Not every TV show was dreamed up by some people on their laptops in Hollywood. Many of today’s most popular shows have literary origins. Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, for example, and Westworld is a thorough and thoughtful expansion of a kind of […]
So you’ve divvied up the office Secret Santa list already, or you’ve set up a gift exchange among friends. Maybe you’re lucky and you get paired up with someone whose tastes, preferences, and interests you fully understand—or maybe you’re not so lucky, and you barely know this stranger, let alone what kind of desk tchotchkes they […]
So most of television is reality TV, reruns of The Big Bang Theory, and talk shows devoted to discussing the finer points of cable dramas. But wait, there’s more! A lot of the best television in recent years has been based on books. Yes, you’re well aware that Game of Thrones is chugging along on […]
When I think of the evolution of secondary world fantasy through the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, familiar names come to mind: Terry Brooks. Katherine Kurtz. Stephen R. Donaldson. Raymond E. Feist. Robin Hobb. Anne McCaffrey. George R.R. Martin. J.K. Rowling. Each of these authors impacted fantasy in ways that still ripple through the genre, influencing new authors who in turn reshape the genre […]