The Early Work of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Breakfast at Twilight and Other Stories
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
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Feral Strumpet Teatime (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
On our first night in Berlin, M and I spied a translation of Philip K. Dick in the window of a bookshop: Marsianischer Zeitsturz. We were consumed with laughter. Zeitsturz, time slip/fall/stumble…that’s exactly what it felt like to be here twenty years to the day after the wall had come down. We were time travelers [...]
Permutation City Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A collection of short stories, none of which made a particular impression on me. Several just seemed implausible, not because of technological change but because of the society. Dick was probably trying to say something when writing a story about the abortion age limit being extended passed birth up to 10 years old, but it didn't work for me. Tags: Book, Review, Philip K. Dick
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
With the Holidays just around the corner, I invited publishers to come up with special prize packs for the biggest giveaways of the year. In the next couple of weeks, you'll see similar contests cropping up, all of them a mix of autographed copies, bestselling titles, and Advance Reading Copies. The idea is to offer something that everyone will want to win. Tor Books, Orbit US, Del Rey and Bantam Spectra...
bookeywookey (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today’s question was suggested by Barbara : Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now? I am not sure what qualities Barbara thinks give Dickens, Austen, and Bronte their status but I would say that, through a combination...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Fiction and fantasy book covers can be as awe-inspiring as the stories they are trying to sell. We asked this week's panelists: Q: Which are the most memorable book covers in science fiction and fantasy? (You can name up to 10.) Read on to see their favorites ...and not-so-favorites... Dave Seeley Dave Seeley was an award winning architect before becoming a full time illustrator. Equally at home with...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
If Richard Linklater did not exist, I would never have thought his fame would be possible. Here's a director who has found mainstream success in intellectual thought and aimlessness -- not something Hollywood usually takes kindly to. Slacker earned raves, cult status, and inspired Kevin Smith to create Clerks . Dazed and Confused followed, quickly becoming one of the quintessential high school flicks,...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
[Interviewer's Note: This is a series of interviews featuring the contributors of The Apex Book of World SF edited by Lavie Tidhar. It'll run every Monday to Friday until I run out of interviews. Two of these interviews will be reprinted in Apex Magazine but the rest are exclusive to SF Signal.] Jamil Nasir has published short fiction in numerous science fiction venues in the US and UK, including...
The World in the Satin Bag (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I’ve had a most curious epiphany. Apparently if the description of the book is so far out there, so absurdly bizarre and unimaginably unintelligible in the light of logic, then I’m instantly fascinated by it and must have it in my collection. I don’t mean books with twisted or disturbing plots, but books with plots that simply don’t make sense, that are intentionally inconsistent...
Snarkmarket (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
This Flickr gallery created by Britta Gustafson is a delight. She imagines Blade Runner set in San Francisco—the setting of Philip K. Dick’s original story “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.” In the reimagined movie, where does Deckard live? What would happen at Alcatraz? (Something would have to happen at Alcatraz.) “Such a pretty city! All [...]
Sentence first (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Searching for a book review recently, I visited a web page with a pirated copy of the book, alongside a reviewer’s name that seemed to have been automatically censored: Compare the censored name with its original form on the back of my paperback copy of the same book: Googling “Philip K. censored” brings up a rash of [...]
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I'm still digging out from WFC and had an eventful week. I did receive two rejections for stories this week. Ah well. It's all a process. I just have to kick them back out there. I've also rejoined a critique group and met with my new business partner in yet another endeavor. I'll be team teaching workshops on developing an online presence with Jennifer March of JMA Services . My review of The Owl...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Opposites Attract Challenge Hosted by: Jen's Book Talk To play just read books that have at least one word in the title opposite to another book title's word. You can only use a book once though; not in 2 different sets. And be sure to use some of these with your other challenges if you can! There are many possibilities and combinations to come up with! Also if you have to; use the authors name as...
Mike Hudack (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
“This is the terrain explored by Philip K. Dick in his classic short story “The Minority Report,” and in the Steven Spielberg movie based on it, in which an official government department of “Precrime” identifies, charges, and jails people on the basis of anticipated actions.” - December 2009: Mark Bowden on Sexual Predators | vanityfair.com
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Pop culture can be as forbidding as it is inviting, particularly in areas that invite geeky obsession: The more devotion a genre or series or subculture inspires, the easier it is for the uninitiated to feel like they’re on the outside looking in. But geeks aren’t born; they’re made. And sometimes it only takes the right starting point to bring newbies into various intimidatingly...
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elda97k44 | 10/21/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –Daniel Dae Kim (ABC's "Lost") and John Slattery (AMC's "Mad Men") will join Matt Damon in "The Adjustment Bureau," a sci-fi romance based on a Philip K. Dick short story. Damon plays a rising congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) only to discover that a strange organization is keeping them apart. Kim plays a mysterious staffer at the Bureau...
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