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More information on Bad-Ass Faeries 2 launch party
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Further updating the information for the party at Balticon, and announcing a special prize for the attendee dressed as the most bad-ass faerie...

Four Hugo-nominated novels available to WorldCon members
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Ian McDonald, Robert J. Sawyer, John Scalzi, and Charles Stross are offering a free electronic copy of their novels...

Contents of Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008
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Ellen Datlor, Kelly Link, & Gavin J. Grant's annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror will arrive in September. The contents of the book will include...

Best-selling books of 2007
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Publishers Weekly's annual wrap-up of best-selling books has been distilled by Andrew Wheeler. The top genre books of the year were...

Pyr's 326-page sampler available online
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Lou Anders writes that "Pyr has made a 326-page sample book we give out at conventions available as a free PDF-format ebook. It contains sizable excerpts from seven of our 2008 titles and is online for download..."

Fast Forward 2 is set
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The second of Lou Anders' original anthology series will appear this October, with stories by Pat Cadigan, Cory Doctorow, Nancy Kress...

The Adoration of Jenna Fox to explore humanity
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In May, Henry Holt Books for Young ReadersThe Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. The book "is set in the dystopian near future, after global warming has led to polar bear extinction and a second woman has been...

Subterranean Press to publish Barry Hughart collection
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Subterranean Press will be collecting all three "Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox," which compromise the complete works of Barry Hughart...

Reynolds and Nakama's forthcoming Barren Worlds
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Editor Eric T. Reynolds has announced the line-up for Barren Worlds, which will be published by Hadley Rille Books...

Mike Resnick writing new Kirinyaga story for limtied edition publication
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Kilimanjaro: a Fable of Utopia will be published in Subterranean Online and as a limited edition, stand-alone novella by Subterranean Press...

E-Reads and WebScriptions join forces; three titles available now
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E-Reads electronic book titles will now be available through WebScriptions. The first three, available now, are...

Jeff VanderMeer's The Situation available as free download
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To herald the upcoming publication of Jeff VanderMeer's stnad-alone novelette The Situation, PS Publishing is giving away free downloads in conjunction with a major interview on...

Night Shade going back to press for Wastelands
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Anthology Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse sold out its initial print run. Night Shade is reprinting, and three of the stories have been posted...

Juno Books updates: new books, cancelled books, new offerings
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Juno Books has dropped two previously announced anthologies which didn't fit with their new publishing direction, but has produced four books so far this year, as well as three e-books...

Four rare, collectible books available via auction from NESFA
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NESFA Press is auctioning off four books they published more than 30 years ago, including works by Brin, de Camp, McCaffrey, and Pratchett...

John Joseph Adams editing original anthology Seeds of Change
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John Joseph Adams's original anthology Seeds of Change "confronts the pivotal issues facing our society today"...

Contents of Cramer & Hartwell's Year's Best Fantasy 8
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Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell's 8th annual Year's Best Fantasy will be published by Tachyon this May. The contents of the book will include...

VanderMeers' Fast Ships, Black Sails available for pre-order from Night Shade
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Ann & Jeff VanderMeer's new pirate anthology will feature the work of Elizabeth Bear, Eric Flint, Michael Moorcock, Naomi Novik, Howard Waldrop...

John Scalzi auctioning off galley of Zoe's Tale for Disabled Veterans
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John Scalzi is auctioning off one of only five copies of the bound manuscript for his forthcoming novel Zoe's Tale, with the proceeds to benefit the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust...

Neil Gaiman's American Gods to be free e-book
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Neil Gaiman's "help me choose which book to give away as a free e-book" event has ended, with American Gods the choice of a plurality of voters...

Jack Dann announces line-up of his upcoming Dreaming Again anthology
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US ex-patriot living in Australia Jack Dann has announced the contents of his forthcoming second anthology of Australian science fiction, Dreaming Again...

Neil Gaiman giving away one novel online for free; you choose
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Neil Gaiman is offering one of his novels as a free, downloadable book, but you have to help him choose which one...

New Thunderbirds novels coming soon
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FTL Publishing head Joan Marie Verba will write the first new original novel, and expects to publish it...

The other half of Clockwork Phoenix
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Editor Mike Allen announces the other half of his anthology. Contributors include: Cat Rambo, Vandana Singh...

Read Tor's newsletter, get free eBooks (more reading)
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Tor is offering a free electronic newsletter, and to go with it, free eBooks, including...
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Mansfield Park and Mummies
by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian
Unlike the other monster mash-ups, this witty, scintillating, insane and surprisingly romantic Jane Austen parody is written by a Lady.
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