A couple of fun articles on the Guardian about how scary books and movies for children should be. Maurice Sendak tells parents worried by Wild Things to ‘go to hell’ Do you know what today’s kids need? Thumb amputation, that’s …
A look at how statistics can sometimes be misleading. http://anilmenon.com/blog/2009/10/simpsons-paradox-in-the-slush-pile.html
The World SF News Blog has an interesting interview with Ashok Banker, an Indian author who has a lot of controversial things to say about the state of science fiction publishing. http://worldsf.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/exclusive-interview-with-ashok-banker/