Ellen Datlow's Blog, page 53

Movies, Books, electronics

Happily, my new netbook is set up thanks to Jim Freund (I tried it and it works. Yay!) and my printer four in one has been set up by Matt Kressel. And it works. Another yay--thanks guys.

Hoping a friend will take the HP printer off my hands soon.

Finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which I loved. I think I'm glad I saw the movie first because the actress who plays Lisbeth is so perfect. Having seen the movie I don't feel I really needed to read the book, although there is far more about...

Galleys of Haunted Legends arrived

I saw them at BEA where I signed a bunch but today I finally received two copies for myself-yay! I assume/hope my co-editor Nick Mamatas got his--Yo Nick--get your new address to Frenkel (and to me). Once the cover art is set I'll post it here.

The book will be out September 2010 and has 352 pages of
the following great stories:



Knickerbocker Holiday Richard Bowes

That Girl Kaaron Warren

Akbar Kit Reed

The Spring Heel Steven Pirie

As Red as Red Caitlín R. Kiernan

Tin Cans ...

Putting a face to the BP disaster

I can barely look at these, they make me so sick Putting a Face on the Gulf Oil Leak.

HP inkjet 6210 all -in -one for free

Some of you might know of my trials and tribulations with my HP printer. We have had a very uneasy relationship since I bought it a few years ago. The fax has never let me down and I never could figure out the scanner (although I admit that's my fault not the machine's). However the printer/copier sometimes jams with no paper and I've occasionally wanted to drop kick it out my window. Every time it's given me trouble it has eventually straightened itself out and since I went out and bought a ...

This sweetie needs a tummy rub

ooh ooh ooh--Scroll down to the second photo and you'll go gaga when you see The Belly of the Beast

From Jezebel

Pretty Scary interviews me

In this Pretty Scary interview , Heidi Martinuzzi
and I talk about why I love editing anthologies, my collaborative process with Terri Windling, how I choose stories for my best of the year, the intent behind Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror, and about Lovecraft Unbound.

The Periodic Table of Women in SF

This is pretty cool (and would be even if I wasn't in it) 75 Years of Fabulous Writers (ED: and editors)

The Beastly Bride reading and signing June 7th at McNally Jackson

One last reminder for anyone in the New York area, that Monday June 7th there will be readings from The Beastly Bride at McNally Jackson book store.
I'll be introducing the following contributors, who will be reading and signing books:
Carol Emshwiller
Steve Berman
Richard Bowes
Jeffrey Ford
Gregory Frost
Nan Fry
Mary Youmans

For more info, here's my earlier post

Interview with Tanith Lee

Tanith Lee discusses her story "The Puma's Daughter" with Charles Tan.

a morning surprise

Two days in a row I've broken open two eggs for omelets and discovered double yolks in all of them. That's four eggs out of a dozen (so far)...they're from the same batch I bought at the Union Square Greenmarket last week. I don't recall the dealer. The eggs are slightly more elongated than those I usually buy (not that I ever study them)...

From what I've googled, it's not normal. Here's what it says on Poultryhelp.com
QUESTION: Why does my hen lay double yolkers nearly every day. I think thi...