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January 29, 2009: Author Jeff Vandermeer Sweeps In - Like A Mini-Hurricane!
January 29, 2009: Author Jeff Vandermeer Sweeps In - Like A Mini-Hurricane!
A quarter-view of the elusive author So, last night I gathered up your questions for Jeff Vandermeer, sent them his way, and settled down to do a bit of work on the script. Less than thirty minutes later, I received a response from Jeff. Well, not just “a” ...
Interview: Matthew Cheney
Interview: Matthew Cheney
charles-tan.blogspot.com — Every Tuesday, I'll have an interview posted. Matthew Cheney's work has been published by English Journal, One... Story , Web Conjunctions , Strange Horizons , Failbetter.com , Ideomancer , Pindeldyboz , Rain Taxi , Locus , The Internet Review of ... (more) Interview: Matthew Cheney
Underland Press and Last Days
Underland Press and Last Days
jeffvandermeer.com — 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 ... (more) Underland Press and Last Days
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Answering Questions Via Cell Phone: The Future of Interviews?
Ecstatic Days — ... Joseph Mallozzi was kind enough to host a discussion of City of Saints & Madmen this week as part of an ongoing book club he oversees from his blog. I had agreed to answer any questions from readers, but when Joe sent them to me I had already turned off my computer. So I answered them from my cell phone. I think this improved my performance immeasurably, as typing on the tiny keyboard at one in the morning made me choose my words very carefully indeed. Please go check it out–including a cute photo of my grandson Riley. ...

January 30, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... now has a Greenbelt 5 branch... The Guardian on The Genre That Dare Not Speak Its Name. Rich Horton has a summary of the anthologies he read in 2008. More sad news: Wheatland Press will be on hiatus in 2009. Owen Stephens on the Origins Award. Jim C. Hines on Writing and Accountability. Anime Vice has an interview with Nick Mamatas on the Haikasoru line. Interview with cellphone with Jeff Vandermeer. Alternate Londons by Ian R. Macleod. Mental Floss on ...

SF Tidbits for 1/30/09
SF Signal — Interviews & Profiles: Drawn! interviews Shaun Tan, who is also profiled on Omnivoracious. Joseph Mallozzi interviews Jeff Vandermeer. @NewsMiner: David Marusek (Mind Over Ship). @Los Angeles Times: Star Trek director J.J. Abrams (part 1), who says that the reboot is true to the original, but also a "completely different experience". I don't care as long as it's good. Tor.com serves up some more free wallpaper featuring art ...

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