Rullsenberg Rules (Free subscription) | yesterday
I picked up from Booklover in my trip to Oxford the first 6 issues of Mr Hero: The Newmatic Man - a comic by Neil Gaiman. I've devoured the first few issues already so am now biting to get the next bag of issues from the store! Hope I can get them!
Mirathon (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm sure I don't need to expound on how much fun Neil Gaiman's writer's voice can be for those of us who like dark humor and macabre fantasy goings-on. If you liked THE JUNGLE BOOK as a kid, then you should have a good time with Gaiman's homage to Mowgli's tale. In this story, we open with a family massacre. Yeah, really cheery, huh? And yet, watching the young toddler of the family escape the clutches...
Comics Worth Reading (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
LA Weekly attended last night’s Neil Gaiman appearance to promote his new book The Graveyard Book. In the interview, they discuss how he’s reworking the traditional author signing tour to become “part of a nine-city U.S. tour with each stop featuring a different segment of the book. Each reading has been videotaped and can be [...]
Talking Squid (Free subscription) | yesterday
The latest Slow Glass catalogue has arrived. Talking Squid conspirator books Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans, The Worker’s Paradise Russell B. Farr, Fantastic Wonder Stories Margo Lanagan, Tender Morsels Justine Larbalestier, How To Ditch Your Fairy Sean Williams, The Dust Devils Justin’s recommended books Alex Irvine, The Vertigo Encyclopedia Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road George Alec Effinger,...
Jennifer Saylor, Freelance Writer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
I had lunch with my friend Geniune today as we do every Wednesday and it occurred to me that I need to start blogging that. We go to a different restaurant every week. Last week it was Nine Mile at Jeremy’s suggestion. This week it was Noi’s. Next week it’ll be Wasabi. I promise pics of the [...]
Pop Candy (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
It's October, and you know what that means: zombie season! Here are a few undead-related goodies you should know about: - A cool new anthology called The Living Dead (Night Shade Books, $15.95) includes "the best zombie literature of the...
Light reading (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Terry Pratchett on Alzheimer's . (Via Neil Gaiman's blog .)
Insanity is Contagious cubed! (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
There’s a suggestion circulating, that’s been repeated in several formats, but that summarises down to 10,000 hours of writing before we become ‘expert’. So, at 24 hours a day, it takes just over a year and three months to master parenthood after our first child (discounting instinct and natural ability). I would say most parents [...]
Big Dumb Object (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Like the headline? The Sun's is Star Trek Hero To Play Time Lord which is not as good and probably untrue. Anyway, the story is that Patrick Stewart and David Tennant are now "firm" friends, which is what happens when...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Interviews & Profiles: @Macmillan: a video interview with Takashi Okazaki , author of ( Afro Samurai ) [via Tor's MySpace page ]. @About.com: Neal Stephenson ( Anathem ). @Joseph Mallozzi's blog: Glen Cook ( The Black Company ). @Blood of the Muse: Charlie Huston ( Every Last Drop ). @ActuSf: Hal Duncan ( The Book of All Hours duology). @Blogging the Muse: David B. Coe ( Weavers of War ). @The Nebula...
The Kewl Doodz 'n' Chyx (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
One of the highlights of Amanda Palmer’s extraordinary gig here in Bristol earlier tonight was this song with lyrics by Neil Gaiman. Nowadays you can’t have songs about sitting in a smokey bar pining for your lost love - the smoking ban makes that an anachronism. We need a new song for people who have [...]
The Written Word (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Finally, I started reading for RIP III! My first forey into the horror genre this month was Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I have never read anything by this author and have to admit, unlike public blog opinion, I didn’t really love Coraline. The premise is cool - A young girl moves with her parents into a flat [...]
bookshelves of doom (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Watch (and listen) to Neil Gaiman read the whole book from the comfort of your own home.
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
We’ve just been informed by Neil Gaiman’s fabulous assistant, the aptly named Fabulous Lorraine, that the signature pages for The Graveyard Book will arrive in our offices in the next two days, which means our edition will be at the printer next week. We’ve finalized a number of details for our book, coordinating them with [...]
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Over at Subterranean Online, artist John Picacio dissects the work he did for Muse of Fire , the latest book by Dan Simmons . Another winner. Interviews & Profiles: Speaking of John Picacio, over at FearNet.com John interviews horror author Mario Acevedo ( The Nymphos of Rocky Flats ). @OrbitBooks: David Farland talks about his book WorldBinder and Pamela Freeman talks about her novel Deep Water ....
