Laird Barron James Morrow The revolution — er, readings — will be televised, or so one zealous person from a local arts website told us before Laird Barron read from his “In the Hatch,” a brand new story which is currently being offered as as prize as part of the Shirley Jackson Awards Lottery. Next up was James Morrow, who amused the crowd with sections from The Philosopher’s Apprentice and Shambling Towards Hiroshima. We were quite happy, afterward, knowing that Hitler never got the Lizard. Ellen Datlow’s photos of the night …

Ellen Datlow has posted the table of contents to Naked City: New Tales of Urban Fantasy on her blog: Curses Jim Butcher How the Pooka Came To New York City Delia Sherman On the Slide Richard Bowes The Duke of Riverside Ellen Kushner Oblivion by Calvin Klein Christopher Fowler Picking up the Pieces Pat Cadigan Underbridge Peter S. Beagle Priced To Sell Naomi Novik The Bricks of Gelecek Matthew Kressel Weston Walks Kit Reed The Projected Girl Lavie Tidhar The Way Station …

I hope you can join us on Wednesday, with James Morrow and Laird Barron at KGB.  Details below: FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: JAMES MORROW‘s two newest publications are the trade paperback of The Philosopher’s Apprentice, described by the author as “Lolita meets Pygmalion on the Island of Dr. Moreau;” and the stand-alone historical novella, Shambling Towards Hiroshima, set in the summer of 1945 and dramatizing the U.S. Navy’s efforts to leverage an unconditional Japanese surrender through giant mutant iguanas that strangely …

Don’t forget, if you’d like to donate a prize for the Shirley Jackson Awards Lottery, the deadline is this weekend. We’ve added some new prizes this week: Mary Robinette Kowal is donating an early draft of her debut novel, Shades of Milk and Honey. HW Press is donating one copy of the signed limited edition of Lucy Snyder’s Sparks and Shadows (www.horrorworld.org/sparks.htm) and one copy of the signed limited edition of Steven Savile’s Laughing Boy’s Shadow (www.horrorworld.org/lbs.com). Signed Screenplay of Scott Nicholson’s “Appalachian Haunting” Caitlín R. Kiernan signed paperback set A copy of THE LIVING DEAD …

Important Things with Dmitri Martin: nothing is funnier than a rich, privileged white kid from the suburbs making canned, has-been jokes to mindless audiences.  [Applause] [Laugh]. Confessions of a Shopaholic:  Nothing is more tender, cute, heart-warming than a stupider-than-thou rich white girl who knows no greater pleasure in life than Prada shoes.  Bonus points for English romantic lead [heart swoons] who at first finds her totally inept and then later endearing.  Bonus-bonus points for pretending to make this film meaningful by having the lead actress, at some point, show an element …