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Category Archives: News and Other SFF-Related Ramblings
Lookin’ Good: Speculative Fiction 2012
I usually don’t do cover reveals on this blog, but in this case I’ll make an exception because this book is, well, something special. Last year, Justin Landon (of the excellent Staffer’s Book Review) and Jared Shurin (one of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Jared Shurin, Justin Landon, Pandemonium Fiction
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Lookin’ Good: Unstuck #2
Unstuck is an independent, nonprofit annual magazine edited by Matt Williamson. The term “magazine” may be a bit misleading here: with one issue per year, and each issue looking like a gorgeous trade paperback comprised of hundreds of pages of … Continue reading →
Far Beyond Reality’s Best of 2012
A few weeks ago, each Tor.com reviewer was asked to put together a list of our three favorite books of the past year. After long hemming and hawing (I get a bit obsessive when I’m put on the spot and … Continue reading →
Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Tor.com just posted what’s certainly my biggest assignment for them to date: a long conversation between Tor Books founder Tom Doherty and science fiction and fantasy author L.E. Modesitt Jr. I’m not going to re-post the entire thing here, but … Continue reading →
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Tagged L.E. Modesitt Jr., Tom Doherty, Tor
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Lookin’ Good: Quintessence by David Walton
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I sometimes can be motivated to try an unfamiliar author or novel if the plot summary is sufficiently weird. (And as a matter of fact, I did try that novel out. What’s more: … Continue reading →
Want to give something back for Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, which may sound funny coming from someone who only officially became an American a handful of years ago, but there it is. I love that it’s a holiday that doesn’t require cards, or giving gifts, … Continue reading →
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Tagged charity, Patrick Rothfuss, Sandy
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Lookin’ Good: A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder
Sometimes I pick a book to review just based on how weird it sounds. Case in point, have a read of the synopsis of A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder, which seems to add a whole new level … Continue reading →
Triumph Over Tragedy: an anthology for the victims of Sandy
Want to help out the victims of Sandy AND get a great-looking SF&F anthology including stories by Robert Silverberg, Michael J. Sullivan, Bradley Beaulieu, Paolo Bacigalupi, and a bunch of others? Check out this charity anthology on Indiegogo! Just think … Continue reading →
Lookin’ Good: Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
Just got an advance copy of Six-Gun Snow White, a new novella by Catherynne M. Valente, in the mail. It looks amazing! Here’s the synopsis on the back cover: From New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente comes a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Catherynne M. Valente, Subterranean Press
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Humble Ebook Bundle Breaks One Million Dollars in Sales!
I don’t do a lot of news-y posts here anymore, but this story is too cool to ignore: the Humble Ebook Bundle, a pay-what-you-want set of ebooks full of great titles and authors, just reached a cool one million US … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cory Doctorow, Humble Ebook Bundle
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