megadroughts appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
Three years ago, I wrote a short story called “American Gold Mine,” about news for profit. Last year, it was published in the Oct/Nov Issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. For a long time, I’ve been troubled by the the trends I’ve been seeing in the way news is reported, and how […] The post The Future of News; the Future of Us. appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
I’m doing what should be a very cool event with Patricia Limerick on Water in the West this September. The post Water in the West, Loveland, CO, Sept. 24, 2019. appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
Very pleased to hear this news. From Locus: “SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi (Knopf; Orbit UK) Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Seveneves, Neal Stephenson (Morrow) A Borrowed Man, Gene Wolfe (Tor)” 2016 Locus Awards Finalists The post THE WATER KNIFE is a finalist for the Locus Award appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com
Wednesday, June 3: SALT LAKE CITY 7:00 p.m. — The King’s English, 1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105. Reading/talk, Q&A, and book signing. Thursday, June 4: PHOENIX 7:00 p.m. — Changing Hands Bookstore – Phoenix, 300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85013. Reading/talk, Q&A, and book signing. Friday, June 5: PETALUMA 7:00 […] The post WATER KNIFE tour continues: Salt Lake, Phoenix, Petaluma, Berkeley, SF, San Diego, LA, Portland, Seattle appeared first on Windupstories.com.| Windupstories.com