Yearly Archives: 2008

Electric Velocipede is now published by Night Shade Books

Founder and editor John Klima has ceded responsibility for publishing Electric Velocipede to Night Shade Books. He retains editorial control of the small press 'zine... Read more [...]

2008 Aurealis Award Nominees Announced

The newer Australian speculative fiction award breaks out science fiction, fantasy, and horror into separate categories, with three new book-lenght categories this year... Read more [...]

Editor Ann Harris Retiring

The woman who edited The Exorcist and The Thorn Birds is retiring after 60 years in the industry... Read more [...]

Two anthologies, two novels, turned in to Diana Gill at Eos

Diana Gill reports the receipt of manuscripts from Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan, David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, Richard Kadrey, and Vicki Pettersson... Read more [...]

Bitter Sweet—a review of Chuck’s “Chuck vs. Santa Claus”

Chuck grows up and gets a bunch of serious thrown into the comedic mix, as danger is introduced and death becomes a reality... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

JABberwocky reports foreign rights sales for “Jack Campbell”, Simon R. Green, and Brandon Sanderson

Jack Campbell's third "Lost Fleet" novel sold in France; Simon R. Green sold two books in France, four in the UK, one in Lithuania, and audio rights in Germany; and Brandon Sanderson sold books in Hungary... Read more [...]

Eugene C. Myers now represented by JABberwocky Literary Agency

Eugene C. Myers is now represented by Eddie Schneider of the JABberwocky Literary Agency. Schneider is Joshua Bilmes's new number two, and Myers is his first client with the firm... Read more [...]

Fusion Designs Gallery features the work of illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon

A new gallery in Brooklyn, New York, features the work of sf/f illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon, and also offers their fine art, limited edition prints, greeting cards, and more... Read more [...]

Actor Peter Falk suffering from Alzheimer’s

The actor best known for his television role Columbo also appeared in The Princess Bride... Read more [...]

BSG season 4 starts with web story The Face of the Enemy

Reminding viewers that Battlestar Galactica will debut its fourth and final season next month, SciFi is posting a serialized webisode on their own site and Hulu... Read more [...]

Apex publishing R. Thomas Riley horror collection

R. Thomas Riley's horror collection The Monster Within Idea will contain nineteen stories, and is available for pre-order... Read more [...]

Nathan Lilly launches Thaumatrope: first Twitter ‘zine?

SpaceWesterns Editor Nathan E. Lilly has launched Thaumatrope, a Twitter-based e-zine publishing 140-character sf/f/h stories... Read more [...]

Actor Van Johson Dies

Film and stage star Van Johnson (1916-2008) was ineligible to serve during World War II, so he served in war films, instead. He also appeared in... Read more [...]

New art gallery in New Hampshire focusing on “alternative art”

SF/F illustrator Pat (Morrissey) Lewis and her husband have opened an art gallery in Dover, New Hampshire, focusing on alternative art. The current show features Jill Bauman, Ric Frane, Charles Lang, Omar Rayyan... Read more [...]

Ian Cameron Esslemont sells four books to Transworld

In a "strong five-figure deal", Canadian Ian Cameron Esslemont sold four fantasy novels to Transworld. Previously, he co-wrote two books with Steven Erikson... Read more [...]

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