Fran Wilde talks to us about Updraft, how she was inspired to create the bone city, and why she doesn't mind the young adult label but it doesn't always mean what people say it means.
American Gods nails the casting, John W. Campbell Award nails the nominees, and we nail the true origin of the world of Updraft as we wrap up this month's book pick. OK, we're probably wrong about the hedgehog (but we do wrap up Updraft).
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Water
Veronica: Omission Lager
QUICK BURNS
Michele: Orlando Jones as Mr. Nancy in American Gods - this show's casting is blowing my mind.
These First Images From Bryan Fuller’s American Gods Will Make You Weep With Joy
Sandra: Legendary composer John Williams will score the music for Ready Player One.
Trike: Tor's Fall books released. Cover pr0n!
BARE YOUR SWORD
How would you read if you were told you were dying?
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
July Book: Time Traders by Andre Norton
Wrapup: Updraft by Fran Wilde
ADDENDUMS
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You may be surprised to learn Gillian Anderson's role in American Gods. You may be surprised that China did not previously have official SciFi awards. But you should not be surprised at all to think of Shakespeare as an SFF author.
QUICK BURNS
Mark: Amazon's press release listing the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities across the U.S (500,000 residents or more). Seattle tops the list.
Silvana: Full transcript of the new TWoW chapter (Damphair)
Dharmakirti: Grimdark Magazine has announced a Kickstarter effort (beginning on June 15) to fund an anthology called Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists that will feature contributions from the likes of R. Scott Bakker, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Deborah A. Wolf, Michael R. Fletcher and others.
Silvana: 10 Years of Temeraire contest in Naomi Novik's website
Rob: Patrick Rothfuss's charity World Builder will be doing its summer fundraiser soon, entitled "Geeks Doing Good". There is a bunch of cool nerd swag available, and he previewed some of it on his blog.
Sandra: The Chinese Government is Setting Up Its Own Major Science Fiction Award
Robyn: Gillian Anderson has joined the cast of Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods" to air on Starz. "Anderson will play Media, the mouthpiece for the New Gods, functioning as their public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various iconic celebrities. She lives off the attention and worship that people give to screens — to their laptops, their TVs, to their iPhones in their hands while they watch their TVs. Ever the perky spokesperson, and always in control, she spins stories in whatever direction best suits her."
BARE YOUR SWORD
Shakespeare and Science Fiction
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
Updraft, Fran Wilde
Book Kickoff: Updraft by Fran Wilde
ADDENDUMS
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