Blog Archive
April 2010
Fri Apr 30
The May Day Fairie Festival
by Marc Hudgins
MoominWeek! Day 5
by Kathryn Hurley
Queering SFF: Review of The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan
by Lee Mandelo
Asimov’s Science Fiction Accepting Electronic Submissions
by John Klima
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 3
by Leigh Butler
Tor.com Tribble Contest Winners!
by Torie Atkinson
Bizarre Love Triangles
by Marie Rutkoski
JordanCon: Interview with Harriet McDougal
by Richard Fife
Thu Apr 29
Star Trek Re-Watch: “A Piece of the Action”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
MoominWeek! Day 4
by Kathryn Hurley
Drops of True Blood
by Theresa DeLucci
V: “Heretic’s Fork”
by Mur Lafferty
Tor Story Podcast 019 – “Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure” by Richard Parks
by Mur Lafferty
Outsiders in Fairyland: Ojo of Oz
by Mari Ness
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Fortuneteller” (episode 114)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
The Gashlycrumb Losties
by Jason Henninger
Don’t want to be all by my Doctor-self
by Nina Lourie
Wed Apr 28
Black Blade Blues, by J.A. Pitts – An interview with the man behind the woman
by Jen West
Ok, where do I start with that Custom Index
by Tor.com
Ok, where do I start with that?
by Jo Walton
MoominWeek! Day 3
by Kathryn Hurley
Doctor Who S5, Ep 2: “The Beast Below”
by Teresa Jusino
LotR re-read: Return of the King V.4, “The Siege of Gondor”
by Kate Nepveu
Recap of JordanCon II (AKA: The SeanCon Invasion)
by Richard Fife
V: “We Can’t Win”
by Mur Lafferty
Tue Apr 27
Firefly Re-watch: “Our Mrs. Reynolds”
by Richard Fife
MoominWeek! Day 2
by Kathryn Hurley
Moomin-mania!: Celebrating 65 Years of Moomins
by Ksenia Winnicki
Sometimes, we win.
by Madeline Ashby
A hound among hounds: Margaret Ronald’s Wild Hunt
by Elizabeth Bear
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 2
by Leigh Butler
Robert SawyerWWW:WATCH and Flash Forward
by Mark Graham
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 8, “Dirge”
by Lee Mandelo
A fragilistic look at the expialidocious
by Jason Henninger
Mon Apr 26
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre, Act II
by Dexter Palmer
How Tove Jansson can Change Your Life
by Sara Kramer
Comet in Moominland Re-read
by Gina Gagliano
MoominWeek! Day 1
by Kathryn Hurley
Moominweek Index
by Tor.com
Moomin DeviantART!
by Luke Pearson
Moominary!
by Ksenia Winnicki
Introduction to Moominweek!
by Gina Gagliano
Prime Baby
by Nina Lourie
Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
by Lee Mandelo
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Blue Spirit” (episode 113)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
Buffy, “Intervention,” and King Lear
by Marie Rutkoski
Novel Disfunction
by Jason Henninger
GGG#017: Dragons! Fan Fiction! Copyright Law! (Guest: Naomi Novik)
by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
Sun Apr 25
OK, where do I start with that? B.
by Jo Walton
Sat Apr 24
The Last Airbender trailer
by Irene Gallo
Live Feed From JordanCon, Day Two!
by Tor.com
Fri Apr 23
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Gateway Shuffle”
by Madeline Ashby
Tor Books B-Day Giveaway: Wheel of Time Posters
by Megan Messinger
Tribbles Week Contest Reminder
by Eugene Myers
Moominpappa at Sea Reread
by Jessica Zimmerman
Meet Tor Books, 30 years old
by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
Live Video Feed from JordanCon!!!
by Tor.com
Tor Books B-Day Giveaway: Box o’ Books
by Megan Messinger
Bitter Seeds, by Ian Tregillis – a review
by Elizabeth Bear
Total immersion in 1950s India: Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy
by Jo Walton
JordanCon Invades Atlanta!
by Matt Hatch
Thu Apr 22
Drawn and Quarterly Moomin Comics Giveaway
by Drawn and Quarterly
Drawn and Quarterly talks Moomins
by Tom Devlin
Tales from Moominvalley Re-read
by Gina Gagliano
Moominland Midwinter Re-read
by Leslie York
Moomin Cover Art
by Elynn Cohen
Moominsummer Madness Re-read
by Katelyn Detweiler
Moomin Souvenir Giveaway!
