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SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Interviews & Profiles: @Sci Fi Wire: Alan Dean Foster ( Quofum ). It's apparently a Connie Willis Interviewing marathon! Mur Lafferty (part 2 of a video interview). ActuSf . The Rocky Mountain News , who also posts her story " New Hat ". [via File 770 ] Future interviews: In October, Ghost in the Machine Podcast welcomes authors James Maxey and Adam Roberts . Blake Charlton, in an attempt to get Stanford...
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io9 (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Author Connie Willis has a fantastic interview in the Rocky Mountain News today, where she talks about her influences (including Robert Heinlein) and what it's like to be famous yet not a household... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Happy Catholic (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
One of my infrequent updates ... What I've Been Reading Saveur-their latest issue features breakfast around the world; Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis (one of her funny ones); a gaggle of review books-all so good that I have scattered them around the house and dive in when I settle near one. What I'm Listening To some new podcasts I've discovered ... right now a couple of science-ish ones: Distillations...
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Bold As Love (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Tuesday 2nd September, Rain and wind Dear me #n, it seems that while I was away someone resurrected the list of my ten top sf novels by women, that I did for the Guardian back in 2003, and I was pilloried unmercifully for not including Connie Willis, shame on me. Why did that piece resurface? Lost in [...]
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Electric Spec Editor Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
I've finally recovered somewhat from WorldCon and am feeling human again. :) I've been trying to be positive in my daily posts, but to be honest, I was underwhelmed by WorldCon. It was just too big. The focus was all on the super-stars, such as Lois McMaster Bujold, Connie Willis and George RR Martin. If you wanted to go worship at their feet, it was a perfect opportunity, but that's not my
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Library Journal News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Prizes presented August 9 as part of the Denvention 3 World SF Convention.
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THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
The Hugo awards were presented at WorldCon this weekend and here’s the winners: Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate) Novella: “All Seated on the Ground” by Connie Willis (Asimov’s Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press) Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007) Short Story: “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear...
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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
From the official website : Best Novel : The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate) Best Novella : “All Seated on the Ground” by Connie Willis ( Asimov’s Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press) Best Novelette : “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007) Best Short Story : “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear ( Asimov’s June 2007)...
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Torque Control (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Here they are, then: NOVEL: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate) I called it! I totally called it. Is this the end of the squandered promise of sf? Well, no; but probably not insignificant, either. NOVELLA: “All Seated on the Ground”, Connie Willis (Asimov’s Dec 2007; Subterranean Press) NOVELETTE: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate”, [...]
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SF Signal (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The Winners of the 2008 Hugo Award have just been announced. [via the Twitter feeds of Karen Burnham's Spiral Galaxy and John Joseph Adams ] BEST NOVEL : The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate) BEST NOVELLA : " All Seated on the Ground " by Connie Willis ( Asimov's Dec. 2007, Subterranean Press) [See SF Signal review ] BEST NOVELETTE : " The Merchant and the...
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Electric Spec Editor Blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
My first day of WorldCon is over. Phew! It was busy, starting with the ginormous crowd at check-in, end ending with the SFWA pizza & beer party. Too much went on to really do it justice here. But, some brief highlights follow. The Writers as Readers panel featuring Connie Willis, George RR Martin, Lois McMaster Bujold and moderator Mary Morman. Suffice to say, writers ARE readers. 2008 The
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Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Many thanks for those who voted in the recent Locus Awards poll. We not only had four of the top ten short story collections — The Winds of Marble Arch (Connie Willis); The Jack Vance Treasury (Jack Vance) New Amsterdam (Elizabeth Bear); Ascendancies (Bruce Sterling) — SubPress was voted second place in the Best Publisher/Imprint [...]
