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WATCH FOR THESE NEW BOOKS -- 2010 March May July EVOLVE Nancy Kilpatrick, editor Hell Can Wait Theodore Judson Immortal Quest Alexandra MacKenzie August August September Avim's Oath Lynda Williams Cinkarion J. A. Cullum Cinco de Mayo Michael J. Martineck September October October Tesseracts Fourteen Colombo & Savory, editors Pock's World Dave Duncan ???????? A special surprise in time for HALLOWEEN Fall 2009 Releases September October November Tesseracts 13 • Druids • Gaslight Grotesque Spring 2009 Releases April April May Petrified World • Of Wind and Sand • Far Arena News and Updates (March 4, 2010) The Bitten by Books online booklaunch, interview and contest featuring many of the Tesseracts Thirteen authors was a roaring success. You can read the posts by going HERE (March 3, 2010) Ray Wallace's review has been posted on the Chizine website. In the review Wallace says "Twenty-three "Chilling tales from the Great White North." So the cover of Tesseracts Thirteen proclaims. And that’s exactly what it delivers. Nearly all of the stories presented here are subtle, reveal their horrors slowly, sometimes not until the very last paragraph or closing sentence. There are no splatter fests here. No rampaging killers. No bloodbaths. What we do get are consistently well written tales dealing with the darker side of the human condition. "Chilling" tales of youth, of relationships, of mythology. A few of which, at the very least, are sure to stick with you after the last page is turned." - Ray Wallace (March 2, 2010) The Aurora Awards short list has been posted. The following EDGE and Absolute XPress titles are listed. Go vote for them! BEST NOVEL IN ENGLISH: DRUIDS, by Barbara Galler-Smith and Josh Langston BEST SHORT-FORM WORK IN ENGLISH: "PAWNS DREAMING OF ROSES", Eileen Bell, Women of the Apocalypse "LITTLE DEATHS" Ivan Dorin, Tesseracts Thirteen BEST WORK IN ENGLISH (OTHER): WOMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (the Apocalyptic Four) (March 1, 2010) Click the image to read Nancy Kilpatrick's interview in Horror Bound (online). Nancy is the editor of EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead. (February 24, 2010) EVOLVE Nancy Kilpatrick's recent interviews: Blu Gilland interview Josh Vogt interview Rue Morgue Magazine Nancy Kilpatrick, Editor talks to DJNik about Goth, Dark Writing and about EVOLVE! (February 17, 2009) Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait K. A. Bedford's "Time Machines Repaired While U Wait" (Australian edition published by Fremantle Press) has been reviewed (and K. A. Bedford has been interviewed) in the following places: book-reviews-going-critical by Jan Napier The West Australian by Ara Jansen Snapshot Interview by Kathryn Linge K. A. BEDFORD (February 1, 2010) Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes reviewed in Publishers Weekly and SF Site. "Overall, the quality of the 13 new Holmes stories in this volume is superior to those in 2008’s similarly-themed Gaslight Grimoire, despite that book’s better-known roster of contributors. Once again, Barbara Roden’s (Northwest Passages) exceptional story “Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles” is on a level of its own. Roden takes advantage of a lacuna in Doyle’s classic—the missing pages from a letter Watson to Holmes—and transforms it into a complex story with a unique explanation of the demonic beast haunting the Baskerville family. Hayden Trenholm’s “The Last Windigo” integrates the Baker Street duo into a frightening mystery set in the remote Canadian wilderness. Neil Jackson in “Celeste” proposes a more science-fictional solution to the classic enigma of the ship Mary Celeste and her crew. The anthology also benefits from a very thoughtful and comprehensive overview of the horror genre up until the late nineteenth century by expert Leslie S. Klinger. " - Publishers Weekly "Following in the steps of the previous volume, Gaslight Grimoire, the new Sherlockian anthology edited by J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec explores again the unpredictable effects of the encounter of Holmes' rational mind with the supernatural.... I'm happy to say that the present anthology is definitely of superior quality and that the large majority of the thirteen stories assembled therein are accomplished examples of dark fantasy, apt to satisfy even the more demanding readers, either Sherlockian enthusiasts or horror fans or just fiction lovers seeking out entertaining and well written stories.... Highly recommended." - SF Site (January 24, 2010) EVOLVE Nancy Kilpatrick will be interviewed on internet radio on Sunday, Feb 7 from 4 to 5 pm. DJNik will be talking with her about goth, about dark writing and about EVOLVE! You can tune in that day and time by going to any of these websites: www.dyhardradio.com www.rampartradio.com ww.nightofthefallenangel.com www.trebleradiorocks.com www.piraterockradio.com (January 23, 2010) One of Jason Sanford's favorite anthologies of 2009 is Tesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales from the Great White North Edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell "...another great installment in this ongoing series of Canadian speculative fiction. Where the last volume focused on novellas, this time the focus is on horror and dark fantasy. There are too many good and great stories in this volume to mention them all. Among my favorites were Michael Kelly's cold and chilling "The Woods" and the masterful "Lost in a Field of Paper Flowers" by Gord Rollo. In addition, Robert Knowlton's essay "Out of the Barrens: Two Centuries of Canadian Dark Fantasy and Horror," which closes out the volume, demands to be read by anyone curious about Canada's contributions to these genres. So if you're interested in great anthologies--and especially anthologies focusing on non-American speculative fiction--check out these two books." - Jason Sanford (January 20, 2010) Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes