So, how’s this for fun? There is a misspelled word in AlphaOops! Yes, that’s right…and I’m not going to tell you what it is. Suffice it to say that I didn’t realize it and the publisher didn’t realize it — it was brought to my attention about half an hour ago by a coworker. He was looking up AlphaOops…
Science Fiction Geeks unite–Doctor Who is back, and he’s better than ever. The BBC has published tie-ins to the popular television show, but did you know that there is another publisher of officially licensed Doctor Who literature? This month, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis spends some time with Big Finish editor Ian Farrington to talk about what other worlds the…
So, have you been to Shocklines lately? What? You don’t know about Shocklines? Well, let me tell you, my friend. Remember those lovely by-gone days of the independent bookstore that had all the rare goodies…and all the geeky cashiers who shared your love of the genre? They’re not gone–they just moved to the internet. Shocklines has an amazing selection…
Science Fiction Geeks unite–Doctor Who is back, and he’s better than ever. The BBC has published tie-ins to the popular television show, but did you know that there is another publisher of officially licensed Doctor Who literature? This month, Ingram Genre Chick Alethea Kontis spends some time with Big Finish editor Ian Farrington to talk about what other worlds…
If you’ve ever wanted to read short fiction by Alethea Kontis, October is the month to do it! “Small Magics” — In a Victorian fantasy world where women still possess the magic that men have ignored, a young girl appeals to the Society of Alchemists in the hopes of furthering her magical career. Appears in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic…
Every quarter, for over a year now, I have contributed essays and interviews for Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest. Hopefully, all of you have subscribed and get this little magazine regularly. If you have, thank you. If you haven’t, today we need your help. Jason needs 200 new subscribers…and soon. BUY A SUBSCRIPTION TODAY, FOR ONLY $20. Apex…
Charles L. Grant, often referred to as one of the Godfathers of Horror, passed away on September 15th. He had just returned home after a 2 1/2 year stint at the hospital. He was 64 years old. Author Christopher Golden (Strangewood, Straight on Til Morning), wrote a beautiful blog in memory — I urge you all to read it…
In celebration of National Talk Like a Pirate Day, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis risks life, limb, and certain death in Davy Jones’ Locker to bring you this interview with the bloodthirsty Captain Geoffrey Girard, author of this summer’s Tales of the Atlantic Pirates. **************************** It was with great trepidation that I boarded the ship of Captain Geoffrey Girard, the…
School Library Journal Gr 1-2Letter A starts to introduce itself and is interrupted by activist letter Z, demanding fair and equal turns at going first, wary of its last place in line, and followed in backwards order by letters Y, X, W, and (oops!) P. Soon all harmony disappears out the window, with the bickering letters and their accompanying…
Fairy Tales of Arilland that have been translated into…
Fairy Tales of Arilland that have been translated into…
Fairy Tales of Arilland that have been translated into…
