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Samit Basu

Novelist. Best known for fantasy and science fiction work. Most recently, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport (Tordotcom)
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Why I’m a Neil Gaiman fan

From his journal…Dear Neil, In the cell phone pic that Roger Avary took, are you wearing a shiny gold disco jacket, or do you just have a parasite of some kind attached to your back? If the former, you have my sympathies.–Mary Dell It’s just a red traffic light reflected on the back of the … Continue reading

BO CaseFiles: The lawyer’s letter

For something that’s really raising up a stink in the blogosphere, go to mediahaMeanwhile, here are excerpts from a similar lawsuit: 2. That you and the Nostril are indulging in the misinformation campaign against my Armpit and are deliberately damaging the reputation, goodwill of my Armpit and defaming the employees of my Armpit and other … Continue reading

From Ranajit’s blog

Paid first visit to Known Cal Person Ranajit S Dam’s blog today, found this: Writing a page of literary dynamite is one thing. Sustaining that over 80,000 or 100,000 words is something completely different. I got through a difficult page or so today, only to realize the enormity of the task that lies ahead. While … Continue reading

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Not all ducks are nice

Some ducks are just plain weird.And some ducks are not nice at all.

German book deal

is happening; Piper Verlag, a really good German publisher Penguin got in touch with, will publish both Simoqin and Manticore and wants an option on the third.Good news on book front, finally!

The story mills

are grinding exceeding small. Have a few interesting anecdotes for the literary/journalistic story circle, which, as you have not heard, I will proceed to relate as soon as I get back to Delhi. Which should be soon.

Sing no

Thorn feltHi! FeltHuh! Come, king,Behind the Bengali,Under your berries,Hi! Ray drank… (kaanta laga,haye laga,ha, aja raja,bungley ke peeche,teri beri ke neeche,haye re piya) and other beautiful translations from Wakaw

So, was the doll Piglet?

Not one of the questions answered in the Sandman FAQ

Ve haf vays of…

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