has been reviewed by Orrin Grey of Innsmouth Free Press. "Special mention must be made of Barbara Roden’s exceptional “Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles,” probably my favorite story in the book, which is an amazingly effective retelling and re-envisioning of perhaps the most famous and certainly the most horrific of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. It’s a prime example of what this kind of story can do in the right hands..." - Orrin Grey, Innsmouth Free Press (December 28, 2009) i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie I, SEXY ROBOT, the journal of all that is bolted and beloved, reposted their review of Jason Christie's i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie. "Overall, iRobot was an excellent choice for Edge as their flagship release of a cover-to-cover edition of science fiction poetry. It’s well-written, intellectually meaty stuff, which still manages to be funny, and own its pedigree as science fiction. Maybe your iRobot Roomba will learn to like it as well.." - I, SEXY ROBOT (December 26th, 2009) MARGARET CANNON's column in the Globe and Mail had this to say about Gaslight Grotesque: "... these are dashing tales worthy of the new vision of Holmes and fans will adore them even though this select anthology is by some deans of horror and science fiction." - Globe and Mail (December 21st, 2009) Gaslight Grotesque editors Charles Prepolec and J. R. Campbell were interviewed by Eric Volmers for Canwest's Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, etc.. From the interview: "This worldwide cult of chin-stroking devotees have gathered under various titles since the 1930s", Prepolec says. "They are not always the most flexible of folk. New York City pioneers, The Baker Street Irregulars, for instance, didn't allow women into their ranks until the mid-1990s after 58 years of being a men-only concern." - Calgary Herald J. R. Campbell and Charles Prepolic, editors of Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes. Photograph by: Christina Ryan, Calgary Herald Archives Visit EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy's news archives for all previous news HERE. PODCASTS AND VIDEOS Nancy Kilpatrick, Editor Talks to DJNik about Goth, Dark Writing and EVOLVE! [Click Play to listen to the interview] The authors of EVOLVE EVOLVE Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick BOOK TRAILER NOW AVAILABLE CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL EDITIONS DRUIDS by Barbara Galler-Smith and Josh Langston [Click Play to listen to ON THE EDGE] Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles Events Book Events March 11 Okal Rel Saga by Lynda Williams Lynda will be guest writer in Dr. Dee Horne's creative writing class Prince George, B.C. (4:15 pm) University of Northern B.C. March 13th JEMMA 7729 by Phoebe Wray Book signing Toadstool (7:00 pm) Lorden Plaza, 586 Nashua Street, Milford, NH March 16-28th JEMMA 7729 by Phoebe Wray Book Signing Conbust (Throughout the con) Smith College, Northampton March 17th DRUIDS written by Barb Galler-Smith and Josh Langston Online booklaunch, interview and contest featuring Barb Galler-Smith and Josh Langston Drop into the site, go to the Bitten by Books' DRUIDS interview and post a question for Barb and Josh. (12:00 PM March 9th - 12 PM March 10th) www.bittenbybooks.com March 18th JEMMA 7729 by Phoebe Wray Book signing Jacob Edwards Library (6:30 pm) Southbridge, MA March 27th EVOLVE Vampire Stories of the New Undead Book launch World Horror Convention (2:00-3:00pm) The Abion's Bar Rogue, Brighton, Sussex, England April 3rd Of Wind and Sand by Sylvie Berard Reading and Signing North York Central Library, Toronto. Hosted by the USS Hudson Bay and the event is open to all. (1:30 pm) 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario April 5th EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick Online booklaunch, interview and contest featuring many of the Evolve authors "The EVOLVE Blog Tour" visits Bitten by Books (12:00 PM April 5th - 12 PM April 6th) www.bittenbybooks.com April 6th EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick Patricia Altner talks to Nancy Kilpatrick about Evolve "The EVOLVE Blog Tour" visits Patricia's Vampire Notes (Interview will be posted on April 6th) http://patricias-vampire-notes.blogspot.com/ April 6th EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick Open Book Toronto editor Clelia Scala talks to Nancy Kilpatrick about Evolve Open Book Toronto (Interview will be posted on April 6th) www.openbooktoronto.com April 9th EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick Book signing Event featuring Kelley Armstrong, Claude Lalumiere,Gemma Files,Sandra Kasturi,Jerome Stueart,Kevin Nunn, Rio Youers and Nancy Kilpatrick World's Biggest Bookstore (7:00 PM) 20 Edward Street (just off Yonge St., North of Dundas), Toronto,ON April 10th EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick Canadian Launch Event Ad Astra Convention (2:00 - 3:30 PM) 476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA April 19 EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead by Phoebe Wray "The EVOLVE Blog Tour" visits Vamp Chix Nancy is the IV guest on VampChix Blog Michele Haupt (Post goes live April 19) http://vampchix.blogspot.com/ April 21 EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead by Phoebe Wray Night Fright radio's Brent Holland talks to Nancy Kilpatrick about Evolve (Time TBA) www.nightfrightshow.com TOP EDGE ATTENDING CONVENTIONS World Horror Convention Brighton Shock March 25-28, 2010 Brighton, Sussex, England World Science Fiction Convention Aussiecon 4 September 2-6, 2010 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia TOP Sign up for News from On the EDGE TOP On the EDGE On the EDGE provides quality interviews with various people in the publishing industry related to EDGE, Dragon Moon Press, and Tesseract Books. 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