Books

Here’s the first of our book reviews. This time it’s
Ringworld. I know the book is 31 years old,
but it’s still good, and the movie is in the works,
so it seemed appropriate. Read on for the
spoiler-free goodness.

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Ray Bradbury just doesn’t know when to say when. He just finished writing — with pad and pen, mind you — a new adaptation of The Illustrated Man for the Sci-Fi Channel. He’s also involved in a new adaptation of Fahrenheit 451, and about a zillion other movie projects, and he’s got several new books due out later this year. If you can wrap your head around so many projects, read all about ’em.

hossman writes, Saw it on slashdot…
“The BBC and the Independant on Sunday have the news that all the remaining Douglas Adams material is going to be published later on this year, including the unfinished novel ‘The Salmon of Doubt’ and the proposed screenplay for the Hitchhikers Guide movie”

Erf writes, In honour of Douglas Adams’s passing, the folks at Binary Freedom have proposed Towel Day. On May 25, two weeks after DNA’s passing, “All Douglas Adams fans are encouraged to carry a towel with them for the day.”
I know it was on Slashdot, but this is a truly good idea — DNA is one of the few authors for whom I’ll gladly indulge in such a “silly” tribute. I wonder if the folks at work will let me get away with this…

According to this BBC article, Douglas Adams passed away at age 49 from a heart attack on the morning of Friday, May 11.

I think I’ll reread “Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” now.

Every year, three of the best children’s Sci-Fi books are honored with a Golden Duck Award.

Because it’s never too early to warp a young child’s mind.

The laziness grows… once again, instead of retyping
the list, I’ll just direct you to this list of winners.

I’m feeling lazy so click here to link to the full press release. Who are your pics to win?

What goes better with the bright sunny days of summer
than the dark creepy books of horror? IGN has posted
their list of the top horror books that we all need
to read (assuming we haven’t already, I guess). What
creepy classics should be on the list, but aren’t? Let us know!

Del Rey publishers are asking their authors a few questions about how technology has affected their lives. The promise to send the answers to, and only to, their online newsletter. It sounds like you need to subscribe by May 1st. You can subscribe at their website. The latest DRIN (Del Rey Internet Newsletter) asked readers to forward it along so people can sign up in time. I’ll post it below for the benefit of all. (I receive it as text, so any formatting will be my own.)
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