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Priya Sridhar

A 2016 MBA graduate and published author, Priya Sridhar has been writing fantasy and science fiction for fifteen years, and counting, as well as contributing columns to Chalkpack Magazine and drawing a webcomic for five years. She also enjoys reading, biking, movie-watching, and classical music. One of her stories made the Top Ten Amazon Kindle Download list, and Alban Lake published her novella Carousel. Priya lives in Miami, Florida with her family and posts monthly at her blog A Faceless Author. Website Twitter: @PriyaJSridhar

“My Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark”: How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity

A reader makes connections between Mars rover Oppy (R.I.P.) and how robots are represented in Western science fiction.

The Relationship with a Fandom and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD

A Rioter on navigating her HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON fandom in anticipation of the final film in the adapted franchise, THE HIDDEN WORLD.

Interview with Katie McGarry, Author of Only A Breath Apart

Scarlett wants to go to college out of town, and become a speech therapist. Her former best friend Jesse wants ...

21 of the Best Fantasy Books With Modern Elements

Looking for fantasy that incorporates reality and the modern world with the imagined and magical? Check out these fantasy books with modern elements.

Sympathetic Royals in Children’s Fiction: The Democracy of Perspective in Carolyn Meyer’s Books

Looking at Carolyn Meyer's ROYAL DIARIES and YOUNG ROYALS series, a reader considers the empathetic portrayal of royalty in children's historical fiction.

11 Books With Forbidden Love

In stories, forbidden love comes with a price--people die, families fall. These books about forbidden love are as fraught as they are compelling.

Carmen Sandiego: A Review of the Netflix Pilot

Netflix had continued its round of good cartoons. We got Carmen Sandiego this month, which promises adventure and moral ambiguity. Based on ...

Into the Spiderverse, Spider-Man, and A Requiem For Those Lost

My brother took me to see Into the Spider-Verse the Sunday before Christmas in 2018. We had wanted to see it for ...

Watch the New TWILIGHT ZONE Teaser

Watch the new teaser from Jordan Peele's TWILIGHT ZONE reboot that premiered during the Super Bowl!

A Broken Leg, And A Play With Impact: The Good and Bad that RENT Can Do

A reader considers the messages and conversations around the play RENT in light of the live show recently aired on television.