Ellen Datlow's Blog, page 57

Anne Briggs, a musical recommendation

I listen to Pandora when my regular jazz station isn't playing the type of music I like. About a week ago, I was listening to my "folk and some rock" station that I created and a song came on by a singer I'd never heard of: Anne Briggs.

From the pandora site:
"...she was the single most important influence on a group of female British folksingers that includes Sandy Denny, Maddy Prior, June Tabor, and Linda Thompson." and "..Briggs had a problem with recording her singing -- she hated doing it...

Review of several stories from The Beastly Bride

Some very thoughtful remarks on the blog A Story A Day Keeps Boredom Away .

Dirty Dancing -yum

I watched this 1987 movie for the first time since it came out--because jezebel had an article about it as a feminist movie, and a movie that deals very much with class.

It was fabulous --Jennifer Grey (you should never have had your distinctive nose fixed--it DID destroy your budding career). Patrick Swayze--oh, what a bod. Jerry Orbach excellent as Baby's doctor father, who has taught her certain principles but is shaken when she actually practices them.

In 1963, "Baby," who wants to change...

Interview with Delia Sherman

Delia Sherman on her poem "The Selkie Speaks" .

Interview with Marly Youmans

Marly Youmans about her story "The Salamander Fire".

Clouded Leopard cubs

Sophie could take these babies on--except for their nails. Check out the video below-there's one very good shot of one cub's claws-Yikes! Clouded Leopard cubs

via
Jezebel

Digital Domains and other updates

Some new material has just been posted about various books that are recently out.

First up, is a The Big Idea column I wrote for John Scalzi's blog, Whatever. It's about my newest anthology, just out from Prime: Digital Domains, which collects a sampling of stories (some never before in print) that I edited at OMNI Online, Event Horizon, and SCIFICTION.

Also, the third Charles Tan interview with The Beastly Bride contributors is up and this time it's with Jeffrey Ford

And there's a little...

Interview with Jane Yolen about "The Elephant's Bride"

Second in the continuing series of interviews Jane Yolen about her poem "The Elephant's Bride

Tiger Cub being groomed by mom

Tiger Cub Day 30 at the Sacramento Zoo

thanks to Bruce Townley

Series of Beastly Bride interviews begins today

Charles Tan is interviewing the contributors to The Beastly Bride for SF Signal. His first interview is posted today and it's with Terra L. Gearhart-Serna, whose first published story "Coyote and Valorosa" appears in the book.

A special thank you to Veronica Schanoes who brought Terra's work to our attention.