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Forgotten Book: The Weird edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, 2011

FORGOTTEN BOOK: The Weird edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, 2011

This is the 119th in my series of Forgotten Books.

The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark StoriesI am out of town on a work assignment so this week’s Forgotten Book will be short and sweet.

I can tell you that this week’s book [Read it all...]

Made in S.A.: Damien Broderick and Paul DiFilippo run down the 101 best SF novels since 1985

Broderick and DiFilippo's new book catalogs the best SF novels of recent years.

San Antonio-based author/critic Damien Broderick and his fellow author/critic Paul DiFilippo recently took on the daunting task of deciding on the best science fiction novels released from 1985 to 2010. The resulting book, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010, will [Read it all...]

Made in S.A.: Neal Barrett Jr.Made in S.A.: Neal Barrett Jr.

Neal Barrett Jr. shows off some of his earliest publications, including Yellow Hair.

Last month, when the SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA honored NEAL BARRETT JR. as Author Emeritus, he wanted to meet New Weird icon CHINA MIEVILLE. To Barrett’s surprise, once the two were face-to-face, it was Mieville who wanted his [Read it all...]