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Silber Linings: Have you ever heard of Batman?

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In the latest Silber Linings, Greg recalls the time he met a boy who'd never heard of Batman... or fiction in general.
From L to R at the dark speculative YA panel, Henry Herz; Livia Blackburne; Kim Liggett; Gretchen McNeil; Mary Pearson

SDCC ’21: The secrets of writing dark speculative YA are laid bare

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Dark speculative YA fiction is an interesting genre; too dark for kids but just dark enough for teens.

REVIEW: It’s A Rollicking, Howling Fever Dream with COYOTE DOGGIRL

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A beautifully rendered vision of the Old West as seen through the singular vision of Lisa Hanawalt.

INTERVIEW: A New Year Begins for the Lucky Students in MR. WOLF’S CLASS

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Polish up a shiny red apple for it's back to school in this charming and sweet graphic novel.

The Gibbs Girls’ “The Invention of E.J. Whitaker” Shows We Need More Women of...

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Over the years that I’ve contributed for The Beat, I’ve gotten to preview some pretty-interesting projects in the making, as well as talk to their equally-interesting creators. A little more than two years ago, I had a phone interview with two women who called themselves the “Gibbs Girls.” They were working on a steam-punk inspired comic that takes place at the dawn of the 20th century and during the Industrial Age. The story followed a female, African American inventor named Ada Turner who creates the first flying machine. Last week, the Gibbs Girls reached out and informed me that the comic had finally come out.

WonderCon ’18: Writers Discuss A City’s Character in “Life in the Weird City: Urban...

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In many urban fantasy books, the city in which the story takes places does more than act as a setting. Often, the city also becomes a character of its own.

INTERVIEW: Daryl Gregory, Author of “Spoonbenders”

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Fantasy author Daryl Gregory’s newest novel, Spoonbenders. centers around the Telemachus family in the very distant and backwards year of nineteen-ninety-five. The Chicagoan family are anything but normal as they were once known “The...

The “Gibbs Girls” bring their vision of steampunk in “The Invention of E.J. Whitaker”

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By Nicholas Eskey Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs it seems were each destined to be creative. Both writers and illustrators, these sisters are the founders of Reel Republic, the production umbrella for their works. The team...

Commentary: Sarah Connor and the Importance of Suffering

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by Bryan Hill “Thank you, Sarah for your courage through the dark years. You must be stronger than you imagine you can be. You must survive.” - Kyle Reese The year is 1985, my family just got...

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