We’re back in our normal locale and format and we even get a visit by a sexy wizard bear! You can’t miss this episode. Especially if you have opinions about Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Hendricks & Tonic with a slice of cucumber
Veronica: 2011 Hangtime Cellars Pinot Noir California
QUICK BURNS
It’s Neil Gaiman’s sexy wizard scene in the new Riverside audiobook!
No, seriously: Oyster comes pretty close to being a Netflix for ebooks
RIP Ann Crispin, Who Fought for the Writers
Frederik Pohl, Science Fiction Master Who Vaporized Utopias, Dies at 93
WINNERS: 2013 Hugo Awards
2013 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
J.K. Rowling is writing a new movie in the Harry Potter-verse
‘Iron Man’ Writers Enter Sci-Fi Mystery TV Project for Alcon, ‘The Expanse’
Ron Howard confirms The Dark Tower is still in the works
BOOK CHECK-IN
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Do you find Reich shallow?
Imagined slang that is then actually used
Is it still SciFi if there is ESP?
Utopia or Not?
BARE YOUR SWORD
Tamahome
The show title should have been ‘R. A. Salvamore’.
YouTube video interview with author Robyn Schneider
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ADDENDUMS
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