Sue's Saturday Suggestions #2

My apologies for not posting last week: a combination of a dead computer and celebrating my birthday made it very difficult to produce anything. So here is a bumper, two-week edition to compensate: enjoy!

BEA 2012

Kristen at Fantasy Café gives an account of her experiences at the Adult Author Breakfast, the Science Fiction and Mainstream panel, the Random House Power Reader Breakfast and the New York Book Week: Science Fiction / Fantasy Event.

Interesting Books

Here are the books that have stood out for me this week:

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman, review at the Little Red Reviewer

Cannibal Reign by Thomas Koloniar, review at My Bookish Ways & an interview with the author + Giveaway

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, review at Travels Through Iest

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, review at Books Without Any Pictures

Redshirts by John Scalzi, review at Calico Reaction

George R.R. Martin Related

Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire edited by James Lowder, reviews at Paperless Reading and Fantasy Book Critic

KMONT at Lurv A La Mode discusses strong female characters

Once Upon A Time Challenge VI Ends

Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings gives a fond farewell to the challenge.

The links to what people read for the challenge.

2012 so far

Liviu Suciu at Fantasy Book Critic shares her recommendations from the new books published so far this year.