by That Kate
My Little Mys
by Wesley Adams
Moominpappa’s Memoirs Re-read
by Jessica Tedder
Me and the Moomins
by Niina Niskanen
Mrs. MacOlsson’s Moomins
by Mrs. MacOlsson
Finn Family Moomintroll Re-Read
by Beth Potter
Moomin Books Giveaway
by Kathryn Hurley
An Adventure in Moominland
by Margaret Maloney
Tor’s 30th: T-1: Into the Future
by Liz Gorinsky
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Storm” (episode 112)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
The Map of Lost Things
by Nina Lourie
Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Gamesters of Triskelion”
by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
Private Armies in Fairyland: The Purple Prince of Oz
by Mari Ness
Lost Round Table: “The Last Recruit”
by Theresa DeLucci, Bridget McGovern and Rajan Khanna
Creating Dothraki: An Interview with David J. Peterson and Sai Emrys
by Ellen B. Wright
Wed Apr 21
Tor’s 30th: T-2: Professional Fans
by Liz Gorinsky
Doctor Who S5, Ep 1: “The Eleventh Hour”
by Teresa Jusino
Oh, what it did to me
by Nina Lourie
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 7, “Spider’s Thrash”
by Lee Mandelo
Harry Potter to the Rescue
by Ethan Gilsdorf
The possibility of knowing yourself: Geoff Ryman’s Lust
by Jo Walton
Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure
by Richard Parks
Tue Apr 20
Tor’s 30th: T-3: Funniest Memories
by Liz Gorinsky
Firefly Re-watch: “Safe”
by Richard Fife
Kwaidan
by Jason Henninger
George Scithers (1929-2010)
by David Hartwell
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 24
by Leigh Butler
Tor.com is a Locus Finalist!
by Liz Gorinsky
Riverworld is All Wet
by Genevieve Valentine
Mon Apr 19
Tor’s 30th: T-4: Earliest Memories
by Liz Gorinsky
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre, Act I
by Dexter Palmer
Review: Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee
by Jaymee Goh
SEED: Field of Dreams
by Dot Lin
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Great Divide” (episode 111)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
Carla Ulbrich’s new album: Live from Outer Space
by Mur Lafferty
OK, where do I start with that? A.
by Jo Walton
GGG#016: Geek Rock! Mad Scientists! Dave’s Alien Ancestry! (Guest: Jonathan Coulton)
by John Joseph Adams
Fri Apr 16
Countdown To Doctor Who: The Steven Moffat Interview
by Teresa Jusino
George R. R. Martin is the Dark One? Musings on the Suvudu Cage Match 2010 and How Rand al’Thor Defeated a God
by Matt Hatch
V: “John May”
by Mur Lafferty
Tribbles Week: Tribbles and Altos Contest
by Torie Atkinson
Tribbles Week: The Next Tribble-ation Contest
by Torie Atkinson
Tor Story Podcast 018 – “First Flight” by Mary Robinette Kowal
by Mur Lafferty
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 23
by Leigh Butler
Review: Laura Bickle’s debut novel, Embers
by Elizabeth Bear
Gargoyles, fonts, and anachronism, oh my!
by Nina Lourie
Thu Apr 15
Countdown to Doctor Who: The Paul Cornell Interview
by Teresa Jusino
Lost Round Table: “Everybody Loves Hugo”
by Theresa DeLucci, Bridget McGovern and Rajan Khanna
Tribbles Week: Re-watching Futurama’s “The Problem With Popplers”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Jet” (episode 110)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
Remembering John Schoenherr
by Gregory Manchess
Doctor Who Is In The House
by Hugo Perez
Wed Apr 14
V – The New Series
by Mur Lafferty
Countdown to Doctor Who: The Doctor in NYC! Apple Store, SoHo
by Teresa Jusino
Queering SFF: Wanting, Searching, Finding
by Lee Mandelo
Tribbles Week: Re-watching Deep Space Nine’s “Trials and Tribble-ations”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
Pirates in Fairyland! Pirates in Oz
by Mari Ness
Review: Bellona, Destroyer of Cities, the play of Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren
by Jo Walton
Selfish, selfless, or something in between: Ash, by Malinda Lo
by Elizabeth Bear
Tue Apr 13
Countdown to Doctor Who: Moffat’s Women – The Women of The Library
by Teresa Jusino
Firefly Re-watch: “Shindig”
by Richard Fife
Tribbles Week: Re-watching Star Trek: The Animated Series “More Tribbles, More Troubles”
by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 22
by Leigh Butler
Formations and transformations: Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren
by Jo Walton
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 6, “Gouge Away”
by Lee Mandelo
Mon Apr 12
Countdown to Doctor Who: Chicks Dig Time Lords!
