• Johnathan Strahan is tracking 2008 original sf/f anthologies. BTW, Solaris has posted the cool cover for their anthology, The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume 2 edited by George Mann.


• Speaking of whom, Solaris has picked up Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, a new trilogy of fantasy novels from Juliet E. McKenna.


• Over at Amazon Bookstore's Blog, Karen Traviss shares her book tour experiences.


• The folks over at Mundane-SF are talking about Heretical Science Fiction. "...if we make up stuff in order to ignore it, then we might find that [scientists'] predictions are not quite as unreliable as science fiction writers are." And such as.


• Dark Horse is resurrecting Dark Horse Presents, an old anthology title dedicated to showcasing pilot comics and new talent. Here's the kicker: they are partnering with MySpace to deliver it online. [via Pop Politics]


• Adam Roberts is seeking physical handicap references in science fiction.


• TTA Press has posted the contents of Interzone #212.


• Free fiction: Jim C. Hines is giving away free copies of his novel Goblin Quest.


• Free audio fiction: James Patrick Kelly is podcasting his novel Look Into the Sun. Here's Part 27.


• Real Science Speculation: A new study claims that an ancient collision between two mega-asteroids spawned the killer space rock that slammed into Earth and marked the beginning of the end for the dinosaurs.


• Charlie Rose is posting his 2005 interview with George Lucas. [via Star Wars Blog]


• Chris Roberson has posted a cool-sounding Firefly book proposal for a planned line of Firefly/Serenity media tie-in boks that never came to be. "The high concept here is to bring Mal into conflict with a dark mirror version of himself, someone from a similar background who followed a different path. Intertwined in that conflict is a woman who isn't quite what she seems, and her mysterious cargo."


• Somebody get William Shatner's agent on the phone! The Guardian wants to know: "Who should be the next Doctor Who?" [via Big Dumb Object]


• Maybe we no longer have the Wachowski brothers...but we'll always have the Cthulhu Brothers!

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