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whatever.scalzi.com - 4/27/2009
Really the Only Thing That Has to Be Said About the YA Thing
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Observers of the science fiction field will note the Nebula Award for Best Novel was won this year by a YA book, that the Tiptree Award is co-shared by a YA novel, and that in the Hugo Best Novel category, two and a half of the books nominated are also YA (the “half” in this [...]

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Viral Links that Swine Won’t Touch
Neth Space — ... The Nebula Awards are announced. Scalzi has some interesting things to say about what may be a building controversy. ...

April 28, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Cheney on Blasted Horrors. John Klima on Update on Request for Help. Check out these shirts! Ysabeau Wilce on Kindling. John Ottinger on Inside the Blogosphere: What is your reviewing process? Sarah Brendel on See You in the Funny Pages. Trish's Reading Nook on ARCs, etc. James Gurney on Theory of Sacrifices. Shawn Speakman on The Busy Agent. John Scalzi on Really the Only Thing That Has to Be Said About the YA Thing. Phenix & Phenix ...

SF Tidbits for 4/28/09
SF Signal — Interviews & Profiles: @SciFi Scanner: Battle for Terra Director Aristomenis Tsirbas. @Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Robert J. Sawyer. @Bibliophile Stalker: Paul Graham Raven. @SCI FI Wire: Leonard Nimoy on why he came back to Star Trek. Any young adult fiction haters out there should read John Scalzi's take on YA fiction. Bruce Sterling is taking over the reigns of the Cool Tools blog. [via Boing Boing Gadgets] ...

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