January 2 is National Science Fiction day, named in honor of the birth of one of the genre’s great pioneers, Isaac Asimov.
If you haven’t, check out one his influential sci-fi stories:
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Already read Asimov? You might enjoy one of these:
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Bekka Black puts a new spin on the classic vampire tale, Dracula with her book iDrakula.
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Harker, his girlfriend Mina, and a pre-med student named Van Helsing team up to investigate the source of Jonathan’s rare blood disease in this story told through texts and voicemail.
The story even comes as an app.
If you haven’t gotten enough of the white stuff outside, grow your own snow indoors. Check out this Science Friday video that explains how. Dry ice required.
Looking for something based in reality to read? Try one of these books that have been nominated for the 2011 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction:
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In the first book in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, published in 1950, the nefarious White Witch casts a terrible spell on Narnia: It is always Winter, but Christmas never happens. Without the joy, hope and good tidings that Christmas heralds, Narnia is plunged into dismal despair. When the four Pevensie children enter Narnia through their wardrobe, the White Witch’s powers begin to weaken, an event signaled by the triumphant return of Father Christmas.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ much loved Chronicles of Narnia series.
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