June 2009

Tue Jun 30

Heart of Hush by Lou Anders

Judging a book by its cover by Brian James

Mark of the Demon…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Time is Running Out! by John Klima

Lord of the Ringlings by Adam McCauley

Mon Jun 29

Web Round-Up, Now With International Flavor by Megan Messinger

Ancient Rockets: Oz Road Trip, Day 2 by Kage Baker

Not so urban fantasy: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s The Silent Strength of Stones by Jo Walton

Doomed Summer Pilots: Virtuality by Genevieve Valentine

Bringing the House Down: Norse Code by Ava Jarvis

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 14 by Leigh Butler

What music reminds you of science fiction or fantasy? by John Ottinger III

Sun Jun 28

The toy tie-in by Irene Gallo

Santa Olivia…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Sat Jun 27

Weekend Getaway: Pratt & Valente by John Klima

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Beatles Rock Band” and “Sea Orchestra” by Irene Gallo

Fri Jun 26

Characters and cryptography: Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon by Jo Walton

Flinx Transcendent…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 13 by Leigh Butler

Michael Jackson: 1958-2009 by Pablo Defendini

LotR re-read: Two Towers III.3, “The Uruk-hai” by Kate Nepveu

Thu Jun 25

Valley of the Dead…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Star Trek Re-watch: “This Side of Paradise” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Web Round-Up: Contests, Giveaways and Freebies Edition by Megan Messinger

The Zen of Professor Nimbus: Nimbus in the Firmament by Michael Sloan

Wed Jun 24

The Transformers Live-Action Movies, as they should have been. by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

Bestial…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

The Cheap Scare Scenario by Brian James

Writers Workshop of Horror: interview with editor Michael Knost by Jason Sizemore

Oliver Who? (A Mathom from the Time Closet) by Robert Charles Wilson

Tue Jun 23

Star Trek Re-watch: “A Taste of Armageddon” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

John Harwood’s The Séance by Justin Howe

Crafting the Psalms of Isaak: An Interview with Ken Scholes by Jason Henninger

To War, and Not Lightly: Kings, “The Sabbath Queen” by Genevieve Valentine

More dimensions than you’d expect; Samuel Delany’s Babel 17 by Jo Walton

The House That George Built by Harry Turtledove

Mon Jun 22

Concept art from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland by Irene Gallo

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

War of the Words Goes Global by Pablo Defendini

Telling Stories With Character by Jay Lake

The Wonderful World of Writing for Teens by Brian James

Ancient Rockets: Oz Road Trip, Day 1 by Kage Baker

Catching Up With Amber Benson by geoffrey h goodwin

LotR re-read: Two Towers III.2, “The Riders of Rohan” by Kate Nepveu

A funny book with a lot of death in it: Iain Banks’s The Crow Road by Jo Walton

Sun Jun 21

KGB Fantastic Fiction 6/17/09 Post-apocalyptic Barter Skills by Liz Gorinsky

The Greatest Stories Never Told by Brian James

Sat Jun 20

Patient Zero…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Oceansize” and “Scoop Volante” by Irene Gallo

Fri Jun 19

Shared Worlds and real life fantastical cities by Matt Staggs

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Packing books for a trip by Jo Walton

Genre Police by Brian James

“I’m thirteen, I’m a girl, and I like fantasy and some science fiction. What should I be reading?” by Melissa Ann Singer

“You are my miracle”: True Blood’s second season premiere by Nina Lourie

A Softer World 10 by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau

Thu Jun 18

Field Study (An Author In Search of Zombies) by Brian James

Star Trek Re-watch: “Space Seed” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Coraline: Stories From Inside a Piano by Megan Messinger

Stretching my legs by Jay Lake

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris by Nina Lourie

Starman Jones, or how Robert A. Heinlein did plot on a good day by Jo Walton

Don’t Panic: Magazine Closings by John Klima

The Redemption of Professor Nimbus Excerpt #2 by Michael Sloan

Wed Jun 17

Clocks and stars and magic: Melissa Scott and Lisa A, Barnett’s Point of Hopes by Jo Walton

Review: Demon’s Lexicon by Nina Lourie

Infamous: Sparking with Power and Fun by David Pucik

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

The First Asian American ComiCon (AACC) by Torie Atkinson

Announcing the Tor.com Store! by Pablo Defendini

Happy Birthday, Michael Mitchell by Joanna Estep

Tue Jun 16

Star Trek Re-watch: “The Return of the Archons” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

Web Round-Up: Contests, Giveaways and Freebies Edition by Megan Messinger

Review: Halo Uprising by Rajan Khanna

Play it Again, Sam: Moon by Genevieve Valentine

Jacqueline Carey’s Santa Olivia by Mark Graham

India’s superheroes: Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children by Jo Walton

Julian Comstock, Chapters 2 and 3 by Robert Charles Wilson

Mon Jun 15

Jumping Off the Cliff, Looking for Water on the Way Down by Jay Lake

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

Words Don’t Settle Debt: Kings, “Brotherhood” by Genevieve Valentine

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Review: Final Fantasy IV: The After Years by Matt London

