Outspoken Authors
In PM’s Outspoken Authors series, today’s edgiest fiction writers showcase their most provocative and politically challenging stories. Outspoken Authors books, designed to fit your pocket and stretch your mind, are edited by award-winning SF author Terry Bisson, and include in-depth interviews, short stories and novella, essays, bios, and bibliographies.
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40 titles
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Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials
Paul Krassner
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco gay leader Harvey Milk.
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco gay leader Harvey Milk.
$12.00
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Raising Hell
Norman Spinrad
“Raising Hell“ takes a poke at Christian fundamentalists and corporate CEOs through an account of the fight to improve working conditions in Hell, with the help of Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and César Chávez.
“Raising Hell“ takes a poke at Christian fundamentalists and corporate CEOs through an account of the fight to improve working conditions in Hell, with the help of Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and César Chávez.
$12.00
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The Science of Herself
Karen Joy Fowler
Known for her bestseller, The Jane Austen Book Club, here she offers a short collection of perceptive, entertaining, thought-provoking, and often hilarious speculative stories with a progressive and feminist edge.
Known for her bestseller, The Jane Austen Book Club, here she offers a short collection of perceptive, entertaining, thought-provoking, and often hilarious speculative stories with a progressive and feminist edge.
$12.00
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New Taboos
John Shirley
A mix of outlaw humor, SF, and cutting social criticism; a radical revisioning of America, a horrifying and hilarious look at the prison industry, the 1% getting their comeuppance, and a contrarian view of the next forty years.
A mix of outlaw humor, SF, and cutting social criticism; a radical revisioning of America, a horrifying and hilarious look at the prison industry, the 1% getting their comeuppance, and a contrarian view of the next forty years.
$12.00
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The Human Front
Ken MacLeod
The Human Front follows the adventures of a young Scottish guerrilla, drawn into low-intensity sectarian war in a high-intensity future, when the arrival of an alien intruder calls for new tactics and strange alliances.
The Human Front follows the adventures of a young Scottish guerrilla, drawn into low-intensity sectarian war in a high-intensity future, when the arrival of an alien intruder calls for new tactics and strange alliances.
$12.00
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Report from Planet Midnight
Nalo Hopkinson
"Report from Planet Midnight" takes on race and racism in literature. In "Message in a Bottle," an American Indian who doesn't like children is befriended by a strange four-year-old, who seems wise beyond her years.
"Report from Planet Midnight" takes on race and racism in literature. In "Message in a Bottle," an American Indian who doesn't like children is befriended by a strange four-year-old, who seems wise beyond her years.
$15.00
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The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Cory Doctorow
The high-velocity adventures of a transhuman teenager in a toxic post-Disney dystopia, battling wireheads and wumpuses until he meets the girl of his dreams. Plus Cory's historic 2010 World SF Convention address.
The high-velocity adventures of a transhuman teenager in a toxic post-Disney dystopia, battling wireheads and wumpuses until he meets the girl of his dreams. Plus Cory's historic 2010 World SF Convention address.
$12.00
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The Wild Girls
Ursula K. Le Guin
Two children are determined to enter "that possible even when unattainable space in which there is room for justice," leading to a violent and loving end. Plus a scorching essay on corporate publishing, and more.
Two children are determined to enter "that possible even when unattainable space in which there is room for justice," leading to a violent and loving end. Plus a scorching essay on corporate publishing, and more.
$14.00
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Modem Times 2.0
Michael Moorcock
Moorcock's most audacious creation, Jerry Cornelius—assassin, rock star, chronospy, and maybe-Messiah—is back with a time twisting odyssey. that connects '60s London with post-Obama America.
Moorcock's most audacious creation, Jerry Cornelius—assassin, rock star, chronospy, and maybe-Messiah—is back with a time twisting odyssey. that connects '60s London with post-Obama America.
$12.00
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The Underbelly
Gary Phillips
Follow Vietnam vet Magrady as he weaves through the underbelly of Los Angeles to find his missing wheechair-bound buddy who might be in hot water with some major L.A. players.
Follow Vietnam vet Magrady as he weaves through the underbelly of Los Angeles to find his missing wheechair-bound buddy who might be in hot water with some major L.A. players.
$14.00
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Mammoths of the Great Plains
Eleanor Arnason
In an "alternate history" saga that spans the globe, Eleanor Arnason tells of a modern woman's struggle to use the weapons of DNA science to fulfill the ancient promises of her Lakota heritage.
In an "alternate history" saga that spans the globe, Eleanor Arnason tells of a modern woman's struggle to use the weapons of DNA science to fulfill the ancient promises of her Lakota heritage.
$12.00
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The Lucky Strike
Kim Stanley Robinson
This astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around the terrifying question of what might have happened if the fateful bomber flight over Hiroshima had gone a bit differently.
This astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around the terrifying question of what might have happened if the fateful bomber flight over Hiroshima had gone a bit differently.
$12.00
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The Left Left Behind
Terry Bisson
Sardonic and merciless, this satire of the entire apocalyptic enterprise provides a humorous and timely interpretation of the bestselling Left Behind series.
Sardonic and merciless, this satire of the entire apocalyptic enterprise provides a humorous and timely interpretation of the bestselling Left Behind series.
$15.00
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Toh EnJoe
Like an unsolvable equation stretched across a whiteboard of near-infinite length, you never quite know what you’ll end up with, even after you get to the end.
Like an unsolvable equation stretched across a whiteboard of near-infinite length, you never quite know what you’ll end up with, even after you get to the end.
$15.00
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Athens Drift
Cara Hoffman
Deliberately disturbing yet deeply delightful stories rooted in the challenges faced by every woman struggling to survive and even succeed in a patriarchal society.
