My awesomely awesome Ms jbaby77 just called the supermarket for me to see if my books had been handed in. I just could not do it - so embarrassed. Also I have absolutely no phone privacy at work. It's dead silent and I am seated out in the open area ( Read more... )

Related but only slightly, when I had coffee with D on the weekend, I mentioned to him the Mammoth Mindblowing Fail debacle. It was straight after we'd been talking about Le Guin, I think. D's immediate comment was, "it all depends on the capacity of the mind that we're blowing." Heh. Kinda sums it up really ( Read more... )

I bought two new books this week for my beyond Swancon 36/Natcon 50 publishing schedule. Clearly I had a line and I think my nose is just over it. Because even I think I now have enough on my plate. I officially have enough projects to keep me out of mischief. I believe rachelholkner has noted that somewhere for future reference. Course, once Roadkill/Siren ( Read more... )

Paul Cornell blogs 30 Comics Picks for the SF community to consider for Hugo Nominating at Aussiecon 4.

Mostly for me to come back to later - am very very behind in my graphic novel reading.


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But it doesn’t take a seer to predict that with more awareness and a more open mind, editors will be less likely to dismiss, even unconsciously, fiction that is good but isn’t only about white heterosexual male concerns.
Creating Better Magazines (And Anthologies)I've been enjoying K Tempest Bradford's commentary on the diversity of voices in ( Read more... )

There's nothing like doing research to make you feel underread.

In my quest for knowledge tonight and this morning, I seem to have acquired a very long Must Read reading list.

On the upside, I've discovered much of these are novellas - which are far less scary :)


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I've been reading a lot around the change to parallel importation legislation and I've been following a lot of the debate on radio, TV and on the net. I have also written to my local and national representatives in parliament - I sent out 10 or 11 letters voicing my protest to the change last week.

I was just reading this link here, a piece by ( Read more... )

Just a quick wrap up from around the place on others appreciating women:

jasonfischer appreciates Melissa Auf Der Maur and Heart
jonathanstrahan appreciates Aimee Mann and Bachelor Number 2
I'm loving hearing about people discovering new music from all the recs being blogged. Here's catundra's.
ladnews raves about Fourplay who are currently on tour with their new album. Fourplay may be ( Read more... )

Harumph.

jonathanstrahan and I often talk at long length about books - all aspects of books. Not just what we're reading, have read or want to read but also the mechanics of making a book and the appearance of them. What makes us pick up and buy one book over the other. What attracts us to a cover and what makes us feel like the cover is saying that book is for ( Read more... )

I know who is going to kick me for this post but here goes, nonetheless ( Read more... )