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James Lee Burke - Bestselling Author 
The official website of James Lee Burke. Crime and detective stories
>30 days ago by ichin030, 1 User, more info saveEllroy.com
Site about James Ellroy, the author of such books as L.A. confidential and Black Dahlia
>30 days ago by ichin030, 1 User, more info saveThe Bone Song of Philip K. Dick
Clute reviews the Library of America collection of Philip K. Dick books, "Four Novels of the 60s".
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveShortlist Overview: The 2007 Arthur C. Clarke Award, re ...
Farah Mendlesohn takes the gloves off before tackling the Clarke Award shortlist.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat I Learned from Reading Slush
"I learned more from reading slush at the California Quarterly when I was in grad school than in any course I was taking at the time." Useful tips for aspiring writers, via Scalzi wearing hi
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMeetings With Remarkable Men (Christopher Priest)
"This talk was first delivered at Novacon 9, in November 1979, and is reprinted from Vector 98, June 1980." It says important things about sf that still mean a lot now - if not more.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSF Signal interviews Andrew Wheeler
This interview took seven months to complete, apparently, which puts some of mine to shame. It's certainly a long old chat with the sf lovin', Itzkoff hatin' SFBC editor.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhither the Hard Stuff?
The much-discussed Spinrad column at Asimov's. I'll be commenting on this one soon, I think.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhisper to a Screen (but don’t read on one)
"I can see Doctorow’s overall point, but the problem with his argument is that he’s referring to the Novel like it’s a static, regulated thing; as if each novel were the same in content, tone and
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRichard Morgan on new novel Black Man
"Brit SF-noir author Richard Morgan's new novel, Black Man is a skillful blend of investigative drama, serial killer thriller and high-octane science fiction action-blockbuster." I'll be cha
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveReading sci-fi for pleasure
"You see, when it comes to the genre wars, science fiction is at a very curious disadvantage. As soon as someone writes a really good sci-fi book it nearly always seems to get reclassified as som
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSusan Sontag: Pay attention to the world
"In a previously unpublished essay, written just before her death in 2004, Susan Sontag makes a passionate case for the moral superiority of the novel in a mass-media age."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFive Things That Do Happen When You Become a Published ...
"Following my somewhat pessimistic post on Five Things That Don’t Happen When You Become a Published Author, here are a few things I’ve noticed that do happen when you become a published author.&
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhy I ditched the Porsches and passport
"It's the morning after the night before and - against the odds - Iain Banks is feeling decidedly chipper." So am I, as this interview says the next IMB sf novel is set in the Culture univer
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCory Doctorow: You <i>Do</i> Like Reading O ...
"A super-sharp, super-portable screen would be used to read all day long, but most of us won't spend most of our time reading anything recognizable as a book on them."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveyBook - a freeware ebook reader
"I wrote this ebook reading software to provide a 'paper book' experience on the computer screen: For a start, you get two pages side-by-side instead of just one page in the middle of the screen.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAuthors suffering financially for their art
"The top 10% earned 50% of the total income earned by writers in 2005-06, compared to the bottom 50% who earned less than 10% of the total." Ouch.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDoes the cream always rise to the top?
"Will everyone who deserves to get published get published? Alas, no. Would that it were true. But there are many reasons a deserving work won’t hit the shelf."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePrometheus awards update
"...an update to the preliminary nominees posted a couple of weeks back for this year’s Prometheus Awards for libertarian SF..."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWriting science fiction and fantasy
Online potted writing course by Jeffrey Carver. Looks like some good condensed advice here.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveWednesday Author Interview: Hal Duncan
"I don't write for myself or for readers; I write the book I think wants to be written, if that makes sense." Scalzi brings the questions.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTwenty Years Ago the Classics Were Different
"...looking back with twenty years of hindsight I’m not sure how many science fiction books I would consider classic." Via SF Signal.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCultural Revolution with aliens - Spring Festival on ot ...
"Liu, one of the most famous science fiction writers in China, plans to spend the New Year holidays crafting his latest fantasy." Chinese science fiction gets state stamp of approval? Via SF
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAI and Sci-Fi: My, Oh, My!
Rob Sawyer's essay on AI in science fiction for the Lifeboat Foundation. A pretty good read, though probably no big news for serious genre buffs.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe SF Site: Best Read of the Year in Science Fiction a ...
Does exactly what it says on the tin, unsurprisingly. An interesting selection, though, chosen by the site's contributors.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveChapter Length
Kate Elliot discusses scenes, pacing and rhythm at DeepGenre.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOn the Spot: Zoran Zivkovic
The humble Serbian writer interviewed. His writing sounds interesting; may have to seek some out.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLocus Magazine's Recommended Reading: 2006
"This recommended reading list, published in Locus Magazine's February 2007 issue, is a consensus by Locus editors and reviewers..." At last, an end-of-year list that I've actually read a de
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save