paranormalwriters.blogspot.com - 11/25/2009
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I've know Lauren Beukes for a while now. I first encountered her short fiction in Something Wicked magazine and often read her articles. She has recently had great success with a speculative fiction tale— Moxyland —in a South African setting, painting a rather grim, distopian view of Cape Town a ...
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... Signal Mind Meld on memorable SF/F book covers (with Lee Harris plus assorted better company)
Mike Shevdon tells us about the Knights Templar in his latest blog post.
Review of Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero at PornoKitsch
the book had me chuckling from start to finish in a way that Terry Pratchett hasn’t succeeded in doing for a decade.
An interview with Lauren Beukes at Frightening Journeys
We’re a country in the process of ...
November 26, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... favorite guys, Rick Kleffel and Jeff VanderMeer (and Ann VanderMeer and Jacob Weisman), will be on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, in the 5-10 AM slot on KQED. Do try to check them out. Interviews Editors Unleashed interviews Literary Agent Ginger Clark. The Interstitial Arts Foundation interviews Alaya Dawn Johnson. The Agony Column interviews Scott "SG" Browne (podcast). Frightening Journeys interviews Lauren Beukes. Advice/Articles SF Signal Mind Meld: ...
SF Tidbits for 11/26/09
SF Signal —
Interviews/Profiles Frightening Journeys interviews Lauren Beukes. The Interstitial Arts Foundation interviews Alaya Dawn Johnson. The Agony Column interviews Scott "SG" Browne (podcast). Innsmouth Free Press interviews Aliette de Bodard. The Future & You interviews Doctor Gregory L. Matloff, C Bangs and Keith Comito (podcast). News Borders' website suspends book sales. Fantasy theme park plans unveiled. ...
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Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
sfsite.com 11/4/2009 — The gap between the haves and the have-nots has spread to a Grand Canyon sized gulf. Set in the near future of South Africa, it follows the interweaving story of four very different kinds of people. In each perspective, the person is somehow ...
REVIEW | Moxyland by Lauren Beukes (Angry Robot)
booktionary.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — This is a tough one for me to review, because quite honestly I'm not sure I liked it. However, I'm also not sure I hated it. It almost seemed like Beukes set out to write a cyberpunk 1984 of the new generation without much else in mind. It certainly had some good concepts going, but it was a ...
Interview with Lauren Beukes
angryrobotbooks.com 7/3/2009 — Photographer: Fiona Royds. Creative Director: Georgia Gardner. Used by kind permission of Obrigado Magazine.
We all know Lauren (left) as the talented author of Moxyland , but did you know that she also surfs professionally? No? Well, that’s because I just made it up, but she does ...
Interview: Lauren Beukes
charles-tan.blogspot.com 9/8/2009 — Every Tuesday, I'll have an interview posted. Lauren Beukes is a recovering journalist, TV scriptwriter, award-winning columnist and writer (aka glorified typist). She’s the author of dystopian thriller Moxyland longlisted for the 2009 Sunday ...
Moxyland Trailer
angryrobotbooks.com 7/14/2009 — Still not bought your copy of Moxyland ? Let Lauren Beukes tell you a little bit more about it…
Sounds good? Then pick it up at Play.com for only £5.99 (with free delivery!)
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 9 – Lauren Beukes
angryrobotbooks.com 12/21/2009 — Santa Quits
NORTH POLE. After over 400 years on the job, Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nick, Papá Noel and, in Afghanistan, Baba Chaghaloo, is calling it quits.
It’s the second shocking celebrity resignation to rock the world after the queen of talkshows, Oprah ...
Moxyland Trailer (video)
youtube.com 7/14/2009 — Trailer for "Moxyland" by Lauren Beukes. Described by Charles Stross as:"It's what you get when you take your classic 80s deracinated corporat...
Moxyland Short Story Competition
angryrobotbooks.com 8/21/2009 — There’s still plenty of time to enter the Moxyland short story competition. We’re running a competition to write a short story based in Lauren Beukes ‘ Moxyland world. The three winning entries will be published in Lauren’s next book, Zoo City (May 2010) .
There ...
Moxyland Short Story Competition
angryrobotbooks.com 8/5/2009 — Ooh, now this is quite exciting!
We’re about to launch a new Short Story competition based around Lauren Beukes’ wonderful debut novel, Moxyland . Entrants must set their story in the Moxyland universe , so if you haven’t read it yet, now is your chance!
You can buy a ...
Moxyland and Slights Reviews and Kaaron Warren Interview
angryrobotbooks.com 9/14/2009 — Some news about new signings coming soon, and possibly a competition or two, but until then, have a look at this great review. Lauren Beukes ‘ Moxyland continues to impress. Over at everything2.com, they tell us that
Beukes has taken a hundred interesting ideas, about the politics ...