Miniature Mondays! This new acquisition for the Charlotte Smith Miniature Book collections is The Pit and the Pendulum from Edgar Allan Poe. This is designed, published and bound in leather in limited edition of 20 numbered and signed copies by Jarmila Sobota, in Loket, Czech Republic, 2005. See it in the catalog, or stop by anytime to read and admire this tiny work.
Clearly I am a huge sucker for library gifs.
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Be sure to catch Tachyon author and friend Peter S. Beagle on The Last Unicorn Screening Tour.
A secret talisman
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From the Barnes & Noble Review on The Bible Repairman: Powers’s subtle and beautiful prose is never flaunted, but always works in the service of his stories, which are marvels of ellipsis and concision. See the full review.
Jo Walton, Among Others
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Saturday, January 2
3:00 pm
Borderlands Books
We’re so excited to be hosting the brilliant Jo Walton! AMONG OTHERS is a gorgeous tale that uses experiences from Ms. Walton’s life as a starting point for the novel. Walton told John Scalzi “For me, writing is always about the emotional truth, and it’s always at a little distance. There’s less distance in this book than with anything I wrote before, and more than anything else I kept asking myself if I had the right to write this, and what it was going to mean to me for other people to read it. I’m still not sure about that.”
In addition to its semi-autobiographical elements, AMONG OTHERS is about the love of reading, and particularly the life-changing aspects of science fiction.
Do yourself a favor and do not miss this event.
Jo Walton, Among Others
Alec Checkerfield blog, Events 0
Saturday, January 2
3:00 pm
Borderlands Books
We’re so excited to be hosting the brilliant Jo Walton! AMONG OTHERS is a gorgeous tale that uses experiences from Ms. Walton’s life as a starting point for the novel. Walton told John Scalzi “For me, writing is always about the emotional truth, and it’s always at a little distance. There’s less distance in this book than with anything I wrote before, and more than anything else I kept asking myself if I had the right to write this, and what it was going to mean to me for other people to read it. I’m still not sure about that.”
In addition to its semi-autobiographical elements, AMONG OTHERS is about the love of reading, and particularly the life-changing aspects of science fiction.
Do yourself a favor and do not miss this event.
Katharine Kerr, Apocalypse to Go
Saturday, February 11th
3:00 pm
Borderlands Books
Apocalypse to Go is the third in the Nola O’Grady urban fantasy series by Katherine Kerr. Don’t miss this explosive entry in the newest series by one of fantasy’s most established and respected authors!
From the publisher:
Nola O’Grady has enough trouble when a were-leopard accuses her of receiving stolen property. But when her younger brother Michael goes searching for their missing father, he lands himself and his brother, Sean, in a world of hurt –quite literally –in a deviant world version of San Francisco. Can Nola and her partner in the Apocalypse Squad, Israeli Interpol agent Ari Nathan, find her brothers in time to save them from death by radiation poisoning? The search will lead them through a city of secrets, but the worst secret of all lurks at the heart of the only thing Nola loves more than Ari: her family.
Katharine Kerr, Apocalypse to Go
Saturday, February 11th
3:00 pm
Borderlands Books
Apocalypse to Go is the third in the Nola O’Grady urban fantasy series by Katherine Kerr. Don’t miss this explosive entry in the newest series by one of fantasy’s most established and respected authors!
From the publisher:
Nola O’Grady has enough trouble when a were-leopard accuses her of receiving stolen property. But when her younger brother Michael goes searching for their missing father, he lands himself and his brother, Sean, in a world of hurt –quite literally –in a deviant world version of San Francisco. Can Nola and her partner in the Apocalypse Squad, Israeli Interpol agent Ari Nathan, find her brothers in time to save them from death by radiation poisoning? The search will lead them through a city of secrets, but the worst secret of all lurks at the heart of the only thing Nola loves more than Ari: her family.
Bibliophiles Love Charles deLint
We appreciate that the book lovers over at the Bibliophilic Book Blog appreciate Charles de Lint’s Eyes Like Leaves, giving it 4.5 stars, summing up:
“Fraught with magic, evil, mages, and warriors, Eyes Like Leaves is a captivating book. A wonderful novel for all fans of Irish mythology and of Charles de Lint’s as well.”
Reviews from SF Crowsnest and Interzone
‘ve got two reviews to share with you, one online and one on the stands. First up, SF Crowsnest reviews Charles de Lint’s Promises to Keep:
Charles de Lint has always written tales along the edge of fantasy. Inhabiting his city of Newford are creatures and places that invade your dreams or are only glimpsed out of the corner of the eye. Some of ancestry of apparently normal people lies in the mystical. Those still in touch with their roots can touch the magic of the Earth. Most of the inhabitants are unaware of what is there. For the reader, it is a journey into mystery.
Then, Interzone reviews Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka. Interzone is a fantastic SF/F magazine, and one of the few left. They’ve got stories, reviews, interviews and much more to share, so if your local bookstore doesn’t stock it, put in a request! Here’s a little of what they have to say about Kafkaesque:
The oldest story here is Kafka’s own ‘A Hunger Artist’ (1922) in a new (and previously unpublished) translation by John Kessel. A man asserts himself through inverting his desire for food, using it to practice an art. The graphic version captures the elements of voyeurism, transformation, and the confusion of the roles of human and animal in the minds of audience and performer. The most recently published story is Terry Bisson’s ‘The Cockroach Hat’, from 2010, a short and utterly deadpan piece that could have been written by someone called archy.
Preview and order the current issue, or subscribe to Interzone here.
Tachyon Goes Weightless!
We are very happy to announce that Tachyon ebooks will now be available on Weightless Books. Weightless Books is a DRM-free ebook store for independent publishers. Tachyon is joining Small Beer Press, Blind Eye Books, Less Than Three Press, and many more on the Weightless team.
Weightless carries ebooks in all formats, and you can even send books directly to your Kindle from their site. New books are added every Tuesday, so have a look, then come back for more.