Matt’s Bookosphere 8/20/08

BBC: “Weird Tales: the Life of H.P. Lovecraft”

Much love for the “Seeds of Change”

How gray is the Hugo?

Jonathan McCalmont calls for an end to sci fi tribalism

In the Sci Fi ghetto

Sci Fi Dimensions on Richard K. Morgan

John Picacio art show!

UFOs and science fiction

Jonathan Wood sells story to “Beneathe Ceaseless Skies”

On fantasy and technology

Congratulations, Ekaterina!

Beyond the strip: Inside the world of comics with Rick Klaw

Food for thought for those who care about their blogs

“Zoes Tale” now available for Kindle

YA Wednesday at Omnivoracious

Robbers inspired by “American Gods?”

Contest: win $200 to spend on books!

Mind Meld: If you could change any aspect of SF…

Top ten obscure works from Feminist SF

Deconstructing fiction and its readers

Free serial novel from Lilith Saintcrow

Top ten literary scenes from the battle of the sexes

Paul Auster on Bat Segundo

“If ‘lesbian author’ gets me publicity then so be it.”

What if the Kindle succeeds?

“Yes, teenagers are struggling to read. But force-feeding them Shakespeare and the great poets is no way to foster a love of literature”

Jay Seliger: “The Joys of Fantasy and Romance”

Why Google Alerts might be an author’s best friend

Electric Velocipede brings back the benefactor

Follow-up story coming for “The Immortal Blade”

“Marketplace” on self-publishing authors (Thanks, LISNEWS!)

Happy birthday, H.P. Lovecraft!

Hellnotes horror auction

Review: “Galactic North” by Alastair Reynolds

Tin Tin all sexed up in Pink Lotus?

John Marks on his novel “Fangland”

Win a 13 book Orbit prize pack!