* Overheard in the Store:
"C'mon, you know that everything is better with more arms and legs."
"Wow, that was so much faster than Amazon! And --- better!"
* A challenge was laid at Neal Stephenson’s feet asking science fiction writers and scientists to work together and imagine an optimistic future. This lead to Project Hieroglyph. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28974943
* The first TV spots for the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are out, and everyone is wondering if the events of the film The Winter Soldier and the repercussions felt in the TV series are enough to bring back the viewers who left it. http://collider.com/agents-of-shield-season-2-tv-spots/
* The Netflix original series Hemlock Grove (which has struck a chord with a large and vocal group of fans but remains a target for critical mockery) is having a good news/bad news moment. The good news being that it has been renewed for a third season, the bad news that it will be the final season for the show. http://www.latino-review.com/news/hemlock-grove-gets-a-third-and-final-season-from-netflix
* The 2014 Hugo Awards were announced at Loncon 3. Congratulations to all of the winners, including previous Borderlands guests Ellen Datlow, Mary Robinette Kowal, Sofia Samatar, Charles Stross, and more! http://www.loncon3.org/
* Author and recipient of the 2014 Hugo for Best Fan Writer and Best Related Work Kameron Hurley talks about the limitations of genre, the difficulties in getting published when you write something genre-bending, and lessons learned after genre-bending the first time in THERE IS NO GENRE, ONLY STORY http://www.sffworld.com/2014/09/genre-story-kameron-hurley-mirror-empire-blog-tour/
* The 2014 winners of the Sidewise Award, for excellence in alternate history writing, include local author Vylar Kaftan! Congratulations to Vylar and her fellow winners. http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise/
* Margaret Atwood becomes the first author to join an art project where trees are planted, and authors are commissioned to write novels that will not be published until the trees are cut down to make the books in 100 years. This means that the next novel she writes won’t actually see publication until 2114. http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/margaret-atwood-future-library-project-100-years
* Speaking of signed books, if you missed any of our recent signings, we still have some autographed copies of works by Joe Abercrombie, Dana Fredsti, Ray Garton, Brian Herbert, Glen Hirshberg, Richard Kadrey, Katharine Kerr, Richard A. Lupoff, Kelli Stanley, John Scalzi, and Brent Weeks! Call or email us for details.
* I don't know what to say about this at all, except it's very, very weird. Epic Rap Battles of History: Edgar Allen Poe vs. Stephen King. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56R3hU-fWZY
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