Diverse BooksReview A Book TodayMy Alien Penfriend - New science fiction book for kids- November 23, 2006 Authorhouse informs us of a new Children's SF book, My Alien Penfriend by Faiz Kermani: Zmod was excited! He was actually in contact with an earthling called Darius- a boy living on a strange planet on the opposite side of the galaxy called Earth. Zmod had lots of questions about Earth - did it really only have one moon! Was it true that people were able to live above ground! Read some of their exchange on http:www.zmodsworld.comhttp://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/23/1155212 Have I Got News for You!- November 20, 2006 Following the Orbit newsletter last week we had another two e-letters fall on our virtual doormat...Christmas can't be far! First we have our friends from Halfcut, informing us that Residue by Andrew Hook is now available in Hardback and Paperback, and that they have some other books that would make ideal presents... And directly behind we have a general release from Waterstones' SF, Fantasy & Horror Department, including competitions to win loads of classic books and piles of Dr Who...http://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/20/2151251 New Book: Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon- November 14, 2006 Against the Day (2006) A novel by Thomas Pynchon Spanning the period between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, this novel moves from the labor troubles in Colorado to turn-of-the-century New York, to London and Gottingen, Venice and Vienna, the Balkans, Central Asia, Siberia at the time of the mysterious Tunguska Event, Mexico during the Revolution, postwar Paris, silent-era Hollywood, and one or two places not strictly speaking on the map at all. I'm soooo..http://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/14/1559204 New Book: Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan- November 3, 2006 As recommended by Neil Gaiman on his blog: Margo Lanagan has a new book out, Red Spikes, currently only available through Allen & Unwin in Australia. Margo Lanagan is a highly acclaimed writer of novels, short stories and poetry. She lives in Sydney. Red Spikes is her third book of short stories. Margo Lanagan's electrifying stories are for anyone who loves to be surprised, touched, unsettled and dazzled by what a great writer can do in just a few pages. This book contains Ten...http://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/03/126233 |