Publisher: Rivercity Press Publication date: 1978 (reprint) Copyright Year: 1951 ISBN: 0-88411-881-9 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Original Magazine Story Copyrights: From 1941 – 1949 The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. […]
John Scalzi is the winner of the 2023 Robert A. Heinlein Award, given for “outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space.” Winners are chosen by a committee […]
Announcing The Heinlein Society’s twelfth annual scholarship essay contest for the 2023 – 2024 academic year. This year we will be awarding four $4,000 scholarships to undergraduate students of accredited 4-year colleges and universities. The […]
Remembrance/Veterans’ Day! Today Steve remembers a trip to the hometown of the Dean of SF Writers, Robert Anson Heinlein, himself a veteran of the US Navy (both Steve and RAH). It was an interesting pilgrimage.
Gerrold wins BSFS Robert Heinlein Award
In this redo of his fifth column from 2013, Steve talks about visiting Butler, Missouri, the town where Robert A. Heinlein was born. Are they proud of him? Heck, yes!
Astounding, Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography and history of the golden age of the genre, is a must read.
Chris Nuttal[ offers his latest retro review of one of Heinlein’s more controversial, later novels.
Chris Nuttall summarizes his recent retro reviews and continues discussing one of fandom’s perpetual subjects.
Chris Nuttall takes a look at one of Heinlein’s most controversial novels.
Following on the heels of his Heinlein columns, Steve decides to retro review The Door Into Summer. Is it worth reading? Well… that depends. Read this and find out.
This week, Steve continues his romp into his past by talking about Robert A. Heinlein, E.E. “Doc” Smith’s daughter, Verna Smith Trestrail; and MosCon 1, back in 1979.
Steve looks at Robert A. Heinlein’s SF (and his use of nudity and sex in his SF) then touches on some other classic SF authors’ way of “doing it.” Is Heinlein still worth reading? See for yourself!
This week, Steve tries to go Back to the Future but ends up in the past, where he meets Spider and Jeanne Robinson as well as Robert and Virginia Heinlein! Come with him and see!
This week, Steve reviews a new, upcoming book by Hugh A.D. Spencer, the second episode of 11.22.63 on Hulu, and tells of a unique offer for Robert A. Heinlein fans. (Check out the final photo!)
There are at least seven excellent reasons to write short stories
This week Steve dislikes Keanu Reeves and Tricia Helfer, but really, really likes Ethan Hawke in a Heinlein-to-film movie!
William Patterson’s two volume biography asks more questions than it answers.
Alexei Panshin is a well-known critic/reviewer of Heinlein and his works
Heinlein’s YA (Juvenile) work is still generating praise and controversy.
Steve posits some similarities between Robert A. Heinlein and Captain America in this continuation of his examination of the RAH “juveniles”.
I seem to be unable to do single columns about stuff I’m passionate about. Heinlein is no exception. Robert A. Heinlein, who was characterized as the “Dean of Science Fiction,” though he was not necessarily […]
Let’s give cons a rest for a bit and talk about one of science fiction’s greatest writers. Terms like “greatest writers” are usually somewhat subjective, but in this case my opinion is backed by a […]
No. 10 – 2013Mar10 – Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and Self-Reliance. As a Navy man, Heinlein recruited Isaac Asimov and L. Sprague de Camp into working at the Philadelphia Navy Shipyard. […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: April 14, 2024 New Releases: Jack MacKenzie’s THE GEAR CREW Upcoming Kickstarter Project: Dear Pen Pal, Belgium 1980 A Ghost Story by Jennifer Brozek Noticias Literatura 13-4 New Releases in Science […]
Pixel Scroll 4/13/24 A Penchant For Multisyllabic Words (1) MURDERBOT THEMES. Martha Wells has posted the text of the “Jack Williamson Lecture 2024” she delivered on April 12 in Portales, NM. Here are the opening […]
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