Whatever
John Scalzi writes science fiction (prize-winning novels
Old Man's War and
Redshirts, among others), blogs prolifically (the always-worth-reading
Whatever), and
yesterday was
interviewed by Veronica Scott in
USA Today. They cover topics ranging from Scalzi's past and upcoming works (can't wait to read
Lock In, dropping August 26th!) to what movies he recommends and what is (or isn't) on his bucket list. The interview is worth a read, as is his blog, which is opinionated and funny and very, very topical. Oh yeah, his novels are pretty terrific, too.
Winter is Coming...No, Really
That big tease George R.R. Martin has released
another tiny excerpt, this one from the upcoming
World of Ice and Fire, a companion book to the Song of Ice and Fire series. It's not
Winds of Winter (the next novel...due out...someday), but it'll satisfy that jones for a little while.
World of Ice and Fire will be out October 28th of this year.
This Is No Jest
In 1996, after the publication of
Infinite Jest, journalist David Lipsky traveled with author David Foster Wallace for Rolling Stone magazine. That article was never published, but after DFW's suicide in 2008 Lipsky published the transcript of their conversations as
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip With David Foster Wallace. The movie version of this book, titled, rather more succinctly,
The End of the Tour, is currently in production, and the David Foster Wallace estate is not happy about it. Carolyn Kellog's
Los Angeles Times blog
Jacket Copy has the details. Time's Most Influential
Time magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and this year there are
six wonderful writers on the list. And the devil incarnate (because the list is of influential people, not great ones).
