Tuesday, April 15, 2008

News and Blog Updates: April 15, 2008

News Headlines:
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 25 Things You'll Find in Little Brother Continues with #14
The countdown to Little Brother's release continues with #14 on the list of 25 Things You'll Find in Little Brother: #14.Vampire LARPers: "Bite bite bite bite bite!" For the rest of the list, see the blog.

News Worth Reposting
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The Edge of Propinquity - Volume 28, April 2008
The Edge of Propinquity is a series of short stories from four different authors in four different universes exploring the world that lurks just beneath the surface of everyday life. It is the world of the unexplained, supernatural, magic, horror, duty, responsibility, black humor, conspiracy, unknown heritage and power. This webzine is updated on the 15th of every month.

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Are We Alone? - Current show "Ctrl-S: Preserving Culture "
The online radio show for the SETI Institute.


Headlines From SF News Sites:
I'm starting something new here by listing a few selected healines from a couple of news sites. As time progesses this section will evolve a bit.

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io9: Happy Soviets Dance on the Moon, 1961 [Retro Futurism], Bring On The Anime Monsters. Batman's Ready. [Batman: Gotham Knight], Which Parts of the Galaxy Do Aliens Hang Out In? [Astrobiology], & Want to Be a Summer Intern for io9? [Io9 Master Control Program]

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Locus Online: Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, New Heinlein Novel to be Written, & Doctorow releases self under Creative Commons License

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Sience Fiction Buzz: Michael Trucco (BSG's Sam Anders) podcast, Battlestar Galactica' Execs Sign On to FOX Pilot, The Andromeda Strain on A&E In May, & African American Science Fiction Writers


Selected Blog Updates
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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Deal 7 of 7: The Next Fix "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Book, Writer & Agent News "

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David Thorpe - "Hybrids for machines "

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Di Francis - "book review: Extraordinary Circumstances "

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Fantagraphics Books - "2008 Eisner Award nominees, now on sale! "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "!!! Sexy College Coeds !!!" (Uh, not really ~ Jim), " A Lovecraft-based Role Playing Game "

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Jenna Black - "RT, Here I Come! "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "14 Days to Go "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Blackstone Audio does Passage "

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Paul Halpern - "Meet Me in St. Louis (for a physics convention) "

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Robert J. Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm

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Tor Books - "4/15 Releases from Tor Books "

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Tor.com - "Reiffen's Choice by S.C.Butler "

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Word Weavers - "Fantasy Anthology Now Available! "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Comments? Questions? Something Interesting to Share? Have At It "

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