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Sticky post: Goodbye LJ...
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Can-Con 2012 update
It looks like something lit a fire under the Can-Con organizers; the site still looks like a refugee from the '90s (at least to me) and there remain a couple of dead guys, but the content has been beefed up, including an actual registration page ( Read more... ) -
More SF for the rest of us (boost the signal!)
Originally posted by prezzey at More SF for the rest of us (boost the signal!)
Hello everyone,
I'm prezzey - I'm a Hungarian Jewish woman currently living in Hungary. I help run Expanded Horizons, the magazine focusing on underrepresented groups in SF, so some of you might know me from there. I have a separate project that's thematically related, and I'd really ( Read more... ) -
announcing 2012 Con or Bust auction
Originally posted by kate_nepveu at announcing 2012 Con or Bust auction
I am pleased to announce this year's auction to support Con or Bust, which helps fans of color/non-white fans attend SFF conventions. Bidding starts Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. EST (GMT -5) and ends Sunday, February 25, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST. You may post auction offers and ( Read more... ) -
Books in 2011
Fiction
53. Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero
52. Brian K. Vaugh, Pia Guerra, et al., Y, The Last Man [4] - Safeword
51. Mike Carey, Peter Gross, et al., The Unwritten [3] - Dead Man's Knock
50. Mike Carey, Peter Gross, et al., The Unwritten [2] - Inside Man
49. Mike Carey, Peter Gross, et al., The Unwritten [1] - Tommy Taylor and the Secret Identity ( Read more... ) -
Sharing a good thing
Do you like to read prose that you can taste* while your eyes devour it? Do something nice for yourself (and/or someone else) and sign up for Catherynne M. Valente's Omikuji Project.
The Omikuji Project is an experiment in cyberfunded art. It is an old-fashioned approach to new-founded literature, the shortest path from author to reader. It is a ( Read more... ) -
When will you Rise?
I am so very excited about the upcoming release of Deadline. Let me tell you all about it, won't you?
It's the second book in the Newsflesh trilogy by Seanan McGuire (writing as Mira Grant). The first book in the series, Feed, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010, is one of the nominees for this year's Hugo award for best novel, and is ( Read more... ) -
"Suspicious comments" and "Spam comments": LJ decision to 'block' spam
Originally posted by heeroluva at "Suspicious comments" and "Spam comments": LJ decision to 'block' spam is a big FAIL!
So I've been noticing in both my own journal and communities that I haven't been able to see some comments even thought it says there are more comments there than are actually showing up. Instead I'm getting a place holder that says (Spam ( Read more... ) -
A gem from the Russian side of LJ
Wish I could get a poster of this!
Via justbeast (Originally posted by a_poli), the caption reads "Reading is not harmful. NOT reading is."
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