The Sofanauts » Podcast http://sofanauts.com Discovering science fiction news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Each week, Tony C Smith will be joined by a variety of guests from the world of science fiction literature, SF blogs and publishing to bring you the latest news and gossip from the world of SF. Tony C. Smith no Tony C. Smith starshipsofa@gmail.com starshipsofa@gmail.com (Tony C. Smith) 2009 The Science Fiction Audio Round Table science fiction, nonfiction, author, writer, awards, scifi, sci-fi, story, discussion The Sofanauts http://sofanauts.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://sofanauts.com/category/podcast The Sofanauts No 33 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-33 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-33#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:58 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=216 Guests this week:

Richard Morgan

Brenda Cooper

Topics Discussed:

Made up words in SF and Fantasy

Moorcock to writer Dr Who

Writing by Hand

Bradbury working on new Chronicles TV

Alan Moor to write opera script for Damon Alban from the Gorillaz

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-33/feed 1 Guests this week: - Richard Morgan - Brenda Cooper - Topics Discussed: - Made up words in SF and Fantasy - Moorcock to writer Dr Who - Writing by Hand - Bradbury working on new Chronicles TV - Alan Moor to write opera script for Damon Alban from the Go... Guests this week: Richard Morgan (http://www.richardkmorgan.com/) Brenda Cooper (http://www.brenda-cooper.com/) Topics Discussed: Made up words in SF and Fantasy (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58266) Moorcock to writer Dr Who (http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=michael_moorcock_writes_doctor_who) Writing by Hand (http://damiengwalter.com/2009/11/14/writing-by-hand/) Bradbury working on new Chronicles TV (http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/ray-bradbury-working-on-a.php) Alan Moor to write opera script for Damon Alban from the Gorillaz (http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/watchmen-writer-alan-moor.php) Tony C. Smith no 1:01:29 The Sofanauts No 32 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-32 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-32#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:05 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=213 Guests the week are:

John Joseph Adams

Andrea Kail

Topics Covered:

Lightspeed

Prime Books

The Apex Book of World SF edited by Lavie Tidhar

Google Competes with Amazon to Sell E-Books

Clarksworld Citizenship Drive

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-32/feed 0 Guests the week are: - John Joseph Adams - Andrea Kail - Topics Covered: - Lightspeed - Prime Books - The Apex Book of World SF edited by Lavie Tidhar - Google Competes with Amazon to Sell E-Books - Clarksworld Citizenship Drive - Guests the week are: John Joseph Adams (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/) Andrea Kail (andypanda@mlp.net) Topics Covered: Lightspeed (http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/) Prime Books (http://www.prime-books.com/) The Apex Book of World SF (http://www.apexbookstore.com/products/the-apex-book-of-world-sf) edited by Lavie Tidhar Google Competes with Amazon to Sell E-Books (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/10/google-competes-with-amazon-to-sell-e.html) Clarksworld Citizenship Drive (http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/citizenship.html) Tony C. Smith no 48:42 The Sofanauts No 31 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-31 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-31#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:33:51 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=209 Guests this week are:

Peter Watts

Paul Di Filippo

Topics covered.

Ciphers

Ribofunk

Blindsight

Cory Doctorow: With A Little Help

Asimov estate authorises I, Robot sequels

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-31/feed 1 Guests this week are: - Peter Watts - Paul Di Filippo - Topics covered. - Ciphers - Ribofunk - Blindsight - Cory Doctorow: With A Little Help - Asimov estate authorises I, Robot sequels Guests this week are: Peter Watts (http://www.rifters.com/) Paul Di Filippo (http://www.pauldifilippo.com/) Topics covered. Ciphers (http://www.pauldifilippo.com/ciphers.php) Ribofunk (http://www.amazon.com/Ribofunk-Paul-Di-Filippo/dp/1416504206/) Blindsight (http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm) Cory Doctorow: With A Little Help (http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/ca6702526.html) Asimov estate authorises I, Robot sequels (http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/10/30/asimov-estate-authorises-i-robot-sequels/) Tony C. Smith no 1:09:44 The Sofanauts No 30 The State of Asimov’s Special http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-30-the-state-of-asimovs-special http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-30-the-state-of-asimovs-special#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:41:17 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=207 Today we held a special show regarding the state of SF magazine Asimov’s.

Guest this week.

Jeff VanderMeer

Jeremy Tolbert

Shelia Williams

Brian Bieniowski

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-30-the-state-of-asimovs-special/feed 8 Today we held a special show regarding the state of SF magazine Asimov's. - Guest this week. - Jeff VanderMeer - Jeremy Tolbert - Shelia Williams - Brian Bieniowski Today we held a special show regarding the state of SF magazine Asimov's. Guest this week. Jeff VanderMeer (http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/) Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) Shelia Williams (http://www.asimovs.com/) Brian Bieniowski (http://www.asimovs.com/) Tony C. Smith no 1:37:55 The Sofanauts No 29 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-29 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-29#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:47:43 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=203 Guests this week:

John Goodwin

Damien G. Walter

Topics:

Galaxy Press

Writers Of The Future / Buy Writers of The Future

Scifi Is Not Just Part of Mainstream Culture

Neil Gaiman and BBC Will Let You Twitter A Story

F&SF’S $2010 in 2010 Contest Winner Announced

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-29/feed 1 Guests this week: - John Goodwin - Damien G. Walter - Topics: - Galaxy Press - Writers Of The Future / Buy Writers of The Future - Scifi Is Not Just Part of Mainstream Culture - Neil Gaiman and BBC Will Let You Twitter A Story - F&SF'S $2010 in 2010 C... Guests this week: John Goodwin (http://www.galaxypress.com/specials.php) Damien G. Walter (http://damiengwalter.com/) Topics: Galaxy Press (http://www.galaxypress.com/) Writers Of The Future (http://www.writersofthefuture.com/) / Buy Writers of The Future (http://www.galaxypress.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=415) Scifi Is Not Just Part of Mainstream Culture (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/oct/13/sci-fi-future) Neil Gaiman and BBC Will Let You Twitter A Story (http://shelf-life.ew.com/2009/10/12/neil-gaiman-twitter-story-exquisite-corps/) F&SF'S $2010 in 2010 Contest Winner Announced (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/10/f-2010-in-2010-contest-winner-announced.html) Tony C. Smith no 59:21 The Sofanauts No 28 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27-2 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27-2#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:19:10 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=197 Guests this week:

John DeNardo

Neil Clarke

Topics:

Octavia Butler’s papers are being added to the holdings of Huntington Library, located in San Marino, California.

