Yearly Archives: 2005

I’ve enjoyed Eileen Gunn’s Infinite Matrix, so I was saddened to hear it was closing. Eileen has fought the good fight for a long time to keep it going, but it plainly wasn’t to be. As it prepares to join SciFiction and Lenox Avenue in the digital abyss, it seems fair to suggest that the … Continue reading »

I’ve enjoyed Eileen Gunn’s Infinite Matrix, so I was saddened to hear it was closing. Eileen has fought the good fight for a long time to keep it going, but it plainly wasn’t to be. As it prepares to join SciFiction and Lenox Avenue in the digital abyss, it seems fair to suggest that the … Continue reading »

I spent a lot of time at World Fantasy this year talking to publishing folk. I like talking to publishing folk, and it was a lot of fun. One very strong impression I came away with is that the ‘hot’ thing at the moment is romantic fantasy, especially romantic fantasy with vampires. It seems that, … Continue reading »

I spent a lot of time at World Fantasy this year talking to publishing folk. I like talking to publishing folk, and it was a lot of fun. One very strong impression I came away with is that the ‘hot’ thing at the moment is romantic fantasy, especially romantic fantasy with vampires. It seems that, … Continue reading »

Louis Menand, who is a kinda interesting guy, reviews James English’s The Economy of Prestige for The New Yorker this week. I don’t have the English book, but I’m tempted to get it. I like the thesis that English apparently expounds, and Menand comments on, about awards being part of the ‘reputation economy’. He talk … Continue reading »