Thursday, April 17, 2008

News and Blog Updates: April 17, 2008

News Headlines:
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WADE OF AQUITAINE - WADE OF AQUITAINE (Book One ) Now in Print Edition
The long-running Amazon Kindle Bestseller WADE OF AQUITAINE (Book One) came out today in the hard copy edition that non-eBook fans were demanding. Both versions featuring the crossed-sense and time-blind heroes of the Dark Ages will continue to be available going forward.

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Tor Books - New Podcast: John Scalzi on The Last Colony
FYI, new podcast posted today: "John Scalzi on The Last Colony": http://us.macmillan.com/podcasts/

News Worth Reposting:
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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

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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 Science Fiction News Sites:
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io9: Exclusive Clip From Tomorrow Night's Battlestar Galactica, Failure of the Planet of the Apes Hypothesis, & Future SETI: Looking for Alien Lasers, Gravity Waves,

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: On Popular Vote Awards, & Italian and Russian Awards

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Science Fiction Buzz: Katee Sackhoff on Amazon Wire, & Star Trek Vegas: Major Update

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SF Site: The Starry Rift edited by Jonathan Strahan, & Tales Before Narnia edited by Douglas A. Anderson

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Children of Men and Virtuality coming to the small screen, & Yet more Dune sequels are on the way to a bookstore near you


Selected Blog Updates
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Armand Vaquer - "Astrob
oy movie in 2009"

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Author Interview: Ann Dee Ellis on This Is What I Did", & :Youth Lit & Writer News "

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

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Kevin J Anderson - "NEW SF SERIES -- HELLHOLE "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "12 Days to Go "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Just watched... "

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PLANET LOVECRAFT - "Planet Lovecraft East Coast and West Coast! "

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Scott Nicholson - "paraABnormal "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Working late...again... ;) ", "Creativity & Mania ", & "I Am Legend vs The Omega Man (a couple spoilers) "

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