tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post8979114966534983828..comments2023-10-25T04:17:22.699-04:00Comments on Fantasy Cafe: BEA/BBC in NYC: Final Post (I Promise)Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-16513164173555225342010-06-10T21:11:28.082-04:002010-06-10T21:11:28.082-04:00Anastasia - That sounds like a lot of fun and I wo...Anastasia - That sounds like a lot of fun and I would love to go, but I don't think I'll be going. I already used up about half my days off for this year going to BEA, and I can't see getting to do much if I just went down on Saturday and then came back on Sunday. Maybe next year I'll plan ahead for it because it looks incredible.<br /><br />That's a lot of reading for one month! I really want to read <i>Windup Girl</i> as well as some of Elizabeth Hand's books. What did you think of the two you read by her? <i>Darkborn</i> is one of the books I downloaded an excerpt of to read. It wasn't really enough to judge the book on, but what I read didn't really make me want to read the rest.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-76120708464875843992010-06-10T11:30:36.188-04:002010-06-10T11:30:36.188-04:00I'm def. going, with my sister. Going to take ...I'm def. going, with my sister. Going to take Friday off work and drive down Thursday night. Haven't booked the hotel yet, so if you let me know, I could book a room for 3 instead of 2.<br /><br />I'll be spending the next month "studying" - reading up on the authors who'll be there. So this is my new to-read list (also result of a massive Amazon shopping spree yesterday; there were a lot of books on my wishlist or lingering in the TBR pile and this is a nice catalyst for reading them):<br /><br />more Delany - I have over a dozen of his books that I haven't read, and I started <b>Aye, and Gomorrah</b>, a collection of short stories this morning. (really good so far!) And yes, I'm very happy he'll be there!<br /><br />Paolo Bacigalupi - <b>The Windup Girl</b><br />Michael Cisco - <b>The Tyrant</b> (bought this earlier based on a glowing endorsement by Paul Charles Smith of the Empty Your Heart of Its Mortal Dream review blog http://www.paul-charles-smith.com, very thoughtful reviews & essays on that blog)<br />Felix Gilman - <b>The Thunderer</b><br />Andrea Hairston - <b>Mindscape</b><br />Elizabeth Hand - <b>Illyria</b> (just bought, it sounds lovely and had really good reviews), <b>Winterlong</b>. I've read her <i>Generation Loss</i> and <i>Waking the Moon</i>, she's one of the authors I'm looking forward to meeting.<br />Nalo Hopkinson - <b>The Salt Roads</b>. I've read <i>Brown Girl in the Ring</i>, it was a bit difficult to read, a lot of vivid colorful imagery and writing style that didn't fit me well, but she's the Guest of Honor, and so I'll def. give it another shot.<br />Caitlin R. Kiernan - <b>Threshold</b>. She's really well acclaimed, but writes horror, so I've stayed away until now, but it's good to stretch, right?<br />Alison Sinclair - <b>Darkborn</b>, this is paranormal romance, a bit outside of my usual choices.<br />Theodora Goss - <b>The Forest of Forgetting</b>. I actually bought this a while back, and read a few of the stories already. <br />Charles Stross - This is a tough one. He is one of the few writers that I actively dislike and pretty much refuse to buy their stuff anymore (also Richard Morgan, GRRM, and Bakker). <i>Glasshouse</i> was downright offensive and disgusting, no book has made me so mad before. BUT... he has two of his short-form works nominated for Hugos - <b>Palimpsest</b> for Best Novella and <b>Overtime</b> for Best Novellete, and I've received those for free as part of the Hugo Reader packet, so I'll be reading them. (I've started on the nominees already, read all the short stories and one novellete - they're amazing!)<br />Jack McDevitt - <b>The Engines of God</b> is hard sf, and is also mentioned as a topic for one of the panel discussions. <br />Michael Swanwick - <i>The Iron Dragon's Daughter</i> is out of print, so I bought <b>The Dragons of Babel</b>.<br />John Crowley - I'd started <b>Little, Big</b> before since it gets so much praise, and will do my best to finish it.<br />Olaf Stapledon - <b>Star Maker</b> - this has been on my wishlist for a looong time. Stapledon is getting some kind of a grandmaster award, and there will be a panel discussion of his works, so I best prepare.<br />Robert J. Sawyer - <b>Wake</b>. I'm actually not a fan based on <i>Factoring Humanity</i>, really didn't like what he did in there, but <i>Wake</i> is in the Hugo packet, so I might as well.<br />James Morrow - <b>Shambling Towards Hiroshima</b> is up for Best Novella and is included in the Hugo packet.<br /><br />~whew~ Exciting, isn't it?Anastasianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-84397050978734536122010-06-09T20:20:30.162-04:002010-06-09T20:20:30.162-04:00Anastasia - I know, doesn't that look awesome?...Anastasia - I know, doesn't that look awesome?! And I saw Samuel Delany will be there so I'm sure that made you happy. I just found this about a week or two before BEA and was thinking that author list looked so much better. Last year I heard about Readercon but I didn't realize it was just speculative fiction.<br /><br />I was half tempted to try to talk my husband into going with me but considering I probably shouldn't take more time off from work after BEA, it may not be worth it since I'd have to go down Saturday and leave on Sunday. It does look amazing, though.<br /><br />Catherine Asaro was there last year, but I haven't seen anything mentioned about her going this year.<br /><br />Orannia - Let me know what you think of <i>On the Edge</i>. I am seriously considering trying to read it before <i>Bayou Moon</i> comes out, although I'm also worried because sometimes a second series just doesn't live up to your expectations when you so love the first...<br /><br />Benjamin - Readercon does look wonderful, doesn't it? I think it is always in Massachusetts but I'm not positive. I'm pretty sure that's where it was last year and their mailing address is in Massachusetts. Now that I know about it, I may have to keep my eye on it for next year.<br /><br />Worldcon does look like a fun convention too. My husband and I thought about going to the one in Montreal, but we went to Las Vegas and got married instead. I have been thinking Reno wouldn't be a bad one to go to; I have been there before and liked Reno a lot.<br /><br />I just realized I now want to go to BEA, Readercon and Worldcon next year. That may not work so well...Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-5900661876861914192010-06-09T18:22:36.777-04:002010-06-09T18:22:36.777-04:00Glad to hear you enjoyed BEA/BBC!
Readercon doe...Glad to hear you enjoyed BEA/BBC! <br /><br />Readercon does look pretty good. I may have to try and make it some year. Is it always in Massachusetts? <br /><br />Another good choice for meeting authors and people would be WorldCon (worldcon.org). I think it's a fair bit bigger than Readercon, not just about writing, with a lot more events. Pretty much something for everyone. I went to the one in Denver in 2008 and it was a lot of fun. This year it's being held in Australia, but next year it's Reno, Nevada and I'm planning to go to that one.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781567104543124593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-52113272377882671132010-06-09T04:36:48.913-04:002010-06-09T04:36:48.913-04:00Oh, I so wish I had a teleportation device!
I fi...Oh, I so wish I had a teleportation device!<br /><br /><i> I finished Magic Bleeds last night and so desperately want more</i><br /><br />LOL! I'm ~100 pages in ATM and loving it. I also have On The Edge (the first book in Ilona Andrews' new series) to pick up from the library this weekend.oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-40744248579036188502010-06-09T01:03:11.631-04:002010-06-09T01:03:11.631-04:00I looked at the Readercon website - looks insane! ...I looked at the Readercon website - looks insane! Soooo many authors! I can't pass this up. Only a 4 hour drive. And I'll have motivation to read from my pile! <br /><br />It was very nice meeting you too :-DAnastasianoreply@blogger.com