Monthly Archives: July 2008

Just in the door from Dunsborough. Some fun, some drama. More soon.  Expect normal email service to resume. Regular blogging (ie intermittent) too.

I will be offline from tomorrow (Thursday) morning through till Monday night. I won’t be accessing emails, checking blog comments, blogging etc etc.  I’m taking time for some family things but will be back soon enough.  If I don’t respond to your email immediately, my apologies. I will try to catch up as quickly as … Continue reading »

The winners of the John W Campbell Memorial Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award have been announced, and I’m delighted with the winners.  Kathy Goonan’s In War Times has won the novel award. The joint winners of the Sturgeon award are “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear and “Finisterra” by David Moles, both of which are terrific.  … Continue reading »

Memory is unstable, and perspectives change. I’ve been looking for books to read for Jessica (aged 8) and Sophie (aged almost 7). Ones that have accessible vocabularies, engaging plots, and a touch of fairy magic. A month or so ago I was in Planet Books (the best bookstore I’ve been in here in Australia) and … Continue reading »

Ellen Datlow reports that Thomas M. Disch has died.  I never met him, but I read a number of his difficult, challenging and restless works over the years, and welcomed his recent return with a handful of new books this past year.  It’s sad news. May he rest in peace, now.