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tor.com - 2/4/2009
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Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan told Tor.com that
her latest book is A is for Alien ,...
a collection of her short science fiction stories—stories that many SF readers would label “dystopian.” “Personally, I don’t see them that way; I think ...
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A is for Alien in 60 Seconds
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tor.com - 2/4/2009
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Adam Roberts is one of my favorite science
fiction writers going. He is the author of ten...
science fiction novels and two novellas, all of them brilliant works of epic scope and scale. Adam jumps from hard SF to biting satire, from the ends of time to ...
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Meet Adam Roberts: the King of High Concept
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jaylake.livejournal.com - 2/4/2009
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At dinner last night, I told one of
the Fireside writers that if I was going to...
have a superpower, being able to write fast isn't a bad one. Which of course got me thinking, as such things do. Then this morning I read James Gurney quoting Quoting ...
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[writing|process] Superpowers, psychotic persistence, ...
thedigitalist.net - 2/4/2009
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Quite frequently I here people talking about the
future. They will argue and pontificate about when the...
new digital book, the new digital fiction, the new digital culture will arrive. In the world of digital publishing futurologists abound as we all ...
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Digital Books Are Already Here
blackgate.com - 2/4/2009
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The Flash Bill Ward recently posted two articles
on “hyperspeed reading,” the first a reaction to columnist...
Sarah Weinman’s claim of reading 462 books in a year , and the second taking a deeper look into reading speed . I’m not a slouch when it comes ...
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Blog Archive » Confessions of a Speed-Reading ...
fabbaloo.com - 2/4/2009
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Very small footprint: 635 x 660 mm (25
x 26 inches) that permits it to sit on...
any desk or table that can support its 76-94 kg (168-206 lbs) weight Colors! The Apple-influenced front panels can be any of green, red, or (ugh) white Accepts 110 or 220V ...
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Personal 3D Printer Released!
charles-tan.blogspot.com - 2/4/2009
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Every Wednesday, I'll have an essay or a
feature on any topic that catches my fancy! During...
my junior year in college, I attended a Features Writing class and for a few sessions, one of the topics we discussed was the art of the interview. Out ...
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Essay: My Worst Fear as an Interviewer
nancykress.blogspot.com - 2/4/2009
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Last night R-Spec (Rochester Speculative Fiction Fans) held
its monthly meeting. We had a speaker, microbiologist Martin...
Zand, who spoke on "Biodefense" and was absolutely fascinating. He slanted his talk toward practical knowledge for SF writers who ...
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Biodefense
wisb.blogspot.com - 2/4/2009
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A blog post discussing the recent concern over
the value of SF awards and some ruminations on...
possible solutions.
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Science Fiction & Fantasy Awards: The Hugos and Other ...
yuki-onna.livejournal.com - 2/4/2009
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The writer/programmer pairing is more popular in geek
circles than any astrological hook-up. My own household is...
certainly one of these--which means we both make with the clickety-clackety of little keys all day long whilst staring at glowing white or ...
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Programming Languages Are To Literary Schools As...
jeffvandermeer.com - 2/4/2009
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Thanks, Jeff, for inviting me onto your blog…
About two years ago, when I was working at...
Dark Horse as a prose editor, I read Brian Evenson’s limited edition “The Brotherhood of Mutilation” while sitting on a wall in a sunny ...
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Underland Press and Last Days
blogs.amctv.com - 2/4/2009
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When the pundits were predicting this year's Oscar
nominations, Heath Ledger's posthumous supporting actor nod was all...
but a guarantee, he having already swiped a Golden Globe for a role that most critics and fanboys agree reset the standard for ...
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No Joke, Heath Ledger Owes His Oscar Nomination to Superman
sfscope.com - 2/4/2009
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The February issue of Jim Baen's Universe has
fiction by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Carl Frederick, Naomi Kritzer,...
Lezli Robyn...
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Jim Baen's Universe February 2009 Issue
starshipsofa.com - 2/4/2009
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StarShipSofa: Science Fiction Audio Podcast Take a voyage
on the Science Fiction podcast StarShipSofa if you dare?...
Travel into the deepest realms of the classic Sci-fi and science fiction world. Calling at such science fiction destinations as Philip K ...
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StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 62 Double Bill Special ...
blog.fph.co.uk - 2/4/2009
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The Hunt For Gollum is a Lord Of
The Rings independent film made by fans for fans....
It looks pretty impressive to us, though, as you'll have seen if you've been following our reports so far. We spoke to the director Chris Brouchard and lead actor ...
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The Hunt For Gollum to premiere on 3 May
subterraneanpress.com - 2/4/2009
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We’ve just received ARCs for a number of
new titles. If you run a high traffic blog,...
or review for a prominent website, please feel free to drop us an email requesting a copy. (Please note that we receive far more queries than we can answer, ...
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Free ARCs to Good Homes — Jack Vance, James P. Blaylock, ...
ofblog.blogspot.com - 2/4/2009
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Since this is a long group of books/stories,
bold for books read, italics for owned but not...
yet read in full: SF novels Matter , Iain M. Banks (Orbit UK) Flood , Stephen Baxter (Gollancz, Roc '09) Weaver , Stephen Baxter ...
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Locus 2008 Recommended Reading List: A Meme?
