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ReaderCon 22 writeup: No Childhood Left Behind
I haven’t seen any other writeups on this panel yet, and, of course, this is one I didn’t take ~excellent~ notes on. (I was always a poor note-taker in school, preferring to rely on vague suggestions to jog my memory.) … Continue reading
Bull Spec issue 6 is available
It’s got my review of Germline in it. You can get the pdf here (for free or a price you choose; suggested donation of $2). I really liked the book, and I hope more people buy it and read it. … Continue reading
Con, movie, book
I went to Gaylaxicon @ Outlantacon two weekends ago. A friend drove here from Boston, then we drove down to Atlanta together. The con is small, but it was fun, and I ate way too much in the consuite. Every … Continue reading
Overdue book review: Darkship Thieves
Darkship Thieves by Sarah A Hoyt. 2010, Baen Books Back in March, I went to StellarCon and got some books for free at the Baen Roadshow. This was one of them. The story opens with Athena Hera Sinistra, the daughter … Continue reading
StellarCon
The UNCG SF club runs a little con about 50 miles from here, called StellarCon. This was its 35th year. Ben and I went for the day yesterday. It was very small, maybe 700 attendees, but it was a bit … Continue reading
Book review: Broken
Broken, by Susan Jane Bigelow. 2011, Candlemark and Gleam. In the interest of disclosure, I received a free review copy of this ebook. About a hundred years from now, Earth has been invaded by two species of aliens, and, thanks … Continue reading
Book review: Shades of Milk and Honey
Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal. 2010. I finished this book on Wednesday, but I’ve been trying to figure out what to say other than “OMG you guys, go buy this book right now!” (Which you should do, … Continue reading
Book review: Children No More
Children No More, Mark L. VanName. 2010. I bought a copy of this book at NASFIC, after hearing that Mark is donating all proceeds from this novel to Falling Whistles, an NGO working to rehabilitate child soldiers in Congo. (It … Continue reading
Book review: A Woman’s Liberation
A Woman’s Liberation, eds Connie Willis and Sheila Williams, 2001. This is a collection of short stories reprinted from Asimov’s and Analog, where Williams was an editor (at the time; possibly still). All the authors are female, and the main … Continue reading
Book review: Total Oblivion, more or less
Total Oblivion, More or Less, Alan DeNiro. 1st ed, 2010. I picked this up at ReaderCon, while I was looking for Ellen Kushner’s chapbook “The Man with the Knives.” Alan was working at the Small Beer table, so we chatted … Continue reading