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January, 2010

Mon Feb 1
Kage Baker, 1952-2010 by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Sun Jan 31
Sticky Post: A Message from Macmillan CEO John Sargent by Management Services
Sat Jan 30
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Inuit” and “Monkey” by Irene Gallo
Fri Jan 29
Podcast: I Speak Fluent Giraffe: The Love Song of S. Alvadore Dali by Mur Lafferty
John Jude Palencar wins the Hamilton King Award by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 10 by Leigh Butler
Post A Story For Haiti by GD Falksen
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by Jason Henninger
Only in Silence the Word: Ursula Le Guin’s The Farthest Shore by Jo Walton
Thu Jan 28
The Translation Lag by Fabio Fernandes
Tor.com Story Podcast 007: “Catch 'Em in the Act” by Terry Bisson by Mur Lafferty
Gadgets and/or Words That Are Fun to Say by Caragh O'Brien
Let her be eaten!: Ursula Le Guin’s The Tombs of Atuan by Jo Walton
Wed Jan 27
Something that really bugs me about the recent Star Trek movie by Mitch Wagner
Nebula Award nominations are here! by Management Services
Moffat's Women #3 - Sally by Teresa Jusino
Playing With Others: Writing With a Partner or Two (or Three) by Daniel Abraham
“Bright the hawk’s flight in the empty sky”: Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea by Jo Walton
Losing Your Religion: Christian Horror Classics by Genevieve Valentine
Tue Jan 26
Weird Tales Promotions and Changes by John Klima
Found in Translation by Fabio Fernandes
LotR re-read: Two Towers movie re-watch by Kate Nepveu
Almost Like We Planned It by Ian Tregillis
Podcast: I Speak Fluent Giraffe: Planet Earse by Mur Lafferty
Mon Jan 25
Dear Avatar: Coraline is still better by Mur Lafferty
2010 Hugo Awards Open for Nominations by John Klima
The Every Other Day Ice Cream Diet and Virginia Woolf by Caragh O'Brien
The tea, the statue, the dragon and you: R.A. MacAvoy's Tea With the Black Dragon by Jo Walton
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Dragon Age by Mur Lafferty
J. W. Waterhouse in Montreal by Irene Gallo
GGG#004: Superheroes! Romance! Sea Monsters! (Guest: Marjorie M. Liu) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Sun Jan 24
Gateway drugs: what books are good for introducing non-SF readers to SF? by Jo Walton
Sat Jan 23
Geek relief for Haiti by Ethan Gilsdorf
Saturday Morning Cartoons: "Lucia, Luis, and the Wolf" by Irene Gallo
Fri Jan 22
Neglected Books: the list by Jo Walton
RPGs and Haiti relief by Bruce Baugh
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 9 by Leigh Butler
Pilot Season Attacks!: Revenge of the Genre TV by Genevieve Valentine
A cheery conversation with Cory Doctorow about the upside of economic collapse by Mitch Wagner
Thu Jan 21
Literary and Speculative: A Rant by Jason Henninger
Celtic in a good way: Lisa Tuttle's The Mysteries by Jo Walton
Tower, Wall, Obelisk by Caragh O'Brien
Sinking in Fairyland: Glinda of Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Jan 20
Tor.com Story Podcast 006: “The Cat Who Walked A Thousand Miles” by Kij Johnson by Mur Lafferty
A Real Princess: Peter Dickinson's King and Joker by Jo Walton
Moffat's Women #2: Reinette by Teresa Jusino
A conversation with Steven Brust about writing the Dragaera books by Jo Walton
Tue Jan 19
Kim Stanley Robinson's Galileo's Dream by Mark Graham
Philip K. Dick Award nominees announced by Jo Walton
Makers Tile Game, final 9x9 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini
The Shadow Rising ebook now available for sale by Jason Denzel
Poe and the Philadelphia Gothic: An Interview with Ed "Philly Poe Guy" Pettit by S.J. Chambers
Mon Jan 18
Girl by Caragh O'Brien
David Morrell’s The 100-Year Christmas: poor timing, great book by Mark Graham
SF reading protocols by Jo Walton
GGG#003: Robots! War Machines! Robolobsters! (Guest: P. W. Singer) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Playing With Others: Shared Worlds by Daniel Abraham
Sun Jan 17
Ink by GD Falksen
Sat Jan 16
Kage Baker is very ill by Jo Walton
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Hungu” and “Alma” by Irene Gallo
Fri Jan 15
An apple has two names by Fabio Fernandes
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 8 by Leigh Butler
“Geek” Is No Longer a Four-Letter Word by Ethan Gilsdorf
Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part nine by Pablo Defendini
Paradox, Harmony and Magritte by Jason Henninger
The Great Science Fair Project by Caragh O'Brien
Thu Jan 14
Letterheady by Irene Gallo
Neglected Books and Authors by Jo Walton
Evil forces? by Donna Jo Napoli
