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Politics perverts the English Language
by Nalini Haynes Orwell mourned decline of the English Language 67 years ago but authors still need to catch up 67 years ago, George Orwell …
It’s internship application time again
It’s the time that students apply for internships. I can tell. I have received applications myself. So has John Birmingham. John Birmingham doesn’t have interns. He’s …
Random Penguins are go!
Random Penguins are go! Random Penguins are officially a thing: Random House and Penguin have merged. I saw it on twitter: Just married! We’re now …
Michael Boatman in Two-Book Deal with Angry Robot (press release)
Michael Boatman in Two-Book Deal with Angry Robot (press release) Hello from a very happy* Angry Robot office! Angry Robot is thrilled to announce the …
Paul Collins
Paul Collins in the Limelight I recently spoke to Paul Collins, author and owner/operator of Ford Street Publishing here in Melbourne. Ford Street has a …
Deadly Night Shade
Deadly Night Shade Night Shade Books is or was a science fiction and fantasy publisher. Justin Landon explains Night Shade’s position in the industry, comparing its …
There goes the neighbourhood: Goodreads sold out
There goes the neighbourhood: Goodreads sold out Goodreads, the social media platform all about books, has been sold to Amazon for an ‘undisclosed sum’. Jay …
Random House RESPONDED
Random House Rip-off UPDATE Random House responded and now the SFWA is happy. For more information on the resolution of this conflict, go to New …
Writing as torture
Apparently completely unrelated to the Tepper/Roth ‘Writing as torture’ furore, Chuck Wendig wrote this response to people emailing him asking for ‘The Answer’ to writer’s block, self-discipline, …
Writer Wars: Tepper vs Roth
Writer Wars: Tepper vs Roth New writer Julian Tepper deliberately violated the terms of employment for his day job as a waiter by interrupting a …
That’s a wrap #28
A wrap of this week’s – well the past two days’ – SFF news, some links and some fun (for the remainder of this week’s …
The Once and Future eBook
The Once and Future eBook by Nalini Haynes The latest Coode Street podcast discusses electronic books and magazines, contrasting the kindle and iPad experience, eBooks …
Gender in Publishing: AWW2012 challenge
by Nalini Haynes Originally published in Dark Matter issue 9 If you follow online discussions by authors, critics and publishers, you’ll be aware that there …
Nalini Haynes: On Gender Parity
I respond to issues of gender parity here with a focus on efforts to correct the balance. I think my reviews and interviews of Australian …