Very sad day. Heard from grandma that my cat Kzin has died while I was away in California. I’ve had her since I was 17.
Kzin
Archives for August 2011
“The Skull-Faced Boy” Layout
Here’s the nifty layout for my story “The Skull-Faced Boy” in the upcoming anthology Z: Zombie Stories.
Hugo Award Nominations
Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy made a respectable showing in the Hugo Awards this year with 13 nominations. 35 would have put us on the final ballot. Remember that podcasts are eligible for the Hugos in the “Best Related Work” category, so be sure to nominate all your favorite podcasts next year.
John and Christie’s Wedding
Here are some photos from the wedding of John Joseph Adams and Christie Yant. (George R. R. Martin had his wedding ceremony in the same venue a few hours later.)
Worldcon Photos 2011
Here are a few photos from Worldcon. Thanks to Chris Cevasco for snapping these.
io9’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast Interviews Eoin Colfer
Episode 42 of my science fiction podcast is now up at io9. In this show we interview Eoin Colfer, author of And Another Thing, book 6 in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s Guide trilogy. Then stick around after the interview as John and I discuss the work and legacy of Douglas Adams.
Worldcon Hotel
So I just looked up the hotel I’ll be staying at for Worldcon and, um, holy crap. Looks pretty nice. I’ll be there Thursday through Sunday. If you see me there say hi.
Charles Vess Illustrates My Story “Three Deaths”
Here’s the illustration by Charles Vess that will accompany my story “Three Deaths” in the upcoming anthology Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom. Vess is a legendary fantasy illustrator (for example, he collaborated with Neil Gaiman on Stardust), so it’s very exciting to have him do a piece for one of my stories.
