Posted in Authors, Collecting SF on October 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Serendipity is a funny thing. Not to long ago I wrote an entry here examining The True Worth of a Book. The post was inspired by an article I’d run across expounding the idea that the worth of a book was derived from the contents before all else. The author [...]
Posted in Authors, Book Fairs & Events on October 22nd, 2006 2 Comments »
Those of us who are concerned about the demise of the book fair in this country need not fear. New York Times travel writer Beth Greenfield reports on a number of book fairs happening around the country and apparently their numbers are continuing to grow.
“There are now 35 statewide celebrations, and [...]
Posted in Authors on October 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Guy Gavriel Kay is one of Canada’s most acclaimed fantasy writers. His work has been the subject of a number of scholarly reviews and is taught in universities from Canada to Singapore. He began his writing career working with Christopher Tolkien editing J.R.R. Tolkien’s central work of mythology, The Silmarillion (George Allen and [...]
Posted in Authors on October 7th, 2006 No Comments »
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America reports:
Wilson Tucker passed away today: Friday, October 6, 2006. He had been in a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida since Tuesday. He would have turned 92 in a few weeks.Tucker contributed to many aspects of genre Science Fiction. As “Bob” Tucker, he was well loved as a [...]
