This post has nothing to do with the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Do you know the BBC Radio show Twenty Minutes? Do you know the British author Justina Robson, much-mentioned on this blog, and much admired by me? (That’s her picture up there.) Do you know Doctor Who? Did you know I’m a big old Doctor Who geekI’m a Baker… Read more →
Tag: Justina Robson
Bookish Bits: A Miscellany
Check out PodCastle, a new podcast of readings from in the F/SF genre. They got my attention with their first reading, of Peter Beagle‘s Come Lady Death. There are several more stories there now, as well. More details on Anathem, the new Neal Stephenson. Looks to be another monster of a book. And, I’m thinking, we’re going to be seeing… Read more →
Amazon.ca, British Books, What The Hell?
Ever since Amazon.ca opened, I’ve been in a kind of book-buyer’s bliss. The Canadian variant of Amazon has a broader selection than native Chapters, and typically has lower prices–all good stuff. Even better, though, Amazon.ca put me in a position to leverage my special status as a Canadian lover of books: we can get both American and British editions from… Read more →
Forthcoming books…
Pal Gwenda points out the online version of Locus’ Forthcoming Books list through next September and asks what we’re lusting after. I’ve gone through the list and tried to pick out the top three each month, where “top three” is defined as “three I am most excited about reading”, which is not necessarily the same thing as “three I am… Read more →
Keeping It Real
Seeing the review of Keeping It Real pop up on Strange Horizons yesterday reminded me that I wanted to say something about the book. Somehow I managed to avoid any notice that this book was forthcoming, despite my relatively recent interest in Robson, and was somewhat shocked to find out that it was already out (in the UK) before I… Read more →
Now that’s a short-list!
The short list is up now for The British Science Fiction Association Awards, and what a list it is. 9Tail Fox — Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz) Accelerando — Charles Stross (Orbit) (Free ebook edition) Air — Geoff Ryman (Gollancz) Learning the World — Ken MacLeod (Orbit) Living Next Door to the God of Love — Justina Robson (Macmillan) I’ve actually… Read more →
Upbeat and assorted.
Yes, that’s correct. Apparently there is a BaldGuyz corporation making products just for… well, “bald guys”. As time goes by I am falling more and more into their target audience. I think these boxes look pretty funny though. * * * I wouldn’t actually buy BaldGuyz products, but as an engineer I think I am duty-bound to actually buy these… Read more →
I have no ability to resist
Justina Robson: Living Next Door To The God Of Love Metropolis is a city of superheroes where you can become anyone you like – fight all day, party all night…Sankhara is a universe where everything is remade by night, according to the inhabitants’ deepest, darkest dreams…Koker Ai exists in another time and space, where Intana, less favoured courtesan in the… Read more →
