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Summer Books 2011
Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
August 11, 2011 More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
Book Reviews
One Rant Too Many: Politics Mar Simmons' Dystopia
July 28, 2011 In Flashback, sci-fi author Dan Simmons imagines a future America that has been ruined by entitlement programs. Though engaging, Simmons' new novel is ultimately overrun by political evangelism.
Book Reviews
'Drood', 'Twilight' Offer Old Horror, New Thrills
February 23, 2009 Two recent contributions to the horror genre, Drood and the Twilight saga, have breathed new life into old thrills and chills. Maureen Corrigan has a review.
More Books
Book Reviews
What Happened In 'Watergate': An Alternate Take
A new novel imagines the infamous political scandal through the eyes of its perpetrators.
Remembrances
Publishing Pioneer Barney Rosset Dies At 89
Rosset fought hundreds of court cases to publish books like D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover.
