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Hay House Establishes Publishing Service Division

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Last year, giant publishing services firm Author Solutions Inc. contracted with two major commercial publishers to create publishing service (a.k.a. self-publishing, a.k.a. vanity publishing) divisions: West Bow Press for Thomas Nelson, and DellArte Press (formerly Harlequin Horizons) for Harlequin. ASI also, at some earlier point, set up a […]

Edward M. Lerner: From Armageddon to Paradise

Remember Ace Doubles, two short science-fiction titles bound back to back? Edward M. Lerner sure does. In the spirit of Ace Doubles, Wildside Press and Lerner are doubling up — which brings us to the latest collection of his shorter fiction. On one side, the short novel Countdown to Armageddon (originally serialized in Jim Baen’s […]

Award-winning 1986 Novel Predicted Oil Spill

Pandora’s Gene’s by SFWA Member Kathryn Lance Eerily Foreshadowed Aftermath of Gulf Disaster The transformation of 1986’s science fiction to 2010’s ugly reality has fiction lovers reaching once again for award-winning author Kathryn Lance’s near-prophetic Pandora’s titles. The new relevance of her book Pandora’s Genes and its sequel Pandora’s Children has prompted e-reads, the leading […]

Quick Updates for 2010-05-27

Good post from SFWA member @nkjemisin about the African American Interest section and its effect on readers & careers. http://is.gd/cq4K9 # World Literature Today’s May/June issue celebrates science fiction, with exclusive content on the companion website: http://is.gd/cqfrU # Join SA native Neal Barrett Jr. in Austin Sunday to celebrate his SFWA Author Emeritus award. http://j.mp/abtbHp […]