Monthly Archives: May 2006
Today
A day. Whew. Last night I wrote checks, printed letters, and painstakingly hand wrote addresses on a bunch of envelopes, thereby ensuring that a bunch of book contributors got paid. This is a GOOD thing, and was made even better when Marianne mailed them all for me this morning. With that out of the way … Continue reading
Schedules, attendances etc.
Well, I didn’t go to BEA, though it sounds like Gwenda, Matt and everyone else had a ball, and nabbed some great galleys. I also didn’t score an invite to the launch of the first ever Borders store in Perth, which opens this Friday. I will probably drop in on Friday at lunchtime to check … Continue reading
The look of Vance…
I’ve been engaged in discussions, considerations, and deliberations about all maner of things to do with Jack Vance of late (as regular readers will now). There’s been the matter of stories to be shortlisted, read, interstitial materials to be considered etc etc as the structure of The Jack Vance Treasury is sketched out. Now, while … Continue reading
Asimov’s in Cyberbad again
I hate teasers and excerpts. They leave you interested, but unsatisfied. Still, Asimov’s has put about 30% of Ian McDonald’s latest Cyberabad story “The Djinn’s Wife” online as a teaser for it’s July 2006 issue. It’s well worth checking out, and you really should subscribe.
Hugo ballot online
The admistrators of the 2006 Hugo Awards have placed the official ballot online. You can vote and all that Hugo goodness. All you need is your membership number and Hugo PIN. If, like me, you’ve not received your PIN yet, you can query that by email.
