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A Quest to Discover America’s First Science-Fiction Writer
It’s been two hundred years since America’s first sci-fi novel was published. But who wrote it?
by
Paul Collins
via
The New Yorker
on
November 28, 2020
The 1968 Book That Tried to Predict the World of 2018
For every amusingly wrong prediction in “Toward the Year 2018,” there’s one unnervingly close to the mark.
by
Paul Collins
via
The New Yorker
on
January 1, 2018
How to Pitch a Magazine (in 1888)
Eleanor Kirk's guide offered a way to break into the boys’ club of publishing.
by
Paul Collins
via
The New Yorker
on
September 4, 2014
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When Christmas Started Creeping
Christmas starts earlier every year — or does it?
by
Bill Black
via
Contingent
on
November 8, 2022