Deliberately disturbing yet deeply delightful stories rooted in the challenges faced by every woman struggling to survive and even succeed in a patriarchal society.
$15.00
Books
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials
Paul Krassner
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco gay leader Harvey Milk.
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco gay leader Harvey Milk.
$12.00
Books
Raising Hell
Norman Spinrad
“Raising Hell“ takes a poke at Christian fundamentalists and corporate CEOs through an account of the fight to improve working conditions in Hell, with the help of Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and César Chávez.
“Raising Hell“ takes a poke at Christian fundamentalists and corporate CEOs through an account of the fight to improve working conditions in Hell, with the help of Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and César Chávez.
$12.00
Books
The Science of Herself
Karen Joy Fowler
Known for her bestseller, The Jane Austen Book Club, here she offers a short collection of perceptive, entertaining, thought-provoking, and often hilarious speculative stories with a progressive and feminist edge.
Known for her bestseller, The Jane Austen Book Club, here she offers a short collection of perceptive, entertaining, thought-provoking, and often hilarious speculative stories with a progressive and feminist edge.
$12.00
Books
New Taboos
John Shirley
A mix of outlaw humor, SF, and cutting social criticism; a radical revisioning of America, a horrifying and hilarious look at the prison industry, the 1% getting their comeuppance, and a contrarian view of the next forty years.
A mix of outlaw humor, SF, and cutting social criticism; a radical revisioning of America, a horrifying and hilarious look at the prison industry, the 1% getting their comeuppance, and a contrarian view of the next forty years.
$12.00
Books
The Human Front
Ken MacLeod
The Human Front follows the adventures of a young Scottish guerrilla, drawn into low-intensity sectarian war in a high-intensity future, when the arrival of an alien intruder calls for new tactics and strange alliances.
The Human Front follows the adventures of a young Scottish guerrilla, drawn into low-intensity sectarian war in a high-intensity future, when the arrival of an alien intruder calls for new tactics and strange alliances.
$12.00
Books
Report from Planet Midnight
Nalo Hopkinson
"Report from Planet Midnight" takes on race and racism in literature. In "Message in a Bottle," an American Indian who doesn't like children is befriended by a strange four-year-old, who seems wise beyond her years.
"Report from Planet Midnight" takes on race and racism in literature. In "Message in a Bottle," an American Indian who doesn't like children is befriended by a strange four-year-old, who seems wise beyond her years.
$15.00
Books
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Cory Doctorow
The high-velocity adventures of a transhuman teenager in a toxic post-Disney dystopia, battling wireheads and wumpuses until he meets the girl of his dreams. Plus Cory's historic 2010 World SF Convention address.
The high-velocity adventures of a transhuman teenager in a toxic post-Disney dystopia, battling wireheads and wumpuses until he meets the girl of his dreams. Plus Cory's historic 2010 World SF Convention address.
$12.00
Books
The Wild Girls
Ursula K. Le Guin
Two children are determined to enter "that possible even when unattainable space in which there is room for justice," leading to a violent and loving end. Plus a scorching essay on corporate publishing, and more.
Two children are determined to enter "that possible even when unattainable space in which there is room for justice," leading to a violent and loving end. Plus a scorching essay on corporate publishing, and more.
$14.00
Books
Modem Times 2.0
Michael Moorcock
Moorcock's most audacious creation, Jerry Cornelius—assassin, rock star, chronospy, and maybe-Messiah—is back with a time twisting odyssey. that connects '60s London with post-Obama America.
Moorcock's most audacious creation, Jerry Cornelius—assassin, rock star, chronospy, and maybe-Messiah—is back with a time twisting odyssey. that connects '60s London with post-Obama America.
$12.00
Books
The Underbelly
Gary Phillips
Follow Vietnam vet Magrady as he weaves through the underbelly of Los Angeles to find his missing wheechair-bound buddy who might be in hot water with some major L.A. players.
Follow Vietnam vet Magrady as he weaves through the underbelly of Los Angeles to find his missing wheechair-bound buddy who might be in hot water with some major L.A. players.
$14.00
Books
Mammoths of the Great Plains
Eleanor Arnason
In an "alternate history" saga that spans the globe, Eleanor Arnason tells of a modern woman's struggle to use the weapons of DNA science to fulfill the ancient promises of her Lakota heritage.
In an "alternate history" saga that spans the globe, Eleanor Arnason tells of a modern woman's struggle to use the weapons of DNA science to fulfill the ancient promises of her Lakota heritage.
$12.00
Books
The Lucky Strike
Kim Stanley Robinson
This astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around the terrifying question of what might have happened if the fateful bomber flight over Hiroshima had gone a bit differently.
This astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around the terrifying question of what might have happened if the fateful bomber flight over Hiroshima had gone a bit differently.
$12.00
Books
The Left Left Behind
Terry Bisson
Sardonic and merciless, this satire of the entire apocalyptic enterprise provides a humorous and timely interpretation of the bestselling Left Behind series.
Sardonic and merciless, this satire of the entire apocalyptic enterprise provides a humorous and timely interpretation of the bestselling Left Behind series.
$15.00
Upcoming Releases
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Toh EnJoe
Like an unsolvable equation stretched across a whiteboard of near-infinite length, you never quite know what you’ll end up with, even after you get to the end.
Like an unsolvable equation stretched across a whiteboard of near-infinite length, you never quite know what you’ll end up with, even after you get to the end.
$15.00
Upcoming Releases
Athens Drift
Cara Hoffman
Deliberately disturbing yet deeply delightful stories rooted in the challenges faced by every woman struggling to survive and even succeed in a patriarchal society.
Deliberately disturbing yet deeply delightful stories rooted in the challenges faced by every woman struggling to survive and even succeed in a patriarchal society.
$15.00