Paul Fischer from the Balticon Podcast has posted an exclusive podcast recorded at the Hugo Loser’s Party (AKA The Hugo Nominees party) held at LACON IV (Worldcon 2006). Paul talked to some big names, David Brin, Robert Silverberg, Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Peter S. Beagle and Ellen Datlow
Download the MP3 HERE or subscribe to the podcast via this feed:
http://www.balticonpodcast.org/bcpc.rss
During Worldcon, we met up with our Blackstone Audiobooks Aquisitions Manager Haila Williams in the Hilton’s Starbucks. We chatted about the upcoming Blackstone releases, Science Fiction and Fantasy in general, the Hugo awards, and a whole lot more. It was one of the highlights of the whole Worldcon event for me. One of the questions I put to her was with regard to the upcoming release of the novel Variable Star. This will be a “collaboration” between Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson. She confirmed my hope that Blackstone will be releasing an unabridged version of it and that it will be read by Spider Robinson! This is so cool! I expect this book to make a big splash in mid-September. There’s already a website up for it HERE.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Paul Cole and Ron Huber host a local radio show on WRFR (93.3 FM) in Rockland, ME called Beam Me Up. On their show they discuss Science and Science Fiction from sources like “movies, audio, radio, books and music.” The show airs on Sundays between 4 & 5pm (EST). There, they interview Science Fiction readers, talk about Science Fiction news and play unabridged fiction from podcast sources like Escape Pod and Craphound (Cory Doctorow’s podcast).
If you aren’t in mid-coast Maine, or even if you are, you can subscribe to the podcast via this feed:
http://beameup.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
Posted by Jesse Willis
BBC7’s the 7th Dimension has just started an unabridged reading of a Daphne Du Maurier novel. Described as “[A] gripping tale of history mixed with horror, and an original approach to time travel. Of all her works it was apparently the author’s favourite.”
The House on the Strand
By Daphne Du Maurier; Read by Julian Wadham
12 half-hour segments – Approx. 6 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
BROADCASTER: BBC Radio 7
AIRING: Monday to Friday at 6.30pm adn 12.30am UK Time
This will be avilable via the Listen Again service shortly after it airs.
Episode 3 of J. Marcus Xavier’s Silent Universe is up and ready for download. This is probably the highest profile Science Fiction podcast available, production values and acting are very high with a compelling story and it includes a “choose your own adventure” style twist. There are three ways to get the show:
1. You can download it directly from this LINK.
2. You can subscribe to the FREE podcast with this link:
http://www.silentuniverse.com/silentuniverse.xml
3. You can upgrade to the CD-quality stereo version for a small fee (your payment will help support continued episodes).
The previous two instalments are also available.
Shimmer Magazine, the quarterly Speculative Fiction magazine, is offering another free MP3 short story in their Featured Author section.
Gnome Season
By Michael Livingston; Read by Michael Livingston
1 MP3 File – 28 Minutes 16 Seconds [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Shimmerzine.com
Published: Summer 2006
This story is funny, well read, and thoughtful. I’ve never trusted Garden Gnomes, and after listening to this tale neither will you.