In which we wax lyrical about awards, short stories and the love of reading.  Because it’s that time of year!

News Aurealis Awards http://www.aurealisawards.com/winners2010.pdf and Ceremony!

Nebula Awards http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/05/2011-nebula-award-winners

Translation Awards  http://www.sfftawards.org/?p=412

Aqueduct links to 25 commemorations of Joanna Russ http://aqueduct-amble.livejournal.com/271345.html

New podcast - http://wolverina.net/2011/05/16/first-podcast/ How I got my Boyfriend to Read Comics

Last Short Story is on Twitter @lastshortstory

New Galactic Chat: Kirstyn McDermott http://galactichat.podbean.com/2011/05/24/galactic-chat-04-kirstyn-mcdermott/

What Culture Have we Consumed? Tansy: The Shattering, Karen Healey Alex: The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss (http://randomalex.net/2011/05/16/the-wise-man/); How to Suppress Women’s Writing, Joanna Russ; Welcome to Bordertown, Ellen Kushner and Terri Windling (http://lastshortstory.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/how-do-i-get-to-bordertown/); finished Stargate SG1 for the second time. Alisa: Ken Liu's Paper Menagerie (F&SF March/April), Joanna Russ’s We Who Are About To

Pet Subject: Last Short Story 2011

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New episode up! Grab it from iTunes, by direct download or stream it on the site. EPISODE 32

In which we bid farewell to Joanna Russ, talk e-publishing (again) and Alisa reads a real live actual book. With bonus raving about Doctor Who and Alistair Reynolds - in other words, another episode of Galactic Suburbia.

News

On Joanna Russ: Making Light Broad Universe Samuel Delaney interviews Joanna Russ Aqueduct Press

Barb & Jenny on e-publishing Part 1 Part 2

Book Country launched by Penguin USA Jim Hines on Book Country Ellen Datlow on the role of the short story editor, at Book Country

Brimstone Press closing

Shaun Tan named judge for Illustrators of the Future

What Culture Have we Consumed? Alisa: Madigan Mine, Kirstyn McDermott, Fringe Season 3 Alex: Deep State, Walter Jon Williams; Shattered City, and Love and Romanpunk, Tansy Rayner Roberts; Pushing Ice, Alastair Reynolds; Troubletwisters, Garth Nix and Sean Williams. Tansy: Doctor Who & Big Finish audio plays. The Eighth Doctor Adventures.

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Announcing upcoming Spoilerific Book Club on Joanna Russ with particular focus on The Female Man, How To Suppress Women’s Writing and short story “When it Changed.” Read along with us!

Galactic Chat interviews Glenda Larke

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