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Great Bookstores: Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney, Australia

Thanks to all the authors who’ve written in to tell us about the great bookstores they’ve been visiting! This week we hear from Janny Wurts and Karen Miller who wanted us to know about Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney Australia.

Galaxy Bookshop was established in 1975 and is an independent bookseller owned and operated by Abbey’s Bookshop (also independent). They focus exclusively on science fiction, fantasy, horror and paranormal romance genres. Most of their books are US imports of titles that don’t have local distribution or whose author doesn’t have a deal with a UK publisher.

October 11th, 2011. Kat Hooper | Janny Wurts, Karen Miller | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |

Justin chats with artist Emily Fiegenschuh

Recently I enjoyed chatting with Emily Fiegenschuh about her new book The Explorer’s Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures which provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams for drawing and coloring 25 fantastical beasts. Emily is an experienced fantasy illustrator — you may have seen some of her art in D&D rulebooks and you can read about her other projects at her website. We’ve got a copy of The Explorer’s Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures for one lucky US winner. Just leave a comment for a chance to win.

Justin: First of I would like to point out that The Explorer’s Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures is not just an instructional book,

October 4th, 2011. Justin Blazier | Author Interviews, Giveaway! | 10 comments |

Great Bookstores: Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, NYC

Today I’m turning it over to Leanna Renee Hieber who wants to talk about one of her favorite bookstores, Word in Brooklyn, New York. Our own Kelly Lasiter is a big fan of Ms. Hieber’s (read Kelly’s reviews of her work) and is looking forward to her new young adult series, Magic Most Foul. which begins with Darker Still, releasing on November 1. You can follow Leanna Renee Hieber and her work at Leanna Renee Hieber’s website,

September 27th, 2011. Kat Hooper | Leanna Renee Hieber | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |

Great Bookstores: Bookends in Kailua, Hawaii

A.A. Attanasio wrote in to recommend Bookends in Kailua, Hawaii. Bookends doesn’t have a website at this time, but you can find it at 600 Kailua Rd, Kailua, HI 96734. Phone: (808) 261-1996. Mr. Attanasio says:

“To enter Bookends in Kailua Shopping Center is to find oneself in the mind’s eye of the western psyche. It’s a hodge-podge of every subject, a cultural kaleidoscope of both new and out-of-print titles. The street façade looks like a franchise outlet, but the inside of this independent bookstore is a well-lit and airy bibliocave crammed with both intellectual and entertaining fare.

September 20th, 2011. Kat Hooper | A.A. Attanasio | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |

Great Bookstores: Village Books in Bellingham, WA

Alma Alexander wrote in to tell us about Village Books in Fairhaven, Bellingham, Washington:

“It’s a big and wonderful indie bookstore which has a lot of cool stuff, comfy armchairs scattered around the place for laid-back browsing, and lots of author events scheduled in their reading gallery.

This photo is one of me at one of my own readings there — I’ve had at least four over the last couple of years.

Chuck and Dee Robinson, the owners, are great book lovers, and friends of mine.”

September 13th, 2011. Kat Hooper | Alma Alexander | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |

Haunted Heart: A biography of Stephen King

Haunted Heart by Lisa Rogak

It must be difficult to write a biography of someone who is still living, who has not donated his papers to a library where one can get access to them, who is still active in his career, and who has a healthy sense of privacy. Even when the subject agrees to an interview, a biographer has to be aware that the subject is telling what he wants to tell and leaving out that which he does not care to discuss. If the interviewee is sufficiently charming, or is completely forthright on a particular subject that casts him in a poor light,

Conan the Barbarian: The film

Conan the Barbarian (the film)

The latest Hollywood adaption of Robert E. Howard’s legendary hero seems to be taking an especially tough beating. Speaking as a life-long CONAN and Robert E. Howard fan, by Crom, I don’t hate. I saw the film on a Sunday afternoon – and yes, I got suckered into paying for 3-D. I’ll be the first to admit my disappointment, but it’s nowhere near as bad as the rants imply. In fact, there is much in Conan the Barbarian that can be commended.

Hobbits, Elves and Wizards: The Wonders and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”

Hobbits, Elves and Wizards: The Wonders and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” by Michael N. Stanton

There are very few better qualified to write an introductory book on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings than Michael Stanton, a scholar who has studied and taught the trilogy for twenty-five years. He’s obviously a great fan of the book (that is, he does not seem to be simply trying to cash in on the recent popularity that the movies have caused) and writes in a simple, chatty style that is easy for most non-academics to understand.

December 19th, 2010. Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 3 | J.R.R. Tolkien | SFF Reviews | no comments |

Why You Should Read… Daniel Abraham

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Our latest guest to talk about a favourite and worthy author is none other than Aidan Moher, the brain behind A Dribble of Ink and contributor to SF Signal. He wants to talk to you today about the author Daniel Abraham.

When I was asked to come up with an author for Why You Should Read…, the answer was easy. Daniel Abraham.

October 29th, 2010. Amanda Rutter (guest) | Daniel Abraham | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |

Why You Should Read… William Gibson

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Today I am pleased to welcome Tom Hunter, the ever-enthusiastic Award Administrator for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Tom can be found on Twitter as @clarkeaward. It should come as no surprise that his chosen Why You Should Read… subject comes from the world of Science Fiction, one William Gibson.

“Anti-buzz,” he said. “Definition by absence.”

She waited to see if he’d indicate that he was joking.

October 22nd, 2010. Amanda Rutter (guest) | William Gibson | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |

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