Wandered across this yesterday, when J and I were discussing vampire novels . .he has a lot but not Vampire Junction and had never heard of Somtow.  I think this blog is very accessible and an interesting look into the man.  He's much more . . .sane. .  . than I perceived him to be that night on the panel.  Of course, I was probably permanently ( Read more... )

I recently became a friend of local columnist Mary Hanna on Facebook. She had done a column about not having any friends and you know me, I couldn't resist. :D Anyway, today I got an invite to her book signing over in Palo Alto and can bring guests and am looking for other interested folks.  Maybe we could do dinner first and then go to the book ( Read more... )

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Joe Hill knew it was only a matter of time before one of the publishing industry's hottest little secrets became common knowledge. He just wished he could have kept it under wraps a bit longer.

But when Hill's fantasy-tinged thriller, "Heart-Shaped Box," came out last month, it was inevitable that his thoroughbred blood lines as ( Read more... )

I had the best intentions of continuing my review of Pantheacon, but the past two days have been so busy and full of fun stuff that I just need to comment on them first.

Last night, Februrary 20th, we went over to Menlo Park to a cool bookstore called Kepler's. We were there to listen to a reading by one of my favorite authors, Dan Simmons, who ( Read more... )