Virtual anthology of Philippine secondary-world fiction: The Farthest Shore.

Alan Moore’s New Fanzine, Dodgem Logic, launches in November.

George R.R. Martin is up to page 1100 writing A Dance with Dragons,

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27-2/feed 2 Guests this week: - John DeNardo - Neil Clarke - Topics: - Octavia Butler's papers are being added to the holdings of Huntington Library, located in San Marino, California. - Virtual anthology of Philippine secondary-world fiction: The Farthest Shore. Guests this week: John DeNardo (http://www.sfsignal.com/) Neil Clarke (http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/) Topics: Octavia Butler's papers are being added to the holdings of Huntington Library (http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=544&linkidentifier=id&itemid=544), located in San Marino, California. Virtual anthology of Philippine (http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/) secondary-world fiction: The Farthest Shore (http://farthestshore.kom.ph/). Alan Moore's New Fanzine, Dodgem Logic, launches in November. George R.R. Martin is up to page 1100 writing A Dance with Dragons, Tony C. Smith no 46:50 The Sofanauts No 27 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:16 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=195 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Jeff VanderMeer

Topics discussed this week:

BFS admits Lazy Sexism

Promote Literacy with Last Drink Bird Head for Charity

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced increased support for AboutSF

RIP: Barbara Bova

Listen and you’ll learn how you could win the soundtracks to Jeff VanderMeer’s Ambergris novels by Robert Devereux, The Church, and Murder by Death, as well as an advance copy of his novel Finch–and help support literacy. (The email address on the show is vanderworld at hotmail dot com).

Picks:

http://www.thefiveworlds.com/

Zombie Racoons and Killer Bunnys

David Anthony Durham’s The Other Lands

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-27/feed 2 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Jeff VanderMeer - Topics discussed this week: - BFS admits Lazy Sexism - Promote Literacy with Last Drink Bird Head for Charity - The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced inc... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) Jeff VanderMeer (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffvandermeer.com%2F&ei=6DJiSoKFOsuZjAfs6NX8Dw&usg=AFQjCNFnQEUdwjBxdoHXkOaNuce_GDEMOA&sig2=TZz9EfpNFTV47GuVcd8nRg) Topics discussed this week: BFS admits Lazy Sexism (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/sep/22/horror-sexism-fantasy-society) Promote Literacy with Last Drink Bird Head for Charity (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/09/promote-literacy-with-last-drink-bird-head-for-charity) The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (http://www.sfwa.org/) announced increased support for AboutSF (http://www.sfwa.org/2009/09/sfwa-increases-support-for-aboutsf) RIP: Barbara Bova (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/09/rip-barbara-bova) Listen and you'll learn how you could win the soundtracks to Jeff VanderMeer's Ambergris novels by Robert Devereux, The Church, and Murder by Death, as well as an advance copy of his novel Finch--and help support literacy. (The email address on the show is vanderworld at hotmail dot com (http://hotmail.com/)). Picks: http://www.thefiveworlds.com/ (http://www.thefiveworlds.com/) Zombie Racoons and Killer Bunnys (http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/10/01/running-out-of-anthology-ideas-hmmm/) David Anthony Durham's The Other Lands (http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/10/01/david-anthonys-durhams-the-other-lands/) Tony C. Smith no 1:02:01 The Sofanauts No 26 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-26 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-26#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:20:05 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=192 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Matthew Sanborn Smith

Topics this week:

Matthew Sanborn Smith podcast Beware the Hairy Mango.

Joe Haldeman in hospital

Ray Bradbury’s 89th birthday celebration.

Jetpack Test Pilot

Tim Powers confirms Disney optioned On Stranger Tides

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-26/feed 0 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Matthew Sanborn Smith - Topics this week: - Matthew Sanborn Smith podcast Beware the Hairy Mango. - Joe Haldeman in hospital - Ray Bradbury's 89th birthday celebration. Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) Matthew Sanborn Smith (http://bewarethehairymango.com/) Topics this week: Matthew Sanborn Smith podcast Beware the Hairy Mango (http://bewarethehairymango.com/). Joe Haldeman in hospital (http://webnews.sff.net/read?cmd=read&group=sff.people.joe-haldeman&artnum=13905) Ray Bradbury's 89th birthday celebration (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bradbury19-2009sep19,0,1580926.story). Jetpack Test Pilot (http://cgi.ebay.com/Be-a-Jetpack-Test-Pilot_W0QQitemZ170383282277QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27aba29065&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_720wt_1165) Tim Powers confirms Disney optioned On Stranger Tides (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/09/powers-novel-optioned-for-new-pirates.html) Tony C. Smith no 54:26 The Sofanauts No 25 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-25 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-25#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:01:57 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=189 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeff VanderMeer

Jeremy Tolbert

Amy H Sturgis

Topics this week:

Matthew Sanborn Smith has started his podcast Beware the Hairy Mango.

I WILL Read Your F@#*ing Script…If You Leave Cookies and Milk

VIZ Media announces the release of Zoo and Usurper of the Sun,

Penguin Announces Launch 6of3 Website to Support Release of New Hitchhikers Novel

Tor.com — not Tor the publisher — debuts its first title as a separate publishing entity: Year’s Best Fantasy 9

Michael Cassutt explains why sci-fi writers are so damn gloomy.

