Friday, May 23, 2008

News and Blog Updates: May 23, 2008

News Worth Reposting:
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Phoebe Matthews - Phoebe has a CONTEST!
"Fantasy readers, would you like to be a reviewer? Go to my website for details - http://phoebematthews.com/ "

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Are We Alone - Apocalypse Now!, & New Skeptical Sunday! (You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/ )


Headlines From SF News Sites:
Apex has announced that they are going ahead with the plans with Apex Online and are looking for content, the first story for Apex online is included in the links below - Sara Genge's "Pretty Little Thing" * Clarkesworld Magazine and Wyrm Publishing's "Memorare" by Gene Wolfe is moving towards a release date * io9 chats with Star Trek's Zoe Saldana, there's also news that Steven Spielberg will be creating a social networking site for abductees called The Rising, and lots more headlines * Locus Online has news of the Aurora and Ursa Major Awards * RevolutionSF has a review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull * Science Fiction Awards Watch has the full list of nominees for this year’s ESFS Awards * SF Signal has a post about "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Pon Farr Edition)" but you best not read it at work, plus other news and tidbits * SFScope posted quite a few articles on writing and the publishing industry * The Website at the End of the Universe is serving up some great articles including"I can't believe I found it on the internet!"

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Apex Book Company: We want your used stories, & Short Fiction: Pretty Little Thing

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Clarkesworld Magazine and Wyrm Publishing: Memorare moving along

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io9: Zoe Saldana Talks To io9 About Star Trek And Avatar [Star Trek], It Sucks! It Flies! It Cleans Your Floors! (circa 1960) [Retro Futurism], Stars Gone Wild!: Supernova Caught on Tape [Space], Space Station Film Will Actually Be Filmed In Zero G [MNP], An Interstellar Empire Is Yours for the Making [Classic Games], Andre Norton's Time Traders Series Free Online [Free Books],
Spielberg To Make Facebook For UFO Abductees [The Rising], & Blast Through the Stratosphere With Vacuum Tubes, 1951 [Retro Futurism]

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Locus Online: Awards News: Aurora Awards Winners, Ursa Major Awards Winners, Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, & European Science Fiction Society Awards

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RevolutionSF: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Review), & RevolutionSF Newsblast : Highlander, Prince of Persia, Prince Caspian, Justice League, cephalopods (News)

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: ESFS Follow-Up

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SF Signal: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Pon Farr Edition) [Not Safe For Work], MIND MELD: Scientific Accuracy in Stories, SF Tidbits for 5/22/08, TRAILER: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Tube Bits for 05/21/2008, SF Tidbits for 5/21/08, & Heroes Season 3 Propaganda Bomb

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SFScope: Mark L. Van Name Wins Compton Crook Award, Juno Books news: one cancellation, another big release, Orthopedic Horseshoes: new sf talk radio program, British exhibit explores Ian Fleming and his James Bond, JABberwocky reports foreign sales, including a major Polish auction, Excellent ISS viewing opportunities, Scholastic planning tenth anniversary edition of first Harry Potter book, Interview with James and Kathryn Morrow, editors of The SFWA European Hall of Fame, Warren Rochelle sells The Called to Golden Gryphon, Simon Green and Kat Richardson to be in Mean Streets, Random House: Peter Olson is leaving, Markus Dohle to replace him, & Asimov's August issue

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The Website at the End of the Universe: The Secret History of Star Wars is yours for the reading, & I can't believe I found it on the internet!


Selected Blog Updates:
Cynthia Leitich Smith has three very good posts that are worth looking at * Dark Horse Comics announces new items! * David Louis Edelman writes "On SF Signal: Scientific Accuracy in Stories ", & "Balticon 42 Schedule " * Several other authors post about Balticon * "Jeremy C. Shipp posts a link to his Q & A with Jack Ketchum * Jodi Lee has some "Thoughts" * Cory Doctorow has some advice on lying to authority figures * Nicola Griffith is "partying, and blogs by email " * Planet Pride has posted some great space articles * Rosemary Jones writes about the show "Black Books " * SF ReviewsNet tok in a big "haul.... " * Tor Books announcs a movie deal for Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin * Yasmine Galenorn is happy about something, so read and find out!

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bevhale - "Just good things. "

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Cornelia - "The Romance Studio "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Author Interview: Lisa Schroeder on I Heart You, You Haunt Me ", "Giveaway of Author Marked-up Copy of Tantalize ", & "National Children’s Choice Book Awards Announced; J.K. Rowling Wins Favorite Author "

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Dark Horse Comics - "New Dark Horse Items! 5/21/2008 "

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David Louis Edelman - "On SF Signal: Scientific Accuracy in Stories ", & "Balticon 42 Schedule "

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Di Francis - "map of crosspointe ", "how cool is this? ", & "updatery and hear me on the radio! and Miscon "

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Fantagraphics Books - "Johnny Ryan, Leah Hayes in NYC & Boston "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Excellence of Voice--It’s a Rhetorical Question By Molly Feese ", & "Picture This by Erik Smetana "

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Jeff Carlson - "Mandatory Education Camp For Writers ", & "More progress on MIND PLAGUE "

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Jeremy C. Shipp - "My Q & A with Jack Ketchum"

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Jodi Lee - "Parasitic Thoughts - Released! ", & "LBF Books - Author News - Christina Holt Signings "

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Jonathan (Fesmire) - "Tamshi’s Imp Free Download "

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Joshua Palmatier - "Balticon!! "

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "How to lie to authority figures "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "LBF Books Author, Christina Holt, Book Signings "

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Maria V. Snyder - "Wicked Delight ", & "Back from the sea! "

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Marianne De Pierres - "SF Signal ", & "I’m back! "

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Nicola Griffith - "partying, and blogs by email "

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Planet Pride - "Atlas and Daphnis ", "Exoplanet hunt update ", "A Dangerous Sunrise on Gliese 876d ", & "Tectonics on Titan "

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PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (aka Jaret Ferratusco) -"Old flowers and keen, displaced dreams. "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - Me and Bobby McKee ..., Classic cylon robots as CGI, The Quotable Rob Sawyer, Hominids half-price at Audible.com, & Shelving books in electronic bookstores

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Rosemary Jones - "Black Books "

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SF Reviews.Net - "Just a single day’s haul.... "

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Shroud Magazine - "Northern Haunts Cover Art Selected ", & "Please Review Shroud 2 on Amazon "

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Spectra Pulse - "Read the first three chapters of Mind the Gap for free ", & "Author Notes: David J. Williams "

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StoneGarden Publishing - "StoneGarden.net Overstock Sale! "

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Terry Goodkind - "Current Production news ", & "Richard and Kahlan casting announced "

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Tor Books - "Movie deal for Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin "

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Word Weavers - "Looking for suggestions "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Happy Friday! Night Huntress cover! ", "DONEDONEDONEDONE ", & "So close to the end I can taste it... "

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