Boredom in Fairyland: The Magic of Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Jan 13
What Will Become of Spider-Man? by Genevieve Valentine
Moffat's Women #1: Nancy by Teresa Jusino
Tor.com Story Podcast 005 - "The Starship Mechanic" and "Looking For Truth In the Wild Blue Yonder" by Ken Scholes and Jay Lake by Mur Lafferty
Unravelling the universe: Ken Macleod’s Cosmonaut Keep by Jo Walton
Martiniere/Manchess mashup for “The Starship Mechanic” and “Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder” by Irene Gallo
On a Certain Day by Shannon Page
Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes
The Starship Mechanic by Ken Scholes and Jay Lake
Tue Jan 12
Lovely and undemanding: Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind by Jo Walton
Announcing the Wheel of Time ebook artists for The Fires of Heaven and Lord of Chaos by Irene Gallo
Science Fiction Across National Boundaries by Jason Sizemore
Set the controls for the heart of the sun by Jason Henninger
Mon Jan 11
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 7 by Leigh Butler
My Favorite and Mostly Improper Items of Holmesiana: A Letter by Arachne Jericho
LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.10, “The Choices of Master Samwise” by Kate Nepveu
Yearning for the unattainable: James Tiptree Jr.'s short stories by Jo Walton
GGG#002: Dystopias! Global Warming! Thailand! (Guest: Paolo Bacigalupi) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Sun Jan 10
Avatar is about transformation by Ethan Gilsdorf
Fri Jan 8
Saving both worlds: Katherine Blake (Dorothy Heydt)’s The Interior Life by Jo Walton
Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part eight by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 6 by Leigh Butler
Forthcoming Short Fiction from Subterranean Press by John Klima
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 81 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Jan 7
The whole notion of autobiography: Samuel Delany's The Motion of Light in Water by Jo Walton
New Realms of Fantasy Website by John Klima
Transformations in Fairyland: The Tin Woodman of Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Jan 6
“Locked in our separate skulls”: Raphael Carter’s The Fortunate Fall by Jo Walton
2009’s Sexiest Geeks by Torie Atkinson
The Shadow Rising ebook cover by Sam Weber by Irene Gallo
Religion and Science Fiction: Asking the Right Questions by Teresa Jusino
Tor.com Story Podcast 004 - “Bugs in the Arroyo” by Steven Gould by Mur Lafferty
Giveaway: Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Management Services
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 80 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
12 Days of Cthulhumas: FTHAGN! by Torie Atkinson
Tue Jan 5
12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 12 by Torie Atkinson
Sci Fi Songs: Android Kisses and Summer Glau by Lou Anders
Read Like A Child by Helen Stringer
podcast alley by John Joseph Adams
Mon Jan 4
12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 11 by Torie Atkinson
Living in the world of the book by Donna Jo Napoli
GGG#001: Zombies! Video Games! The End of the World! (Guest: Chet Faliszek) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
"The End of Time" Brings the End of An Era by Teresa Jusino
The Sherlock Holmes Fandom: Dawn of the Shipping Wars by Arachne Jericho
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 5 by Leigh Butler
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 79 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Jan 3
12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 10 by Torie Atkinson
Podcast Review: Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness by Matt Wallace by Mur Lafferty
The Sweet Scent of Lurking Fear: Elizabeth Barrial, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and H.P. Lovecraft by J. Melusine Royal
Sat Jan 2
12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 9 by Torie Atkinson
Jack Cady’s Rules of ’48--ghosts of the past by Mark Graham
Arkham Horror: The next best thing to being there by Mur Lafferty
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Yellow Cake” and "A Bicycle Trip” by Irene Gallo
Fri Jan 1
12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 8 by Torie Atkinson
Water, love, and meetings: Kim Stanley Robinson's Pacific Edge by Jo Walton
Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part seven by Pablo Defendini
Is The Wager a fantasy novel? by Donna Jo Napoli
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 78 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Happy New Year by Scott Brundage