”Robert J. Sawyer defined himself as a sci-fi writer. A cancer diagnosis made him question that.” That's the title of the terrific text article the CBC just posted extracting part of the CBC Radio BOOKENDS interview with me. Here it is: www.cbc.ca/books/booken...

Here's an interview I did while I was writer-in-residence at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study TALK RADIO EUROPE about THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE: youtu.be/1DvtAXyWt2E?...

Tomorrow (Sunday, July 5), I'll be on BOOKENDS, CBC Radio One's program about books hosted by Mattea Roach, talking about THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE. It'll air on all CBC Radio One stations across Canada at 1:00 p.m. AT, ET, CT, MT; 1:30 p.m. NT; and 3:00 p.m. PT.

Received today! My author's copies of the DUTCH edition of THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE, titled HET OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIEF:

It's a bouncing baby book! UPS just delivered my authors copies, straight from the printer. We're on track for the official release on August 4. Pre-order links (pre-orders really help!): sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

Delighted to be the 2026 Writer-in-Residence at the Alexandria Writers' Centre Society in Calgary. I'll be doing in-person and online critiquing sessions, hosting workshops, and more during September, October, and November. AWCS puts on Calgary's annual multi-genre When Words Collide convention.

Cover of the Italian edition of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE — cover art by the great Franco Brambilla

FIRST COMICS NEWS has a lovely review of the original THE DOWNLOADED today: "I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and highly recommend it." www.firstcomicsnews.com/the-download...

Had a fabulous four days at the STAR TREK set tour in Ticonderoga, including dinner with old pal David Gerrold! (And, yes, SFWRITER is my license plate.)

First review of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, from R. Graeme Cameron in AMAZING STORIES: “Incisive and often startlingly frank views on writing, publishing, and human shenanigans past, present and future.” amazingstories.com/2026/06/club...

Today I learned Don Bluth had planned an animated adaptation of @robertjsawyer.com's Quintaglio Ascension novel series, and now I'm fascinated by what might have been... and wondering if filmgoers would have thought it was some sort of sequel to The Land Before Time.

Coming August 4 in print and ebook: SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, a 225,000-word career-capstone collection of my speeches, columns, articles, and more about the genre I've devoted my life to. “Rob is the real deal.” —David Brin Pre-order links (pre-orders help a lot!): sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

In the 1st hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 09.00CET - bestseller lists from @AmazonUK and #TheSundayTimes; Francesca de Tores, @robertjsawyer.com , and Tracy Cook #TuneIn on http://tre.radio or TRE Radio App

The Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley and the Planetarium of Lignan, Italy, has a lovely new article using my novel FLASHFORWARD as a springboard for a discussion of particle physics: www.oavda.it/en/sci-fi-as...

Trek trivia! On Saturday, I'm giving a talk on TOS in the context of its time at the Star Trek Set Tour 60th-Anniversary William Shatner event. I'm using these slides to show the news-of-the-day real-life inspirations for specific TOS episodes. Can you say which picture goes with which episode?

Join me and the great paleoartist Julius Csotonyi on the The Science in The Fiction podcast talking about dinosaurs in SF and dinoaur art! (This is part one of a two-part interview; part two drops next week.) www.buzzsprout.com/2201157/epis...

I have! Twice! Plus love this discussion on The Science in the Fiction with @robertjsawyer.com The next episode is a discussion with the author with a palaeontologist open.spotify.com/episode/2euS...

Not sure if they'd be exactly what you're looking for in the sphere of dino books, but have you read the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy by @robertjsawyer.com?

Coming to When Words Collide in Calgary? Sign up for my master class on turning your novel into a screenplay — and vice versa. Friday, August 14, from 3:00 to 5:45 p.m.; Cdn$40 (If you just want to write screenplays, you'll learn a lot, too.) www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p1048/...

Join me for a live-stream tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/BudkEHc...

A pleasant interview I did this evening for LA TALK RADIO's "Rendezvous with a Writer." Enjoy! www.youtube.com/live/Dvheqv-...

Help bring the World Science Fiction Convention (the Worldcon) to Edmonton!

Hugo-winning author @robertjsawyer.com was in edmonton last night and chatted with bid co-chair @blackriders.com. Now this photo is not an official endorsement, but maybe it could be?

