Monthly Archives: June 2008

Matt Staggs has a very good post about communicating openly and honestly on the internet. Jeff VanderMeer then declares Global Blogosphere Amnesty Week (for Apologies). I think it’s a good meme — we all probably have something we should apologise for. There are no doubt other things, but right now this is what I apologise … Continue reading »

I’ve been thinking about Eclipse Two in light of recent posts about the table of contents, and about why I edit anthologies. I edit them because I love science fiction and fantasy, I love short stories, I love being involved; I love that feeling you get when you read a great story for the first … Continue reading »

I’m seriously looking for a good, effective ebook reader.  I find myself increasingly being sent more and more PDFS and Word files to read for both year’s bests and to keep up with the field in my responsibilities as Locus’s Reviews Editor.  I read most of the major magazines, many of the anthologies, and a … Continue reading »

Matt Cheney has posted the table of contents for Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s Best American Fantasy: 2008 over on his blog, and it looks very cool indeed.  I am incredibly delighted that two of the nineteen stories are from Eclipse One: Peter Beagle’s “The Last and Only, or Mr Moscowitz Becomes French” and Jeffrey Ford’s … Continue reading »

A large and public thank you to Patrick Nielsen Hayden over at Tor. When you live in another country and don’t actually review books (I assign them for review but don’t review them myself), it’s hard to justify asking someone to send you free review copies. Nonetheless, about a month or so ago I asked … Continue reading »