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From the Earliest Visions to the Graphics of the Modern Era by Ron Miller forewords by Carolyn Porce and Dan Durda Before the publication of …

“e is for e. e. cummings” In about 1960, my father showed me some poems by e. e. cummings. (Note: not E. E. Cummings.) For …

The hybrobus stopped right beside the river checkpoint, like Rauden said it will. The driver wore a mask.  They generally check your Pass real good …

Mother and I always sat out in the backyard whenever the moon was full. It seemed bigger and brighter in Westchester, where there was not …

Shelf Unbound: What’s a typical starting point for you in writing a story, for example the boy coming of age in the title story, with …

Shelf Unbound: What’s a typical starting point for you in writing a story, for example the sisters who think their older brother keeps a girl …

Shakespeare’s audience did not have to look far to see the stars: A wooden canopy projected out over the stage, and its underside—known as “the …

Shelf Unbound: Star Trek: The Original Series: Savage Trade reintroduces the Excalbians, first seen on televisionin 1969 in season 3. Describe the Excalbians and why …

Shelf Unbound: You first wrote about Colorado ranchers Ben and Renny in Hell’s Bottom, Colorado, in which they were dealing with the immediate aftermath of …

Shelf Unbound: You’ve written an extraordinarily literary dystopian novel. What drew you to a dystopian theme? Sandra Newman: Well, technically, The Country of Ice Cream …