Monthly Archives: April 2006

Just heard the news that my pal Jeffrey Ford has just won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for his wonderful novel, Girl in the Glass.  It was one of my very favorite novels last year. If you haven’t read it already, don’t hesitate. It’s fantastic.

When sending email, always doublecheck the address you are pasting into the address field before sending the email. It makes life so much…simpler.

Bill Schafer at Subterranean Press has just launched a redesigned, all-new cool looking website. Go check it out. It even has a brand new, free (!) Joe Lansdale story. Why aren’t you over there yet?

So, we’re multi-tasking here at Coode Street. I’ve spent the last couple days proofreading the PDF of Best Short Novels: 2006. It’s due back in the capable hands of Kathy at the SF Book Club next week, so I think that’s working out ok. I also spent some time making photocopies and compiling the manuscript … Continue reading »

There are some days when working in the science fiction field, however peripherally, is a joy, a challenge and a privilege. There are other days when, however much of a privilege it is, I ask myself what the heck I’m doing. I could simply poke my eye out with a stick for fun, which would … Continue reading »