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November, 2009

11/20: LotR re-read open thread: responses in fiction by Kate Nepveu

11/20: The Duel, part 2: How I will defeat Brandon Sanderson by Jason Denzel

11/20: Review: New Moon by Genevieve Valentine

11/20: Studio 360: The Science and Fiction of Time Travel by Ellen Wright

11/20: Year’s Best Fantasy 9, now in bite-size chunks for your downloading pleasure by Pablo Defendini

11/20: Strange Adventures by Tim Hamilton

11/20: Review: Soulless, by Gail Carriger by Mur Lafferty

11/20: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 60 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/19: Noodles, self-help groups and airplane parts: things to avoid when making up fantasy names by Jo Walton

11/19: A Bird Out of the Cage by Ying Compestine

11/19: Young Adult Science Fiction: A Reading Guide by Megan Crewe

11/19: It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion by Jason Henninger

11/19: Ray Bradbury on Fahrenheit 451 and Humanity’s Future by Management Services

11/19: Invading Utopia: The Emerald City of Oz by Mari Ness

11/19: King of an Endless Sky, Part 15 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

11/18: Podcast Review: Goblin Market by Jennifer Hudock by Mur Lafferty

11/18: Why SF fans (and authors) can benefit from reading other genres by J.C. Hutchins

11/18: Stubby, the Tor.com rocket by Irene Gallo

11/18: Becoming a better editor, or me and the Best of the Year by Jonathan Strahan

11/18: Audio for Unabridged Cryptonomicon and Zodiac by Pablo Defendini

11/18: Tangent: Superman’s Reign by Lenny Bailes

11/18: Young Adult Fantasy: A Reading Guide by Megan Crewe

11/18: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 59 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/17: “I am not a number! I am a free bland!”: The Prisoner by Genevieve Valentine

11/17: Book Giveaway! Ying Compestine’s A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Management Services

11/17: Every Word Counts by Ying Compestine

11/17: “Jhereg feeds on others’ kills”: Steven Brust’s Jhereg by Jo Walton

11/17: Back to the future by Edward M. Lerner

11/17: Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt eBook now available for sale! by Irene Gallo

11/17: The Star and the Rockets by Harry Turtledove and Chris Buzelli

11/16: Playing the angles on a world: Steven Brust’s Dragaera by Jo Walton

11/16: Day Dreaming, Night Dreaming by Tim Hamilton

11/16: Movie Review: 2012 by Bridget McGovern

11/16: My Least Favorite Plots by Megan Messinger

11/16: Makers Tile Game, 7x7 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini

11/16: Animated Sexual Shenanigans on Mongo by Heather Massey

11/16: How Not To Ride A Giraffe by Helen Stringer

11/16: Men of Bronze and Shadow by Anthony Schiavino

11/16: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 58 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/15: What is it with coffee? by Jo Walton

11/14: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Engine 371” and “Sleeping Betty” by Irene Gallo

11/13: A charming history of Science Fiction and Fandom: Frederik Pohl’s The Way the Future Was by Jo Walton

11/13: Story Psych: The Draw of the Bad Boy by Megan Crewe

11/13: A Pan-Galactic Giveaway by Megan Messinger

11/13: Dear FOX: Don’t Worry, You Did Good by K Tempest Bradford

11/13: Neuropath, Chapter Five, by R. Scott Bakker by Management Services

11/13: Of sequels and series by Edward M. Lerner

11/13: East is east and west is west, except in the Wheel of Time by Jason Henninger

11/13: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 57 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/12: Neuropath, Chapter Four, by R. Scott Bakker by Management Services

11/12: The incarceration has begun... by Alexander Gordon Smith

11/12: Like swords, but awesomer: Made up words in science fiction and fantasy by Jo Walton

11/12: I’ll hold your hand while they drag the river: An Interview with Jill Tracy by Jason Henninger

11/12: Ray Bradbury’s Theory of Flight by Management Services

11/12: JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 5 by Management Services

11/12: V for Vanilla by Genevieve Valentine

11/12: King of an Endless Sky, Part 14 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

11/11: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer by John Klima

11/11: The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm NYC Signing Report (The quick and dirty version) by Leigh Butler

11/11: Letters from Abroad: The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children Giveaway by Keith McGowan

