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Publishing Planets: Sandstone Press

Posted on 10/02/202117/02/2021 by publishingplanet

We speak to Kay Farrell, Assistant Publisher at Sandstone Press, to talk about some of their exciting projects.

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Place is Alive: Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer

Posted on 07/02/202118/02/2021 by publishingplanet

Jeff VanderMeer writes the natural environment of Annihilation with such attention to its every vein and sigh; it truly feels alive.

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Once Upon A Time… in Retellings

Posted on 31/01/202117/02/2021 by publishingplanet

There is the long-established custom of intertextuality in the literary world in which writers adapt tales from centuries past to reflect their contemporary society.

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Time Travel Top Picks

Posted on 22/01/202108/02/2021 by publishingplanet

Here’s our list of recent books about time travel that we recommend and DIDN’T fit into issue two. The list also includes recommendations from you (we asked on Twitter, you answered) – so thank you for that.

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Time Dilation in The Forever War

Posted on 21/01/202121/01/2021 by publishingplanet

Haldeman makes a sharp commentary about the Vietnam War in many ways throughout The Forever War, but his treatment of time dilation is both elegant and elaborate.

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Publishing Planets: Smashbear Publishing

Posted on 18/01/202118/01/2021 by publishingplanet

We had a chance to talk to Samantha Atkins, whose debut YA novel, The Wing Thief, arrives in late January.

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Review: The Midnight Library

Posted on 14/01/202121/01/2021 by publishingplanet

The Midnight Library is absorbing, inspiring and every bit as compelling as its premise.

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Unravelling Time Travel

Posted on 11/01/202110/02/2021 by publishingplanet

Meddling with time travel often raises a myriad of questions. So, rules often have to be made and followed โ€“ then maybe broken.

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Review: The Psychology of Time Travel

Posted on 09/01/202121/01/2021 by publishingplanet

Kate Mascarenhas manages to do many things in The Psychology of Time Travel, published by Head of Zeus. Itโ€™s captivating, original and above all, convincing.

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Interview: Comma Press

Posted on 23/12/202023/12/2020 by publishingplanet

This hard-working, powerful press with a small team of five are quite impressive. They know their stuff. They care deeply about their work. Hereโ€™s Zoe answering all of our questionsโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿช ISSUE FIVE HAS LANDED ๐Ÿช Step into other w ๐Ÿช ISSUE FIVE HAS LANDED ๐Ÿช

Step into other worlds in this MEGA issue. We're talking all things magic, game-changing & GOLDEN YA (you know the one) and much more:
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Top Picks: Fantasy by Black Authors
๐Ÿ—ž Review: The Wolf and The Water by Josie Jaffrey
๐Ÿ—ž Review: The Gilded Ones by @namina.forna (@usborne_books) 
๐Ÿ—ž Publishing Planets: @sarabandbooks 
๐Ÿ—ž Magic Systems
๐Ÿ—ž Publishing Planets: @grantabooks 
๐Ÿ—ž Author Spotlight: @melissahawkesauthor 
๐Ÿ—ž Review: The Poppy War Trilogy by R. F. Kuang
๐Ÿ—ž Top Five Fantasy Worlds
๐Ÿ—ž Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (@bloomsburypublishing)

Thatโ€™s a lot of fantastical articles in one inbox! Read issue five on our website and subscribe now to receive The Planet in your email inbox every month โœ‰๏ธ
Bookmail ๐Ÿ“š Most of it weโ€™ve bought ourselves Bookmail ๐Ÿ“š

Most of it weโ€™ve bought ourselves, but there are so many exciting books to talk about in the coming months ๐ŸŽ‰

Special thanks to @sandstonepress and @headofzeus for #KingsofaDead World and #ThisVirtualNight respectively ๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ“š Twitter Giveaway ๐Ÿ“ฃ Celebrating 700 (and n ๐Ÿ“š Twitter Giveaway ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Celebrating 700 (and now 800) Twitter followers! Head to our Twitter (๐Ÿ”— in bio) and find our giveaway tweet details for a chance to win this incredible novel #BlackSun by Rebecca Roanhorse ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Happy Easter reading ๐Ÿฃ
Are all dystopian adaptations made equal? ๐ŸŽฌ Wi Are all dystopian adaptations made equal? ๐ŸŽฌ

With some overwhelming successes, such as Huluโ€™s The Handmaidโ€™s Tale, why do many adaptations tend to fall flat, completely missing the depth and nuance the book provides?

Lucy Lillystone discusses what producers get right as well as the many pitfalls dystopian adaptations can easily fall into.

Article on our website, link in bio ๐Ÿ”—
๐Ÿ‘‘ Queen of Dystopia ๐Ÿ‘‘ Christina Dalcher inc ๐Ÿ‘‘ Queen of Dystopia ๐Ÿ‘‘

Christina Dalcher increasingly finds new ground in her novels Vox and Q.

Join us as we delve into these unnervingly realistic worlds and explore the development of Dalcherโ€™s voice as a dystopian writer.

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We spoke to Hannah Westland from @serpentstail all about the challenges of publishing an apocalyptic novel about a pandemic bang in the middle of a pandemic! Plus more about Serpentโ€™s Tail and their projects ๐Ÿ“š

Article on our website! Catch up on the whole Publishing Planet series now ๐Ÿช
Oana Aristide asks profound and hefty questions of Oana Aristide asks profound and hefty questions of humanity in the extremely prescient Under The Blue.

Between the climate disasters, deadly pandemic and advancing AI, you won't be able to look away ๐Ÿ“šโ˜€๏ธ

Find out why this book confronts humanityโ€™s biggest flaws in a terrifying and elegant way...

Our review is on the site ๐Ÿ”—
"Intimidating, loud and iconic, dystopian book cov "Intimidating, loud and iconic, dystopian book covers are joyfully sinister." ๐Ÿ“š

Time to take a look at the history behind the eye-catching cover design of one of our favourite
genres...

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We have a winner!

Congratulations @rachclynch ๐ŸŽ‰ Message us for details and we'll get #BlackSun by Rebecca Roanhorse sent right over to you.

Thanks everyone for entering! We've crossed 800 followers through this giveaway. We'll do another one soon don't worry ๐Ÿ“š

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๐Ÿ“š GIVEAWAY TIME ๐Ÿ“ฃ

We hit 700 (THANK YOU)! Enter for a chance to win the wonderful #BlackSun by Rebecca Roanhorse! (UK only ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)

Simply:
- Follow us on Twitter
- Retweet this post
- Tag a friend who would love this book

Closes 8th April, winner announced on 9th! Good luck ๐Ÿช

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