The Lettered Curmudgeon Reviews: Welcome To Bordertown
Welcome to another exciting eposide of my ongoing series: The Lettered Curmugeon. Here, you'll find reviews on books, movies, TV shows and games, all told from a writer's perspective. In this...
View ArticleInsha'Allah in Interzone #235
If you're on Facebook, check out TTA Press's page for news on the summer issue (#235) - my short story, "Insha'Allah" will appear in there soon. Although I'm not mentioned in the article, a partial...
View ArticleInsha'Allah Illustration - Interzone #235
TTA Press has the first page and illustration from my short story on their Facebook page... If anyone can tell me how to link to the bigger version, please let me know -since this is on Facebook, the...
View ArticleInterzone #235 Details and Lineup
The lineup for issue #235 of Interzone is up with illustrations - see HERE for details. I'm thrilled to be sharing this edition with Jon Wallace, Gareth L. Powell, Al Robertson, and reader-favorite...
View ArticleInterzone #235 - First Review!
A review of all stories in Interzone #235 is up at:http://johnsreading.blogspot.com/2011/07/interzone-235-jul-aug-2011.html Money quote:"The stories open with the best of the bunch in my opinion,...
View Article"Insha'Allah" in the news...
Anthony Williams has a mini-review of all the stories in Interzone #235 on his blog. Money quote:Insha'Allah by Matthew Cooke, illustrated by Richard Wagner. A female doctor-turned-body-washer on a...
View ArticleAnother Insha'Allah review...
....this time over on Rob McCow's blog. Snippet:Insha'Allah by Matthew Cook addresses concerns about Islamic society, in particular the role of women and the potential strength of the Mullahs in...
View ArticleAnd another for "Insha'Allah"...
.This time over on Neil Williamson's blog. There are several reviews posted there, but here's the money quote for "Insha'Allah":Insha’Allah by Matthew Cook (Interzone) – This is the second Matthew Cook...
View ArticleReview: Shoe Factory on SF Site
Happy New Year! Just saw this review of The Shoe Factory in Interzone #231 over at SF Site:http://www.sfsite.com/01a/izo359.htm Money quote: "The Shoe Factory" by Matthew Cook is the similarly...
View Article"Insha'Allah" nominated for BSFA "Best Short Story 2021"
. Wow... I just learned that my short story "Insha'Allah" (which appeared in Interzone #235) was just nominated for the 2012 Best Short Story award by the British Science Fiction Association. The rest...
View Article"Railriders" Review at Neonomicon
.Neonomicon has a strange little review of "Railriders" (Interzone #239) up at: http://nullimmortalis.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/interzone-239/Money quote:"This story effectively comprises an...
View ArticleAnother "Railriders" review (John's Reading)
Well, they say you're doing something right when you start getting bad reviews.http://johnsreading.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/interzone-239-mar-apr-2012.html..
View ArticleSPACE BATTLES Anthology - Final Cover!
.Bryan Thomas Schmidt, the editor of the forthcoming SPACE BATTLES anthology (where my new Seventeen Systems short story "The Book of Enoch" will soon appear), just posted the final cover design for...
View ArticleAnother "Railriders" review: Fantasy Literature
.Terry Weyna just posted a great review of Interzone #239 over on Fantasy Literature (including a very positive review of my story "Railriders". Here's the review:"Another powerful story in this issue...
View ArticleInterzone Reader's Poll - "Insha'Allah" takes fourth!
.I just heard that last year's "Insha'Allah" took a whopping FORTH PLACE in the annual Interzone Reader's Poll... Wow! http://ttapress.com/1259/readers-poll-results/0/4/Given the quality of the stories...
View Article"Welcome to Bordertown" in mass market paperback!
. The excellent new Bordertown collection (Welcome to Bordertown, which, you may recall, I reviewed last April) just came out in mass market paperback! Ellen Kushner, co-editor extraordinaire, is...
View Article"SPACE BATTLES" - 40% off 'till Tuesday!!
.Get 40% off Space Battles if you preorder by next Tues http://bit.ly/IBkcjM Plus free short story from Bryan Thomas Schmidt (@BryanThomasS) http://bit.ly/IBkdE4Space Battles features a new tale of the...
View ArticlePublishers... Who Needs 'Em? (Hint: We Do... Sometimes)
.A recent post on Sullivan's blog titled "Our Publishers, Ourselves" makes an EXCELLENT point on publishing, particularly:"...if traditional publishers — of all kinds, not just the book industry — want...
View ArticleFollow up: Who Needs Publishers?
.Penny Arcade just posted an interesting (and timely) article on how Steam's use of discount pricing for downloadable video game sales has, paradoxically, seems to have increased buyer's valuation of...
View ArticleFirst SPACE BATTLES Review...
. The very first review for the Space Battles anthology was just posted - CHECK IT OUT HERE. If you're a lover of sci-fi you should check out the collection, which includes 17 stories of intergalactic...
View ArticleSpace Battles Anthology ON SALE NOW at Amazon!
. The new anthology collection, which includes my short story "The Book of Enoch" (a tale of the Seventeen Systems featuring Amish space truckers...) was just released in non-electronic, genuine...
View ArticleAnother SPACE BATTLES Review - Readers' Realm
.Pauline Creeden over on Readers' Realm just posted a very positive review about the just-published SPACE BATTLES anthology I'm in. Money quote:"In Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6, the...
View ArticleImportant announcement!
Watch this space for an important announcement about a NEW BOOK, coming soon! No specific details yet (sorry), but I should have something more concrete in a few days. Sorry this space has been so...
View ArticleNew book on the way: UNDER STEEL SKIES
BIG NEWS! BIG NEWS! I'm pleased to announce that I just signed a book deal with Paula Guran over at Masque Books (a new digital imprint of Prime Books)! Masque will be releasing my new book, UNDER...
View ArticleBad news - Under Steel Skies CANCELED
I have some bad news guys... A few days ago, I got an email from Sean Wallace at Masque Books, which began:Part of being a publisher is making decisions that one does not really want to make. We are...
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