Ellen Datlow's Blog, page 56

First review of Digital Domains--starred Publishers Weekly

Digital Domains
Edited by Ellen Datlow, Prime, $14.95 paper (312p) ISBN 978-1-60701-208-5
Datlow (The Best Horror of the Year) collects 15 compelling short works that first
appeared between 1996 and 2005 in three pioneering online magazines: OMNI Online,
Event Horizon, and SCIFICTION. The stories vary widely, but all shine with
intelligence, thoughtfulness, and sly humor. James Blaylock messes with time and
reality in "Thirteen Phantasms," the first online publication to win the World
Fantasy Awar...

Nebula Award winners

Novel
The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, Sept. 2009)

Novella
The Women of Nell Gwynne's – Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009)
Congratulations everyone (and all the nominees, too).


Novelette
"Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,"
Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb. 2009)

Short Story
"Spar," Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct. 2009)

Ray Bradbury Award
District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug. 2009)

Andre Norton Award
The Girl Who Circ...

Hiromi Goto interview

Hiromi Goto talks About "The Hikikomori".

Here in Florida

It took until this morning for the isp to get their wifi system working at my parents' place but now it is. Hooray!

Weather is warm and sunny with clouds and sprinkles. My dad is stronger and can get out of and into bed with only one aide, which is good--and bad. It means he can get out on his own easier, with more chance of falling. My mom and I were told at the care meeting that they were getting him underwear that will be padded on the sides to protect his hips, should he fall again.
He mos...

E. Catherine Tobler interview

E. Catherine Tobler about "Island Lake" .

Gregory Frost interview

Gregory Frost interviewed about "The Comeuppance of Creegus Maxin.

(I'm in Florida this week and although was supposed to have wifi, so far I'm still on dial up so I unless the isp can get the wireless working, I won't be posting much.)

Jeannine Hall Gailey on "The White Doe"

The next interview by Charles Tan for SF Signal, with Jeannine Hall Gailey.

new review of The Best Horror of the Year volume 1

Here's a new review of The Best Horror of the Year, volume 1 on the blog Thinking About Books and the blogger catches an error in my summary, wherein I say: The authors reside in the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Wales, and Thailand. --pointing out that Wales is part of Great Britain.

What I should have said is "England, Wales," ....

Interview with Christopher Barzak

Here's Charles Tan's new interview with Christopher Barzak on his story "Map of Seventeen" at SF Signal.

Also, Colleen Mondor is enjoying The Beastly Bride and will be reviewing it in her column Chasing Ray in July. In the meantime she says: "Standouts so far: "Map of Seventeen" by Christopher Barzak, "Island Lake" by E. Catherine Tobler and "The Hikikomori" by Hiromi Goto."

Sophie photos

For those not totally sick of them, a new set of Sophie and a bit of Bella from late April 2010