*Cafe Blog
The Borderlands Cafe blog is live! Revel in some truly terrifying
photos of the space as it used to be, and watch our progress! <http://www.borderlands-cafe.com>
*Scathingly Funny Fantasy Books Retitled with PhotoShop:
(Warning, do not try to drink anything while examining this link.)
<http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/10/20/mgk-versus-his-adolescent-reading-habits/>
*World Fantasy Award Winners
Winners of the World Fantasy Awards were announced in Calgary last
weekend. The award for Best Novel went to YSABEL by Guy Gavriel Kay.
We offer congratulations to all the winners. Complete list of nominees
and winners here: <http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/>
*Book Cover Poster Giveaway
Come and getcher posters! We have a bunch of book cover posters to
give away to local customers. (Sorry, I really can't ship them.)
Here's the deal: one to a customer, first email to reserve the poster
gets it, and ya gotta pick 'em up by November 22nd. It's fine to state
a second preference, too. We've got: Barth Anderson THE MAGICIAN AND
THE FOOL; Kelley Armstrong THE SUMMONING; Kage Baker THE HOUSE OF THE
STAG; Greg Bear THE CITY AT THE END OF TIME; Steven Erikson TOLL THE
HOUNDS; David Farland THE WYRMLING HORDE; Peter F. Hamilton THE
DREAMING VOID; Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson PAUL OF DUNE; Jay
Lake ESCAPEMENT; Brandon Sanderson THE HERO OF AGES; S.M. Stirling,
THE SCOURGE OF GOD; Harry Turtledove THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART; and
David Weber BY SCHISM RENT ASUNDER.
*THE FOREVER WAR movie
Fox 2000 has acquired rights to the 1974 novel THE FOREVER WAR by Joe
Haldeman, and "Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first
science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with Blade
Runner and Alien," Variety reported. "Scott intended to follow those
films with THE FOREVER WAR, but rights complications delayed his plans
for more than two decades. 'I first pursued FOREVER WAR 25 years ago,
and the book has only grown more timely and relevant since,' said
Scott. 'It's a science-fiction epic, a bit of THE ODYSSEY by way of
BLADE RUNNER, built upon a brilliant, disorienting premise.'" Read the
complete announcement here: <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993856.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=forever+war>
*Interview with Del Howison, owner of Dark Delicacies
Blogcritics Magazine has done an interview with Del Howison that's very illuminating. Enjoy it here: <http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/10/19/040354.php>
*Examiner Book-and-Alcohol Pairings
An amusing article to assist you in choosing the right alcoholic
beverage to accompany your book. Includes several genre options!
<http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2008m10d20-How-to-choose-the-right-alcohol-to-go-with-any-book>
*Interview with Neal Stephenson
In the following lengthy interview with Neal Stephenson, the
best-selling author recalls an anecdote that occurred at Borderlands:
<http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/note.asp?note=19582061&cds2Pid=22560&linkid=1257736>
*We are sorry to report the death of best-selling author Michael Crichton. Link to the New York Times obituary here:
<http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/michael-crichton-dies/>