Angela Slatter's Blog, page 187
January 25, 2011
The Generation Loss Drive-by: Elizabeth Hand
Elizabeth Hand has been responsible for some of the most amazing works of literary fantasy in recent years: Generation Loss, Illyria, Mortal Love, Bibliomancy, and Black Light are but a few of her novels. Her short stories are finely crafted, … Continue reading →
January 22, 2011
Happy Birthday!!
Let all the birthday heralds in the land wake from their mead-induced stupors and run through the streets, crying "It's Flinthart's birthday!!!" So, even if you're not familiar with this piratical author of space ninja sagas (among others), charge your … Continue reading →
Oh, Squeeee! At long last: The Twelve Planets
Twelfth Planet Press has announced all their authors for the Twelve Planets series you may have seen me talk about here in the past. I'm so excited about the roll call for this project as it is made of awesome … Continue reading →
Writers on Rafts!!
This is QWC's fundraising project to assist after the floods that have just rolled across Queensland with all the subtley of a rhino on heat. Enter Writers on Rafts to win fabulous prizes donated by more than 150 Australian authors, … Continue reading →
January 20, 2011
Coverlicious!
Behold. the cover for Dead Red Heart, the new Ticonderoga Publications compendium of vampire fiction … not fiction written by vampires … but fiction about vampires … the ToC is below and is exciting enough to make one tremble. Or … Continue reading →
January 18, 2011
The Cold Drive-by: Simon Strantzas
Spoiler alert: Simon Strantzas prefers apple fritters *shakes head*. But as he is a fellow Tartarus Press author, and a damned awesome one at that, he is forgiven. Cold to the Touch has received critical acclaim and Strantzas has been … Continue reading →
The Cold Drive-by: Simon Stranzas
Spoiler alert: Simon Stranzas prefers apple fritters *shakes head*. But as he is a fellow Tartarus Press author, and a damned awesome one at that, he is forgiven. Cold to the Touch has received critical acclaim and Stranzas has been … Continue reading →
January 14, 2011
Something not flood-related – Huzzah!
Over at Trumpetville, Peter Tennant reviews books and says nice things and includes Sourdough and Other Stories in his list of Picks for 2010. Extra stuff will appear in the February 2011 issue of Black Static. *Snoopy Dance* Sourdough and … Continue reading →
Aftermath, Not So Glorious Mud, and Cleaning Up
I woke up with a start this morning because I could hear the sound of rain on the roof and I felt sick. Call it rain trauma, flood fatigue, whatever you will: we're all over the rain now and we'd … Continue reading →
January 13, 2011
More Floodery
I went for a walk this morning … my area is relatively untouched, but as I walked along I could smell mud. River mud, silty, mucky, gross, stinky river mud … it's coating huge chunks of the city, it's what … Continue reading →
