October 22, 2009 Links and Plugs

Happy birthday to Ursula K. le Guin!

Also, if possible, try to help out PopeLizbet's friend Dave (details here).

Interviews

• The Dragon Page interviews Douglas Clegg (podcast).
• Marty Durham interviews Bruce Cordell (video).
• Joseph Mallozzi interviews Paul Jessup.
• Rick Kleffel interviews Jewell Gomez (podcast).
• Marshall Payne interviews Amal El-Mohtar.
• Laptop Magazine interviews Eoin Colfer (video).
• Lovecraft News Network interviews Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
• Missions Unknown interviews Bill Parker.
• BSC Review interviews Michael Connelly.
• Geoffrey H Goodwin interviews Dan Hillier.
• Lou Anders interviews Tom Lloyd.
  

Advice/Articles

• Christopher Fletcher on Rant: Rage against Walmart.
• Shweta Narayan on The conclusion I'm coming to wrt. the SFPA.
• SF Signal Mind Meld: What You Should Know About Speculative Fiction and Mainstream Acceptance (Part 1).
• Jim C Hines on Writer Envy.
• Junot Diaz on Becoming a Writer.
• Victoria Strauss on Author Mills and a Request for Contact.
• Hivelogic on Podcasting Equipment Guide (2009).
• Guy Gavriel Kay on Authors draw their knives during literary awards season.
• Jeff VanderMeer on The Pillars of Your Public Booklife: What Do You Find Most Important?
• Edward M Lerner on Intelligence, algorithms, and anthropomorphism.
• Rachelle Gardner on It Takes All Kinds.
• Jaosn Sanford on Online Genre Magazines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
• Lynne Patrick on Ladies who do a whole lot more than lunch.
• Maria Schneider on Agents and the Trust Factor.
  

News

• UK Steampunk Network.
• Jeff VanderMeer’s Endurance Tour: 36 Days, 27 Events, 14 States, 2 Books, 1 Writer, No Breaks (well, ok, one break).
• Apex Publications signs two book deal with Gary A. Braunbeck.
  

And check out the talented John Grant's latest nonfiction book.

Bogus Science by John Grant