Earth and other unlikely worlds (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A few years ago, Jonathan Lethem published an essay in The Village Voice, ‘Close Encounters: The Squandered Promise of Science Fiction’, in which he decried the close-mindedness of the genre and sketched an alternate history in which Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow won the Nebula instead of Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous With Rama in 1973, leading to a reconciliation...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
James Patrick Godfrey and Dr. Gregory Allen Miller were married Saturday evening at their house in Williamsburg, Mass. Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman officiated.
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Asimov's has posted the table of contents (with samples) for the January 2010 issue: Novelettes "Marya and the Pirate" by Geoffrey A. Landis "The Good Hand" by Robert Reed "The Jekyll Island Horror" by Allen M. Steele Short Stories "Conditional Love" by Felicity Shoulders "A Letter from the Emperor" by Steve Rasnic Tem "Wonder House" by Chris...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
A drunk Englishman died after a 9.6 metre drop from the fire escape of a Queenstown bar he was trying to sneak back into, a coroner has found.Coroner David Crerar said James Patrick Smith, a 25 snowboard instructor, died about...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
REVIEW SUMMARY: Bring on the Li-Fi! MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: 19 stories and one introduction attempting to reconcile mainstream literature that's science fiction and science fiction that's accepted by the mainstream. MY REVIEW: PROS: A lot of well-written reprint stories, 5 of which were outstanding. CONS: No outright bad story, but there were 3 which didn't really entertain me as much as the others....
Bibliophile Stalker (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Every Monday, I'll be doing bite-sized book/magazine reviews. Disclosure: The publisher sent a review copy for the purposes of this review. The Secret History of Science Fiction -- sounds like the title of a blockbuster movie or exhaustive nonfiction book but this is, in fact, an anthology that features stories that bridge the literary vs. genre divide, or "li-fi" as Orson Scott Card would...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
It might have been the only mistake by Casey Printers all day, but it was costly. The British Columbia Lions quarterback was intercepted in the end zone by Saskatchewan's James Patrick, giving the Roughriders a 33-30 overtime win Saturday in Regina.
Malc in the Burgh (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Caught a bit of Sean Lock's act on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on Saturday and though he was being funny (as comedians tend to be) he raised an interesting point. I like to think I've become much more thoughtful with regards the mark I'm leaving on the world. I recycle practically everything that I can. I wear about 4 jumpers before I think about sticking the heating on. And even though I own...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Rina from the excellent, free SF in SF reading series sez, Eric Simons is the author of the wonderfully quirky "Darwin Slept Here" based on his own journey to see the people, places, and legends that interested Darwin, and what they're like now. Saturday, Oct. 17/Doors and Cash Bar open 6:00pm/Readings start 7:00pm Readings will be followed by Q & A moderated by author Terry Bisson. The...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Asimov's has posted the table of contents (with samples) for the December 2009 issue: Novelettes "A Large Bucket, and Accidental Godlike Mastery of Spacetime" by Benjamin Crowell "Some Like It Hot" by Brian Stableford Short Stories "A Lovely Little Christmas Fire" by Jeff Carlson "As Women Fight" by Sara Genge "Animus Rights" by John Shirley "Angie's...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Envestnet today announced the addition of James Patrick, former Co-Head of US Distribution for Allianz Global Investors and former executive board member of the Managed Money Institute (MMI), as the new Managing Director for their Advisor Managed Programs. In this new position, Patrick will lead the Company’s efforts to distribute and enhance Envestnet’s advisor...
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Interesting premise gives rise to anthology challenging distinctions between mainstream and genre fiction. Sponsored Topics: art - James Patrick Kelly - Literature - Science fiction - Genre fiction
Fantasy Book Critic (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
This month Robert Thompson provided most of the book titles with additions by Cindy Hannikman, Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo. We are featuring 95 books. The release dates are US unless marked otherwise and the books are first edition unless noted differently. The dates are on a best known basis so they are not guaranteed; same about the edition information. Since information sometimes is out of date...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Short fiction anthologies come in many flavors: some contain original fiction and some are comprised of reprints; they can be themed or non-themed; they may restrict themselves to a certain sub-genre of speculative fiction... But one thing they all have in common is that it's Editors that put them together. Continuing from Part 1 last week, we asked a handful of Editors the following question: Q:...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Tony Cole, an ex-steakhouse busboy embroiled in a patronage scandal with Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, was acquitted Wednesday of violating court-ordered home confinement. Circuit Judge James Patrick Murphy cleared Cole, 30, of a contempt of court charge alleging he violated conditions of home confinement. He had been ordered confined to his home for allegedly violating orders of protection...
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