Books: October 2004 Archives

I went into my local library this weekend and two new graphic novels were on the shelf, facing out, screaming READ ME! They were Star Wars Infinities : Return of the Jedi and The Amazing Spiderman : The Life and Death of Spiders.

One of my favourite authors, Neal Stephenson has an interview up on Slashdot. [Via BoingBoing]

Reagan's presidency put the grit in my dystopia. His presidency was the fresh kitty litter I spread for utterly crucial traction on the icey driveway of uncharted futurity. His smile was the nightmare in my back pocket.
William Gibson

Charles Stross gives a fascinating insight into the speed of writing novels. I love hearing about how authors work, it's stuff you never really think about when reading a novel.

Slashdot is running a feature where you can ask Neal Stephenson a question.

Very soon. If you're in London get started now. Unfortunately I'm not. It's from 1 - 2pm, store address here.

There has been a debate about whether the new look Interzone should have a letters page or whether TTA's Interzone message board is enough. Personally I think that a hand picked selection of interesting letters is a good idea and the message board would complement this nicely. The message board BTW is worth reading, a few posts a day, some good threads, great interaction with Andy Cox and the new IZ crew.

And while we're on the topic of Interzone... I've read all but two of the stories now and all the non-fiction and I'm really enjoying it. It will be interesting to see if over the next few issues a style of IZ stories develops. The first issue feels pretty fresh.