[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] I spent most of December reading everyone’s “Favorite titles of 2015” lists, which was great fun. [...]
Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including Love is the Law, The Last Weekend, and the forthcoming mystery novel I Am Providence. His short fiction has appeared [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] Even great writers can get lost among the ever-growing stacks and stacks of genre literature or fade from memory in [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] We asked this week’s panelists about their influences outside of the literary world. Q: Who are your [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week, we asked our panelists the following: Q: Why are anthologies important for writers and readers of [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week, we decided to transcend Orwell by asking panelists to go beyond 1984. Q: Recent events have caused the [...]
I’ve taken to frequenting brick and mortar book stores more often since beginning this column. I find myself needing to peruse the stacks, to see what catches my eye [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] Is there any subject science fiction hasn’t turned its eyes (or feelers, or antennae) to? Maybe not, but with [...]
The big news last week was the Amazon/Macmillan eBook Disagreement, so we asked this week’s panelists: Q: What’s your take on the Amazon/Macmillan eBook price [...]
Short fiction anthologies come in many flavors: some contain original fiction and some are comprised of reprints; they can be themed or non-themed; they may restrict [...]
Slate finds the graphic novel version of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 worrisome. [via Locus Online] Interviews & Profiles [some of these via Bibliophile Stalker]: [...]
Interviews & Profiles: @The Teeming Brain: Nick Mamatas (You Might Sleep). @Suvudu: a video interview with Patrick Rothfuss (Wise Man’s Fear). @The Nebula Awards [...]