About Paul Levinson
Paul Levinson, PhD, is a Professor at Fordham University and a renowned author of science fiction, alternate history, and nonfiction. His notable novels include:
- The Silk Code (winner of the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel, 1999)
- The Consciousness Plague
- The Pixel Eye
- Borrowed Tides...
- The Plot to Save Socrates
- Unburning Alexandria
- Chronica
- It’s Real Life
His novelette, The Chronology Protection Case, inspired a short film available on Amazon Prime Video. Another work, It’s Real Life, an alternate history short story about The Beatles, was adapted into a radio play, winning The Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fiction. This story was expanded into the novel It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, published in 2024.
Paul’s novelette, Robinson Calculator, was featured in the anthology Robots Through the Ages (2023). He served as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) from 1998 to 2001.
Paul’s nonfiction works, including The Soft Edge, Digital McLuhan, and New New Media, have been translated into 15 languages. A sought-after media expert, Paul has appeared on CBS, CNN, MSNBC, the History Channel, and NPR.
In music, Paul’s 1972 album, Twice Upon A Rhyme, saw re-releases in Japan, Korea, and the UK. His latest album, Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time (2020), was released by Old Bear Records and Light in the Attic Records.
Connect with Paul Levinson:
- YouTube: Watch here
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paullevinson
- Podcast: paullev.libsyn.com
