Matt’s Bookosphere 8/10/08

H.P. Lovecraft’s “Pickman’s Model,” illustrated by Lovecraft himself

The Nigerian Scam email…FROM SPACE!!!!!!

Hey Jeffrey Thomas, where do you get your ideas?

Win a copy of “The Last Argument of Kings” by Joe Abercrombie

Some very cogent thoughts on the Hugo awards and their relevance to fans

Hugo Discussion at the SF Diplomat: Best Novel

A really great article on Philip K. Dick and “Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said”

Stephanie Campisi has a new online home

Some notes from Jeff VanderMeer on “Finch:” The End of Ambergris?

Hey, San Francisco readers: Barth Anderson will be signing at Borderlands on the 23rd.

Hal Duncan: Notes on Strange Fiction: Seams

Does Urban Fantasy romanticize the lives of the downtrodden?

Review: “The Dragon’s Nine Sons” by Chris Roberson

An exhaustive list of pornographic science fiction titles? (Thanks, Pulpetti!)

Review: “The Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Fiction”

Jay Lake to discuss “Escapement at Powell’s Books in Beaverton, OR. August 11. 7 p.m.

Review: “The City of Dreaming Books” by Walter Moers (I own this – why have I not gotten around to reading it yet?)

Wonderful Latin American authors you may not have heard of

Catching up with “Lolita” 50 years later

Neil Gaiman-inspired bath products

“If you are into humor, or at least giant weiner humor, this is a book for you.”

Nice review of Jeffrey Ford’s “The Empire of Ice Cream”

Mark London Williams appearing at Austin Books on August 13

Interview with Andrew Davidson

93 year old debut author gives home to friends from nursing home

Hey, Elizabeth Bear, you’re famous to me!

Michael Chabon’s validation as sci-fi author complete

Charles Tan is indefatibable

Some sad news from the Fantasy Book Critic

Orson Scott Card: Homophobic Humpty Dumpty

Cool critters from very old books