Is the takeover complete, or has it just begun?

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Regular readers of my ramblings may recall that early in April, I wrote an entry titled Digital Book Publishing; where are we in which I shared my thoughts about digital vs. traditional paper publishing. This morning, Amazon revealed in a …

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“Satan was a …”

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” Satan was a …”, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one. I’m not generally one to go gay for pulp book art, but I have to admit, this absolutely hilarious (and real!) pulp cover almost makes me wish I was …

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Happy 90th Birthday Ray Bradbury!

Today, one of the most venerated science fiction writers of all time, Ray Bradbury, turns 90 years old. He’s one of the more prolific science fiction writers dividing his time between novels, short stories, and screenplays. As such, his bibliography …

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The Nerdette’s Library

If you’re not checking out The Nerdette (and if you’re not, you should be), she’s just started a new semi-regular feature, The Nerdette’s Library. She’s got a huge library of genre (sci-fi/fantasy) and non-fiction books, and as she works through …

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The Sparrow

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I just finished reading a classic science fiction book, The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. The novel is a sort of reverse “first contact” story, in which a small group of humans in 2019 set out to visit the planet …

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