Open Road Media and Genre-Bending Novels (and a Book Sale)
Open Road Media is running a sort of awareness campaign / sale for novels which essentially defy categorization. There are quite a few interesting books on the list, so in case you’re interested in that sort of thing, here are the details: Jonathan Carroll. Edward Whittemore. Robert R. McCammon. James Morrow. All of these authors […]
Week of Joy (Day Six): Heart of Fire by J. Damask (A Mini Interview)
J. Damask (a.k.a. Joyce Chng) was kind enough to answer a few questions about her new book, Heart of Fire, which hits digital shelves in September. The book comes from Masque Books, a digital-only division of Prime Books, a notable small press genre publisher (notable most recently for releasing the absolutely amazing Yoon Ha Lee collection, Conservation of […]
2012 Nebula Awards Winners (w/ Brief Thoughts)
Last night, the SFWA folks hosted the 2012 Nebula Awards. I didn’t get to watch the live stream because I was trying to recover from the episode we recorded for The Skiffy and Fanty Show on Friday night (I’m still sort of recovering). However, now that the awards have been announced, I see fit to […]
Hugo Awards Finalists (Plus Preliminary Commentary)
I’m too lazy to offer a proper introduction, so I’m just going to dive in (give me a break; I walked over five miles today). The only thing I will say is that most of these are preliminary, most-likely-haven’t-read-it thoughts. For the most part, I will have nothing to say about a work except why […]
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes Sells Film Rights
I just broke the news over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show, but I figure you all should know about it too! Lauren Beukes, South African author of Moxyland and Zoo City, has sold the film rights to her Arthur C. Clarke winning novel, Zoo City to Helena Spring, a renowned South African filmmaker. Here’s […]
RIP: Anne McCaffrey
It seems that Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers, has passed away. Needless to say, the genre community has suffered some big losses in the last few years. McCaffrey will be remembered for a long time to come, if not for being a great writer (she was), then certainly for helping shape […]