News and Blog Updates: April 16, 2008:

News Headlines:
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Seattle Zombie Walk - Anybody else from Seattle going to the Zombie Prom May 10th?
Here is the URL for the Zombie Prom in Portland, OR: http://www.myspace.com/pdxzombieprom
http://community.livejournal.com/zombiewalk | http://www.myspace.com/seattlezombiewalk

News Worth Reposting
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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.

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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: You can read the new book by John Kessel, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, & X-Files Movie Has a Title at Last

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Science Fiction Buzz: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

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SF Site: Babylon 5.1: TV reviews by Rick Norwood, Inside Straight edited by George R.R. Martin, New Arrivals compiled by Neil Walsh, & The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories by Cat Rambo & Jeff VanderMeer

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Doctor Who fans hope to piece together missing episodes, Pixar to adapt Philip K. Dick story for the big screen, George Lucas suing over stormtrooper clones, & The perfect Sci-Fi library


Selected Blog Updates

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Armand Vaquer - "Astro Boy Thorough The Years", & "G-FAN Special Update No. 6 "

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Boxcar Astronaut - "The Top Ten Toys I Had When I Was A Kid! "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Editor Interview: Nancy Mercado on Roaring Brook Press "

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Eos Books - "EMISSARIES rave review", & "Author double feature! "

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Fantagraphics Books - "Now in stock: Jessica Farm, new issues of The Comics Journal & Mineshaft "

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Fran Friel - "Booty Results Coming Soon - Arrrgh! "

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Hello London "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "The Future of Horror By Eric Stark "

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Jeremy C. Shipp - "First blurb for my upcoming short story collection "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "13 Days to Go "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Passage review & new Bujold interview "

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Maria V. Snyder - "Thanks! ", & "Insanely busy! "

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Nicola Griffith - "Ammonite just won an award "

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Planet Pride - "NASA Extends Cassini's Grand Tour of Saturn ", "Lighthouse Moon & High Above Mimas ", & "Saturn’s Titan: A Mirror Image of Earth Before Life Evolved? "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm: Updated 04-15-08

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Word Weavers - "A little pre-launch "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Open Mike Wednesday (The Abelian Group) & Other Randomness "