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A blog about books. Rare books.](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com) [![Did you know? Check our Rare Books Page](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263) ## [Best Quotes from Ursula K. Le Guin](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-ursula-k.-le-guin) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). Apr 14, 2024. 6:15 AM. Topics: [Awarded Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/awarded-books), [American Literature](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/american-literature), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/wizard%20of%20earthsea.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-ursula-k.-le-guin) Legendary speculative fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin's career spanned sixty decades, twenty novels, hundreds of short stories, and poems, literary criticism, and translations. She won eight Hugo Awards and six Nebula awards and was nominated numerous times for each. She won five Locus Awards and the National Book Award. Her astounding legacy has inspired both readers and writers for generations. She is widely considered one of the most essential science fiction writers ever.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-ursula-k.-le-guin) --- ## [Best Quotes from Douglas Adams](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-douglas-adams) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). Feb 10, 2024. 11:18 PM. Topics: [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/highhikers%20guide.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-douglas-adams) English writer and[humorist](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=1424&action=browse&orderBy=mostrecent) Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in 1952. He became interested in writing at an early age, becoming well-known at his prep school, Brentwood, and publishing many of his first projects in their paper, *The Brentwoodian,* and their [magazine](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=1235&action=browse&orderBy=mostrecent), *Broadsheet*. He went on to study English at St. Johns College, where he started his comedy group and was eventually invited to participate in the school’s official comedy group, *Footlights*. His work with Footlights drew the interest of *Monty Python’s* Graham Chapman, and for a short time, the two entered into a writing partnership that should have given him the writing credits to launch his career. However, his style wasn't popular then, so he did not succeed immediately. He eventually found work as a script editor for the classic [science fiction](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=995&action=browse&orderBy=mostrecent) show *Doctor Who*, even writing three serials for the program himself. In 1978, his best-known work, *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*, began its run as a BBC radio program. He went on to adapt the radio show into five beloved novels—his efforts to see them adapted into film led to the production of a well-received BBC miniseries. However, Adams passed away in 2001 and never saw the 2005 film adaptation. The following passages represent the best, funniest, most touching aspects of Adams' unique voice and perspective:      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/best-quotes-from-douglas-adams) --- ## [Five Facts About Astronaut and Author Buzz Aldrin](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-facts-about-astronaut/writer-buzz-aldrin) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). Jan 20, 2022. 8:00 AM. Topics: [American History](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/american-history), [Science](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/112px-Buzz_Aldrin_black_and_white_dress_uniform_photo_portrait.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-facts-about-astronaut/writer-buzz-aldrin) Edwin Aldrin Jr, better known as [Buzz Aldrin](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&fromForm=1&category_id=&authorField=buzz+aldrin&titleField=&publisherField=&keywordsField=&dp1=&dp2=&priceStart=&priceEnd=&orderBy=mostrecent&recordsLength=25&firstEd=&signed=&jacket=), is perhaps one of America's best known explorer heroes. In 1969 he became one of the first men to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. He has served as one of the most prominent faces of NASA for many years, inspiring generations of people to go into the fields of aerospace and astronautics through his outspoken advocacy for space travel and exploration. Even after Aldrin's retirement from NASA, he has continued to further knowledge of the importance of understanding space as a writer, authoring eleven books for a variety of age groups, including *Footsteps on the Moon; The Return, Look to the Stars; Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet;* and most recently, 2016's *No Dream is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.* Though we all know Buzz Aldrin the astronaut and Buzz Aldrin the writer, here are some lesser-known facts about one of NASA's biggest names.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-facts-about-astronaut/writer-buzz-aldrin) --- ## [Top Books by State: Maryland](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/top-books-by-state-maryland) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). Oct 27, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Awarded Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/awarded-books), [Newbery Award](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/newbery-award), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/JacobIHaveLovedBookCover.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/top-books-by-state-maryland) As one of the thirteen original colonies, Maryland's history is as old as America itself. Know primarily around the country for mining Annapolis, and The Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is a beautiful state with much to offer both in the way of tourism and literature. In today's continuation of our Top Books by State series, we take a look at two books both set in Maryland but that explore two very different sides of the state. Set respectively in a fishing village in World War II or an antebellum plantation, both of these Maryland books belong on everyone's must-read list.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/top-books-by-state-maryland) --- ## [The Books That Inspired George Lucas](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-books-that-inspired-george-lucas) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). May 14, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Movie Tie-Ins](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/movie-tie-ins), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Lucas_Henson_PD.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-books-that-inspired-george-lucas) The adventure begins in the ordinary world, where our hero gets the call to action; with the help of companions and mentors, he crosses the threshold into a supernatural world, where the old rules don’t apply. He faces a series of trials, culminating in an ultimate ordeal in which the hero is victorious. He earns a boon, which he carries back into the ordinary world.