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more about #gavinjgrant Lampbane: I wish Harlequin would start up a sci-fi/romance imprint. Because, oh the smut I would write. Inter-species love! Clone incest! ...what, I've gone ... more » goldfarb: as always...The Onion has a timely solution: [www.theonion.com] more » ♠ Final ♠: Just send a message (and all your disposible income,) if you have an Invention you'd like to see turned into a reality. I publish books, name stars a... more » gods-n-clods: Small Beer, have you met my friend Comixpress.com? more » Ausoleil: Sadly, there are enough suburban soccer mom types* with the means to do this that it will actually succeed. They probably wrote back in college, mayb... more » ManchuCandidate: Better yet, just send me the money. I can put it to better use and I'll even send you photos the crazy ass weekend in Las Vegas (extra if you want ph... more » Allen_Richards: A solid half of my Lansdale collection is from Subterranian. While I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE the cover art on pretty much every one, it's nice to ... more » craigdbpatton: Ramsey Campbell is "underrated"...? By who? He's won tons of awards, is considered a living legend by the horror and fantasy community, and is "Brit... more » Bootknife-Jackson: must buy shatner book! more » redspidey: Shatner. Shatner? Shatner! on SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!! I hope that's not meant to be him on the cover. The face looks really off. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Also Threat Quality Press. We have published ONE WHOLE BOOK! more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Eraserhead gets an automatic win because of the Shatner Quake. Dear sweet jeebus. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I would call this a post that starts with a image that makes you wanna run away. But the hashtag was to long. more » Chris Barrus: I think part of it has to be the pride of work well done. In steampunk you know that Captain Nemo's submarine isn't going to have a faulty starter: i... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Ysabel Wilce is fantastic in all senses of the word. Cannot recommend her books starting with "Flora Segunda" highly enough. Read them yourself, give ... more » ♪: Already a new generation of children are 'gearing' up and creating ridiculous steampunk outfits. If more YA books are put out there I think it is a po... more » ReallyOld: Why just look at a picture of a Steampunk machine? The secondly constructed Charles Babbage Difference Engine design number 2 is currently on display... more » Alexis: So when will Atompunk finally take over? more » corpore-metal: Tubepunk? Is that what we should classify all the pulp era stuff with spaceships guided by steely-eyed missile men with vernier calipers and slipstick... more » glucious: At this point (but not as recently as 5 years ago) steampunk is mainly an aesthetic fad, since what unites steampunk works is the fetishism of quasi-V... more » -
#publishingscams
Get Exposure (In Your Trunk) And Profit (For The Publisher) The Vanity Press Way!
Everyone from A.C. Crispin to the Science Fiction Writers Of America has rushed to condemn Harlequin for starting a self-publishing scam. But Small Beer Press has the best response: A hilarious parody showing how you, too, can waste your money. More » -
#indygiants
Independent Publishers Who Are Reinventing The Future
Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorite indy presses.
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#steampunk
Our Love For Steampunk Is A Longing For Machines That Don't Suck
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet impressarios Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant have signed up to publish a new anthology of young-adult steampunk stories, featuring well-known authors, comics creators and YA authors. We asked Grant why people — especially young people — are so fascinated with steampunk. More »
