• Interviews and Profiles:
  • @The Dragon Page: Jane Lindskold (Nine Gates).
  • Bibliophile Stalker interviews Marc Gascoigne, Publishing Director of Angry Robot books.
  • Rick Riordan Discusses Labyrinth and Lightning Thief at B&N Video. [via Missions Unknown]
  • Mary Robinette Kowal-bits:
    • @Writing Excuses podcast-interviews Mary Robinette Kowal.
    • Locus Online has interview excerpts with Mary Robinette Kowal.


• For those who wish to follow the latest Genre vs. Literary debate, follow this trail:
  • @WSJ: Good Novels Don't Have to Be Hard Work by Lev Grossman. And subsequent responses from:
    • Cheryl Morgan
    • Ellen Datlow
    • Matt Cheney
    • Patrick Nielson Hayden
    • Jeff VanderMeer
    • Edward Champion
  • Guardian: Why Kelman's rage at the genrefication of Scottish literature concerns us all. And responses from
    • Cheryl Morgan
    • Seanachie


• @Guardian: Ursula K. Le Guin reviews Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood. [via Locus Online]


• Author Philip Palmer has a thoughtful essay on George Orwell's sf masterpiece, 1984.


• BookViewCafe.com to Publish Steampunk Anthology.


• Free Excerpt: Chapter One of The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham (whose website just got a face lift). [via Suvudu]


• Jonathan Strahan on eBooks vs. printed books.


• Oh Noes! "e-Books Will Be Our Downfall!" says publisher.


• @The World in the Satin Bag, S.M. Duke talks about Punking the begeezus out of Everything in SF/F.


• Spike TV Announces Nominees for 'SCREAM 2009' - Star Trek Tops List With 17 Nominations.


• Bored: here's How to Create a SciFi Space Helmet for less then $20.


• Old news by now: Disney buys Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. [Insert your own joke here.]


• Lists:
  • Fandomania is undertaking an ambitious project to name The 100 Greatest Fictional Characters of All Time.
  • Make Use Of has tips on How To Find A Book Without Knowing The Title Or Author.
  • @Wired.com: Wired's Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of All Time.
  • Damien G. Walter lists 3 ways to help Support Our 'Zines Day (October 1, 2009).

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