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Windows: Remove genre browser column and store links from iTunes 8
A few weeks ago, I told you how to remove the genre column & store links in iTunes 8 on Mac OS X. Today, I'll show you how on the Windows version.Teens buying books at fastest rate in decades
"Credit a bulging teen population, a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow as the preteen Muggles of yesteryear carry an ingrained reading habit into later adolescencSpeculative Reviews of Imaginary Books | memetherapy
"None of these books exist but that didn’t stop us from compiling a set of reviews on them." Does what it says on the tin...it's a Meme Therapy joint, y'all.Medieval Confessions and Concessions
"...in an effort to attract new readers, it might be instructive to re-examine what brought us into the field as readers ourselves. So: How did I get into SF?" Lou Anders bares his soul.How to write a novel
"Ever wanted to write a novel but had no clue how? Having just finished my fifth novel, I am now ready to pass on my accummulated novel-writing wisdom to those what have never writ one but wantsPicacio Cover, New Lead for Postsingular
"I’m working on the revisions to my novel 'Postsingular' for Tor. For today’s text, I’ll drop in some of an opening scene I wrote..." Rudy Rucker shares out the goodies - cover art for forthFiction Magazine
A new UK genre short story market seems to be about to emerge. I wish them luck, but is this really the best time to be launching a print magazine? Free sample copy available for a limited period, thoKissing cousin cultures
"SF has always been a ghetto genre, of course, and has struggled for legitimacy for its whole existence. The result is that it has a much stronger sense of its own history." Raph Koster digsHow do bookstores survive?
"I was standing there looking at the pitiful collection of science fiction books listening to the Muzak version of Rod Stewart's 'Do You Think I'm Sexy' when I suddenly remember - I hate chain boJG Ballard Bibliography: Short Stories & Non-Fiction
This also does what it says on the tin.Karl Schroeder interviewed by John Scalzi
"The holy grail of science fiction is a setting so cool that you can describe people doing their laundry there and it'll be riveting." He's right, and he's very good at it.Getting Medieveal on Reality's Ass
"Now, again, I'm not talking about War and Peace here [...] I'm talking about commercial entertainment and the attitude that says because a thing is popular it can't or shouldn't be good."China Miéville interview excerpts
“One of the things I like about artistic movements is that any act of artistic labeling is as much to do with reclamation as with categorization [...] It is as much argumentative archaeology as it isA Rumination on Genre
"For my part, I think competent-veering-toward-kickass is a perfectly sensible starting point for character development, but then again, what do I know? I read books with skeletons on the cover.&Hub - Speculative Fiction News, Reviews, Features, Interviews and Original Writing
"Hub is the UK's newest bi-monthly SF Genre magazine, focusing on new writing from the world's best established and emerging writers." Can they pull it off in a sparse market? Go buy an issu[conheaven.com]
"conheaven.com is an exciting new service oriented entirely towards congoers of all types." Social networking for genre geeks. w00t! Link via Andrew Wheeler.Openings–Types
"A hundred years ago, leisurely openings were de rigueur–especially when presented either in first person or by an omniscient narrator. It could, and did, take several pages just to meander overIncandescence - forthcoming novel from Greg Egan
"Incandescence is likely to be published in early 2008; details will be announced here when they are known." Thanks for the tip, Torque Control; baited breath right here.Cory Doctorow Interview
"Information wants to be free—and so does writer Cory Doctorow, who celebrates the new technologies that will change science fiction forever." Interview at SciFi.com.Review: Nova Swing by M John Harrison
"John Clute is impressed by M John Harrison's Nova Swing, a science fiction tale that expands the possibilities of perception." Beware Grauniad mis-spellings, as pointed out by Cheryl MorganKohan - Immortal Sovereigns
Kohan’s few shortcomings don’t diminish the fact that it brings together a variety of proven concepts to offer a real-time strategy experience unlike any other. Real-time strategy games haveMusic Couples Retreat Soundtrack (2009)
Couples Retreat Soundtrack [2009]Adult Movie Genre
Let me not limit you into thinking that it is about the gender alone. It is also about the overall genre of the movies. Is it a romance, is it action, or is it horror? That is what brings the adultMusic Bounce Christmas Edition: Vol 3 (2009)
TiTLE : Bounce Christmas Edition: Vol 3 (Unmixed Tracks)