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fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com - 11/19/2009
Liviu's Top Novels of the 00's Decade
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Inspired by this sffworld thread I decided to do a post with my choices considering that it is mid-November 09. As usual I separate the novels in categories, this time just three: mainstream, fantasy and sf. ********************************** Mainstream: 1. Les Bienveillantes/The Kindly ...

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Bibliophile Stalker:  November 20, 2009 Links and Plugs

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November 20, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... versus RWA. (via Janet Reid) Juno Books on Advice to Writers: A Rant. Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Flexibility. Juliette Wade on Hiding Information in Plain Sight. SciFi Scanner on Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science. Paul G. Tremblay on Re: Medium Hopping. David Anthony Durham on Re: Re: Medium Hopping. Fantasy Book Critic on Liviu's Top Novels of the 00's Decade. Alan Rinzler on 9 tips for successful author ...

SF Tidbits for 11/20/09
SF Signal — ... things to avoid when making up fantasy names. Ying Compestine on A Bird Out of the Cage. Nancy Jane Moore on The Way of the Warrior: Gender Matters. Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer's Survival Guide: Flexibility. SciFi Scanner on Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science. Paul G. Tremblay and David Anthony Durham talk about Medium Hopping. Fantasy Book Critic on Liviu's Top Novels of the 00's Decade. ...

SF Tidbits for 11/22/09
SF Signal — ... from an SF Studies special issue on the same. [via Torque Control] Crossed Genres on Running an SF/F magazine: the most pleasant part. @The World in the Satin Bag: Science Fiction and Aliens: Human Relationships to the Other "Other". @MovieChopShop: How Biff Tannen destroyed the world! (And also saved it) Lists @Scanners: The 11 Worst Ambiguous Movie Endings. @Fantasy Book Critic: Liviu's Top Novels of the 00's Decade. @Visions of Paradise: The Best Science ...

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