Virtual Book Reading with Samuel R. Delany

Starting with this event, Moonstone is requiring registration for Zoom readings. To access the reading, you must register in advance.

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Samuel R. Delany’s newest book is Of Solids and Surds: Notes for Noël Sturgeon, Marilyn Hacker, Josh Lukin, Mia Wolff, Bill Stribling, and Bob White.

His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society. After winning four Nebula awards and two Hugo Awards over the course of his career, Delany was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2002. From January 1975 until his retirement in May 2015, he was a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and/or Creative Writing at SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Albany, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Temple University. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him its 30th SFWA Grand Master in 2013, and in 2016, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. Delany received the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Delany’s prismatic output is among the most significant, immense and innovative in American letters.”—Jordy Rosenberg, New York Times

“A fascinating glimpse into the creative life of novelist and critic Delany …. He dispenses wisdom about craft—including the demanding revision process his dyslexia requires—but most moving are the moments when he sheds light on connections he has made with other readers and writers …. Delany’s fans are in for a treat.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review