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02 January 2012 ~ 4 Comments

Julie Kagawa — The Iron Knight

I read the fourth book in Julie Kagawa’s The Iron Fey series, The Iron Knight, over the holidays and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you aren’t reading this YA series, and you love YA, treat yourself by picking up this series, which starts with The Iron King. In every one of the books in the series, [...]

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05 December 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Harassment at science fiction conventions — what con committees should do about it

Lately several science fiction and fantasy authors have been discussing the ongoing problem of sexual harassment at science fiction conventions. A lot of women authors and fans have experienced harassment of varying levels of disturbance, from annoying to creepy to chilling; at least one male author has suffered harassment as well. (And as bad as [...]

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22 November 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Anne McCaffrey — RIP

I just don’t know what to say. I am utterly bereft. One of my heroes, my major influence, Anne McCaffrey, has passed away.In high school my friends and I read her Pern series over and over. We read The Ship Who books, the short stories (there’s a wonderful collection called Get Off The Unicorn that [...]

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