Sci-Fi Writers Are Grappling With a Post-Trump Reality

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Sci-Fi Writers Are Grappling With a Post-Trump Reality

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Jan 8, 2019

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At the 2018 Worldcon, fantasy author N.K. Jemisin became the first person to ever win three consecutive Hugo awards for Best Novel. Given that level of success, science fiction editor John Joseph Adams felt she’d be the perfect guest editor for the latest edition of his anthology series The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy.

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Jan 8, 2019

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