Some excellent looking hard science fiction from Dyson in the new edition of Edge.

Michael's Chabon's "The Yiddish Policeman's Union" has become the first book ever to be nominated for the Nebula, Edgar, and the Hugo awards.

The book on which the new movie, "The Prestige" is adapted. Looks like it would be a worthwhile read.

Quoted: Amazon.com: The Prestige: Books: Christopher Priest by Christopher Priest

This was a great idea from a blogger I thought I'd pass along to challenge you all with.

Can you write a six-word story? Post them as a comment to my Dot.

Quoted: Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer, personally felt to be his best prose ever, was "For sale: baby shoes, never used." Some people say it was to settle a bar bet. Others say it was a personal challenge directed at other famous authors.

This is my favorite story out of Ryan Boudinot's new book, "The Littlest Hitler."

Lucky you! You can read it for free...

Quoted: "We're thinking about it," Katherine said, avoiding eye contact with me. If she had looked at me while saying it, the statement would have meant one thing. When you say, "We're thinking about it" and smile and look into each other's eyes, it means you intend to reproduce. When you look straight ahead and avoid eye contact with your lover it means the topic is a point of contention. I wanted to have a kid, she didn't, that was our story, and sure I blamed the abortion for it. We'd even resisted getting officially married, ostensibly in protest that gay people couldn't get married, but mostly because the ceremony and psychological transformations involved really freaked us out. As Katherine put it, she didn't want to toss a whole meat-and-cheese tray off the bow of a boat just because someone brought the wrong nail-polish remover.

Good list of a few places to find DRM-free science fiction ebooks.