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SF in SF Presents an Evening at the Fox Theatre AUG. 14th

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Our buddies over at Locus Magazine have organized a special one night event being held the Tuesday before this years World Con. Our dear overlord (AKA GRRM) will grapple in conversation with multiple-award winning artist, John Picacio.  John has worked in the Fevre River world on numerous projects such as Wild Cards, House of the Worm and the SoI&F calendar, as well as being quite the entertainer.

   

http://www.johnpicacio....

Morpho Girl Takes Wing!

Hey, Wild Carders, we’ve got a brand new story for you up on Tor.com:  “The Flight of Morpho Girl,” by Caroline Spector and Bradley Denton.

The Flight of Morpho Girl

The artwork, as ever, is by the amazing John Picacio.

This one features the Amazing Bubbles, Rustbelt, Ghost… and of course the unstoppable Morpho Girl herself.

Go, check it out, and leave a comment!

And keep your eye on Tor.com.   We have a couple more Wild Cards originals coming your way soon, from the pens of Max Gladstone an...

First Miskatonic Scholarship recipient Announced

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We are proud to announce the winner of the first annual Miskatonic Scholarship for horror writers. 

The Miskatonic Scholarship was founded to help a horror writer with financial need attend the new Odyssey Writing Workshop; the acclaimed, six-week residential writers training program. 

Awarded to Valerie San Filippo

Here’s a portion of the press release:

 This year’s winner is Valerie San Filippo, a poet and writer from Lindenhur...

FIRE & BLOOD : On The Way

No, winter is not coming… not in 2018, at least.   You’re going to have to keep waiting for THE WINDS OF WINTER.

You will, however, be able to return to Westeros this year, as I suggested  back over on Live Journal.

Archmaester Gyldayn has at last completed and delivered the first half of his monumental history of the Targaryen kings of Westeros, FIRE & BLOOD, and Bantam Spectra and HarperCollins Voyager will be releasing the hardcover on November 20, I am thrilled to say.

I’ve seen the archm...

Time to Read!!!

I cannot tell you how jazzed I am to be a part of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ.

PBS is out to find America’s most beloved novel.   (Note: not the most loved novel by an American writer, but rather the novel most loved by American readers, which is why a number of British books are on the list).  They’ve selected 100 finalists, and in the months to come the public will be encouraged to read all of them… or as many as they can… and vote for their favorite.

It’s Thunderdome for books; 100 novels ente...

Hugo Sale

This year’s Hugo nominees have been announced, and John Scalzi’s COLLAPSING EMPIRE is one of the finalists for the “Big One” — the coveted Best Novel Award.

Haven’t read it yet?  Looking for a first edition hardcover?  How about an AUTOGRAPHED first edition hardcover?

 

Hey, the Jean Cocteau has you covered… while the supply lasts.  And for the next month, we’re even discounting five bucks ($5) off the cover price.   You can use your savings to buy a burrito.

To order, go to the JCC website...

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Feeling A Draft

The NFL Draft is still weeks away, but already the talking heads on the sports shows are talking about little else.

I always follow the draft, but this year, for a change, I won’t have to wait for four hours for my teams to make a pick.

The Giants were supposed to be Superbowl contenders last season.  Instead they finished 3-13, so they have the second overall pick in the draft.

The Jets were supposed to be really really really bad last season, go winless, and get the first overall pick.  Wel...

Cover Boy

Hot damn.

I'm a cover boy.

An ESQUIRE cover boy!

(On the Chinese edition of ESQUIRE)



Some fun pictures inside as well. And lots of text I cannot read.

Those of you who can read Chinese... enjoy.

Cover Boy

Hot damn.

I’m a cover boy.

An ESQUIRE cover boy!

(On the Chinese edition of ESQUIRE)

Some fun pictures inside as well. And lots of text I cannot read.

Those of you who can read Chinese… enjoy.