Archive for June, 2010

News & Notes

June 6th 2010 at 1:00 pm

Publishers Weekly reviews THE LOVING DEAD by Amelia Beamer – “Blood, guts, and sex intermingle in this stylish debut … Contemporary touches like a surprisingly useful iPhone app and over-the-top moments of frantically alternating sex and gore make for a sick, funny romp … An entertaining and original take on the zombie apocalypse.” Publishers Weekly [...]

Publishers Weekly gives a STARRED REVIEW to ZENDEGI by Greg Egan

June 5th 2010 at 9:05 pm

“In this provocative near-future tale, humans mingle with artificial intelligences called proxies in the virtual world of Zendegi. … Egan (Crystal Nights and Other Stories) creates a thought-provoking, intensely personal story about conflicting instincts and desires as technology recapitulates humanity.”

Publishers Weekly reviews THE LOVING DEAD by Amelia Beamer

June 5th 2010 at 9:04 pm

“Blood, guts, and sex intermingle in this stylish debut … Contemporary touches like a surprisingly useful iPhone app and over-the-top moments of frantically alternating sex and gore make for a sick, funny romp … An entertaining and original take on the zombie apocalypse.”

Night Shade News & Notes

June 4th 2010 at 1:00 pm

Examiner.com reviews WINGS OF FIRE edited by Jonathan Strahan and Marianne S. Jablon – "There is plenty to enjoy here for those wanting a comfortable foray into dragon-land … and a few that will leave you dreaming of treasure troves and fire in the skies."

Paolo Bacigalupi @ Google Authors

June 3rd 2010 at 6:37 pm

Paolo Bacigalupi, author of the Nebula Award-winning novel THE WINDUP GIRL, spoke at Google recently as part of their Google Authors program. The talk, which was recorded live, is now available on YouTube.

Night Shade News & Notes

June 3rd 2010 at 1:00 pm

Bookgasm reviews HESPIRA by Matthew Hughes: – "Matthew Hughes’ HESPIRA is a delightful mix of Poul Anderson straightforward science fiction, Stanislaw Lem-like humor and creativity, and a generous dash of James Grippando’s ironic and quick-paced style of mystery. This is Hughes’ third novel featuring the discriminator (read: investigator) Henghis Hapthorn, and while it is my [...]

Win a copy of THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi!

June 1st 2010 at 3:58 pm

Wired Magazine’s blog Underwire is giving away a copy of THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi: To win a copy of The Windup Girl, enter a comment at Underwire explaining why you’d like to learn more about Emiko, the Dung Lord, White Shirts and the variant “New People” roaming the mean streets of Thailand. Five commenters, [...]