Do you love good sci-fi? Are you Canadian or a permanent resident? You can join the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Assoc. for $10 and get sent a whack of great fiction and vote in the Aurora Awards. I recommend @robertjsawyer.com's The Downloaded 2, but you do you. sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5884

My THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is #2 and the original THE DOWNLOADED is #8 on the weekly bestsellers' list published in today's CALGARY HERALD:

I had a wonderful book-tour event at McNally Robinson in Winnipeg for THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE, including a reading by me and a lively discussion with the audience. The whole thing was recorded by the bookstore; here it is: www.youtube.com/live/GttYyku...

I am 100% in support of the ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton) In 2030 Worldcon bid!

Just recoded an episode of BOOKENDS, CBC Radio One’s flagship books program, hosted by 23-games-in-a-row JEOPARDY! champion, the amazing Mattea Roach. It’ll air on Sunday, June 21.

Wonderful review of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE just went live at AMAZING STORIES, the world's first science-fiction magazine; the review is by the great Steve Fahnestalk: amazingstories.com/2026/05/revi...

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of pioneering Canadian science-fiction writer Phyllis Gotlieb, born on this day in Toronto in 1926. I had the privilege of publishing her final novel, BIRTHSTONES, under my Robert J. Sawyer Books imprint.

Full-page interview with me about THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE by Eric Volmers in newspapers across Canada today including Ottawa Citizen (shown), Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Regina Leader Post, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, and others. Photo by Warren Shepherd.

Can't make it to any of my in-person book-tour events? Fear not! My Winnipeg event for THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE at McNally Robinson will stream live on YouTube on Wednesday, May 27, at: 5pm Pacific 6pm Mountain 7pm Central 8pm Eastern at this link: www.youtube.com/live/GttYyku...

TOMORROW — Saturday, May 23, at 2:00 pm — is the launch party for THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE in TORONTO at the Prehistoria Museum, 333 Yonge St. #2 (one-half block north of Dundas on the west side of Yonge on the second floor). Join me and the T. rex for a fun event!

FAR-SEER was my introduction to @robertjsawyer.com back in high school and I've been a fan of his books ever since. I can't help but think that it had an influence on my career choice as a vertebrate paleontologist. This interview is worth a listen.

Spectacular interview with me about THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE by Eric Volmers in the CALGARY HERALD newspaper: calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

My man Sylvain Neuvel!

On Wednesday May 27 at 7pm, join @robertjsawyer.com for the Winnipeg launch of The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine. - mailchi.mp/grant/robert...

Interview about FAR-SEER on the "The Science in the Fiction" podcast. Really starts at 5:43, but if you skip ahead to there, you'll miss hearing the host call me "one of the kindest, most generous, and most erudite people in the world," which made my day. 😀 www.buzzsprout.com/2201157/epis...

Marshall McLuhan said the best way to determine if you want to read a book is to flip to page 69 and see if it appeals to you. Can my new novel THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE — released today! — pass "The Page 69 Test" for you? Let's find out! page69test.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Just five days to the official release date for the print and ebook editions of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE. Pre-order links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

May the forced perspective be with you.

Beautiful new edition of my best novel, THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE. Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm... “You can call this alternate history or alternate astrophysics (or both). Whatever term you choose, it’s a terrific story.” —Eric Flint

Kitchener / Waterloo peeps! Come see me Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. at Kitchener Public Library Central Branch, 85 Queen St N, where I'll be reading and signing THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE — and be interviewed on-stage by Marcel Gagné!

Happy birthday to the Awesome @robertjsawyer.com writer of my favorite book series, the Quintaglio Ascension trilogy💚 It was around this time of year 5 years ago that I bought myself the books and fell in love with the world and characters in it. So to commemorate, here's some art💚

WINNIPEG peeps! Come see me Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at McNally Robinson (Grant Park), 1120 Grant Ave., where I'll be reading from and signing THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE.

EDMONTON peeps! Come see me Tuesday, May 26, at 7:00 p.m. at Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave., where I'll be reading from and signing THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE. sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm

I quite liked @robertjsawyer.com's The Downloaded (2024), and said nice things about it in the Winnipeg Free Press. I'll be reviewing its sequel, Ghosts in the Machine, in a forthcoming column.

CALGARY: Join me and Finnian Burnett for our joint book launches Mon May 25 6pm CPL Memorial Park Library Branch, Alexander Calhoun Salon,1221 2 St SW Free tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launc...

TORONTO book launch for THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE on Saturday, May 23, at 2:00 p.m. at Prehistoria Museum & SkullStore Oddity Shop — with a T. rex! 333 Yonge St #2 (second floor), just north of Dundas subway station

Pre-order links and cross-Canada book-tour details for the print and ebook editions of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE, coming May 23! open.substack.com/pub/robertjs...