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“Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance” by Paul Park on F&SF site

Gordon Van Gelder — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:13:11 +0000

Since Paul Park’s novella “Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance” (from the Jan/Feb 2010 issue) is on the final ballot for this year’s Nebula Award, we’ve posted the story on our Website:

http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/fiction/pp01.htm

Climate change novels?

Gordon Van Gelder — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:37:50 +0000

In the climate change anthology I just edited, I did up a list of books in which climate change plays a significant role. Which titles did I miss?

—Gordon V.G.

Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin (1985)

Antarctica by Kim Stanley Robinson (1997)

Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (2008)

The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman (1990)

Climate of Change by Piers Anthony (2010)

The Drought by J. G. Ballard (1968)

The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard (1968)

The Drylands by Mary Rosenblum (1993)

Earth by David Brin (1990)

Eruption by Harry Turtledove (forthcoming 2011)

Exodus by Julie Bertagna (2005)

Far North by Marcel Theroux (2009)

The Flood by Maggie Gee (2005)

Forty Signs of Rain (2004), Fifty Degrees Below (2005), and Sixty Days

and Counting (2007) by Kim Stanley Robinson

Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias edited by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994)

The Great Bay: Chronicles of the Collapse by Dale Pendell (2010)

Greenhouse Summer by Norman Spinrad (1999)

Greensword by Donald J. Bingle (2009)

Greenwar by Steven Gould and Laura J. Mixon (1997)

Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling (1996)

Hothouse (aka The Long Afternoon of Earth) by Brian W. Aldiss (1962)

The Ice People by Maggie Gee (2005)

In Flight Entertainment by Helen Simpson (2010)

Mother of Storms by John Barnes (1994)

The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (2008)

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2004)

Pennterra by Judith Moffett (1987)

Primitive by Mark Nykanen (2009)

Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi (2008)

The Ragged World (1991), Time, Like an Ever-Rolling Stream (1992), and The Bird Shaman (2008) by Judith Moffett

The Road to Corlay by Richard Cowper (1978)

River of Gods by Ian McDonald (2004)

The Sea and Summer (aka The Drowning Towers) by George Turner (1987)

The Snow by Adam Roberts (2004)

Solar by Ian McEwan (2010)

State of Fear by Michael Crichton (2004)

Sunshine State by James Miller (2010)

Timescape by Gregory Benford (198x)

Ultimatum by Matthew Glass (2009)

Water Rites by Mary Rosenblum (2007)

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (2009)

World Made by Hand by James Howard Kuntsler (2008)

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (2009)

Dec. 2009 giveaway promotion for bloggers

Gordon Van Gelder — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:33:45 +0000

I wasn’t planning on doing another one of these promotions this year, but I find myself with fifteen advance copies of the December issue, so I’m looking to give away to anyone in North America who will blog about the issue. (Sorry, overseas readers, but international mailing rates are just too high for F&SF to foot the bill.) So here’s how it works:

1) Go to the F&SF Contact us page: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/contact.htm

2) Fill in your name and address and send a message indicating that you will blog about the issue.

3) After your issue arrives, comment about the issue on your blog and send us a link to your comments.

That’s it.

If you’ve participated in one of these bloggers’ promotions before, please give someone else the chance to try F&SF for free.

Thanks.

—Gordon V. G .

On the subject of blogging

Gordon Van Gelder — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:21:02 +0000

I thought this was worthy of note:

Sept. 19, 2008: Jose Saramago starts a blog

http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/jose-saramago-85-starts-blog

Sept. 2, 2009: Jose Saramago gives up blog:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhsTZip0ns2jLZclMuqLZG4cYdyg

And here’s the blog itself: http://josesaramago.blogspot.com/

(I think it’s curious that the news item on Saramago giving up his blog doesn’t link to the blog itself).

—GVG

Writing workshop at Anticipation

Gordon Van Gelder — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:14:03 +0000

I’m told that there’s some problem spreading the word about the writing workshop at this year’s Worldcon, so here’s a link in case anyone cares to spread the word:

http://birdhousefrog.livejournal.com/127850.html

—Gordon V.G.

Aug/Sept issue giveaway for bloggers

Gordon Van Gelder — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:10:31 +0000

It has been a while since we’ve done one of these promotions, but I’ve got about two dozen advance copies of the new issue that I’m looking to give away to anyone in North America who will blog about the issue. (Sorry, overseas readers, but international mailing rates are just too high for F&SF to foot the bill.) So here’s how it works:

1) Go to the F&SF Contact us page: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/contact.htm

2) Fill in your name and address and send a message indicating that you will blog about the issue.

3) After your issue arrives, comment about the issue on your blog and send us a link to your comments.

That’s it.

If you’ve participated in one of these bloggers’ promotions before, please give someone else the chance to try F&SF for free.

Thanks.

—Gordon V. G .

Fictionwise acquired by Barnes & Noble

Gordon Van Gelder — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:43:47 +0000

In case anyone is wondering if the acquisition of Fictionwise by Barnes & Noble will affect their F&SF subscription, it sounds unlikely:

http://www.fictionwise.com/bn.htm

If I hear anything more, I’ll post it, but for now, it’s safe to assume that we’ll have business as usual with the good folks at Fictionwise. And I congratulate them on this deal, which sounds like it will be good for all parties.

—Gordon V.G.

Distribution problems

Gordon Van Gelder — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:09:05 +0000

There are upheavals going through the magazine distribution business right now and they’re going to affect F&SF. Specifically, copies that were distributed through Anderson News Corp. or Source Interlink might not be distributed right now.

Most of our newsstand and bookstore distribution won’t be affected, but some people might find F&SF absent from their usual spot. We’re hoping things will get sorted out soon. Meantime, you can always order copies directly from us.

Rudy Van Gelder

Gordon Van Gelder — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:58:28 +0000

Today I learned that Rudy Van Gelder is receiving a National Endowment for the Arts grant: http://www.nea.gov/national/jazz/jmCMS/master.php?id=2009_05

I’ve never met Mr. Van Gelder (in fact, the photo in that post makes the first time I’ve ever seen his likeness) and growing up, I was told we weren’t related. But a few years ago, I spoke with a first cousin of Rudy’s and he said he knew my grandfather and that we distantly related. I believe the closest we could be related is third cousins, once removed.

But I thought it was using our distant connection to note that one of the great jazz producers has gotten some of the recognition he deserves.

F&SF is going bimonthly

Gordon Van Gelder — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:49:05 +0000

The March 2009 issue will be the last monthly issue. Starting with the April/May 2009 issue, we’ll be publishing one issue every two months. Each issue will be 256 pages (16 pages longer than our last Oct/Nov issue) except for this year’s anniversary issue, which will be a jumbo.

Subscribers don’t need to take any action. If your current sub expires with the April 2009 issue or with the May 2009 issue, your sub now expires with the April/May 2009 issue.

We’ve made the change because rising costs—especially postal costs—and the current economy put us in a position where we either had to raise our rates severely or cut back somewhere. Given the state of the economy, I decided a cutback in frequency made the most sense. We’ll lose a little more than 10% of our content this year, but we should be in a great position for the coming years.

I know it’s a big change and it will take a little while to get used to it, but I think it will work out fine. Thank you all for your support.