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Leigh Grossman and Rowena Sandoval wed
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Author/publisher/professor Leigh Grossman married web designer Rowena Sandoval in a ceremony that mixed cultures and times...

Ashes of James Doohan and Gordon Cooper again fail to reach space
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The cremated remains of actor Doohan and astronaut Cooper, along with 206 others, as well as three satellites, were lost in the failure of SpaceX's Falcon 1 on 2 August...

Asimov's/Analog weekend of authors at WorldCon
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Asimov's and Analog sf magazines will host more than a dozen authors signing throughout WorldCon, in addition to an Asimov's 30th Anniversary signing at the Tachyon...

John Ringo's national radio tour for national disaster preparedness
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John Ringo will be speaking on radio stations across the country in support of his The Last Centurion, warning people that their presidential vote could be very important in the face of a national disaster...

J.K. Rowling's previously unavailable The Tales of Beedle the Bard to be widely published
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J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which until now has only existed in seven hand-written copies, will be published by Bloomsburg, Scholastic, and Amazon.com, as a charitable project to benefit...

Five local authors to talk about publishing and their books in Salem
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Five local authors, including sf author Jennifer Pelland, will present a discussion on the ups and downs of publishing this Friday in Salem, Massachusetts...

Brenda Cooper discusses futurist issues raised in her novel
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Author Brenda Cooper is initiating conversations on her web site relating to the future and her new novel...

Paul Haines battling cancer; friends seek donations
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Australian author Paul Haines is battling liver cancer after beating back bowel cancer. He writes...

Howard Waldrop is in rehabilitation
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Howard Waldrop has moved from the intensive care hospital to rehabilitation at a VA medical center...

Zak Sally and Nate Denver to tour West Coast, singing and signing
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Cartoonist/musician Zak Sally and writer/musician Nate Denver will drive up the West Coast, stopping to play music and sign comics/books in late July/early August...

Moshe Feder forming sf/f/h cat discussion group
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Editor/fan/cat fancier Moshe Feder is forming an email discussion group for sf/f/h cat lovers...

Guillermo Del Toro's "Life in Movies" in Newsweek
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Guillermo Del Toro is the featured filmmaker in the 7/14 July 2008 Newsweek's "A Life in Movies"...

Hannu Rajaniemi now represented by John Jarrold
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Finnish-born Scottish writer Hannu Rajaniemi is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency for his fiction. His non-fiction, based on his PhD in string theory...

Natasha Rhodes now represented by John Jarrold
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Natasha Rhodes, who was written novelizations of Blade: Trinity and Final Destinations, as well as original novels, is now represented by John Jarrold...

Howard Waldrop Hospitalized
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Writer Howard Waldrop has been hospitalized for heart blockages, and is scheduled for bypass surgery...

Paul Jessup signs with FinePrint Literary Management
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Fantasy writer Paul Jessup is now represented by Colleen Lindsay of FinePrint Literary Management. His forthcoming...

Scott Tracey now represented by FinePrint Literary Management
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New YA fantasy novelist Scott Tracey is now represented by Colleen Lindsay at FinePrint Literary Management...

Cory Doctorow seeking input for British Little Brother
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For the British edition of Cory Doctorow's new book, Little Brother, he's seeking stories of people who've used technology to subvert authority...

William Gibson radio interview; call-in questions welcomed
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William Gibson will be interviewed live this morning on California's 88.9 FM...

Janna Silverstein smashing coins for charity
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Janna Silverstein has designed an elongated coin which she is offering for charitable donations, driven by the impetus of Jay Lake's recent medical scare...

Jane Yolen's "Life in Books" in Newsweek
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Jane Yolen is the featured author in the 2 June 2008 Newsweek's "A Life in Books"...

"Big Fun: Wear Your Big Shoes": book launch/dance party in NYC
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Authors Elizabeth Hand and Matthew Sharpe are celebrating the paperback launch of their newest novels with a reading and a dance party in New York City...

Doctorow reading to benefit CBLDF
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A special Cory Doctorow reading and party will be held as a benefit for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in New York City on 25 May...

George Takei and Brad Altman to marry
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Star Trek's Sulu, George Takei, and his longtime partner Brad Altman are engaged to be married, following California's opening of marriage to all interested couples...

Tom Easton retiring from Analog
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After 30 years and 341 columns, book reviewer Tom Easton will no longer write Analog's "Reference Library" column...
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