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Carl Brandon Society

Posted on June 13, 2013 by
Bloodchildren:Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars

Today (before midnight Pacific Daylight Time) John Scalzi,  Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld, and @ArachneJericho are matching contributions to the Carl Brandon Society Book View Café also supports the Carl Brandon Society. All the proceeds of Bloodchildren: Stories by the … Continue reading →


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“Nahiku West” a Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalist

Posted on May 17, 2013 by
Nahiku West by Linda Nagata

Linda Nagata’s novelette “Nahiku West,” originally published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, has been listed as a finalist for the 2013 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, for the best short science fiction of the year. The Sturgeon Award is a … Continue reading →


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BVC Announces Conscientious Inconsistencies by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on May 14, 2013 by
Conscientious Inconsistencies

A Collection of Short Fiction by Nancy Jane Moore $4.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-258-7 “Break all rules, including these.” So advises one of the stories in this reprint collection. These stories jump — conscientiously — from a homage to Alexandre Dumas to an … Continue reading →


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Where are the women of SF?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Why are people focusing on this question so much lately? Is it some weak tie-in to women’s history month (March)? Does this happen every time spring rolls around? Or has something reached epidemic proportion and now it’s time to Do … Continue reading →


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A Padawan’s Journal #48: Q & A
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Posted on March 27, 2013 by
The Last Jedi

With the release of THE LAST JEDI, came a minor explosion of requests for interviews. Michael can only do written ones these days since losing his voice, but he does them via keyboard. Even our editor—Shelly Shapiro (aka She Whom … Continue reading →


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Bopping Among Genres

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

People wonder why I write pop culture books and (now) new adult paranormals in addition to dark/weird fiction. It is a wide array. Re books, I have thrillers, pop science, pop culture, young adult fantasies, horror, dark/weird fiction, and science fiction. Re … Continue reading →


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Mad Scientist Week: One Night in O’Shaughnessy’s Bar

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

And now, continuing the celebration of Mad Scientist Week, here’s a short story for you. It takes place… One Night in O’Shaughnessy’s BarDavid D. Levine The geek sat hunched over his drink, tapping a swizzle stick on the bar as … Continue reading →


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MAD SCIENTIST WEEK: Mandelbrot Moldrot

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

In honor of BVC’s Mad Scientist week, here’s a short excerpt from MANDELBROT MOLDROT, which first appeared in DAW’s MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY in 1996. It’s also in my short story collection, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (Amazon) and ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (BookViewCafe). So without further … Continue reading →


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BVC Announces Freeze Frames by Katharine Kerr

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Freeze Frames Free Sample Katharine Kerr Prologue in Iowa English oaks, imported to the prairie at great expense by some long-forgotten alumnus, edge the green lawn in the center of the campus. Since they were planted to memorialize students who … Continue reading →


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Happy Mad Scientist Day!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Today marks the release of John Joseph Adams’s anthology The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination, so we’re declaring February 19, 2013 Mad Scientist Day at Book View Café! In honor of this festive occasion, as a Mad Scientist Day … Continue reading →


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