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99 Essential African Books: The Geoff Wisner Interview » Quarterly …

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 8:37 pm -

Ben Okri is best known for The Famished Road, but the book I think readers should start with, and the one I discuss in my book , is his collection of stories Stars of the New Curfew. The title story is about a young man who … See the rest here:  99 Essential African Books: The Geoff Wisner Interview » Quarterly …  Read More →


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Outer Alliance Pride Day

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 7:15 pm -

Pride Day Preview - As a member of the Outer Alliance, I advocate for queer speculative fiction and those who create, publish and support it, whatever their sexual orientation… 3 hours ago. View post: Outer Alliance Pride Day  Read More →


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The pleasure of reading stories that don't bore - Boing Boing

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 2:01 pm -

Grossman starts his argument with a little tale about the Modernists’ war on plot, and then half the novels he lists to set the scene are books with strong, even lurid plots: The Sound and the Fury, The Age of Innocence, An American Tragedy , Lady Chatterley’s Lover, … Readers who can and do enjoy both genre fiction and high literature depending on their mood, or readers who limit themselves to vampire novels and books written for children and young adults See more here:  The pleasure of reading stories that don't bore - Boing Boing  Read More →


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News Release

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 7:28 am -

The publisher of “Weird Horror Tales ”, Cornerstone Book Publishers also publishes Masonic and esoteric books , selected pulp fiction , art literature, limited children’s books , and poetry collections. … Here is the original:  News Release  Read More →


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BLOG and MABLOG

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 5:27 am -

Horror fiction is a distinctively modern genre, and anybody who can read it without seeing the subtext of the unresolved (and unresolvable) guilt of our age ought not to be reading books of any kind anyway. …. Read the original post: BLOG and MABLOG  Read More →


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Children's Book Reviews: 8/31/2009 - 8/31/2009 - Publishers Weekly

Written by admin on August 31, 2009 – 12:00 am -

This is among the best YA science fiction novels of the year. Ages 14–up. (Sept.) Ash Malinda Lo Read more from the original source:  Children's Book Reviews: 8/31/2009 - 8/31/2009 - Publishers Weekly  Read More →


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EK's Writing Blog: The gothic-horror-steampunk-fantasy-Stockholm …

Written by admin on August 29, 2009 – 5:42 am -

I have 30 years of various short stories , novellas, chap books , and novels kicking around. I’ve never been able to specifically place any of it in a single genre. Some of it reads like romance, but I don’t writ romance - it’s more: villain .. Read more:  EK's Writing Blog: The gothic-horror-steampunk-fantasy-Stockholm …  Read More →


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Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Post …

Written by admin on August 28, 2009 – 2:06 pm -

Welcome to Tor.com, a site for news and discussion of science fiction , fantasy, and all the things that interest SF and fantasy readers . … If you get the chance in your essays, you might put a bibliography in the last essay of not just the fiction examples you are using, but the fact books as well. Read more from the original source:  Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Post …  Read More →


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Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent: A Blog Challenge for You

Written by admin on August 28, 2009 – 1:00 am -

Writing a proposal for a non- fiction book is an intimidating endeavor. It requires skills and techniques that, if you work for a publisher, are developed over time. For an aspiring author that needs to meet those professional expectations, writing that first proposal can feel …. Continued here:  Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent: A Blog Challenge for You  Read More →


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Kudos & Kudzu: Must-Reads for Modern Fiction & Non-Fiction

Written by admin on August 27, 2009 – 10:05 pm -

Must-Reads for Modern Fiction & Non- Fiction . Here is the original:  Kudos & Kudzu: Must-Reads for Modern Fiction & Non-Fiction  Read More →


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