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-25/feed 4 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeff VanderMeer - Jeremy Tolbert - Amy H Sturgis - Topics this week: - Matthew Sanborn Smith has started his podcast Beware the Hairy Mango. - I WILL Read Your F@#*ing Script…If You Leave Cookies and Milk - VIZ ... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeff VanderMeer (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffvandermeer.com%2F&ei=6DJiSoKFOsuZjAfs6NX8Dw&usg=AFQjCNFnQEUdwjBxdoHXkOaNuce_GDEMOA&sig2=TZz9EfpNFTV47GuVcd8nRg) Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) Amy H Sturgis (http://www.amyhsturgis.com/) Topics this week: Matthew Sanborn Smith has started his podcast Beware the Hairy Mango (http://bewarethehairymango.com/). I WILL Read Your F@#*ing Script…If You Leave Cookies and Milk (http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/09/16/i-will-read-your-fing-script-if-you-leave-cookies-and-milk) VIZ Media announces (http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/?id=380) the release of Zoo and Usurper of the Sun, Penguin Announces Launch 6of3 Website to Support Release of New Hitchhikers Novel (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/09/penguin-announces-launch-6of3-website-to-support-release-of-new-hitchhikers-novel) Tor.com -- not Tor the publisher -- debuts its first title as a separate publishing entity: Year's Best Fantasy 9 (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=55088) Michael Cassutt explains why sci-fi writers are so damn gloomy (http://scifiwire.com/2009/09/columnist-cassutt-tells-w.php). Tony C. Smith no 57:27 The Sofanauts No 24 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-24 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-24#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:33:26 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=182 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeff VanderMeer

Mike Allen

Jeremy Tolbert

Topics discussed this week:

Clockwork Phoenix

Spider and Jeanne Robinson

StarShipSofa Stories Vol 1

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-24/feed 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeff VanderMeer - Mike Allen - Jeremy Tolbert - Topics discussed this week: - Clockwork Phoenix - Spider and Jeanne Robinson - StarShipSofa Stories Vol 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeff VanderMeer (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffvandermeer.com%2F&ei=6DJiSoKFOsuZjAfs6NX8Dw&usg=AFQjCNFnQEUdwjBxdoHXkOaNuce_GDEMOA&sig2=TZz9EfpNFTV47GuVcd8nRg) Mike Allen (http://www.mythicdelirium.com/) Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) Topics discussed this week: Clockwork Phoenix (http://www.clockworkphoenix.com/) Spider and Jeanne Robinson (http://stardancemovie.blogspot.com/2009/08/third-act.html) StarShipSofa Stories Vol 1 (http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090911/starshipsofa-stories-volume-1-cover-art-preview/) Tony C. Smith no 1:02:21 The Sofanauts No 23 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-23 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-23#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:47:04 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=172 Writers of the Future – 25th Anniversary Special

Guests this week:

Sean Williams

Mike Wood

Cheryl Holland

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-23/feed 1 Writers of the Future - 25th Anniversary Special - Guests this week: - Sean Williams - Mike Wood - Cheryl Holland Writers of the Future - 25th Anniversary Special Guests this week: Sean Williams (http://www.seanwilliams.com/) Mike Wood Cheryl Holland Tony C. Smith no 36:51 The Sofanauts No 22 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-22 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-22#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:40:22 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=168 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Amy H Sturgis

Damien G Walter

Larry Santoro

Topics discussed this week:

Terry Pratchett campaigns for the right to take his own life

Stomping on Yeti: Jonathan Strahan must have a small rocket…

Transition by Iain M. Banks Free on iTunes

Forbidden Planet announces a signing by Kim Stanley Robinson

Terry Gilliam wants to adapt Philip K. Dick’s The man In The High Castle

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-22/feed 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Amy H Sturgis - Damien G Walter - Larry Santoro - Topics discussed this week: - Terry Pratchett campaigns for the right to take his own life - Stomping on Yeti: Jonathan Strahan must have a small rocket... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Amy H Sturgis (http://www.amyhsturgis.com/) Damien G Walter (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Larry Santoro (http://blufftoninthedriftless.blogspot.com/) Topics discussed this week: Terry Pratchett campaigns for the right to take his own life (http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/terry-pratchett.php) Stomping on Yeti: Jonathan Strahan must have a small rocket... (http://yetistomper.blogspot.com/2009/08/jonathan-strahan-must-have-small-rocket.html) Transition by Iain M. Banks Free on iTunes (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/08/transition-by-iain-m-banks-free-on-itunes) Forbidden Planet announces a signing by Kim Stanley Robinson (http://sfsignal.com/index.html) Terry Gilliam wants to adapt Philip K. Dick's The man In The High Castle (http://io9.com/5331803/is-terry-gilliam-jumping-on-the-philip-k-dick-bandwagon) Tony C. Smith no 56:13 Sofanauts No 21 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-21 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-21#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:58:15 +0000 Kate http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-21 WorldCon Special Part 7

Guests: Kate Baker & Neil Clarke

In the last of the special reporting for WorldCon, Kate interviews Neil Clarke, a Hugo Nominee for Best Semiprozine at Anticipation in Montreal.

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-21/feed 1 WorldCon Special Part 7 Guests: Kate Baker & Neil Clarke In the last of the special reporting for WorldCon, Kate interviews Neil Clarke, a Hugo Nominee for Best Semiprozine at Anticipation in Montreal. WorldCon Special Part 7 Guests: Kate Baker (http://www.anaedream.com/) & Neil Clarke In the last of the special reporting for WorldCon, Kate interviews Neil Clarke, a Hugo Nominee for Best Semiprozine at Anticipation in Montreal. Tony C. Smith no Sofanauts No 20 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-20 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-20#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:52:10 +0000 Kate http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-20 WorldCon Special Part 6

Guest: Kate Baker

Run down on the Hugo Awards!

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-20/feed 1 WorldCon Special Part 6 Guest: Kate Baker Run down on the Hugo Awards! WorldCon Special Part 6 Guest: Kate Baker (http://www.anaedream.com/) Run down on the Hugo Awards! Tony C. Smith no Sofanauts No 19 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-19 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-19#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:37:15 +0000 Kate http://sofanauts.com/?p=125 WorldCon Special Part 5

Guest: Kate Baker

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-19/feed 1 WorldCon Special Part 5 - Guest: Kate Baker WorldCon Special Part 5 Guest: Kate Baker (http://www.anaedream.com) Tony C. Smith no Sofanauts No 18 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-18 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-18#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:24:26 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=120 WorldCon Special Part4

Guests: John Joseph Adams

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-18/feed 0 WorldCon Special Part4 - Guests: John Joseph Adams WorldCon Special Part4 Guests: John Joseph Adams (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/) Tony C. Smith no 28:51 The Sofanauts No 17 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-17 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-17#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:46:47 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=112 WorldCon Special Part3

Guest: Amy H Sturgis

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-17/feed 0 WorldCon Special Part3 - Guest: Amy H Sturgis WorldCon Special Part3 Guest: Amy H Sturgis (http://www.amyhsturgis.com/) Tony C. Smith no 37:03 The Sofanauts No 16 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-16 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-16#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:43:37 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-16 WorldCon Special Pt2

Guest:

Gord Sellar

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-16/feed 1 WorldCon Special Pt2 - Guest: - Gord Sellar WorldCon Special Pt2 Guest: Gord Sellar (http://www.gordsellar.com/) Tony C. Smith no 15:25 The Sofanauts No 15 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-15 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-15#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:13:43 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=109 WorldCon Special Part1

Guest: Amy H Sturgis

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-15/feed 1 WorldCon Special Part1 - Guest: Amy H Sturgis WorldCon Special Part1 Guest: Amy H Sturgis (http://www.amyhsturgis.com/) Tony C. Smith no 49:59 The Sofanauts No 14 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-14 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-14#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:31:24 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=104 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeff Carlson

Jeremy Tolbert

Jesse Willis

Topics discussed:

Barnes & Noble Plans an Extensive E-Bookstore

Amazon George Orwell

Launch Pad

The Fallout from Last Year’s Locus Magazine Reader’s Poll

Tor.com celebrates the moon landings with guest posts from the cream of SF

Did the Moon landing spoil SF

This week’s picks:

Staked

Portal

Battlefields Vol 2

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-14/feed 2 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeff Carlson - Jeremy Tolbert - Jesse Willis - Topics discussed: - Barnes & Noble Plans an Extensive E-Bookstore - Amazon George Orwell - Launch Pad - The Fallout from Last Year's Locus Magazine Reader's Poll - ... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeff Carlson (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jverse.com%2F&ei=ZAtqSs8OhayMB9vL8aIL&usg=AFQjCNHLtoCABU9XLQAf29oGRw4XrViu8A&sig2=cX2oiDrLErd9SzTF0Aj2MA) Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=lwtqSsnVOdW2jAeFk52pCw&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=JC8L4qi-t3XAsnMwv8Rtzg) Jesse Willis (http://www.sffaudio.com/) Topics discussed: Barnes & Noble Plans an Extensive E-Bookstore (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/technology/internet/21book.html?partner=rss&emc=rss) Amazon George Orwell (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/kindle-orwell-1984-animal-farm,news-4258.html) Launch Pad (http://www.launchpadworkshop.org/) The Fallout from Last Year's Locus Magazine Reader's Poll Tor.com celebrates the moon landings with guest posts from the cream of SF (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=38839) Did the Moon landing spoil SF (http://futurismic.com/2009/07/17/did-the-apollo-landings-lead-to-science-fictions-decline/) This week’s picks: Staked (http://www.authoratlarge.com/) Portal (http://orange.half-life2.com/portal.html) Battlefields Vol 2 (http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C1606900579) Tony C. Smith no 1:04:10 The Sofanauts No 13 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-13 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-13#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:23 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-13 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Damien G Walter

Jeff VanderMeer

Amy H Sturgis

Topics disscussed this week:

Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009

The Human Genre Project

Welcome to Damnation Books

Little Brother Wins Prometheus Award

War of All Against All

This week’s picks:

Convention Reporter

SnatchWars

Angry Robot Books

Giant Hamster

Peadar OGulin

The BLDG Blog

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/sofanauts-no-13/feed 2 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Damien G Walter - Jeff VanderMeer - Amy H Sturgis - Topics disscussed this week: - Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009 - The Human Genre Project - Welcome to Damnation Books - Little Brother Wins Prometheus Award - War... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Damien G Walter (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Jeff VanderMeer (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffvandermeer.com%2F&ei=6DJiSoKFOsuZjAfs6NX8Dw&usg=AFQjCNFnQEUdwjBxdoHXkOaNuce_GDEMOA&sig2=TZz9EfpNFTV47GuVcd8nRg) Amy H Sturgis (http://www.amyhsturgis.com/) Topics disscussed this week: Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009 (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/07/charles-n-brown-1937-2009.html) The Human Genre Project (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/07/the-human-genre-project) Welcome to Damnation Books (http://www.damnationbooks.com/) Little Brother Wins Prometheus Award (http://craphound.com/littlebrother) War of All Against All (http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/07/05/war-of-all-against-all-realism-vs-fabulism-er-no/) This week's picks: Convention Reporter (http://www.conreporter.com/?paged=2) SnatchWars (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkDKiQfBs9lo&ei=cR5iSsL_K86NjAeuzZTuDw&usg=AFQjCNGEE7AcKiJrpBL6Wn0s8zDapaCkLQ&sig2=wdFCpdVkd3YkUdgwpg9eLQ) Angry Robot Books (www.angryrobotbooks.com) Giant Hamster (http://www.gianthamster.com ) Peadar OGulin (http://www.amazon.com/Inferior-Peadar-OGuilin/dp/0385751451) The BLDG Blog (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811866440?ie=UTF8&tag=bldgblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0811866440) Tony C. Smith no 1:17:59 The Sofanauts No 12 http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-12 http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-12#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:48:41 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=98 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Nick Mamatass

Topics disscussed this week:

EP 200: All You Zombies

Makers by Cory Doctorow

The Best of Michael Moorcock, edited by John Davey, and Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

Don’t Panic: Magazine Closings

Archive of letters from Philip K. Dick to Linda Levy, a “Dark Haired Girl”

F&SF Workshop

Picks:

You Might Sleep by Nick Mamatas

Century Rain by Alistair Reynolds

Mock Up On Mu

]]> http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-12/feed 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Nick Mamatass - Topics disscussed this week: - EP 200: All You Zombies - Makers by Cory Doctorow - The Best of Michael Moorcock, edited by John Davey, Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Nick Mamatass (http://www.nick-mamatas.com/) Topics disscussed this week: EP 200: All You Zombies (http://escapepod.org/2009/07/02/ep-200-all-you-zombies) Makers by Cory Doctorow (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=35734) The Best of Michael Moorcock (http://www.amazon.com/Best-Michael-Moorcock/dp/1892391864), edited by John Davey, and Ann & Jeff VanderMeer Don’t Panic: Magazine Closings (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=34597) Archive of letters from Philip K. Dick (http://www.pbagalleries.com/search/item202805.php) to Linda Levy, a "Dark Haired Girl" F&SF Workshop (http://www.fandsfworkshop.com/) Picks: You Might Sleep (http://powells.com/biblio/62-9780809573127-0) by Nick Mamatas Century Rain (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-Rain-Gollancz-Alastair-Reynolds/dp/0575076917) by Alistair Reynolds Mock Up On Mu (http://www.othercinema.com/mu.html) Tony C. Smith no 1:24:23 The Sofanauts No 11 http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-11 http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-11#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:37:23 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-11 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Pablo Defendini

Lawerence Santoro

Topics discussed this week:

Announcing Tor.com Store

Alastair Reynolds Lands Unprecedented 10-Year, 10-Book Deal with Gollancz

Noah Wyle has signed on with DreamWorks Television

Hulu comes to UK

Ron Moore’s Virtuality

Campbell and Sturgeon Winners: Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother (Tor) and Ian R. MacLeod’s Song of Time (PS Publishing).

Picks:

Red Fraction: Guerrilla

Little Brother: The Play

Avilion


]]> http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-11/feed 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Pablo Defendini - Lawerence Santoro - Topics discussed this week: - Announcing Tor.com Store - Alastair Reynolds Lands Unprecedented 10-Year, 10-Book Deal with Gollancz - Noah Wyle has signed on... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Pablo Defendini (http://www.defendini.com/sleekness/) Lawerence Santoro (http://blufftoninthedriftless.blogspot.com/) Topics discussed this week: Announcing Tor.com Store (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=34549) Alastair Reynolds Lands Unprecedented 10-Year, 10-Book Deal with Gollancz (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/06/alastair-reynolds-lands-unprecedented-10-year-10-book-deal-with-gollancz) Noah Wyle has signed on with DreamWorks Television (http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/06/26/Noah-Wyle-lands-TNT-sci-fi-pilot/UPI-68801246041405) Hulu comes to UK (http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article6584420.ece) Ron Moore's Virtuality (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/06/in-case-you-missed-it-virtuality/) Campbell and Sturgeon Winners (http://www.locusmag.com/News/): Cory Doctorow's Little Brother (Tor) and Ian R. MacLeod's Song of Time (PS Publishing). Picks: Red Fraction: Guerrilla (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=red+fraction&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=3265657621&ref=pd_sl_6qp7hk5dn_e) Little Brother: The Play (http://boingboing.net/2009/06/17/little-brother-the-p.html) Avilion (http://robertholdstock.com/) Tony C. Smith no 1:30:53 The Sofanauts No 10 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-10 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-10#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:37 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-10 Guests this week on  Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Damien G. Walter

Mary Robinette Kowal

Topics discussed this week:

2009 Campbell Award Finalists

Steampunk Tales

Congratulations to new grandparents Spider and Jeannie Robinson

Moon

Do Literary Awards Affect Your Reading Choices?

Dr. Roundbottom

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland

Moorcock and Mievile name their top real world fantastical cities

Picks this week:

Green

City and the City

Nights Of Villjamur


]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-10/feed 5 Guests this week on  Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Damien G. Walter - Mary Robinette Kowal - Topics discussed this week: - 2009 Campbell Award Finalists - Steampunk Tales - Congratulations to new grandparents Spider and Jeannie Robinson - Moon - Do... Guests this week on  Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.clockpunk.com/) Damien G. Walter (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Mary Robinette Kowal (http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com) Topics discussed this week: 2009 Campbell Award Finalists (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/06/2009-campbell-award-finalists) Steampunk Tales (http://www.steampunktales.com/) Congratulations to new grandparents Spider and Jeannie Robinson (http://www.spiderrobinson.com/index2.html) Moon (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonypictures.com%2Fclassics%2Fmoon%2Ftrailer.html&ei=INA7SpvQJOPLjAfbyvUF&usg=AFQjCNFr2FvoR7uczg6jKoMA9XCKgkacFQ&sig2=HfOJovDTJ44fDTKbxOcLyA) Do Literary Awards Affect Your Reading Choices? (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/06/do-literary-awards-affect-your-reading-choices) Dr. Roundbottom (http://www.clockpunk.com/) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland (http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/487082.html) Moorcock and Mievile name their top real world fantastical cities (http://sharedworlds.wofford.edu/top5.aspx) Picks this week: Green (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Jay-Lake/dp/0765321858/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245434220&sr=1-3) City and the City (http://www.amazon.co.uk/City-China-Mieville/dp/1405000171/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245434274&sr=1-1) Nights Of Villjamur (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nights-Villjamur-Legends-Red-Sun/dp/0230712584) Tony C. Smith no 1:18:24 The Sofanauts No 9 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-9 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-9#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:51:34 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-9 Guests this week on Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

JJ Campanella

Luke Burrage

Topics discussed this week:

The Sucsess Trap

The difference between Japanese and American science fiction

CJ Cherryh, Jane Fancher & Lynn Abbey are getting ready to sell some of their backlist titles direct to their readers as non-DRM eBooks

Guest Picks:

Los Cronocrimenes

Up

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-9/feed 1 Guests this week on Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - JJ Campanella - Luke Burrage - Topics discussed this week: - The Sucsess Trap - The difference between Japanese and American science fiction - CJ Cherryh, Guests this week on Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-06-11.9548832517) JJ Campanella (http://www.uvulaaudio.com/) Luke Burrage (http://www.sfbrp.com/) Topics discussed this week: The Sucsess Trap (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=32813#more) The difference between Japanese and American science fiction (http://www.haikasoru.com/?p=116) CJ Cherryh (http://www.cherryh.com/WaveWithoutAShore), Jane Fancher (http://janefancher.com/) & Lynn Abbey (http://lynnabbey.com/) are getting ready to sell some of their backlist titles direct to their readers (http://www.closed-circle.net/html/closedcircle_welcome.html) as non-DRM eBooks Guest Picks: Los Cronocrimenes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480669/) Up (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/) Tony C. Smith no 1:33:35 The Sofanauts No 8 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-8 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-8#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:38:21 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-8 Guests this week on  Sofanauts are:

Matthew Sanborn Smith.

Jeremy Tolbert

Damien G Walter.


]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-8/feed 1 Guests this week on  Sofanauts are: - Matthew Sanborn Smith. - Jeremy Tolbert - Damien G Walter. - - Guests this week on  Sofanauts are: Matthew Sanborn Smith. (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheonethousand.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fgreat-stories-from-paolo-bacigalupi.html&ei=C1foSczQK5TQjAev0bGeCg&usg=AFQjCNFPpEOCdiTT8JOw1PNavwqDWtOc7w&sig2=GTiQkE7m36aBG-frB65tvQ) Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Damien G Walter. (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Tony C. Smith no 1:06:18 The Sofanauts No 7 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-7 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-7#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 16:54:23 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/?p=83 Guests this week on Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

John Joesph Adams

Charles A Tan

Topics discussed this week:

Federations

The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

A Third Ghostbusters Movie

Arkham Tales

Planet Stories Book Line

Tumbarumba

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-7/feed 2 Guests this week on Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - John Joesph Adams - Charles A Tan - Topics discussed this week: - Federations - The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award - A Third Ghostbusters Movie - Arkham Tales - Planet Stories Book Line - Tumbarumba Guests this week on Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) John Joesph Adams (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/) Charles A Tan (http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/) Topics discussed this week: Federations (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/federations/) The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (http://www2.ku.edu/%7Esfcenter/sturgeon-finalists.htm) A Third Ghostbusters Movie Arkham Tales (http://www.arkhamtales.com/archives/123) Planet Stories Book Line (http://paizo.com/planetStories/v5748btpy83xa) Tumbarumba (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=29968) Tony C. Smith no 1:38:01 The Sofanauts No 6 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-6 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-6#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 21:21:11 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-6 Guests this week on Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert

Paul Raven Graham

Amy H Sturgis

Topics discussed this week:

Orson Scott Card’s Recruting Valentine

Interzone Readers Poll/Mundane SF

Will the Star Trek movie be good for SF

Bad Science in science fiction films

Wolfram Alpha

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-6/feed 3 Guests this week on Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert - Paul Raven Graham - Amy H Sturgis - Topics discussed this week: - Orson Scott Card's Recruting Valentine - Interzone Readers Poll/Mundane SF - Will the Star Trek movie be good for SF - Bad Science i... Guests this week on Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Paul Raven Graham (http://futurismic.com/) Amy H Sturgis (http://www.mindspring.com/%7Eahsturgis/) Topics discussed this week: Orson Scott Card's Recruting Valentine (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=comic&id=26274&page=1) Interzone Readers Poll/Mundane SF (http://ttapress.com/614/2008-readers-poll-results/0/4/) Will the Star Trek movie be good for SF (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/05/reader-challenge-is/) Bad Science in science fiction films (http://www.mikebrotherton.com/?p=1130) Wolfram Alpha (http://www79.wolframalpha.com/) Tony C. Smith no 1:26:34 The Sofanauts No 5 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-5 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-5#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 12:00:45 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-5 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

Jeremy Tolbert,

Diane Severson,

Fred Himebaugh

Topics discussed on this week’s show include:

PKD’s Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said heads to screen

Harlan Ellison Rejects Hometown Prize

Is Alternate History SF?

Robert J. Sawyer, ABC has ordered 13 episodes of Flash Forward

A PERSONAL REQUEST TO ALL MY FANS by Peter S. Beagle

An Interview with Gordon Van Gelder

NOMINEES: 2008 Sidewise Awards

Douglas Adams’ final Dirk Gently novel to be adapted for Radio 4

Star Trek movie

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-5/feed 1 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - Jeremy Tolbert, - Diane Severson, - Fred Himebaugh - Topics discussed on this week’s show include: - PKD's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said heads to screen - Harlan Ellison Rejects Hometown Prize - Is Alternat... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: Jeremy Tolbert, (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) (http://divadianes.blogspot.com/) Diane Severson (http://divadianes.blogspot.com/), Fred Himebaugh (http://www.fredosphere.com/) Topics discussed on this week’s show include: PKD's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said heads to screen (http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/pkds-flow-my-tears-the-po.php) Harlan Ellison Rejects Hometown Prize (http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/feuds/harlan_ellison_rejects_hometown_prize_116291.asp?c=rss) Is Alternate History SF? (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=27258) Robert J. Sawyer, ABC has (http://sfwriter.com/2009/05/flash-forward-picked-up-for-13-episodes.html)ordered 13 episodes (http://sfwriter.com/2009/05/flash-forward-picked-up-for-13-episodes.html) of Flash Forward (http://sfwriter.com/2009/05/flash-forward-picked-up-for-13-episodes.html) A PERSONAL REQUEST TO ALL MY FANS by Peter S. Beagle (http://ymlp193.com/zFNoR2) An Interview with Gordon Van Gelder (http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=27045#more) NOMINEES: 2008 Sidewise Awards (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/05/nominees-2008-sidewise-awards) Douglas Adams' final Dirk Gently novel to be adapted for Radio 4 (http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/24312/douglas-adams-final-dirk-gently-novel-to-be) Star Trek movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/) Tony C. Smith no 1:21:14 The Sofanauts No 4 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-4 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-4#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 21:13:02 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/podcast/the-sofanauts-no-4 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert

A writer of weird and speculative fiction who hails from the UK, published in  Electric Velocipede, Serendipity. Has Been broadcast on BBC Radio  Blogs for Guardian  Damien G Walter.

Lawerence Santoro started writing when he was 5. Won a playground storytelling contest when he was 8. In his 50s he got 2 nominations for the Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers Association. In 2001, his novella “God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him.”  In 2002, he adapted and directed an audio play based on Gene Wolfe’s “The Tree Is My Hat.” The show had Neil Gaiman in the cast and the script became his second Stoker nod.  This past year, his “Little Girl Down the Way,” was the hardest most gut wrenching pure evil short story ever on StarShipSofa – and everyone loved it.

Topics discussed on this week’s show include:

Amy H Sturgis: Past SF writers still have something very important to say to us.

Ian R. MacLeod Wins Clarke Award

Asimovs and Analog readers-awards (Asimovs didn’t win Nebulas)

JeremiahTolbert: Getting Started Writing Science Fiction

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-4/feed 2 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert - A writer of weird and speculative fiction who hails from the UK, Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) A writer of weird and speculative fiction who hails from the UK, published in  Electric Velocipede, Serendipity. Has Been broadcast on BBC Radio  Blogs for Guardian  Damien G Walter. (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Lawerence Santoro (http://blufftoninthedriftless.blogspot.com/) started writing when he was 5. Won a playground storytelling contest when he was 8. In his 50s he got 2 nominations for the Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers Association. In 2001, his novella “God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him.”  In 2002, he adapted and directed an audio play based on Gene Wolfe’s “The Tree Is My Hat.” The show had Neil Gaiman in the cast and the script became his second Stoker nod.  This past year, his "Little Girl Down the Way," was the hardest most gut wrenching pure evil short story ever on StarShipSofa - and everyone loved it. Topics discussed on this week's show include: Amy H Sturgis (http://eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com/247840.html): Past SF writers still have something very important to say to us. Ian R. MacLeod (http://www.ianrmacleod.com/) Wins Clarke Award Asimovs (http://www.asimovs.com/) and Analog (http://www.analogsf.com/0906/issue_06.shtml) readers-awards (Asimovs didn't win Nebulas) JeremiahTolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/): Getting Started Writing Science Fiction Tony C. Smith no 1:38:47 The Sofanauts No 3 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-3 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-3#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 21:54:54 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-3 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are:

SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert Radical thoughs on improving the print magazine. Art work F&SF

Gord Sellar: freelance writer and editor for more than a decade.  Attended Clarion West 2006. Teacher over in South Korea. Up for the 2009 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Ray Sizemore, a tavern manager and karaoke host hailing from Norwalk, Ohio, has come to enjoy acting– generally “bad guys”; he played Jud Fry in “Oklahoma” last year, and plans to audition for “Sweeney Todd oh… and voice for voice, pound for pound… one of the best narrators to hit the multipodsphere.

Topics discussed on this week’s show include:

Nebular Winners

Vernor Vinge predicts singularity by 2030 Boing

Heinlein’s 13th Scribner’s Novel « Auxiliary Memory

Can Computer Games Be Literature?

Locus award for best sf of 2008 — shortlist published

Steampunktales

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-3/feed 4 Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: - SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert Radical thoughs on improving the print magazine. Art work F&SF - Gord Sellar: freelance writer ... Guests this week on the Sofanauts are: SF writer, photographer, and web design, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Radical thoughs on improving the print magazine. Art work F&SF Gord Sellar (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://gordsellar.com/&ei=d9r6Sbe5K4qUjAfA7NWdAw&sig2=W_uWcFOViLNa3GrjXlApig&usg=AFQjCNFOO7RLItxsbAEO4gQtmY6Fc2Z5HA): freelance writer and editor for more than a decade.  Attended Clarion West 2006. Teacher over in South Korea. Up for the 2009 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Ray Sizemore (http://xrayvisions.wordpress.com/), a tavern manager and karaoke host hailing from Norwalk, Ohio, has come to enjoy acting-- generally "bad guys"; he played Jud Fry in "Oklahoma" last year, and plans to audition for "Sweeney Todd oh... and voice for voice, pound for pound... one of the best narrators to hit the multipodsphere. Topics discussed on this week's show include: Nebular Winners (http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/sfwa-announces-nebula-awa.php) Vernor Vinge predicts singularity by 2030 Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/27/vernor-vinge-predict.html) Heinlein's 13th Scribner's Novel « Auxiliary Memory (http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/) Can Computer Games Be Literature? (http://ow.ly/2VS0) Locus award for best sf of 2008 -- shortlist published (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/27/locus-award-for-best-1.html) Steampunktales (http://www.steampunktales.com/) Tony C. Smith no 1:41:57 The Sofanauts No 2 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-2 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-2#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:25:59 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-2 Guests this week on the  Sofanauts are:

SF writer, photographer, and web designe, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert

Web producer for Tor.com specifically and Macmillan in general; printmaker; eBook-maker; science-fiction and Mac geek. Pablo Defendini

Paul Graham Raven is a freelance writer, editor, publicist and web-presence manager to busy independent creatives, and PR guy for PS Publishing, the UK’s foremost boutique genre press. He’s also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

Topics that may be discussed on this week’s show include:

1.) JG Ballard, novelist and short-story writer, has died after a long battle will illness, his agent has said.

2.) Save the Semiprozine Hugo Award

3.) Nebulas April 24th – 25th

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-2/feed 2 Guests this week on the  Sofanauts are: - SF writer, photographer, and web designe, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert - Web producer for Tor.com specifically and Macmillan in general; printmaker; eBook-maker; sc... Guests this week on the  Sofanauts are: SF writer, photographer, and web designe, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Web producer for Tor.com specifically and Macmillan in general; printmaker; eBook-maker; science-fiction and Mac geek. Pablo Defendini (http://www.defendini.com/sleekness/) Paul Graham Raven (http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/about/) is a freelance writer, editor, publicist and web-presence manager to busy independent creatives, and PR guy for PS Publishing (http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/), the UK's foremost boutique genre press. He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic (http://futurismic.com/), a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut. Topics that may be discussed on this week's show include: 1.) JG Ballard, novelist and short-story writer, has died after a long battle will illness, his agent has said. 2.) Save the Semiprozine Hugo Award 3.) Nebulas April 24th - 25th Tony C. Smith no 1:30:58 The Sofanauts No 1 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-1 http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-1#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:28:41 +0000 admin http://sofanauts.com/uncategorized/the-sofanauts-no-1 Guests this week on the very first Sofanauts are:

Long time listener to StarShipSofa, creator of Fiction Crawler, His challenge: Write 1000 stories by the time he’s 50 years old. Current story count: 101. Current age: 39,  Matthew Sanborn Smith.

SF writer, photographer, and web designe, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert

Last a writer of weird and speculative fiction who hails from the UK, published in  Electric Velocipede, Serendipity, Transmissio. Has Been broadcast on BBC Radio  Blogs for Guardian Unlimited and a graduate of the 2008 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop at UC San Diego – Damien G Walter.

Topics Covered:

WINNERS: 2009 BFSA Awards

Starlog Ceasing Print Publication Starlog.com announced the April 2009 print issue of Starlog magazine, #374, will be the last, at least for now

New Vonnegut Collection to Be Published According to Publishers Weekly,

Greg Bear to Write Halo Trilogy

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson dead at 61

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/the-sofanauts-no-1/feed 2 Guests this week on the very first Sofanauts are: - Long time listener to StarShipSofa, creator of Fiction Crawler, His challenge: Write 1000 stories by the time he's 50 years old. Current story count: 101. Current age: 39,  Matthew Sanborn Smith. Guests this week on the very first Sofanauts are: Long time listener to StarShipSofa, creator of Fiction Crawler, His challenge: Write 1000 stories by the time he's 50 years old. Current story count: 101. Current age: 39,  Matthew Sanborn Smith. (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheonethousand.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fgreat-stories-from-paolo-bacigalupi.html&ei=C1foSczQK5TQjAev0bGeCg&usg=AFQjCNFPpEOCdiTT8JOw1PNavwqDWtOc7w&sig2=GTiQkE7m36aBG-frB65tvQ) SF writer, photographer, and web designe, managing Editor for Escape Pod, creator of twitter @Future! Jeremy Tolbert (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeremiahtolbert.com%2F&ei=L1foSZnmB9_OjAefsMmbCg&usg=AFQjCNFYqCJQhRZbs5ijMNSqgXG2k8Kydg&sig2=lBuVRKYNb1pwOffZNjJJRA) Last a writer of weird and speculative fiction who hails from the UK, published in  Electric Velocipede, Serendipity, Transmissio. Has Been broadcast on BBC Radio  Blogs for Guardian Unlimited and a graduate of the 2008 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop at UC San Diego - Damien G Walter. (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdamiengwalter.wordpress.com%2F&ei=R1foSdnsN87KjAetipybCg&usg=AFQjCNHW3zUPwVUPF-OiD43kFSx9Jwokkg&sig2=eK_YYkR0UNQEUOIXXsoSlg) Topics Covered: WINNERS: 2009 BFSA Awards (http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/04/winners-2009-bfsa-awards) Starlog Ceasing Print Publication (http://www.starlog.com/component/content/article/3-general/37-an-update-from-the-world-of-starlog)Starlog.com announced the April 2009 print issue of Starlog magazine, #374, will be the last, at least for now New Vonnegut Collection to Be Published According to Publishers Weekly (http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6650767.html?nid=2286&source=link&rid=468490239), Greg Bear to Write Halo Trilogy Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson dead at 61 Tony C. Smith no 1:00:52 Short introduction to what is – The Sofanauts podcast http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/short-introduction-to-what-is-the-sofanauts-podcast http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/short-introduction-to-what-is-the-sofanauts-podcast#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:06:15 +0000 admin http://starshipsofa.com/sofanauts/?p=29 This is just a couple of mins intro from host of StarShipSofa, Tony C Smith as he lays down his manifesto to what is and what will be: The Sofanauts!

]]> http://sofanauts.com/sofanauts/short-introduction-to-what-is-the-sofanauts-podcast/feed 0 This is just a couple of mins intro from host of StarShipSofa, Tony C Smith as he lays down his manifesto to what is and what will be: The Sofanauts! This is just a couple of mins intro from host of StarShipSofa, Tony C Smith as he lays down his manifesto to what is and what will be: The Sofanauts! Tony C. Smith no 2:42