This is WebGenii, with another installment from my “Reading Diary”. So what have I been reading lately?
I started with “The Bible Repairman and Other Stories” by Tim Powers, published by Tachyon Publications.
World Fantasy
Cover to Cover #432A: John Joseph Adams
Interview: Mike and Mike talk with John Joseph Adams about his newest collections: The Way of the Wizard from Prime Books, and The Living Dead 2 from Night Shade Books.
John talks about why working on anthologies appeal to him, his love of working on magazines, searching for the stories that fit the theme while still trying to achieve a diverse enough selection for the volume, and more.
Cover to Cover #243: Paranormal Romance
Paranormal Romance: An Interview with Paula Guran and Elizabeth Bear
This week, we present the last of a series of interviews conducted at World Fantasy 2006.
Summer sat down with Paula Guran, editor of Juno Books, and author Elizabeth Bear to talk about paranormal romance, and the wide variety of story themes and components that make up this undefinable but easily recognizable genre.
Cover to Cover #242: Vampire Powerhouse
This week, we present a World Fantasy Convention 2006 panel on vampire fiction.
Paula Guran, editor of Juno Books, is the moderator, and the panelists are Dean Anderson, P. N. Elrod, Charlaine Harris, Suzy McKee Charnas, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
Cover to Cover #241: K. D. Wentworth and Illustrators of the Future
This week, we present another World Fantasy Convention roundtable where Summer talks to Writers of the Future former winner and current judge K. D. Wentworth (an active SF writer and two-time Nebula Award finalist), Illustrators of the Future winner Laura Jennings, and Writers of the Future winner Diana Rowland.
Cover to Cover #240: Tim Powers and Writers of the Future
This week we have a roundtable discussion from this year’s World Fantasy Convention. It’s a chat that spans everything from Tim’s new book, Three Days to Never, his involvement as a judge of the Writers of the Future contest, a little detail on what finalists go through at their “bootcamp”, and more. Just remember, it’s always about the pneumatic tubes.
Review: “Thomas the Rhymer” by Ellen Kushner
Apparently, the big screen is not the only medium in which remakes are popular. There are many authors that have written successful versions of children’s stories and fairy tales. Ellen Kushner brings us Thomas the Rhymer, winner of the World Fantasy Award.
