Activities
| Auction for Lee and Miller's Carpe Diem manuscript now open | |||
| People > Activities | August 18, 2009 | ||
 The auction of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Liaden Universe novel's Carpe Diem manuscript and related materials is now running. The 17-pound package of papers includes...
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| Kevin Anderson & Brian Herbert in space-limited signing in Connecticut | |||
| People > Activities | July 30, 2009 | ||
 Just Books in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, is hosting Anderson & Herbert signing The Winds of Dune on 7 August, but the event is limited to the first 100 who call...
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| Myke Cole now represented by JABberwocky Literary Agency | |
| People > Activities | July 29, 2009 |
| Myke Cole, who writes both fantasy and non-fiction (on counterterrorism), is now represented by Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky Literary Agency... | |
| David Dvorkin now represented by Fineprint | |||
| People > Activities | July 24, 2009 | ||
 David Dvorkin, author of 15 novels, is now represented by Brendan Deneen of Fineprint Literary Management...
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| Michael & Nomi Burstein double their family size | |
| People > Activities | July 19, 2009 |
 Michael and Nomi Burstein welcomed the birth of fraternal twin girls today, their first children...
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| Lee and Miller's second Liaden Universe manuscript auction now running | |||
| People > Activities | July 17, 2009 | ||
 Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are auctioning off their second pile of manuscript and assorted papers, this time from the novel Conflict of Honors...
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| Fundraiser for Aaron Allston | |||
| People > Activities | July 13, 2009 | ||
 Writer and rpg designer Aaron Allston is recovering from his April heart attack, and there's a fund to help him pay off his medical bills, as well as a benefit auction/party...
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| Sharon Lee and Steve Miller to auction off submission manuscripts | |||
| People > Activities | June 30, 2009 | ||
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Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will auction off stacks of paper related to four Liaden Universe novels, including manuscripts, letters, revision notes, art work, and more...
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| Paul T. Riddell is still retired, but has two new books | |||
| People > Books | June 25, 2009 | ||
  Paul T. Riddell was a science fiction writer and commentator, until he took his own advice and retired. Now he runs the Texas Triffid Ranch, but has two new reprint collections available...
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| Laura Card (Dene Low) signs with JABberwocky | |||
| People > Activities | June 19, 2009 | ||
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New author Laura Card (aka Dene Low) is now represented by Eddie Schneider at the JABberwocky Literary Agency...
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| Catherynne M. Valente offering her first YA novel for donations | |||
| People > Books | June 15, 2009 | ||
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Catherynne M. Valente made mention of a children's book in her novel Palimpsest. Now she's writing it, and making it available for free (for donations). The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making will appear Mondays...
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| Christopher Lee and Alan Cumming to receive knighthoods | |
| People > Activities | June 15, 2009 |
| Actors Christopher Lee and Alan Cumming have both been named on the Queen's Birthday Honours List... | |
| Spider & Jeanne Robinson now grandparents | |||
| People > Activities | June 11, 2009 | ||
 Spider & Jeanne Robinson's daughter, Terri, gave birth on 28 May to their first grandchild...
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| What if…? Steve N. Lee tried to Save the Children | |
| People > Activities | June 11, 2009 |
 A significant portion of the purchase price of every copy of Steve N. Lee's thriller What if…? goes to the charity Save the Children...
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| Lucienne Diver sells Revamped, offers more news | |||
| People > Book & Novel Sales | May 26, 2009 | ||
  Flux has bought the sequel to Lucienne Diver's debut YA novel. The author also offers an interview and a contest to win Vamped...
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| Comics artist Mark Sable detained for Unthinkable acts | |
| People > Activities | May 13, 2009 |
 Mark Sable, the creator of the comic series Unthinkable, which follows a writer thinking up terrorist plots for the government to defend against, was himself detained when TSA agents read his script...
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| The Art of Penguin Science Fiction discusses the connection of art and book covers | |||
| People > Artists | April 30, 2009 | ||
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James Pardey presents forty years of paperback sf covers along with discussions of their connections: authors to artists, stories to art movements, and so on...
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| Eric Flint undergoes bypass surgery | |||
| People > Activities | April 30, 2009 | ||
 Author and editor Eric Flint is scheduled for heart bypass surgery today...
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| Cursed Pirate Girl release party tonight | |||
| People > Activities | April 24, 2009 | ||
 Chicago's Challengers Comics and Olympian Publishing are hosting a launch party for Jeremy Bastian's Cursed Pirate Girl tonight, featuring signings and free "Monkey Fish Ale"...
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| Mark McVeigh opens literary agency | |||
| People > Activities | April 24, 2009 | ||
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The former editorial director of Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint is now representing authors, illustrators, and graphic novelists, including...
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| Len Wein and Christine Valada burned out of their home | |
| People > Activities | April 7, 2009 |
| Comics creator Len Wein and photography/attorney Christine Valada suffered a devastating house fire Monday, escaping with their lives, but losing many priceless possessions... | |
| Unpublished Michael Crichton novel to appear later this year | |||
| People > Books | April 6, 2009 | ||
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A completed novel and a partial novel have been discovered among the late Michael Crichton's files. The former will be published later this year; the latter will be co-written...
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| Author Aaron Allstron suffers heart attack | |||
| People > Activities | April 6, 2009 | ||
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Novelist and rpg game designer Aaron Allston suffered a heart attack at the end of his recent book signing tour...
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| The Trojan Carousel and the Geek Card | |||
| People > Books | April 3, 2009 | ||
 Author Carl Frederick has posted the first half of his novel, The Trojan Carousel, for free on his web site. The second half is available via e-mail. And the password on his freely available Geek Card offers access...
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| Michael Chabon's "Life in Books" in Newsweek | |||
| People > Activities | March 31, 2009 | ||
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Michael Chabon is the featured author in the 6 April 2009 Newsweek's "A Life in Books"...
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