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Sideways in Crime audio promotion
Lou Anders, editor of Sideways in Crime which will come out in June, has just posted an audio ad for the book on his website. He also sent a link so that I can do the same…if I were tech savvy, which I’m not. So the best I can do is link to Lou’s site (which is always interesting anyway) and have you swing over for a listen. Check it out here. Those of you who aren’t interested in the book might want to go to his site just to see the new trends in book promotion. There are some cool things going on in this brave new world. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, On Writing
Asimov’s Readers Choice Award
I’ve been sitting on this news since February, and now I can finally release it. “Recovering Apollo 8″ has won the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award for Best Novella. The award is voted on by the readers of the magazine. They have a list of all the stories published in the year, and they choose. I’m very pleased to receive the award. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be at the ceremony, but there’s a great account of it on Nancy Kress’s blog. Nancy, by the way, won the Nebula that night (after the Asimov’s breakfast) for her novella “Fountain of Age.” (Congrats, Nancy!) I’m sure she’ll blog about that shortly as well. Thanks to everyone who voted! It means a lot to me. … Read entire article »
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Sidewise Award Nominations
I’m honored to be one of the nominees for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History (Short Form). “Recovering Apollo 8″ is on this list with some great company. Congrats to all the nominees! Here’s the press release. The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased to announce this year’s nominees. The Sidewise Awards will be presented at this year’s worldcon, Denvention 3, the week of August 6-10. The awards were founded in 1995 to recognize the best alternate history of the year. Best Short Form: Elizabeth Bear, Les Innocents/Lumiere (in New Amsterdam, Subterranean Press) Michael Flynn, Quaestiones Super Caelo Et Mundo (in Analog, 7/07) Matthew Johnson, Public Safety (in Asimov’s, 3/07) Jess Nevins, An Alternate History of Chinese Science Fiction (in No Fear of the Future, May 17, 2007) Chris Roberson, Metal Dragon Year (in Interzone, … Read entire article »
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39
Every now and then, my mother’s old admonition, “You’re too young!” actually rings true. Even if in this case, it wasn’t so much youth as a lack of education. When I was in high school, Queen came out with their classic album Night at the Opera. (Yes, I’m that old.) I had it and listened to it incessently, as did most of my friends. We loved the music, but we argued about one song. It was called “’39″ and it seemed pretty murky to us. It was well done, but it was filled with mysterious lyrics about a land beyond the stars and weird aging and loss. Some of us thought the song was about time travel. Others thought it was about magic. Yet … Read entire article »
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French interview
Last month I did an e-mail interview with a French reviewer covering my science fiction and fantasy publications in France. The interview just got posted, along with a review of the Disappeared, which just appeared in France, and a lovely picture of the cover. You can find all the links here. If you just want to read the interview in English, here’s that link. … Read entire article »
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Ordering the Perfect Man
Amazon is listing The Perfect Man as not yet released, which isn’t true. While we’re trying to get them to update their site, you can order the book from the publisher directly. Here’s the link. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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More on Science Fiction Short Fiction
The discussion has started, thanks to SF Signals short interviews on the state of short fiction. Jenn, the owner of indigocafe.com, has an interesting point, not just about science fiction, but about mainstream literature as well. Check it out here. … Read entire article »
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