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-books-that-inspired-george-lucas) --- ## [Fowl Play with Eoin Colfer](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/fowl-play-with-eoin-colfer) By [Lauren Corba](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/lauren-corba). Apr 14, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Children's Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/childrens-books), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hs-fs/hub/237126/file-680184891.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/fowl-play-with-eoin-colfer) Eoin Colfer, writer of various children’s novels, is most acclaimed for his thrilling adventure series, *Artemis Fowl*. Beloved by readers and collectors alike, these books have become modern classics. But Colfer has also written a number of other notable children's books.       [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/fowl-play-with-eoin-colfer) --- ## [Spooky Reads for Halloween](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/bid/230196/spooky-reads-for-halloween) By [Kristin Masters](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/kristin-masters). Oct 31, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Horror](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/horror), [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction), [Rare Book Gift Ideas](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/rare-book-gift-ideas) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hs-fs/file-21854511-jpg/images/13598.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/bid/230196/spooky-reads-for-halloween) Have you chosen a costume? Stocked up on candy? Planned that trick-or-treating route? That's right. Halloween is here! The myths and tales of Halloween have long captured our imagination, making the holiday a perfect match for book collectors. Classic [spine tingling reads](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?action=browse&category_id=859) are consistent book collecting favorites.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/bid/230196/spooky-reads-for-halloween) --- ## [Philip Pullman, Impassioned Storyteller for All Ages](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/philip-pullman-impassioned-storyteller-for-all-ages) By [Matt Reimann](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/matt-reimann). Oct 19, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Children's Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/childrens-books), [Literature](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/literature), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hs-fs/hub/237126/file-1760401971.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/philip-pullman-impassioned-storyteller-for-all-ages) Author [Philip Pullman](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?action=browse&browseLetter=A&category_id=940&orderBy=author&recordsLength=25&browseLetter=A&p=1) is a master of modern children's literature. His trilogy, *[His Dark Materials](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?action=browse&browseLetter=A&category_id=940&orderBy=author&recordsLength=25&moreKeywordsField=his+dark+materials&refineSbmt=),* is one of the most beloved fantasy series of the last twenty five years, although Pullman himself considers the books "stark realism" not fantasy. Writing for children, Pullman believes, enables him to engage his readers in ways he would otherwise be prohibited - he revels in intricate plots and characters. He has won the Carnegie Medal (1995), Guardian Prize (1996), and Astrid Lindgren Award (2005). And recently, HBO announced the air date for its upcoming series based on *His Dark Materials. *Fans of Pullman's stories don't have to wait long. The series will premiere on November 4 in the U.S. and November 3 in the UK.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/philip-pullman-impassioned-storyteller-for-all-ages) --- ## [Defining Science Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/defining-science-fiction) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). Jul 7, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Legendary Authors](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/legendary-authors), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hs-fs/hub/237126/file-2162195914.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/defining-science-fiction) Defining science fiction has always been a tricky proposition. It has been suggested that "you know it when you see it," but that hardly seems a sufficient rule. Still less helpful is the notion that the science fiction moniker applies to any fiction dealing imaginatively with concepts borrowed from science. The fact of the matter remains that select staples of the literary cannon have displayed an interest in science from Shakespeare’s work through the likes of [Thomas Pynchon](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=thomas+pynchon). This does little to change the fact that when we speak of science fiction we hardly ever mean *The Tempest* (1610), and we usually don’t mean *Gravity’s Rainbow* (1973) either.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/defining-science-fiction) --- ## [Mostly Harmless: How Eion Colfer Took Over The Hitchhiker’s “Trilogy”](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/mostly-harmless-how-eion-colfer-took-over-the-hitchhikers-trilogy) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). Mar 14, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://pages.aspiration.marketing/hubfs/and_another_thing_colfer.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/mostly-harmless-how-eion-colfer-took-over-the-hitchhikers-trilogy) One of the best running gags in fiction (in this writer’s humble opinion) comes, unsurprisingly, from [Douglas Adams](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=douglas+adams)’ beloved *Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy* series (1979-2008). On the cover of some editions of the series’ fourth book, *So Long and Thanks for All the Fish *(1984), readers are helpfully informed that they’ve picked up “the fourth in the increasingly inaccurately named *Hitchhiker’s Trilogy*.” The original cover of the fifth book contained, *mutatis mutandis*, the same joke—Douglas Adams’ wry comment on the fact that, in terms of plotting out the series, he was just making it all up as he went along. Sadly, after Adams’ death in 2001, the joke itself had become inaccurate. The “trilogy” was inaccurately named, but no longer, with the literal death of the author, *increasingly so*. Or at least that’s the way it seemed until Eoin Colfer came along.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/mostly-harmless-how-eion-colfer-took-over-the-hitchhikers-trilogy) --- [Next page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction/page/2) [See a listing of all posts](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/all) | | | --- | This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### About this blog How can I identify a first edition? Where do I learn about caring for books? How should I start collecting? Hear from librarians about amazing collections, learn about historic bindings or printing techniques, get to know other collectors. 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