Pottermore: your guess is as good as ours
J.K. Rowling has launched a teaser page as a new web site, Pottermore.com. No idea what it's a teaser for...
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Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock
Bertelsmann completely leaving book club market
Bertelsmann is selling off the remainder of its book club business, which was once the global leader...
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Book Country launches as a community for genre writers and readers
Staffed by three publishing professionals, Book Country has launched as a creative, supportive online community for readers and writers of genre fiction...
Read more [...] Robert J. Sawyer delivers 21st novel to publishers
On June 15, Robert J. Sawyer delivered Triggers, his 21st novel, to Ginjer Buchanan at Ace and Adrienne Kerr at Penguin Canada for April 2012 hardcover publication.
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Books Received: June 2011
Books received for review during the month of June 2011. This page is updated throughout the month.
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Apex Book Company seeks crowdsoured funding to take advantage of national distribution offer
Apex Book Company has received an offer of national distribution for nearly all of their titles, but to ramp up will require a large initial financial investment. Publisher Jason Sizemore is therefore seeking funding through a crowdsourcing model..
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Clarion West and Clarion UCSD seek writers and sponsors for annual Write-a-Thons
The Clarion West and Clarion UCSD sf writers' workshops are once again sponsoring Write-a-Thon fundraisers, seeking both writers and sponsors for those writers...
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Sense of Wonder now available
Leigh Grossman's massive new textbook Sense of Wonder is now available for course adoption and ordering...
Read more [...] Ellen Datlow redesigns web site
Ellen Datlow's redesigned web site includes expanded access to new ebook and print versions...
Read more [...] Gregory Hill and Jill Baguchinsky will Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Gregory Hill's winning adult fiction novel is a black-comedy set in small town America. Jill Baguchinsky's winning YA fiction novel is a fantasy calling on her love of supernatural tales...
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Terry Pratchett begins steps toward possible suicide
In conjunction with the broadcast of his documentary on assisted suicide, author Sir Terry Pratchett revealed he has taken the first steps toward choosing that option himself...
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Author L.A. Banks is gravely ill; friends request donations
Leslie Esdaile, who writes as L.A. Banks, is suffering from late-stage adrenal cancer. Friends have set up a fund to help with the mounting medical bills...
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Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in June 2011
With only one new movie opening this week (the latest X-Men installment), there isn't a lot of movement in the charts, as genre films still have four of the top slots and eight of the next fifteen...
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Most Popular and Updated Articles: 5-11 June 2011
The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated...
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Leicester unprepared for zombie invasion
The Leicester City Council has admitted it's unprepared for a zombie invasion, but then again, who is?...
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