“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. My pick for this week is Matched by Ally Condie. It will be released by Dutton Juvenile on November 30, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about it from people with ARCs. Matched is [...]

Tags: dystopian, romance, science fiction, waiting on wednesday
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May 25 is Towel Day, celebrated in honor of author Douglas Adams, who wrote The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Adams died May 11, 2001, and the first Towel Day was held two weeks later to commemorate his life and work. ThinkGeek is offering some Towel Day memorabilia, for hardcore enthusiasts: T-shirt and Towel. [...]

Tags: science fiction
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Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a year-long coma, and she’s still recovering from the terrible accident that caused it. Her parents show her home movies of her life, her memories, but she has no recollection. Is she really the same girl she [...]

Tags: bioethics, memory, science fiction, self-perception
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Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. [...]

Tags: science fiction
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Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy has become quite the phenomenon, and it did not take long for me to understand why. In an era of reality television, these books could not be more appropriate. How many times do you sit down each week, turn on your tv, and relish in somebody else’s pain and suffering? [...]

Tags: contest, insurgency, interpersonal relations, science fiction, survival, television programs
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