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Inside the Blogosphere: Best Book Endings in the Genre
Inside the Blogosphere: Best Book Endings in the Genre
graspingforthewind.com — Occasionally, I ask some of the best book bloggers in sf/f/h a question about their reading choices,... favorites, desires, or any old thing about the genre. I then collect the answers and post them here. This time I asked our participant bloggers: What are the best endings in science ... (more) Inside the Blogosphere: Best Book Endings in the Genre
MIND MELD: The Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers
MIND MELD: The Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers
sfsignal.com — Fiction and fantasy book covers can be as awe-inspiring as the stories they are trying to sell.... We asked this week's panelists: Q: Which are the most memorable book covers in science fiction and fantasy? (You can name up to 10.) Read on to see ... (more) MIND MELD: The Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers

SF Books Latest Blog Posts (more)

Hungarien Review
79 minutes ago at The Science of Fiction
Amazing Book Trailer – Aliette de Bodard’s “Servant of the Underworld”
118 minutes ago at Angry Robot Books
The Adventure OF the Mummy's Curse - H. Paul Jeffers
Have You Any Wool - Alan De Niro
The Muse Of Empires Lost - Paul Berger
World Fantasy Award Winners 2009
sfawardswatch.com — Many thanks to everyone who joined us for our live coverage of the award ceremony. Here are... the award winners. Lifetime Achievement : Ellen Asher & Jane Yolen Best Novel (tie) : The Shadow Year , Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) & Tender Morsels ... (more) World Fantasy Award Winners 2009
SF/F Humor Roundup: 2009
jimchines.com — Through a highly scientific poll*, I determined that readers of science fiction and fantasy would appreciate a... roundup of humorous stories published in the current year. I see two purposes for this list. The first is for award nominations. Humor ... (more) SF/F Humor Roundup: 2009
The Interzone Sampler
jeffvandermeer.com — Guest blogger Jason Sanford often rants on his website at www.jasonsanford.com . His fiction has been published... in Interzone, Year’s Best SF 14, Analog, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Pindeldyboz , and other places, and has won the 2008 Interzone ... (more) The Interzone Sampler
Genre fiction and Tie-in Fiction – a conversation between Mark Charan Newton and Dan Abnett.
jeffvandermeer.com — Mark Charan Newton was born in 1981, and has worked as an editor for imprints covering film... and media tie-in fiction, and later SF and Fantasy. His first novel, Nights of Villjamur , is published by Pan Macmillan (Tor UK), and will be released in ... (more) Genre fiction and Tie-in Fiction – a conversation ...
Cormac McCarthy on The Road
Cormac McCarthy on The Road
online.wsj.com — [ cormac1112 ] Corbis Outline Cormac McCarthy, above in 2007, drew on his own relationship with his... son for his novel 'The Road.' (more) Cormac McCarthy on The Road
Inside the Blogosphere: Worst Endings in SF/F/H
Inside the Blogosphere: Worst Endings in SF/F/H
graspingforthewind.com — Occasionally, I ask some of the best book bloggers in sf/f/h a question about their reading choices,... favorites, desires, or any old thing about the genre. I then collect the answers and post them here. This time I asked our participant bloggers: What are the worst or most disappointing ... (more) Inside the Blogosphere: Worst Endings in SF/F/H
Editorial: Where is the World in the World Fantasy Awards?
worldsf.wordpress.com — Editorial: Where is the World in the World Fantasy Awards? Lavie Tidhar Writers talk – and one... of those on-going conversations recently, here at WSNB HQ, has been the World Fantasy Award. It’s a very worthy award, singling out some remarkable works of ... (more) Editorial: Where is the World in the World Fantasy Awards?
Anne Hathaway Wanted For ‘Spider-Man 4′ –  Deadline.com
Anne Hathaway Wanted For ‘Spider-Man 4′ – Deadline.com
deadline.com — anne hathaway spidey Black_Cat EXCLUSIVE: You know I'm insecure about my geek bonafides which I've been trying... to improve in recent years. (Heck, I grew up never reading a single comic book.) But I'm aware that the Internet has been afloat with ... (more) Anne Hathaway Wanted For ‘Spider-Man 4′ ...
