August 2009

Mon Aug 31

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 2 by Ava Jarvis

Ancient Rockets: The Bells by Kage Baker

Paranormal fantasy that isn’t: George R. R. Martin’s Fevre Dream by John Ottinger III

Not your father’s funny books: Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft and Ball Peen Hammer by Mark Graham

Disney Buys Marvel: Comic Book Fans Everywhere Die Little Deaths by Genevieve Valentine

Hollywood and science fiction: Terry Bisson’s Voyage to the Red Planet by Jo Walton

9 days to 9/9/09 by Irene Gallo

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 25 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Aug 30

Post-Apocalyptic Games: Fallout 3 by Rajan Khanna

Sat Aug 29

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Madame Tutli-Putli” and “Drux Flux” by Irene Gallo

Fri Aug 28

Leukemia Fundraiser in Memory of Dave Stevens by Irene Gallo

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

Martial art fantasy: C.J. Cherryh’s The Paladin by Jo Walton

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 1 by Ava Jarvis

Paved with Good Intentions, Part One by David Whitley

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 24 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Aug 27

King of an Endless Sky, Part 3 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

io9 Interviews Patrick Nielsen Hayden by Megan Messinger

Neurodiversity and Fandom by Jason Henninger

Beautiful, poetic, and experimental: Roger Zelazny’s Doorways in the Sand by Jo Walton

Post-Apocalyptic Games: Fallout by Rajan Khanna

Wed Aug 26

Megan Fox Ruins, Illuminates Everything by Genevieve Valentine

Editors Comment on Changes Planned for Best American Fantasy by Matt Staggs

We Who Are About to Die of the Awesome by Megan Messinger

Resurrecting Television Through Comics by Rajan Khanna

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

We are not amused: My love/hate relationship with funny fiction by Jo Walton

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 23 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Aug 25

The Rain it Raineth Every Day… by David Whitley

Sea battles and grand emotion: David Weber’s Off Armageddon Reef by Jo Walton

First Flight by Mary Robinette Kowal

Mon Aug 24

Making Lists: Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color by K Tempest Bradford

William Peter Blatty’s Jamesian ghost story, Elsewhere by Mark Graham

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

Interview with Dragon Age: Origins lead writer, David Gaider by David Pucik

SF Theatre: FringeNYC + NYC Theatre Roundup by Liz Gorinsky

Ancient Rockets: Der müde Tod by Kage Baker

LotR re-read: Two Towers III.9, “Flotsam and Jetsam” by Kate Nepveu

“I, for one, welcome…”: Robot Overlord Contest Results by Liz Gorinsky

Sneak Preview of James Cameron’s Avatar by Matt London

Kerouac wgah’nagl fhtagn: Nick Mamatas’s Move Under Ground by Jon Evans

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 22 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Aug 23

Goodbye, Dortmunder: Donald Westlake’s Get Real by Jo Walton

Sat Aug 22

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Accro” and “Das Rad” by Irene Gallo

Fri Aug 21

Star Trek Re-watch: Season 1 Wrap-Up by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space by Ellen B. Wright

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Planet, colony, home: Maureen McHugh’s Mission Child by Jo Walton

Identity and Characterization by Kate Elliott

Will Digital Comics on the Sony PSP Signal the eReader’s iPod Moment? by K Tempest Bradford

Multi-purpose subterranean spaces… and Dragons by David Whitley

In related news, we are finite: reading priorities over time by Bruce Baugh

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 21 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Aug 20

Wolf Man Trailer Dramatic, Romantic, Mildly Nauseating by Genevieve Valentine

Bridging the divide between hard and soft SF: Karl Schroeder’s Permanence by Jo Walton

Venture Bros. Season 4 Trailer, (or, Why Aren’t You Watching the Best Show On Television?!) by Bridget McGovern

King of an Endless Sky, Part 2 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

The Zen of Professor Nimbus: Train Wreck by Michael Sloan

Wed Aug 19

Cory Doctorow On With A Little Help, For the Win, the Hugos and More by Mur Lafferty

True Blood: “I Will Rise Up” episode review by Theresa DeLucci

Paul Cornell drops the Hugo Graphic Story gauntlet by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

Two New Anthologies from John Joseph Adams by John Klima

Creating The Matrix, Part I by David Weber

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 20 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Aug 18

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

Charles Vess at work on Neil Gaiman’s Instructions by Irene Gallo

First Zom-bees, now Zomb-ants? by Dayle McClintock

A very long poem: Alan Garner’s Red Shift by Jo Walton

The Ruined Queen of Harvest World by Damien Broderick

An Introduction to “The Ruined Queen of Harvest World” by Damien Broderick

Mon Aug 17

Xenophobia for Dummies: A District 9 Primer by Jon Evans

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

How Do I Say Goodbye? by K Tempest Bradford

Ancient Rockets: Murnau’s Faust by Kage Baker

Cow of Legend: The Story of St. Endelienta by David Whitley

Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!: A Movie News Roundup by Genevieve Valentine

