- All happy things.
- Ben is funny.
- The lovely story behind Delia Sherman’s short story "Gift From a Spring," in the new issue of Realms of Fantasy.
- In the old days, even short story writing was lucrative enough to merit gimcrackery classified ads.
- Iain Banks on writing, which he finds easy. I’m going to eat his brain.
- Paul Witcover highly recommends J.M. McDermott’s Last Dragon, adding to the buzz for the new Wizards of the Coast Discoveries series.
- Jeff VanderMeer has some kid feedback on How to Raise and Keep a Dragon by Joe Nigg. Soooo good. A sample: I am five years old. I want a Standard Western Dragon. I also want the Mushussu Dragon. I want the Piasa Dragon and the Dragon of India. Where can I get them? Can I have a dragon? That is it.
- Micol gets interviewed.
- Pinky has a favorite in the Amazon breakthrough novel contest. Ballot stuffing encouraged.
- Angela Carter swanned over in the L.A. Times.