Hot Topics for 05.13.08

>> What the Times Didn’t Tell You About Steampunk
A spiked article on the same general subject took a closer look at the literary side of things. For fans of the genre, don’t miss our Steampunk Odd Shelf.

>> How to outsource the slush pile
“Just as MySpace allowed bands to succeed without the prior approval and investment of record companies, so [HarperCollins’ new website] will theoretically help separate the unpublished wheat from the chaff.”

>> Bradbury in bronze
Or, rather, one of his characters that is — on display in Pasadena CA.

>> San Francisco is crime central — on the printed page
“A case can easily be made that more crime fiction is now produced in the Bay Area than in any other metropolitan region in the world.”