The Bodhisattva

I just announced the final contributor to the Fall 2007 issue of Heliotrope.
“the master story-teller of our time” - Angela Carter
Check it out!

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I actually know some people that claimed this would actually be Gabe talking to himself and the truth is I don’t really know! I also know some other authors who have been accused of being one John Twelve Hawks. What we have here is an interview administered by Gabe Chouinard with John Twelve Hawks, [...]

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- Recently I pulled Winners of the signed copies if David Anthony Durham’s Acacia and Tobias Buckell’s Ragamuffin have been named.
- Neth has a review of Elizabeth Bear’s New Amsterdam from Subterranean Press.
- Amberdrake reviewed The Serpent and the Rose a debut by Kathleen Bryan.
- We introduce a new reviewer. Tqjason, who supplies some Tokyo [...]

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Short and sweet - a bit busy with reviews:
- Jeffery Ford interviewed at ActuSF. Also he has a new feature, it involves a street corner, crack, and pot.
- Chinua Achebe wins the Booker (and 60,000 large - $ = “small”).
- Soft Skull is having a 30% off sale until June 30. I was [...]

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Last week or so I contacted Anna Tambour to gauge her interest in providing the poetry for Heliotrope’s forthcoming Winter issue (Helio4). I became a fan of Ms. Tambour’s work first from reading her novel Spotted Lily and then read her collection (where I read examples of her poetry) Monterra’s Deliciosa & Other [...]

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Heliotrope#4 gets fresh new column
Hmmm…we are on a bit of a lucky streak here at Heliotrope with these talented types coming into the fold.
First spotted lilies now midnight gardens - Heliotrope is all kinds of themed out. Hell, you throw in the forest of forgetting in issue#3 an I’m starting to see a trend. [...]

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Helio4 has its poet and first official contributor to the issue!

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Yesterday I posted my review of G.I.JOE: America’s Elite#24. This is an advanced review* of an issue coming out later this week and is the closing issue in the Sins of the Mother storyline. JOE is back people!
My review of the disappointing Storm Shadow#1 issue will be out this week (along with some book reviews).
*You [...]

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