The Poetry of A Memory Called Empire
Check out Arkady Martine as she talks integrating poetry and space opera in A Memory Called Empire, paperback out now!
Category: Behind the Scenes
Books That Helped the Tor Staff Survive 2020
We are so, so close to 2020 being over and while we can’t wait to finally escape the dumpster fire that was this year, we’re also taking the time to look back at the books that helped get us through. Check out which books we are most grateful for here.
VIDEO: Rapid-fire Questions with Ryan Van Loan, author of The Sin in the Steel
We are OBSESSED with Ryan Van Loan’s debut The Sin in the Steel. Who wouldn’t love a fantasy world filled with dead gods, a pirate queen, and SHAPESHIFTERS! Before COVID-19 had us all working from home, we sat down with Ryan for some super important, very professional rapid-fire questions to get to know him a little better. Check out his responses here!
What Was It Like to Work on To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu? Ask the Translators!
Cixin Liu is the New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem, and we are so, so excited to see what he has in store for us with his latest work, To Hold Up the Sky. To celebrate this new release, we decided to interview some of the people who made it possible for us to read this book in English—the translators. From their greatest challenges to their favorite stories in the novel, check out what Carmen Yiling Yan, John Chu and Adam Lanphier had to say here!
VIDEO: Cory Doctorow on Writing
We are so excited for all of you to read Attack Surface, so we decided to offer a special treat—an inside look into Cory Doctorow’s writing habits and advice! Check out his video on writing here.
Get a First Look at the Cover for The Widow Queen by Elzbieta Cherezinska!
Get a first look at the cover and read an excerpt of the epic historical fiction novel The Widow Queen by Elzbieta Cherezinska, coming April 6, 2021!
The Lasting Legacy of George A. Romero: A Conversation with Tom Savini and Daniel Kraus
Join “The Godfather of Gore” Tom Savini and New York Times Bestselling author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water) as they discuss the legacy of George A. Romero and The Living Dead. This conversation was moderated by film critic Walter Chaw.
Listen to the South of the Buttonwood Tree playlist!
Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café and the upcoming South of the Buttonwood Tree, takes a lot of inspiration from music while she’s writing. To celebrate the upcoming release of South of the Buttonwood Tree, Heather is back with another curated Spotify playlist for your listening enjoyment! Grab yourself a cup…
Tor After Dark: April Edition
Missed Tor After Dark this month? Don’t worry, we’re recapping all the fun times with TJ Klune and John Scalzi right here!
Introducing: Tor After Dark!
See your favorite authors on Instagram Live with Tor After Dark!