Locus has posted the list of World Fantasy Award finalists . There are many fine selections here–including much deserved praise for John Klima’s efforts–but I can’t help but note a lack of daring on the part of the judges. This continues a trend, in my opinion, within core genre, toward the more conservative. Here, for example, is the list of best novels:
Fangland , John Marks (Penguin) The Gospel of the Knife , Will Shetterly (Tor) The Servants , Michael Marshall Smith (Earthling Publications) Territory , Emma Bull (Tor) Ysabel , Guy Gavriel Kay (Viking Canada; Roc)
Territory is one of my favorites from last year, and I’m happy to see it on the list. I also think the others are solid, solid novels. But I’d put Michael Cisco’s The Traitor up against any one of them. Or Ekaterina Sedia’s A Secret History of Moscow . Or Hal Duncan’s Ink . Or, pe...
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Compared with all of the teams in the ECHL South Division, the Augusta Lynx have gotten off to a decent start in the first month, with 10 points in nine road games. But Lynx head coach John Marks isn’t concerned with comparing his squad to all the teams in the division.... more
Boy A From: buzz.phigita.net Post Date: 2008-11-11 16:36:09
Boy A (2007) του John Crowley, ο οποίος συνεχίζει με τον καλύτερο τρόπο αυτό που ξεκίνησε με το Intermission (2003) κάποια χρόνια πριν. Εδώ βέβαια έχει ανεβάσει πολύ το επίπεδο και πραγματικά δείχνει ότι αποτελεί τη νέα ελπίδα του βρετανικού κινηματογράφου. Η ιστορία που π... more
Today, on Garrion Keillor’s The Writers Almanac , he announced that it is the birthday of another Maine author, John Crowley. Not that I am author per se, but do dabble at writing more or less words than may be necessary.
Clicking on John Crowley’s name took me to his blog . Mr. Crowley’s website includes a link to The Five Foot Shelf, aka The Whole Five Feet . Which is archived here .
Apparently, Christopher Beha completed in one year what I intermittently dab... more
Brooks Hansen has written an account of his ultimately successful journey to becoming a father, after much disappointment, called The Brotherhood of Joseph . Like everything Hansen writes, it’s honest and unusual and at times very heart-rending. Hansen has written a number of fine novels, including The Chess Garden which is one of my favorites of all time. I interviewed Hansen recently about the book.
Amazon.com: Many people go through difficulties in having children. Many of the... more
It’s strange now to think — in this Miramaxed-out, indie-infused era — that there was a time when independently produced films had a hard time rocking Oscar’s world. But that was essentially the case before Kiss of the Spider Woman came along in 1985. The acclaimed film, starring the magnetic Raul Julia, the captivating Sonia Braga and the daring William Hurt playing against type at the height of his Body Heat/leading-man glory, earned four major Oscar nominations... more
From their humble Mississippi roots to worldwide fame, 3 Doors Down has entered the list of the most popular bands of our time with over 13 million albums sold in the US alone–but they don’t seem to have let it go to their heads.
In the half hour I talked to lead singer Brad Arnold, he came across as a totally down-to-earth, cool, and genuine guy. It was pretty refreshing.
Check out this week’s podcast where we talked about the new 3DD album... more
In honor of the exit from Euro 2008 of this tournament’s heartbreak kids, Turkey, whose last four games were all decided or tied with a goal in the final minute (unfortunately, today’s was from Germany’s Philip Lahm), we link to a recent interview in Der Spiegel with Turkish Nobel laureate (and longtime soccer fan) Orhan Pamuk (via the Literary Saloon ). Some of his comments about how football in Turkey is a “machine to produce nationalism,... more
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