Matt’s Bookosphere 6/13/08

Howard Waldrop hospitalized. Poster encourages readers to call him and wish him well.

Writers recommend the perfect literary traveling companions.

J.G. Ballard interview.

Irvine Welsh on the motivations behind “Trainspotting.”

Letters from “The Query Wars.”

John Scalzi interviewed for NPR.

(TONS MORE AFTER JUMP!)

Buzz vs. Popularity: Paul Jessup vs. Katherine Kurtz?

Memories of past summer reads.

Mike Brotherton on The Hulk, Godzilla and Other Big, Destructive Things (including John Scalzi?)

Michael Jasper’s “A Gathering of Doorways” ARC from Prime Books.

Publishers push for new rules on unsold books.

Glad that I’m not the only one who read these out of order.

Sponsor Cat Rambo in the Clarion West Write-a-thon!

Edward Champion’s review of “American Nerd.”

Review: Gabrielle Faust’s “From Deep Within the Earth.”

Scalzi’s soon-to-be-famous post about Fox News and Obama.

Caitlin R. Kiernan: “I joke about sex because it’s funny when you’re frightened.”

Books that take forever to read.

Doctor Grordbort’s Contrapulonic Dingus Directory.

Controversy surrounds Rachel Sontag’s “House Rules.”

Review: “Mortal Engines” by Philip Reeve.

Orbit Links for June 13.

New Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick and George R.R. Martin at the printer.

Bookgasm’s Guide to Summer Reading for Summer Movies.

Steven Erikson Interview.

Here too.

Edward Champion’s round-up.

Shadow Unit Wiki launched.

“Mysteries of Pittsburgh” movie on festival circuit.

Top writers’ eating habits.

“Motherless Brooklyn” movie scheduled to begin this year…supposedly.

Michael Jasper one year older.

Scariest characters in literature.

Urban fantasy book covers.

Del Rey Book of Science Fiction & Fantasy review

Away with the fairies!

Can Twitter make you more literate?

Science fiction for people who think they don’t like SF