Matt’s Bookosphere 8/9/08
Review: Clark and Pohl’s “The Last Theorem”
Examining the prudishness of those Twilight books
Interview with Melinda Snodgrass
When history and fantasy collide
Deep inside Norad with only a felt pen and twenty science fiction writers
Spider Robinson on “Little Brother,” Cory Doctorow
Mark Teppo on getting things done and finding time for writing
Another Lady Birdbones excerpt from Paul Jessup
Fabio Fernandes takes a look at Hugo Finalists in the category of novelettes
Download a free copy of Benjamin Rosenbaum’s “The Ant King and Other Stories” (Awesome!)
Stephenie Meyer talks about her author’s soundtrack…
Jeff VanderMeer on “Shared Worlds”
Ben Peek on the future of publishing
And the prize for the oddest book title goes to…
Readers are entitled to transparency in truth and fiction…
Stephanie Campisi’s thoughts on audience
Greg Bear at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
African writers should turn to science fiction
A History of Science Fiction: The Pulps
Another weird book meme: on the train with Alan Moore
Michael Moorcock’s top ten SF novels
Ennis Drake explores magic realism with “The River Shanty”
On “Female Fantasy Literature”
Cool story excerpt from Jonathan Wood
Review of Richard K’ Morgan’s “The Steel Remains” with bonus Q&A
Review of Norman Spinrad’s “The Void Captain’s Tale”
“You’ve Got to Read This!” by Mort Castle
Uh. Supernatural romance fiction about supernatural writers who are supernatural monsters who write
The World in the Satin Bag: Worldbuilding
Review: “The Bad Girl” by Mario Vargas Llosa
More on African science fiction
OFBlog of the Fallen: Book Porn
Interview with James P. Blaylock
Bittercon discussion on Monsters
Novel on Muhammed’s wife withdrawn due to feared Muslim backlash
One Man, One Year, One Missino: To Read the Oxford English Dictionary
Review: “Psion” by Joan D. Vinge
The nine greatest and most important books I have no intention of reading
Cool poster for a proposed movie adaptation of “Neuromancer”
The biggest mistakes authors make in interviews
Tips for distraction-free writing
The Parallel Universe Film Guide
Bob Eggleton at The Jewels of Apator
Will next Batman film be straight adaptation of Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns?”
SyFy celebrating ten year anniversary
Movie adaptation of “Maximum Ride” planned
Terry Goodkind on the new movie
Aryan Elves and Damsels Distressed: a Librarian-Writer’s view of Bias in American SF
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. . . transparency in truth and fiction:
[So prevalent is the fake memoir that the US online magazine Slate has done a tongue-in-cheek "Fake Memoirist's Survival Guide". Write with passionate vagueness, it advises: it's precise dates that can trip you up. Stick with obscure locations, cultures and subject matter. Be a victim: that will make people nervous about doubting you. ("Practise looking offended in the mirror".) Don't leave witnesses, or clues. Don't tell anyone. When cornered, confess - but insist you're telling "the emotional truth".] — provoking stuff.
Kind of makes you want to write a fictional account of a writer writing a false memoir. Wait. What?