SF Tidbits for 7/13/09
- The winner of the 2009 Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award is Abraham Merrit, author of The Moon Pool. [via SF Awards Watch]
- There’s a fund raiser for Aaron Allston in progress.
- Planet Stories has reprinted Christopher Paul Carey’s Farmerphile article entitled How Much Free Will Does A Pumpkin Have? Philip José Farmer and Sufism: “Philip José Farmer, known far and wide for both his many fantastical novels and stories and his ravenous appetite for reading, [chose] to include the subject of Sufism in a significant number of his writings.”
- Odyssey Workshop interviews editor Ginjer Buchanan.
- Nancy Kress was not impresses with Moon. (Spolier Warning!)
- Two words: Steampunk Cheetah. [via Posthuman Blues]
- Listverse lists Top 15 Horror Films Of The 2000s.
- Meanwhile, Film School Rejects lists The 10 Deadliest Movie Monsters of All Time.
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The Nancy Kress post was sharp, clever, and feels accurate. It is also rife with unlabeled MOVIE-DESTROYING SPOILERS, OMGOMGOMG!
I have the feeling this was merely an oversight on her part. Consider this your friendly neighborhood all-purpose spoiler warning. /Community Service message.
Good point! I’ve also added a spoiler warning above.