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 19 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Aug 16

Growing Up for Real: Alexei Panshin’s Rite of Passage by Jo Walton

Sat Aug 15

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “La Marche des Sans-Nom” and “Dynamo” by Irene Gallo

Fri Aug 14

Outrage and Art by Jason Henninger

LotR re-read: Two Towers III.8, “The Road to Isengard” by Kate Nepveu

John Scalzi on Hugo Nominations, Collaboration, Fandom, and More. by Mur Lafferty

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 18 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Aug 13

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

The art & design of Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes by Irene Gallo

Glenn Cooper’s Secret of the Seventh Son—a great debut by Mark Graham

The Bittersweet Broadcast Box-Set: The Middleman on DVD by Genevieve Valentine

Rogue in the ambient: C.J. Cherryh’s Rider books by Jo Walton

King of an Endless Sky, Part 1 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Wed Aug 12

Neil Gaiman Reads Cory Doctorow’s “The Right Book” by Mur Lafferty

AMC Acquires Kirkman’s Walking Dead by Pablo Defendini

Once upon a time… by David Whitley

Makers Tile Game, 4×4 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

True Blood: “Timebomb” episode review by Theresa DeLucci

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 17 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Aug 11

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

Deadgirl: the horror of the modern male by Dayle McClintock

Ponyo Poster Giveaway! by Torie Atkinson

Film review: Ponyo by Eugene Myers

Size does matter—Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim by Mark Graham

Mon Aug 10

Creating Better Magazines (and Anthologies) by K Tempest Bradford

Ancient Rockets: The Thief of Bagdad by Kage Baker

Gaiman and Doctorow Discuss Giving It Away by Mur Lafferty

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Infinite ideas: Robert Reed’s Down the Bright Way by Jo Walton

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 16 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Aug 9

Live and direct from Montréal: the Hugo Awards Ceremony by Pablo Defendini

Populating a Brave New World by Genevieve Valentine

Sat Aug 8

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Red Rabbit” and “8848” by Irene Gallo

Fri Aug 7

Best Served Cold (and thrown from a window) by Jason Henninger

Murder in deep time: Vernor Vinge’s Marooned in Realtime by Jo Walton

Anticipation, Worldcon 2009: Excerpt from the History of Tor Panel by Megan Messinger

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Anathem, by Neal Stephenson by Jo Walton

Hatter that isn’t by Irene Gallo

Steampunk novellas from Kage Baker and James P. Blaylock by Mark Graham

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 15 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Aug 6

Comfort Fiction: Because Sometimes You Need a Frakking Hug by Ava Jarvis

Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by Steven Padnick

Review: Acacia, by David Anthony Durham by Kate Nepveu

The most expensive plumbers in the galaxy: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Falling Free by Jo Walton

2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Saturn’s Children, by Charles Stross by Bruce Baugh

LotR re-read: open thread, verse & what would you do? edition by Kate Nepveu

The Zen of Professor Nimbus: Radio Nimbus by Michael Sloan

Wed Aug 5

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

Oh No, The Mammoth Books of X, No by Ava Jarvis

2009 Hugo Best Novelette Spotlight by John Klima

Closures: Jim Baen’s Universe by John Klima

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 25 by Leigh Butler

2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Zöe’s Tale, by John Scalzi by Jason Henninger

Closures: Farrago’s Wainscott by John Klima

Capability, Credibility, and the Problem of Mistakes by David Weber

“I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords”: Enter Our Robot Contest! by Liz Gorinsky

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 14 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Aug 4

Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger

2009 Hugo Best Short Story Spotlight by John Klima

World Fantasy Award Nominees by Megan Messinger

It’s Sunday on Wednesdays now! (Exploring DC’s Wednesday Comics) by Lenny Bailes

The “Robot Overlord” Contest by Tor.com

2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman by Bridget McGovern

Doomed Summer Pilots: Defying Gravity by Genevieve Valentine

Re-reading Sandman: An introduction by Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Mon Aug 3

ConReporter, for your minute-by-minute WorldCon coverage by Pablo Defendini

2009 Hugo Best Novella Spotlight by John Klima

Ancient Rockets: Gertie the Dinosaurus by Kage Baker

2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow by Jo Walton

2009 Hugo Awards Spotlight by Tor.com

Makers Tile Game, 3×3 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 24 by Leigh Butler

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 13 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Aug 2

Review: Ghost Ocean by S.M. Peters by Ava Jarvis

Sat Aug 1

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Wolf Loves Pork” and “Neighbors” by Irene Gallo