Speculative Fiction from Around the World
Apex Book Company have announced the release of Israeli autor Guy Hasson's new English-language book, Secret Thoughts. The book is now available for pre-order, with the first 25 orders receiving a signed copy of the book. Please consider supporting Apex - and checking out a great book! - by getting a copy. Secret Thoughts is a startling... Continue Reading →
Several story highlights in the coming week, beginning with Israeli author Guy Hasson's latest: Generation E: The Emoticon Generation, over at Midnight East. Six months ago, I snuck into my fifteen-year-old daughter’s room when she was asleep, ‘borrowed’ her iPhone, and started checking up on everything she’s been up to. It was late at night,... Continue Reading →
From Jason Sizemore: I’m pleased to announce that we have bought SECRET THOUGHTS by Israeli author Guy Hasson. SECRET THOUGHTS is a trio of inter-connected novellas concerning a group of people who have the power to read minds. Each novella extrapolates what it might be like to read the minds of the dead, of an... Continue Reading →
Changes at the World SF News Blog Lavie Tidhar As you may have noticed, we've recently changed the theme for the blog - this is only a part of the planned expansion of the blog. What the new format allows us to do, amongst other things, is offer free advertising for international SF-related books and... Continue Reading →
AMERICAN AUTHORS VS. FOREIGN AUTHORS SF From the Rim Guy Hasson In my last article I talked about the differences in writing for the American/British audience and writing for a ‘foreign’ audience. Now let’s try it the other way around and talk about the differences between American/British authors and ‘foreign’ authors. Profitability Foreign SF authors... Continue Reading →
SF FROM THE RIM: WRITING FOR AMERICANS VS. WRITING FOR “FOREIGNERS” By Guy Hasson Having spent my childhood in both the U.S. and Israel, I am a man who belongs to both cultures and yet remains an outsider in both. I am an author of – and for – two cultures. When writing a story... Continue Reading →
SF FROM THE RIM: THE VOICE OF GOD Written by Guy Hasson About a year ago, I began an online comedy project called The Voice of God. The Voice of God was a daily podcast, usually two to three minutes long. This was its premise: God is drunk, bitter, and has had it up to... Continue Reading →
SF FROM THE RIM Making ‘Heart of Stone’: An Israeli SF Film (Part II) By Guy Hasson In my last article, we talked about the logistics of making ‘Heart of Stone’, a feature-length, low-budget, experimental SF film in Hebrew, which premiered in Israel’s ICon 2008 SF Festival. This time we’re going to talk about... Continue Reading →
Over the next few days we've partnered up with SF Signal to offer a series of unique interviews with many of the contributors to the Apex Book of World SF, conducted by Charles "The Indefatigable" Tan. First up: Israeli author and filmmaker Guy Hasson. A year ago, I launched a comedy podcast called 'The Voice... Continue Reading →
Our Monday's original content this week is the first part of Guy Hasson's new column for us, SF From the Rim. In this first installment Guy talks about the making of his first feature film, the Hebrew science fiction movie Heart of Stone. SF FROM THE RIM Making ‘Heart of Stone’: An Israeli SF Film (Part I)... Continue Reading →
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