• Author Gail Z. Martin podcast-interviews Mur Lafferty (Playing for Keeps) and Mark Charan Newton (Nights in Villjamur).


• At A Newbie's Guide to Publishing, J.A. Konrath asks: Should E-Books Be Cheap? "The rules of supply and demand don't work in a digital world, because the supply is unlimited. You don't fight piracy with weapons. You fight piracy with cost and convenience."


• USA Today: Book publishers make a move toward mobile to attract teens.


• To celebrate the release of Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff's ebook "Laldasa: Beloved Slave," BookViewCafe.com (BVC) will be holding its 3rd twitter fic contest from June 17 through June 19


• Over at SFX, Stuart Hall discusses The Joy Of Second-Hand Bookshops.


• Paul Di Filippo reviews Julian Comstock by Robert Charles Wilson.


• At AMC, John Scalzi rates SciFi's Movie Fathers.


• Lists:
  • @Galactic Binder: Top 10 Stormtrooper Crossovers. [via Cinematical]
  • Angela Slatter lists A Few Reasons to Love Nancy Kress.
  • One for the writers of children's books: The 8 Rules of Rejections. [via Ripping Ozzie Reads]
  • @SciFi Wire: Top 10 reasons why Star Trek is suddenly cool.
  • Are your favorite SciFi films on Kottke's list of 50 Films You Can Wait to See Until You're Dead. [via Neatorama]
  • @Omnivoracious: China Miéville lists 5 Literary Movements To Watch Out For.
  • At The Guardian: Science Fiction Properties That Should Be Adapted For the Screen.
  • @Film Roster: 7 Reasons Arnold Schwarzenegger Must Return to Film. Any rebuttals?

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