Author N.K. Jemisin Offers Sci-Fi/Fantasy MasterClass Online
MasterClass has announced that three-time Hugo Award-winning author N.K. Jemisin will share her expertise on Sci-Fi/Fantasy writing in an online class for the platform. This course promises to teach you “how to create a world from scratch, develop compelling characters, and get published.” The class is now available exclusively on MasterClass, where monthly subscribers have unlimited access to all 100+ instructors.
Marvel Unveils New X-Men Team Lineup
In last year’s Marvel crossover story X of Swords, Cyclops and Jean Grey declared that they would be founding a new team of X-Men, and now the full lineup has officially been unveiled. One slot of the new lineup was filled based on the results of a public poll voted on by X-Men fans. Fans chose Magneto’s daughter Polaris to join the team. The team will debut at the Hellfire Gala in June’s Planet-Sized X-Men #1, written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by Pepe Larraz.
Graeme Armstrong’s The Young Team Gets TV Adaptation By Synchronicity Films
Synchronicity Films has optioned the rights to Graeme Armstrong’s acclaimed 2020 debut novel The Young Team. Set in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, The Young Team follows the story of teenage boys who get caught up in a life of gangs, alcohol, and drugs. Synchronicity plans to adapt the novel into a television drama with Adrian McDowall (The Last Czars) on board to direct.
The Book Scenes That Live in Our Heads Rent-Free
There are some books you forget about, and then there are some that you replay over and over in your head. Here are some of the book scenes that live in our heads rent-free.