by Teresa Jusino
Tor Story Podcast 017 – “The Film-makers of Mars” by Geoff Ryman
by Mur Lafferty
Tribbles Week: Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Trouble with Tribbles”
by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Waterbending Scroll” (episode 109)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
THE DS9 TRIBBLES CONTEST Official Rules
by Tor.com
THE ST:TNG TRIBBLES CONTEST Official Rules
by Tor.com
Buffy Season 8, and What Makes a Series Good
by Marie Rutkoski
Ender’s Game ebook cover by Sam Weber
by Irene Gallo
GGG#015: The Black Death! Archimedes! Counterfactuals! (Guest: Dan Carlin)
by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
Sun Apr 11
Feast or famine?
by Jo Walton
Fri Apr 9
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold
by Dexter Palmer
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Honky Tonk Women”
by Madeline Ashby
Instructions: Charles Vess from pencil to paint, Neil Gaiman from words to reading
by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 21
by Leigh Butler
The next best thing to being there: Plato’s Republic
by Jo Walton
Caprica S1, Ep 9: End of Line, Part Two
by Teresa Jusino
Thu Apr 8
Star Trek Re-Watch: “Wolf in the Fold”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
An Email Conversation I Had Yesterday
by Leigh Butler
Lost Round Table: “Happily Ever After”
by Bridget McGovern, Rajan Khanna and Theresa DeLucci
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku” (episode 108)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
A Crown of Swords ebook cover by Mélanie Delon
by Irene Gallo
Rockets in Fairyland: The Yellow Knight of Oz
by Mari Ness
New perspectives on humanity: Molly Gloss’s Wild Life
by Jo Walton
Wed Apr 7
Changes, Book 12 of the Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher
by Megan Messinger
Mega Piranha: an interview with director Eric Forsberg
by Dayle McClintock
Heavy Metal Pulp debuts with Pleasure Model
by Mark Graham
V – A Retrospective, Pt. 2
by Mur Lafferty
George Lucas Has Lost His Mind
by Jordan Hamessley
Julian the Apostate on a Gunboat: Robert Charles Wilson’s Julian Comstock
by Jo Walton
Tue Apr 6
Sooo, Joss, when’s the real game coming out?
by Megan Messinger
Firefly Re-watch: “Bushwhacked”
by Richard Fife
Unusual dystopia: Sumner Locke Elliott’s Going
by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 20
by Leigh Butler
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 5, “Lonely City”
by Lee Mandelo
Mon Apr 5
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle
by Dexter Palmer
Book Review: The Poison Throne by Celine Kiernan
by Thea James and Ana Grilo
Clash of the Titans
by Genevieve Valentine
Caprica S1, Ep 9: End of Line, Part One.
by Teresa Jusino
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World” (episode 107)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
2010 SFWA Author Emeritus: Neal Barrett, Jr.
by John Klima
Breaking Rules and Making Babies
by Marie Rutkoski
GGG#014: Fairies! Unicorns! Action Figures! (Guest: Holly Black)
by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
Sun Apr 4
Hugo Nominations!
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Sat Apr 3
Good hunting
by Scott Brundage
“Yakking about who’s civilized and who’s not”: H. Beam Piper’s Space Viking
by Jo Walton
Fri Apr 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Imprisoned” (episode 106)
by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams
The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 19
by Leigh Butler
Why do I re-read things I don’t like?
by Jo Walton
Tor Story Podcast 016 – “Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction” by Jo Walton
by Mur Lafferty
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 4, “The New Scum”
by Lee Mandelo
Jim C. Hines First Novel Survey
by John Klima
Thu Apr 1
A Softer World 11
by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau
True Facts of the Science! #5
by Flora Spoils
LHC’s First Collision Finds Devil Particle
by Richard Fife
Mummies: Out of the Casket, Into The Streets
by J. Melusine Royal
Star Trek Re-Watch: “What Men Dare Do”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
True Facts of the Science! #4
by Flora Spoils
Time Ramblin’ Guy
by Jason Henninger
Congress Reinstates Pluto as a Planet
by Richard Fife
Entmoot Convenes to Discuss Same-Sex Marriage
by Jason Henninger
True Facts of the Science! #3
by Flora Spoils
Lost Round Table: “The Package”
by Theresa DeLucci, Rajan Khanna and Bridget McGovern
Thrust Upon an Unsuspecting Fandom: Sherlock Holmes Meets the Beekeeper’s Apprentice
by Ava Jarvis
BBC Casts 12th Doctor
by Tor.com
The Lit Monster: Gaga Goes Genre
by Silas Bell
True Facts of the Science! #2
by Flora Spoils
On reflection, not very dangerous: Harlan Ellison’s The Last Dangerous Visions
by Jo Walton
Dell Announces the Delldo
by Jason Henninger
True Facts of the Science! #1
by Flora Spoils
New Mid-Grade Reader Line from Tor: InnerSpace!
by Mur Lafferty
M. Night Shyamalan to Guest-Direct Lost Finalé.
by Richard Fife