Angela Slatter's Blog, page 169
August 20, 2011
Laaaauuuuunnnnccchhhheeedddd
The Bluegrass Symphony has had a bottle of champers broken over it and is officially launched. Lovely intro by Russell B. Farr, truly glorious speech from the delightful Sean Williams, and a wondrous reading by the author herself, Miz Lisa L Hannett (and her awesome red boots). Great night had by all. Included the final pic to show
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August 19, 2011
Another nice surprise …
First advance author copies of the very lovely The Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2010, edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene. Publisher Russ had them stashed away and then handed them over to the kids in the candy store last night.
Brain, Jason Fischer, Moi
August 18, 2011
The Sad, Dark Drive-by: Michael Marshall Smith
MMS on the left, Stephen Jones (our mutual editor) on ze right
Michael Marshall Smith writes thrillers under the nom de plume of Michael Marshall – including the international best sellers The Straw Men and The Lonely Dead. He used his full name for horror.
He read Philosophy and Social and
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Cold Feet in Adelaide
So, my feet were frozen last night and I figured 'I'm not going to have cold feet for another 4 days, so I will find the cheapest, crapiest slippers I can find and have warm feet.'
And lo and behold I found these – I look like a tie-dyed Yeti. I may even wear them to the Bluegrass launch.
August 17, 2011
Can't get to the Bluegrass Symphony launch?
No worries – you can get a copy right here.
And you really should get a copy, you know.
T'is Lisa L Hannett's debut collection and it doth rock.
August 16, 2011
The Debut Drive-by: Jaime Lee Moyer
Jaime Lee Moyer lives in San Antonio with writer Marshall Payne, three cats, three guitars and a growing collection of books and music.
Her first novel, DELIA'S SHADOW, will be published by TOR Books in February 2013. Her novels are represented by Tamar Rydzinski of the Laura Dail Literary
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August 15, 2011
The Haunting of Hill House
As part of my post-PhD break (okay, it's actually just a break in between one steaming pile of PhD draft and the next, but an essential part of my cognitive dissonance is telling myself it's a post-PhD break), I'm reading the books I've missed. The ones that people mention and
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The August Australian Speculative Fiction Blog Carnival Has Taken Up Residence …
… at Nicole Murphy's place.
It's eaten all the cornchips, the chocolate biscuits, the popcorn and it's about to start on the coffee.
See here.
For your listening pleasure …
This gorgeous image from dustjacket attic
Elizabeth Carroll's very lovely, very disturbing "The Duke of Vertumn's Fingerling" is now available for listenification at Podcastle. Go here and make your ears happy.
After I opened my eyes they dressed me in silk. A bone-white gown slipped over my
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August 14, 2011
So, Torchwood is saving the World from Aliens – Who's saving us from Torchwood?
Charlie's Angels still did it better
Contains spoilers: avert thine eyes.
And so, up until last week – i.e. up to and including episode five of Torchwood: Miracle Day, I was enjoying the series immensely.
It was tightly written, no screamingly noticeable plot holes, it was proceeding logically and intriguingly in
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