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jeffvandermeer.com - 16 days ago
To Asimov’s or not to Asimov’s?
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A couple of weeks ago, Jeff took Asimov’s Magazine to task over on the Sofanauts podcast. So in thinking of writing a blog post as a guest here this month, I thought I’d write something in defence of Asimov’s, just to take a devil’s advocate role. I was going to write about how Asimov’s, being ...

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November 6, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... (podcast). The Creative Penn interviews Mur Lafferty (podcast). Lark Neville interviews Amy Grech. Fantasy Magazine interviews Garth Nix (video). Tor.com interviews Ray Bradbury (video). John Scalzi profiles Jeff VanderMeer. Fantasy Book Critic interviews Gary A. Ballard. Advice/Articles Rich Horton's Summary: Interzone, 2009. Lavie Tidhar on To Asimov's or not to Asimov's? The New Yorker on Bolano Backlash? (via Matt ...

SF Tidbits for 11/6/09
SF Signal — ... doubling in size. Realms of Fantasy: Designer Needed. The Clarkesworld Citizenship Drive. Spread the word, get a free DRAGONS shirt! Tor.com Buys Book-Size Webcomics to Serialize. (via Booksquare) Kylie signs with Angry Robot. Interfictions 2 Events!Articles Rich Horton's Summary: Interzone, 2009. Lavie Tidhar on To Asimov's or not to Asimov's? LJNDawson.com on Mythbusting the ISBN. (via ...

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