Ancient Rockets: Nosferatu by Kage Baker

Darkness Calls (Excerpt) by Marjorie Liu

Remembering Stan Winston by geoffrey h goodwin

Marvel Excerpts: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #7 by Marvel Comics

Sun Jun 14

The worst book I love: Robert Heinlein’s Friday by Jo Walton

Sat Jun 13

Saturday Morning Cartoons: A Shakespearean couplet, “Next” and “Sonnet 138” by Irene Gallo

Fri Jun 12

They are not welcome: IGN and District 9’s sexist contest by Torie Atkinson

LotR re-read: Two Towers III.1, “The Departure of Boromir” by Kate Nepveu

The Thrill of the Shelf by Jay Lake

The other woman: Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride by Jo Walton

Bob Eggleton: Free Wallpapers by Irene Gallo

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

Sarah Waters vs. Forbidden Planet: A Ghost Story by Robert Charles Wilson

Thu Jun 11

The Repossession Mambo…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Basic Geek Survival – Zombie 101 by Zachary Ricks

Why I am Over the Moon about Duncan Jones by Lou Anders

The Net of a Million Lies: Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep by Jo Walton

Star Trek Re-watch: “Court Martial” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Shaun Tan: Free Wallpapers by Irene Gallo

The Zen of Professor Nimbus: The Ubiquity of Chinese Takeout by Michael Sloan

Wed Jun 10

Maurice Sendak: 81 years of wild rumpusing. by Irene Gallo

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Web Round-Up: Contests, Giveaways, & Freebies Edition by Megan Messinger

Supernatural Thriller Personal Effects: Dark Art launches by Mur Lafferty

Licensed to sell weasels and jade earrings: The short stories of Lord Dunsany by Jo Walton

John Picacio: Free Wallpaper by Irene Gallo

Good News, Everyone! by Dayle McClintock

Ten Movies to Watch Instead of Star Trek by Genevieve Valentine

Green (Excerpt) by Jay Lake

Tue Jun 9

Star Trek Re-watch: “Tomorrow is Yesterday” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

This is Not a Game…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

The Success Trap by Jay Lake

Review: Tides from the New Worlds by Ava Jarvis

Dan Dos Santos: Free Wallpaper by Irene Gallo

The City Quiet as Death by Steven Utley and Michael Bishop

Mon Jun 8

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

Dean Koontz’s Relentless by Mark Graham

The Warded Man…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

Donato: Free wallpapers from a Hugo-Nominated Artist by Irene Gallo

Ancient Rockets: Prince Achmed by Kage Baker

Gender and glaciers: Ursula Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness by Jo Walton

Marvel Excerpts: X-Factor #44 by Marvel Comics

Marvel Excerpts: Ender’s Game: Recruiting Valentine #1 by Marvel Comics

Sun Jun 7

Undead on Arrival…in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

Being clever with mythology: John James’s Votan and Not For All the Gold in Ireland by Jo Walton

Sat Jun 6

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Kunstbar” and “The Last Knit” by Irene Gallo

MoCCA Art Festival 2009 by Liz Gorinsky

Fri Jun 5

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

Tales of Vesperia: The best next-gen JRPG out there by Torie Atkinson

The Ruins of Tomorrowland by Robert Charles Wilson

Thu Jun 4

Star Trek Re-watch: “Arena” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Lise Myhre signing this weekend by Pablo Defendini

Faster Than Light at any speed by Jo Walton

Mathoms from the Time Closet (1) by Robert Charles Wilson

Interview: Kevin J. Anderson by John Ottinger III

The Dreaded Question by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Wed Jun 3

Something old, something new? by Jo Walton

LotR re-read: Fellowship movie re-watch by Kate Nepveu

David Eddings (1931-2009), In Memoriam by Bruce Baugh

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

Where’s Waldo?: A Movie News Roundup (Rebooted) by Genevieve Valentine

Advertising dystopia: Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth’s The Space Merchants by Jo Walton

Dungeon Crawls to Hyperspace – Paul S. Kemp Interview by Jay Tomio

Review: Strange Angels by Matt London

The Redemption of Professor Nimbus Excerpt #1 by Michael Sloan

Tue Jun 2

Star Trek Re-watch: “The Squire of Gothos” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

The addiction of time travel: Daphne Du Maurier’s The House on the Strand by Jo Walton

Review: New Mutants #2 by Greg van Eekhout

Ten Fiction Editors Talk Shop in Clarkesworld Magazine by Pablo Defendini

What books haven’t you read? by Torie Atkinson

Julian Comstock, Chapters 1 and 2 (Excerpt) by Robert Charles Wilson

Mon Jun 1

You may not know it, but you want to read this: Francis Spufford’s Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin by Jo Walton

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

Free Audiobook! Sun of Suns, by Karl Schroeder by Pablo Defendini

Ancient Rockets: Schatten by Kage Baker

Mapping The City & The City: an interview with China Miéville by Theresa DeLucci

I’m In Your Media, Divorcing Your Intent by Bruce Baugh