Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Review Copies: Random Gender Distribution or Directed Traffic?

Recently I’ve been having a discussion on my podcast and elswhere on the Internet about the problem of gender balance in fiction, particularly the anthology that sparked a bit of a controversy a couple of weeks ago. One thing that has come to my attention due to that discussion and due to the list I […]

Promo Bits: Go Mutants! by Larry Doyle

Matt Staggs recently brought this book to my attention, and I thought you all would be interested in checking it out. The book also has an interesting website. Here’s the cover (after the fold):And here’s info about the book: GO MUTANTS:What if the movies that glowed from drive-in screens from the ’50s and ’60s weren’t […]

The Skiffy and Fanty Show #4 is Live!

For those of you interested, the fourth episode of my podcast with Weirdside is up. We talk about the genderfail issue of last week’s episode again (sort of), new science fiction magazines, Realms of Fantasy, and magical realism. Let us know what you think; we’re always interested in hearing from listeners, regular or otherwise. You […]