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Suite101 talks to award-winning author Jeff Vandermeer about not understanding books and which fictional character he would be for a day.
Best American Fantasy 2008 edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer
Best American Fantasy 2008 edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer
sfsite.com — Even with the demise of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, there are many Best of the... Year anthologies out there. But Paul notes, and applauds, about this selection of stories is that the wide range of sources challenges our notions of fantasy. This ... (more) Best American Fantasy 2008 edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer
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Six Shooter Interview and Books Received, fer a Busy, Chaotic Monday
Ecstatic Days — ... Here’s me yammering on about fictional characters, not understanding books, why you should ignore me as a curmudgeon, and more (gotta click on “more vandermeer” to get to second page). Here’s an un-intriguing excerpt: “The moral necessity of trying to do the right thing even when it’s meaningless or hopeless–that perhaps it’s even more important then. The importance of love and the imagination in how we shape our lives. The aching ridiculousness and sadness of death. The need for connection even when we’re all these ...

April 28, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — Saturday's Free Comic Day at Comic Odyssey and Druid's Keep. Fully Booked will have it on May 23, 2009. And congrats to the 2009 Locus Award Finalists. P.S. Just a reminder, the Shirley Jackson Awards auction is ending soon. Interviews There's an interview with Lou Anders (among other things) in the April issue of Concept Sci-Fi. Lynne Jamneck interviews Jeff VanderMeer. Stephen Hunt interviews Mark Wernham. Carolyn Louise Anderson interviews David Pomerico. ...

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