11/11: Neuropath, Chapter Three, by R. Scott Bakker by Management Services

11/11: A Fact More Indigestible than Evolution (Part II) by R. Scott Bakker

11/11: Twists of the Godgame: John Fowles's The Magus by Jo Walton

11/11: Dances of Vice: The Grand Shipwreck Ball by GD Falksen

11/11: Mission to Next Door by Jason Henninger

11/11: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 56 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/10: The Men Who Stare at Goats by Brian Slattery

11/10: Neuropath, Chapter Two, by R. Scott Bakker by Management Services

11/10: DIY: Turning a Jewelry Box Into a Cooler Jewelry Box by Megan Messinger

11/10: The Make Believe Empire by Tim Hamilton

11/10: The Great Hunt ebook cover by Kekai Kotaki by Irene Gallo

11/10: And Another Thing... by Jason Henninger

11/10: Letters from Abroad: Brought To You By The Letters K and M, and the number 40 by Keith McGowan

11/10: My Grandmother's House by Cassandra Diaz

11/09: When enough is(n’t) enough by Edward M. Lerner

11/09: A Fact More Indigestible than Evolution by R. Scott Bakker

11/09: An Argument for Friendship by Megan Crewe

11/09: Fantasy disguised as science fiction disguised as fantasy: Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light by Jo Walton

11/09: Neuropath, Chapter One, by R. Scott Bakker by Management Services

11/09: Interview with Astro Boy director David Bowers by mike sargent

11/09: Ancient Rockets: Haunted Castle by Kage Baker

11/09: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 55 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/08: Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City by Mark Graham

11/07: Saturday Morning Cartoons:“The Gloaming” and “Ida’s Luck” by Irene Gallo

11/06: Review: The Box by Eugene Myers

11/06: LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.6, “The Forbidden Pool” by Kate Nepveu

11/06: Attention, Hoopy Froods! A Giveaway! by Megan Messinger

11/06: Spy-fi is just around the corner by GD Falksen

11/06: Competence is really attractive: H. Beam Piper’s Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen by Jo Walton

11/06: Letters from Abroad: Interview with Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 2) by Keith McGowan

11/06: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 54 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/05: True Friendship by Ying Compestine

11/05: Story Psych: A Question of Character by Megan Crewe

11/05: Sketching on the way to battle: Caroline Stevermer’s When the King Comes Home by Jo Walton

11/05: The Gathering Storm Audiobook by Megan Messinger

11/05: Ray Bradbury on Adaptation by Management Services

11/05: Partying in a Utopian Fairyland: The Road to Oz by Mari Ness

11/05: King of an Endless Sky, Part 13 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

11/04: Steampunk Month Photo Contest Results by Liz Gorinsky

11/04: Hoofin’ It In Portland by Anthony Schiavino

11/04: The Duel, part 1: Help Me Defeat Brandon Sanderson by Jason Denzel

11/04: BSG: The Plan, or: One Last Frakkin’ Dance Around the Round Table by Pablo Defendini, Theresa DeLucci and Dayle McClintock

11/04: Like a red-figure vase: Steven Brust’s Agyar by Jo Walton

11/04: The First Lady of Fantasy by Lou Anders

11/04: JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 4 by Management Services

11/04: Letters from Abroad: Interview with Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 1) by Keith McGowan

11/04: The Sequel Question by Megan Crewe

11/04: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 53 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

11/03: Ghosts of the Great Wall by Ying Compestine

11/03: So good your head explodes every time: Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others by Jo Walton

11/03: Letters from Abroad: Sociology and History of Science by Keith McGowan

11/03: Alien aliens by Edward M. Lerner

11/03: Steampunk Month Photo Contest Ends Soon! by Liz Gorinsky

11/03: A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky and Sam Weber

11/02: Wheel of Time eBook Publishing Schedule by Pablo Defendini

11/02: Story Psych: What Makes a Good Story (Part 3) by Megan Crewe

11/02: Mosaics and charioteers: Guy Gavriel Kay’s Sarantine Mosaic by Jo Walton

11/02: Ancient Rockets: Phantom of the Opera by Kage Baker

11/02: Last Drink Bird Head Awards by John Klima

11/02: Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 52 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow