RIP: Barbara Bova
Barbara Bova, literary agent and wife of Dr. Ben Bova, passed away Wednesday in Naples FL. Mrs. Bova had been fighting cancer.
Archive for 2009
SFWA increases support for AboutSF
SFWA will increase its support for AboutSF with a $5,000 grant for the coming year, continuing a partnership that began in 2006.
Haldeman and Varley Win 2009 Robert A. Heinlein Awards
Joe Haldeman and John Varley are the winners of the Robert A. Heinlein Award for 2009. The Robert A. Heinlein Award is for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of Space.
Research Tool: The TED Conference
The Biannual Technology, Entertainment, and Design Conference is dedicated to fostering the spread of great ideas by bringing together thinkers, visionaries and teachers from around the globe.
Recent talks from the TED web site cover subjects as diverse as wireless electricity, global crime networks, and what hallucination reveals about our minds.
US Justice Dept. urges rejecting current Google Settlement
Today the US Justice Department’s team of lawyers urged U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin in New York to reject the Google Book Settlement in its current form, citing “class action, copyright, and antitrust” concerns. However, they go on to suggest continued negotiations, “Because a properly structured settlement agreement in this case offers the potential […]
Moonrise
Moonrise by Ben Bova (Available for Purchase)
Orion Among the Stars
Orion Among the Stars by Ben Bova (Available for Purchase)
Just In Time For Love by Michael Bracken
Just In Time For Love by Michael Bracken (Available for Purchase)
Feral Cell by Richard Bowes
Feral Cell by Richard Bowes (Available for Purchase)
Victoria Strauss — VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller
For some time, I’ve been receiving questions about VDM Verlag Dr Mueller, a German academic publisher. VDM describes its business thus: VDM publishes academic research worldwide – at no cost to our authors. Annually, we publish more than 10,000 new titles and are thus one of the leading publishing houses of academic research. We specialize […]
