Daily Archives: June 13, 2008

Help Borderlands Books in San Francisco

ConventionsBy John Picacio June 13, 2008 4 Comments

They’re still going strong and still one of the finest independent bookstores in the US. Right now, they’re trying to build a cafe next door to their store and in an age of chain bookstores, e-books, and Amazon Kindles, I believe indy stores like Borderlands need all the support we can give them, or we’re…

Czech Mates

ConventionsBy John Picacio June 13, 2008 5 Comments

Just arrived in the mail today from the Czech Republic — comp copies of the Czech editions of A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ, as well as a Dan Simmons short story collection, both sporting cover illustrations by yours truly. Laser-Books is the publisher, and both printings look great. (Thanks, Martin!) The design for the Simmons collection…