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( Dec. 6th, 2010 07:01 pm)
Glad I made it. 2 1/2 hour drive to Portland and a slight delay on the flight still got me home half an hour late.

While in Maine io9 posted their 10 recent science fiction books which make great gifts and I'm really pleased that Digital Domains made the list.
AskDeb asks What are the Best 2010 Summer Books? and responds with a great mini-review of Digital Domains

and The New York Journal of Books also has some great things to say about the anthology.

Tomorrow morning, (very early) I'm off to Burlington, Massachusetts to attend Readercon for the weekend. I'll be using my brand new netbook for the first time but doubt I'll be doing more than checking email.

See you all back here Sunday night.
Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy. Prime. Jul. 2010. c.312p. ed. by Ellen Datlow. ISBN 978-1-60701-208-5. pap. $14.95. FANTASY

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From James Blaylock’s eerie tale of one man’s discovery of time’s fluidity (“Thirteen Phantasms”) to the terrible inevitability in Simon Ing’s story of a relationship between invader and native (“Russian Vine”), the 15 stories in this collection display the vibrancy and variety of online fiction as seen in the virtual “pages” of three related online magazines: Omni Online , Event Horizon , and SciFiction. Contributors include Paul Park, Jeffrey Ford, Kim Newman, Karen Joy Fowler, and other writers of both analog and digital fiction. VERDICT The easy availability of fiction on the web attracts a large following, and this volume is proof of its staying power. Suitable for lovers of short fiction of all genres.
Digital Domains
Edited by Ellen Datlow, Prime, $14.95 paper (312p) ISBN 978-1-60701-208-5
Datlow (The Best Horror of the Year) collects 15 compelling short works that first
appeared between 1996 and 2005 in three pioneering online magazines: OMNI Online,
Event Horizon, and SCIFICTION. The stories vary widely, but all shine with
intelligence, thoughtfulness, and sly humor. James Blaylock messes with time and
reality in "Thirteen Phantasms," the first online publication to win the World
Fantasy Award. In Paul Park's "Get a Grip," one man's reality is definitely not the
same as anyone else's. In "Harbingers," Severna Park brings aliens to war-torn
Tanzania. Kim Newman takes wicked, witty aim at the British civil service,
scientists, and professors in "Tomorrow Town." Datlow has compiled an eminently
readable group of first-rate short fiction by authors who dared to push forward into
the new, uncharted medium of the Internet. (July)
Some new material has just been posted about various books that are recently out.

First up, is a The Big Idea column I wrote for John Scalzi's blog, Whatever. It's about my newest anthology, just out from Prime: Digital Domains, which collects a sampling of stories (some never before in print) that I edited at OMNI Online, Event Horizon, and SCIFICTION.

Also, the third Charles Tan interview with The Beastly Bride contributors is up and this time it's with Jeffrey Ford

And there's a little blurb about The Beastly Bride called Author's Spotlight posted on the BEA (Book Expo) site. It features a painting of me done by my friend Sarah Clemens (I don't know where they found the image).

I'll be attending BEA May 26th and 27th--more about that a little later, with my signing schedule.
Prime Books is bringing out an anthology with a sampling of the stories I edited and published at OMNI Online, Event Horizon, and SCIFICTION.  The Book will be coming out as a trade paperback in February 2010. I saw a cover treatment in June and I love it, but have no idea if it's the final.
But in the meantime, here's the TOC.

Introduction Ellen Datlow

OMNI online: September 1996 - March 1998


Thirteen Phantasms                                   James P. Blaylock

Mr. Goober’s Show                                      Howard Waldrop

Get a Grip                                                       Paul Park

Event Horizon: August 1988 - July 1999


The Girl Detective                                          Kelly Link

Pansolapia                                                     Jeffrey Ford

Harbingers                                                      Severna Park


SCIFICTION: May 19, 2000 - December 28, 2005


Frankenstein’s Daughter                               Maureen McHugh

The Pottawatomie Giant                                 Andy Duncan

What I Didn’t See                                              Karen Joy Fowler

Daughter of the Monkey God                          M.K. Hobson

Tomorrow Town                                               Kim Newman

There’s a Hole in the City                               Richard Bowes

All of Us Can Almost…                                   Carol Emshwiller

You Go where it Takes You                            Nathan Ballingrud

Russian Vine                                                    Simon Ings


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