Matt’s Bookosphere 7/14/08

(The “I Don’t Like Mondays” edition)

A field guide to surreal botany

Does science fiction dampen interest in space exploration?

Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer collaborating with Neil Gaiman on book of photography

Chuck Palahniuk as a relationship advice columnist (parody)

Five annoying online publicity stunt (Michael Ian Black vs. David Sedaris first on list)

Vylar Kaftan ponders the existence of Cthulhu Furries (Nooooooo!!!)

Blah story?

Review: “A Very Hard Choice” by Spider Robinson

Review: “The Alchemy of Stone” by Ekaterina Sedia

A look at heroines in epic fantasy

The Agony Column recordings

When SF literary conferences collide