(Press Releases & Newsletters are now included at the bottom of news)
SOCIAL
Using Blind Auditions To Combat Discrimination (From Radish Reviews)
Best Analysis of Gamergate to Date (Radish Reviews)
Humorous Response to GG (Not that there is really anything funny about this at all) (From Radish Reviews)
Polygon’s Editor Responds to Gamergate (From Radish Reviews)
More of the same, but less secessiony
That’s Not A ‘Doll’, That’s An Action Hero! Now, in addition to everything else (getting womenz, gays, unmnetionable trans-folks, non-whites, muslims &c OUT of popular culture), it’s no longer ok to play with toys. You know what? I’m going to say it right here, right now: if more people could take themselves less seriously, could sit down, engage in a little imagination and play; if folks were able to relax in their chosen way without being subjected to ridicule and judgment, the world would be a far finer place to live in. Instead of arguing over what game to play, “adults” argue over which country to invade, what minority to disenfranchise. Ask me again who the adults in the room are….
The Person Who Drove Through 10 Commandments Sculpture Says “Devil Made Him Do It” (that’s just rich!)
ENTERTAINMENT
Ursula Le Guin Won’t Be Blurbing for Aldiss
Stephen Haffner Celebrates Edmond Hamilton’s 110th Birthday
Buckminster Fuller Really Wanted To Put A Dome Over Manhattan
Jamie Anderson working on bringing back Marionation!
Rick Grimes is NOT Still in a Coma (Srsly? THIS gets mainstream attention?)
INDUSTRY
Duncan Long – Amazing’s Art Director, Had His Art Lifted Without Permission by the Canadian Terrorist That Ran Down Soldiers (Story); the artwork on the terrorist’s page –
Small world, huh?
Paul Krugman (Asimov Fan) on Amazon: It’s not ok
Amazon Stock Tanks (I Don’t think Krugman’s essay is responsible)
Why It Matters (Women in the industry)
Writing Course Are Killing Writing
List of Book Promotion Sites (Note: List is itself a promo for a book….)
SCIENCE
SpsceX Cargo Ship Splashes Down
An Excellent Examination of the Fermi Paradox
Ebola: Take a Look at how it works
Defending Science (How did we get to a place that requires the defense of science?)
Another Person Jumps From Near Space
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Hi ,
Clockworking Still fascinated with our steampunk fantasy world introduced in the Clockwork Angels novel, album, and comics, Neil Peart and I are writing Clockwork Lives (as in plural of “life”), a sequel of sorts. We’re about halfway finished with the draft, and loving it. The sixth issue of the Clockwork Angels comics will be out soon. Series Updates Right now, I’m in the Seattle area on a multi-day brainstorming session with Brian Herbert for Navigators of Dune, which will wrap up our epic trilogy that began with Sisterhood of Dune and Mentats of Dune. My test readers have gone over the 700-page manuscript for Blood of the Cosmos, Book 2 in The Saga of Shadows (after The Dark Between the Stars), and now I’m doing my revisions and additions. It’s hard to juggle universes in my head! Bundling
As the weather gets colder, hiking season may be over, but it’s still writing season. It’s always writing season. Time to get out the snowshoes. Until next time, keep reading! KJA |
Not only do I enjoy hikes out in the Colorado wilderness, but (as I’m sure you know by now) that’s where I get most of my writing done, dictating new stories as I work my way along mountain trails. Snow came early to the high country this year—mid-September! Fortunately, after a few clear, warm days in a row, I did manage to squeeze in one last mountain hike, climbing three 13,000 ft peaks in a day while writing chapters in a new book, Clockwork Lives.
The changing weather reminds me that it’s almost November— National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, when many of you buckle down and write the first draft of a novel in a month. I usually post inspirational blogs and writing advice, but this time I have something even more useful to suggest: the 
If you prefer to read creepy stories on those chilly autumn nights leading up to Halloween, I also curated an ~~~
To all fans of The Game of Thrones (@GrahamThrones) I present what must be The Perfect Bog Literature: GRAHAM OF THRONES – A Parody. This epic tale of sex, dragons and toilets is published in readiness forWorld Toilet Day on 19th November.
Written by the creators of Fifty SHEDS of Grey – the parody that at one point outsold its muse – this book follows water-based mechanic Graham R R Stark on hilarious quest to find the Iron Throne encountering all manner of frightening challenges along the way:
‘I screamed in agony as the heat stung my naked flesh, ‘How many times have I told you not to flush the toilet when I’m in the shower?’
‘I stared at the hellish scene – an orgy of lust amid the carnage of lifeless bodies. Never again would I use an Essex nightclub toilet’
‘I was horrified that one woman’s decision could lead to such an appalling, violent clash. A salmon-pink toilet with an avocado hand basin’
Please do let me know if you’d like to see a copy for review or extract. Graham is also available for ‘mock’ interview.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Helen
Helen Mockridge
Senior Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster UK
T: 020 7316 1988 M: 07966326988
1st Floor, 222 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB
@simonschusterPR @simonschusterUK @schustersport
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
