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Why I Am In Love With Fantasy Author Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines decided to try and copy all of the poses that women are made to do on the cover of fantasy novels. Jim C. Hines is awesome.

01/26/12

SPOILER ALERT: Science Reveals Spoilers Are Good

Over the years, I've been informed in language both courteous and, umm, colorful that nothing is more infuriating to a particular breed of movie fan than the dreaded spoiler.

09/08/11

Zombies! An Illustrated History of the Undead (2011)

Author: Jovanka Vuckovic
St. Martin’s Press

And by “illustrated” they mean, “Lots of film stills and posters!”

09/02/11

R.I.P. L.A. Banks, Beloved Urban Fantasy Writer

L.A. Banks (Leslie Esdaile Banks) was a writer of urban fantasy, and passed at only 51 years of age on August 2, 2011 from adrenal cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

08/04/11

The Brontë Sisters' Lost Science Fiction Stories Involve Alternate Dimensions

You know their classic literature, but Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë wrote about the imaginary kingdoms of Gondol and Angria when they were just kids.

06/26/11

J.K. Rowling Cuts Amazon Out Of The Picture, Says Ebooks Are "Progress"

Our Gal Rowling's latest project, a HUGE website called Pottermore, will sell eBook versions of all the Harry Potter novels for the first time, bypassing Amazon.com.

06/23/11

SF/F Editor Callously Calls Published Author Gender Disparity "Close Enough"

Edmund Schubert, who is the editor of Orson Scott Card's online fantasy and science fiction magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show, calls a 2:1 publishing ratio of men to women "balanced." I'm sure Mr. Card agrees.

06/20/11

Hellebore and Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic (2011)

Edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff
Stories by Ruth Sorrell, C.B. Calsing, Jean Marie Ward, Connie Wilkins, Kelly A. Harmon, Quinn Smythwood, Juliet Kemp, Steve Berman, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Rrain Prior, Sunny Moraine, Rachel Green

06/10/11

Author VS Naipaul Says Women Authors Suck - Even Jane Austen

The winner of the 2001 Nobel prize for literature is a total sexist douchebag.

06/03/11

Girlvert: A Porno Memoir (2011)

Wow, it's been a while, but I'm back! And thanks to FanGirlTastic, I was able to not only do my very first book review, but also my very first phone interview with the author, Oriana Small, otherwise known as Ashley Blue, gonzo porn star pervert extraordinaire.

06/02/11

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