Samuel R. Delany is one of the most successful of the so-called New Wave writers, publishing stories remarkable for their introduction of formal innovations such as decreased emphasis on narrative structure, heavy reliance on mythic patterns, and stylist...

Few black writers have employed popular forms--the mystery novel, the historical or gothic romance, or science fiction. Harlem Renaissance writer Rudolph Fisher has been credited with the first mystery novel by a black writer. Frank Yerby adopted the his...

"Samuel R. Delany," comments Jane Branham Weedman in her study of the author, "is one of today's most innovative and imaginative writers of science fiction." School Library Journal critic John Adams adds, "Delany's not for everyone.... But his writing of...

So Tony Adams was right: Manchester United did want to win this heavyweight contest more than Arsenal. Before the game, the Gunners' former captain had raised a few eyebrows by tipping United to get the better of his old club because he felt they...

Britten's Henry James opera 'The Turn of the Screw' was premiered in Venice in 1954. It finally made its Royal Opera debut on Thursday night, as did the production's director, Deborah Warner. So how did the ghosts of Bly take to the Barbican stage?...