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Three New Lou Interviews for You (Say That FIve Times Fast)

What are the chances of three interviews going live on the same day?

This morning, I'm the guest on the wonderful Dragon Page Cover to Cover podcast, episode #410a. They say,  "Lou talks about how the iPad has shifted his reading preferences recently, and despite his deep and continuing love for physical books themselves, he can see where his future book buying may go the way his music buying went after iTunes became more widely used.Technology is changing the publishing game, and the guys tal...

Mike Resnick on the Dragon Page

I'm a little behind in my podcast listening, so I'm a week behind in alerting you that Mike Resnick was a guest on episode  #408A of the Dragon Page Cover to Cover, available at the link or on iTunes. He talks about the Starship series, his forthcoming Weird Western, The Buntline Special, and his forthcoming Golden Gryphon novel Blasphemy , among other things.

Mike is always worth listening too.

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ImagiCon 2010

Last weekend I was a guest of Imagicon 2, held May 21-23rd at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, AL. Timothy Zahn and Larry Elmore were the guests of honor, and they had guests that ranged from John Ringo and JF Lewis to Buck Rogers' Erin Gray and Gil Gerard.

The con was small but enthusiastic. The paper reported 1,300 attendees but I would have put it at a fourth that from what I actually saw. Still, they split the anime track off to another location, and the McWane Science Center is a ...

Got Sprunk?

"The action scenes are solid and the story is fast-paced with no moments threatening to slow things down… So the core of Shadow's Son feels solid, with characters who come into their stride, uncover past misdeeds and surprise themselves with what they're able to accomplish." The Speculative Fiction Examiner, Examiner.com, May 5, 2010

"When Sprunk gets going, he writes with an energy that has to be experienced to be believed. [He:] knows that if your main character is up against a wall and faci...

Empire in Black and Gold: A Stunning Debut

"Empire in Black and Gold is a stunning debut, original in setting, peopled with interesting characters, and plot that moves quickly and excitingly. I highly recommend this novel to epic fantasy readers looking for something new and unusual, sword and sorcery readers who love a good fight scene, fans of character driven fantasy, and anyone look for a fresh and innovative take on an age-old narrative." Grasping for the Wind

Rebooting Spider-Man

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The Functional Nerds

I am a guest today on Episode 10 of The Functional Nerds podcast, hosted by Patrick Hester & John Anealio. They say:

"Lou joins us this week to discuss a little bit of the history of the Pyr imprint from Prometheus books, the branding of Pyr that stands out on the bookshelves thanks to artwork from great artists like John Picacio, upcoming projects from Pyr, two new anthologies from Lou titled 'Swords & Dark magic' due in June and 'Masked' due in July, then we branch off into Stargate Uni...

Public Service Announcement

Apologies, but due to a rash of anonymous spam (in what looks like Japanese), I'm turning off anonymous comments. Just spending too much time deleting spam. Hope everyone legitimately here will understand. Thanks.

ImagiCon 2010, ABC 33/40, and Me

I will be participating in Birmingham's ImagiCon convention this weekend, held at the McWane Science Center, as well as Old Car Heaven, May 21-23. In support of the con, I and Staked and Revamped author J. F. Lewis, spoke with Tracy Haynes of Talk of Alabama on ABC 33/40. Here is the video:



Meanwhile, I will be appearing on two panels at the convention:

Saturday, May 22

11:30a.m. "Lou Anders and Pyr Books" Come meet Lou Anders and find out what is coming from Pyr Books, one of the fastest ris...