I\'m writing the new Doctor Who
guardian.co.uk — This past year or two I've been revisiting what you might call my cultural roots. Because I... was distracted almost daily by treatment for a wounded foot and unable to work much, I began re-reading the PG Wodehouse, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sexton Blake ... (more) I\'m writing the new Doctor Who
Strange Horizons Articles: Universal Language? Authors from the Apex Book of World SF Discuss the Global Reach of Speculative Fiction, by Nicholas Seeley
Strange Horizons Articles: Universal Language? Authors from the Apex Book of World SF Discuss ...
strangehorizons.com — Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam, completed in 2008, is the largest dam in the world. Image... source: Xinhua News Agency (more) Strange Horizons Articles: Universal Language? Authors ...
Galileo’s Dream: A Q&A with Kim Stanley Robinson
Galileo’s Dream: A Q&A with Kim Stanley Robinson
shareable.net — Kim Stanley Robinson is one of America s most important science fiction authors and an underappreciated utopian... visionary. He grew up in Southern California s Orange County (a Republican stronghold credited with launching the Reagan Revolution ) and ... (more) Galileo’s Dream: A Q&A with Kim Stanley Robinson
CORY DOCTOROW: RADICAL PRESENTISM
CORY DOCTOROW: RADICAL PRESENTISM
tinhousebooks.com — Tin House #41 should be hitting your mailboxes or newsstand any day now. The dual theme is... Hope/Dread (our designer, the fabulous Janet Parker, created stunning covers for each). In the dread corner, look for Nick Cave, Ander Monson, Alex Lemon, ... (more) CORY DOCTOROW: RADICAL PRESENTISM
Reviewer Time: Larry from "OF Blog of the Fallen"
templelibraryreviews.blogspot.com — Another Sunday has hit the calendar and it’s the official beginning of a brand new month. What... better way to mark the occasion than to treat yourself to a brand new edition of your favorite feature “Reviewer Time” with your lovely host me. I’m quite ... (more) Reviewer Time: Larry from "OF Blog of the Fallen"
Book View Cafe
bookviewcafe.com — Exclusively from Book View Press! rocketboy-and-the-geekgirls_150h.jpg Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls Fasten your seatbelts and brace... your tentacles. These all-star tales of epic wonder from the genre s masters will sizzle through your mind like a ... (more) Book View Cafe
Notes from New Sodom: On Blood, Bad Boys and Bottoms
bscreview.com — The Inner Inhumanity I’ve got a theory, one that’s been brewing for a while really, ever since... I first read Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire and Poppy Z. Brite’s Lost Souls . It’s one that’s been partly informed by my… exposure to the Twilight ... (more) Notes from New Sodom: On Blood, Bad Boys and Bottoms
The Best of Pseudopod
The Best of Pseudopod
diabolicalplots.com — Since July I've been plumbing the depths of Pseudopod's backlog and now I'm sad to say I've... listened to everything they've offered to date. Now I only get one new Pseudopod a week like the rest of the world (released every Friday). But now that I've ... (more) The Best of Pseudopod
Summary: Abyss & Apex, 2009
ecbatan.livejournal.com — Summary: Abyss & Apex , 2009 Abyss & Apex is an e-zine available at www.abyssandapex.com. They have... been publishing on a regular quarterly schedule the past five years (having published more frequently, but with some wobbles, in previous ... (more) Summary: Abyss & Apex, 2009
Interview | Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright
Interview | Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright
aidanmoher.com — Over the past few weeks, since first finding out about Blake Charlton and his upcoming debut novel,... Spellwright , I’ve made a point of covering the novel. I don’t know what it is that’s grabbed my attention (certainly not the suitcase full of small, unmarked bills…); ... (more) Interview | Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright
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