News Nibbles: Aug. 12, 2008

News Nibbles: Aug. 12, 2008

Local Blog Updates: Aug. 12, 2008

• King County Library System - MySpace Blog: Is Breaking Dawn a dud?

Be sure to check out the complete listing of local events posted here on the NWSFS: Local News Page

Science Fiction News: Aug. 12, 2008
Below are just some of the headlines that have been posted recently. Use the link above to access all the details:

• Apex Book Company: Book trailer for Beauty & Dynamite * New Apex Digest Online goodies
• British Fantasy Society News: Doctor Who and Stardust Win Hugos
• io9: Six WorldCon Breakout Stars to Watch [Buzz]
• Locus Online: Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers
• RevolutionSF: RevolutionSF Remembers Isaac Hayes (News)
• Science Fiction Awards Watch: Campbell Pin Photo * Hugo Reactions Poll
• Science Fiction Buzz: DC Comics/Warner Bros. Animated Super Heroes CD Soundtrack Signing Event
• SciFi Scanner: Site of the Week - Geeks of Doom * John Scalzi Talks About His Hugo Win
• SF Signal: Tuesday Trailer: Dance of the Dead * REVIEW: Stalking the Unicorn by Mike Resnick
• SFScope: WorldCon 2010 * CBLDF reschedules cancelled Doctorow-headlined fundraiser
• The Website at the End of the Universe: What were the best scifi TV shows killed off before their time?

Selected Blog Updates: Aug. 12, 2008
You can access these recently and other recently updated blogs by clicking the link above.

Blogspot, Wordpress, and "other" blogs:

• ...from down in Lucky Town (Alex Bledsoe): Possibly the best review I'll ever get
• a dark catharsys (Heather S. Ingemar): talk about the weekend from hell
• Ask Nicola (Nicola Griffith): Ammonite covers * xena and gabrielle
• Christopher Paul Carey: Worldcon: Denvention 3
• Fantasy Book Critic: SPOTLIGHT: George R. R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword"
• J Alan Erwine's Blog: Denvention Pics * Denvention Day 5
• kelleyeskridge.com: Werewolf glee! * I want to see a bunny too
• Robert J Sawyer: L.A. stories ... * Worldcon memories * SETI@home and Rollback
• SF Novelists: Writers Resources
• The Crotchety Old Fan: Harlan Ellison (obliquely) Comments * READING vs READING ON TEH INTERNETS
• "Whatever" (John Scalzi): Finding Mary Robinette Kowal’s Fiction * Photo Request
• Witchy Chicks: Time to Work on ME * At the movies - AMAL

MySpace Blogs:

• Alethea Kontis: Best. Interview. Ever.
• Chuck Palahniuk: Chuck Palahniuk's August Essay, "Nuts & Bolts: Plot Points"
• Cynthia Leitich Smith (CYNSATIONS): Author Feature: Joseph Bruchac
• David Louis Edelman: Denvention Recapitulation
• Fantasy Book Critic: Fantasy Book Critic Update
• Fran Friel: Special Chrispy News and Penguin Man...er, Ed Schubert
• HARPER PERENNIAL: Simon Van Booy video from Paris
• Harry Shannon: "Dead And Gone" meet & greet at Dark Delicacies
• Horror Library Blog-O-Rama: Writer's Block - by Dan Naden
• Jeff Carlson: WorldCon Wrap-up: Day One, Part Two
• Kevin J Anderson: SAN DIEGO COMIC CON, NORAD, and DENVENTION
• Lois McMaster Bujold: Writer Guest of Honor Speech, Denvention 3
• Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing: Another VCon Update
• Luna Books: Interview with Luna Author Michelle Sagara
• Marianne De Pierres: p.s. a little whisper ...
• Maura Anderson: Fiction with Friction - Labor of Love Shorts
• Morpheus Tales: Morpheus Tales Special Issues
• Paul S. Kemp: GenCon Schedule for Paul S. Kemp
• Philip José Farmer - MySpace Blog: August website update: New Farmer novels!
• Planet Stories: One of a Kline
• Robin Hobb: Cover Art!
• Rue Morgue Magazine: The Demonology of Desire joins Transgressive Visions
• Scott Nicholson: self-publishing and self-control
• Sherrilyn Kenyon: Latest Tour Update
• Shroud Magazine: Who is HIRAM GRANGE and why should we care?
• Steven Brust: Hey, you got a band?
• Tor Teen: New Album: Recent and Upcoming Manga for Ages 16+
• Yasmine Galenorn (Life On The Fringe): Woohoo! Finished the chapter....

Science News & Blog Updates: Aug. 12, 2008
Space, technology, and a whole lot more!

Science News:

• Are We Alone - "From Mars to Eternity"

Science Blogs:
Here is a sampling of the latest science blog updates:

Bad Astronomy:

• The White House is mine! * Flat Earth? Really? * Guess who?
• Moon hoax: why not use telescopes to look at the landers?
• Cassini to image Enceladus’s warm vents

The Daily Galaxy:

• Video Tour of the Andromeda Galaxy
• Hubble’s 100,000th Pass Showcases Star Birth
• GreenURLs -Daily Flash (8/12) * SpaceURLs -Daily Flash (8/12)

Planet Pride: NASA Blog: Cassini Engineering Is Ready for Enceladus!