Tade Thompson's Blog, page 4

…I really like the Hamilton musical. Really. I like it more than the smell of toast in the morning.Filed under: Uncategorized

I can finally share this. Cover art by Igor Vitkovskiy. Cover design by Russell Dickerson. Pre-orders from later this week. http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/... under: diversity, fiction, speculative_fiction, story, Uncategorized, writer, writing Tagged: apex_books, cover, cover_reveal, novel, rosewater, science_fiction, writer, writing

Imagine a pastiche of all the most popular horror and sci-fi films of the 1980s. Imagine a smattering of Stephen King (circa late 70s and 80s) woven into the DNA. Imagine a careful duplication/homage of Spielberg’s shooting style. But imagine … Continue reading →

This is a short, spoilerific rumination on the short story ‘Division by Zero’ by Ted Chiang. We are told in the opening paragraph of this story that, unlike what we may have learned in elementary school, the result of division by … Continue reading →

The Myriad Lands fantasy anthology is out, and it contains my contemporary fantasy story  Household Gods . Available at all good interwebs.      Filed under: fantasy, Uncategorized, writer, writing Tagged: anthology, fantasy, household_gods, published, writer, writing

What does one post after a week like this? There seems to be so much hate in the world right now. I’m not going to rehash because your news outlets are playing the stories on heavy rotation like a Queen … Continue reading →

Yeah, so, this happened. My debut novel MAKING WOLF won The Golden Tentacle Award at The Kitschies. The Guardian says: ‘The Golden Tentacle for best debut, worth £500, went to Tade Thompson’s Making Wolf, the story of a London supermarket … Continue reading →

I’m going to be one of the Class Leaders for this: Tenth Science Fiction Foundation Masterclass in Science Fiction Criticism 2016 As soon as enrollment is over I’ll be sharing my reading list here. I’m quite stoked, actually, and I … Continue reading →

I’ll be signing copies of African Monsters and perhaps singing a solo (kidding!) at Forbidden Planet in London on Thursday 8th March.  Apparently there will be Monster Victim Cookies too.    Filed under: Uncategorized

So this thing happened. My novel MAKING WOLF has been nominated for a Golden Tentacle Award in the category of debut novel. Here. Lots of folks contacted me with messages of support after it was announced earlier this week. Thanks … Continue reading →