Yearly Archives: 2008

Peter S. Beagle and Phil Sigunick in two-night-only concert this weekend

Author musician Peter S. Beagle is reuniting with Phil Sigunick 44 years after their last public performance. The two shows this weekend in the small Red Eft Gallery in New York... Read more [...]

Suzanne McLeod sells German rights to two urban fantasies for “significant advance”

Suzanne McLeod's The Sweet Scent of Blood and its sequel went to Goldmann "after a hard-fought auction" conducted by... Read more [...]

Howard Waldrop is in rehabilitation

Howard Waldrop has moved from the intensive care hospital to rehabilitation at a VA medical center... Read more [...]

Free anime evening in Kansas City

The University of Missouri Kansas City hosts the 13th Vince Koehler Film Festival on 26 July, featuring a selection of anime films... Read more [...]

Robert Lloyd Parry performing MR James stories to scare and delight

British actor/art historian Robert Lloyd Parry presents two ghost stories by MR James in "Oh, Whistle…" this autumn and winter... Read more [...]

Zak Sally and Nate Denver to tour West Coast, singing and signing

Cartoonist/musician Zak Sally and writer/musician Nate Denver will drive up the West Coast, stopping to play music and sign comics/books in late July/early August... Read more [...]

BOOM! Studios serializing six comics online for free

After the earlier success of their offerings on MySpace, BOOM! Studios is now serializing six comics for free on their own web site, uploading a page a day from each... Read more [...]

Kelly Gay sells new urban fantasy series to Pocket

Kelly Gay sold The Better Part of Darkness to Ed Schlesinger at Pocket via Colleen Lindsay at FinePrint. The book, first in a new urban fantasy series, features... Read more [...]

Staff change at JABberwocky Literary Agency

JABberwocky associate Steve Mancino recently left the agency, and has been replaced by Eddie Schneider... Read more [...]

Actress Evelyn Keyes Dies

Actress Evelyn Keyes (1916-2008) was one of the last surviving co-stars of Gone with the Wind. She also made several genre appearances, including... Read more [...]

Lazy Dragon Con to feature “Jaws” and Yesterday Was a Lie

Billed as a relaxacon, Lazy Dragon Con offers media guests, programming, a sneak-preview screening, and more... Read more [...]

Derek Gunn offers chapters of second Vampire Apocalypse novel; first being shopped for film

Irish author Derek Gunn's Vampire Apocalypse series follows vampires which are monsters as they take over the world. The film rights are currently... Read more [...]

Apex Digest moves to the web, raises rates, publishes new issue

Apex Digest is now a web-only publication, but paying five cents a word for content. The 13 July 2008 issue (available for free) includes... Read more [...]

Bertelsmann selling book clubs to private equity firm

Bertelsmann has finally found a buyer for its struggling book, DVD, and music clubs... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week of July

Another stunning week, with genre films holding the top six spots, and taking in a combined $207 million... Read more [...]

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