Remember way back in May when we interviewed Alex Bledsoe? No? Well go back in time and listen, because we’re totally taking credit for the fact that our lovely Bledsoe is on the Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 list (with The Hum and the Shiver). Congrats, Alex! We knew you were brilliant, we just didn’t expect you to grow up so fast…
The Skiffy and Fanty Show is changing. Sorta. We’ll keep doing the things you all love — interviewing amazing authors, discussing news and topics of interest to the SF/F/H community, and reviewing crappy movies (and books) selected (usually) by you — but we also want to expand. That’s where all of you come in. We’re looking to expand our content by adding contributors. What are we looking for? Reviewers We get a too many books for Jen and I to read, and that makes us feel bad. Really. That’s why we want to add some reviewers for the show. If you’re interested in getting a free book in exchange for a review, send us an email! So far, we’ve got one taker, but there are plenty more books to be read! We’re also interested in movie reviews. If you’re a nut for SF/F/H movies and want to review them here, we want you like a rodent wants a piece of cheese. Contributors Jen is running for President and I’m trying to get a PhD. so I can wear suits and bother undergraduates for the rest of my life. That means, with all our other online and real-life engagements, Jen and I can’t fill up this blog the way we’d like. And when it comes right down to it, we shouldn’t. You learn a lot about what we think by listening to the show. We want new voices. New ideas. New humorous reviews based on the book cover. New ?s of the Week. And even new features altogether. If you’ve got an idea, or if you’d like to occasionally blog about major things happening in the SF/F/H community, let us know. All it takes is your soul, two gallons of Red Stripe, and a pack of gum. See? We’re not that demanding… Guest Posts (from authors, filmmakers, etc.) We’re interested in guest posts for two reasons: 1) we can’t read or review everything we get in the “mail,” and 2) we think it’s a wonderful thing to hear what authors have to say about their interactions with the genre. As such, we’re interested in guest posts on all kinds of genre-related subjects. See the Contact page for more information on that. Those three things don’t really cover the range of possibilities — so if you have an idea and want to contribute it to this site, send us an email at skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks for reading and listening! Here’s to a very interesting month-ish of 2011.
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow6.0–WorldbuildingAndWomenInSfwKayKenyon/Sandf–Episode6.0–WorldbuildingAndWomenInSfwKayKenyon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSF novelist Kay Kenyon (author of The Entire and the Rose series) joins us for a long and delicious discussion about worldbuilding and women in science fiction. Topics range wide and far, from what bugs us about worldbuilding to sexual harassment at SF/F conventions. Tune in and enjoy! Oh, and buy Kay’s novels. Or else we’ll hurt you all. With pencils…astronaut pencils. You know, the kind they took up in space… Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 73 — Download (MP3) Intro and Roundtable w/ Kay Kenyon (0:00 – 1:08:28) Kay Kenyon’s Website (remember: buy her books or bad things will happen to you) Kay Kenyon’s Twitter Pyr Books Shaun’s Response to the World Fantasy Convention Sexual Harassment Fiasco Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
According to a recent press release (at SF Signal), Sean Wallace of Prime Books has sold Lightspeed Magazine and Fantasy Magazine to John Joseph Adams. A snippet: Prime Books Sells Magazines Lightspeed and Fantasy to Editor John Joseph Adams ROCKVILLE, MD, NOV. 7–Prime Books is pleased to announce the sale and transfer of ownership of their acclaimed online magazines Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com) and Fantasy (www.fantasy-magazine.com) to John Joseph Adams. Adams, the current editor of both magazines, will officially assume the role of publisher starting with the January 2012 issues. “With the continuing expansion and success of Prime Books, my attention and time is increasingly consumed by book publishing,” publisher Sean Wallace said. “With John already doing a terrific job as editor, it simply made sense for him to take over as publisher as well. We’re really thrilled that this has worked out for both John and Prime.” New publisher John Joseph Adams says he is delighted at the prospect of taking over the magazines and looks forward to the challenges ahead. “It’s an exciting time to be involved in publishing,” he said. “Models are changing and so is the readership, and online magazines have a better shot at sustainability than ever have before. I believe the possibilities for growth are tremendous, and I look forward to staying in the vanguard of this new frontier.” That’s incredible news. We wish JJA the best of success in the future!
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow–MonthlyMovieMadness5–November2011/Sandf–MonthlyMovieMadness5–November2011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIt’s time again for some movie release love. This month is all about November, which is not filled with Thanksgiving films, as you would expect a Holiday-infused month would have. But at least it’s like any other month: some good, some bad, and some damned ugly… Tune in and enjoy! Here’s the episode: MMM #5 — Download (MP3) The Movies: A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmass 11-11-11 Immortals Melancholia Happy Feet Two Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) Arthur Christmas Hugo The Muppets Piranha 3DD The big question: which movies do you want to see and which would you rather throw in the dumpster?
If you remember your youth, then you might remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books. You might also remember getting angry when you went the wrong way in the dungeon, which you countered by loudly proclaiming that you hadn’t completely turned the page…obviously. Or was that just me? Well, the folks behind those books running a lovely promotion in which they will give up to 50,000 books to children for 50,000 likes on their Facebook page. It’s never been easier to give a kid a reading experience! So what are you waiting for? Armageddon? The next page in your adventure? Get off your butt and like their page, people!
