EVER SINCE HIS directorial debut with Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino has been both praised and condemned for his referential filmmaking. With Inglourious Basterds, however, Tarantino has crafted his ultimate tribute, paying respect not just to iconic movies, historic pictures, and cult classics, but also honoring cinema itself.

This is the second part of our editor spotlight series where I attempt to highlight the contributions of the editors behind the scenes of Sybil’s Garage. Today’s editor is Rajan Khanna.  Raj, as we call him, is responsible for introducing me to various excellent species of craft beer and because of that pretty much ruined me for any beer with less than 7% alcohol.  Raj is one of those easygoing fellows whom you feel you’ve always known even when you first meet him.  Such was his introduction to Altered Fluid, …

Senses Five Press is pleased to announce the release of Sybil’s Garage No. 7. Where can you find a television that sees five minutes into the future? Where can you find dragons trapped in a jar and an illness which turns people into glass? Where might you find families who sell their brainpower to corporations for penny wages, or dead relatives that sit down for family meals? Why, in the pages of Sybil’s Garage No. 7, of course. In this seventh issue of the highly acclaimed series, …

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Sybil’s Garage is a group effort.  Several people work really hard behind the scenes to make each issue happen.  This is the first of a series of posts where I intend to highlight the contributions of each editor.  I’ve asked each person to talk a little bit about his/her experience working for Sybil’s Garage. Our first editor is Mercurio D. Rivera.  When Mercurio joined our writers group a few years back, I never thought this humble quiet fellow would soon become one …

FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Catherynne M. Valente, author of over a dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales series, and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Own Making. She is the winner of the Tiptree Award, the Mythopoeic Award, the Andre Norton Award, the Rhysling Award, and the Million Writers Award. She is a finalist for the Hugo Award this year. Over the next year she has three novels and a short story collection …