Fiction articles

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  A video tour of television's fake parallel internet, from RoundSearch to YouFace

  By Adi Robertson on April 5, 2013 02:37 pm + 21 comments

  There's a long tradition of using "prop" domains in films, whether to avoid liability or better Continue reading…

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  Vote for May's Book Club book now!

  By Laura June on March 29, 2013 02:15 pm + 41 comments

  In April we'll be reading Michael Chabon's alternate history novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Continue reading…

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  Found scrapbooks reveal a society obsessed with flight, or one man's elaborate fantasy

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 22, 2013 11:08 am + 1 comments

  A dozen scrapbooks were discovered intact after a house fire — it was the 1960s, and their owner, Continue reading…

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  Neil Gaiman's favorite things to watch are as macabre and mischievous as the man himself

  By Vlad Savov on January 29, 2013 03:58 am + 9 comments

  Famed for his ability to concoct intricate, immersive and edgy alternative universes in his books Continue reading…

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  Is Bilbo Baggins' contract in 'The Hobbit' legally binding?

  By Ben Kersey on January 18, 2013 07:23 am + 49 comments

  Bilbo Baggins is made to sign a lengthy contract before setting out on his adventure with the Continue reading…

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  The Classics: 'Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'

  By Andrew Webster on December 2, 2012 12:00 pm + 108 comments

  The Classics are must-see, must-read, must-play works revered by The Verge staff. They offer Continue reading…

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  Amazon announces Kindle Serials installment-based publishing program

  By Adi Robertson on September 6, 2012 02:11 pm + 12 comments

  As an update to Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon has announced Kindle Serials, an installment-based Continue reading…

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  Pulitzer winner Jennifer Egan will tweet a story for The New Yorker starting tonight

  By Adi Robertson on May 24, 2012 03:10 pm + 6 comments

  Award-winning novelist Jennifer Egan is no stranger to experimenting with form. Her last book, the Continue reading…

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  Author Iain (M) Banks speaks out about video games and the future

  By Sam Byford on May 9, 2012 08:05 pm + 13 comments

  Whether you're a fan of Iain Banks' novels like The Wasp Factory or his sci-fi alter-ego Iain M. Continue reading…

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  Video book trailers and multimedia fiction

  By Adi Robertson on March 2, 2012 09:34 am + 1 comments

  Book trailers like the one for John Lanchester's Capital have grown increasingly sophisticated, Continue reading…