News and Blog Updates: April 20, 2008

News Headlines:
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Are We Alone? - There should be a new show listed later today or on Monday, so check the site for details.


Headlines From Science Fiction News Sites:
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io9: Karen Joy Fowler's Latest Novel is Science Fiction in the Present [Wit's End Review], Where Do Scifi Fads In Mainstream Lit Come From?, Wolfgang Peterson Off Ender's Game, &
A History Of The Science Fiction Convention,

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Locus Online: Monitor: New Books: second week April

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RevolutionSF: RevolutionSF Newsblast : Stormtroopers, Harry Potter, Homestar Runner, Ron Moore (News)

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: A Win for Chabon

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Science Fiction Buzz: Interview: David Prowse as Darth Vader

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SFScope: Actress Hazel Court Dies, Tantor buys audio rights from Lackey & Mallory, and from Turtledove, & Animator Ollie Johnston Dies

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SF Signal: SF Tidbits for 4/20/08

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Remnants of missing Infocom game found on old hard drive


Selected Blog Updates
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Boxcar Astronaut - "Watch where you step in an All New Boxcar Astronaut! "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "News & Links: Authors Neil Gaiman, Maureen Johnson, Mary Pearson, Paula Yoo & Writer Resources ", & "Author and Illustrator Interview: Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre on The Storyteller’s Candle "

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David Louis Edelman - " The “Infoquake” Mass Market Has Arrived"

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David Thorpe - "Two stories in a new anthology "

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Eos Books - "JUDGE, Karen Traviss ", & "Lois McMaster Bujold--early review and interview "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Booty Results Coming Soon - Arrrgh! - by Fran Friel", & "Let the Story Live - by AJ Brown "

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JAMES AND DADDY - "Update 20th April 2008", & "James and Daddy .. The Interview Part 2 "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "25 Things You’ll Find in Little Brother continues with number 9 ", "10 Days to Go ", & "11 Days to Go "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "From Our Friend Kevin Hurtack -- Nefarious Plan "

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Murky Depths - "Whitechapel "

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Nicola Griffith - "wait ten minutes "

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Planet Pride - "On Approach to Enceladus", & "Ring-Moon Connections "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm: Updated 04-18-08

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Rosemary Jones - "John Carter lives! "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Snow Again--and More on Writing ", & more