Zombies Versus Unicorns at the Bookstore

Zombie-lover Justine Larbalestier and unicorn-lover Holly Black sold Zombies vs. Unicorns to Simon & Schuster. They’ve already filled the roster for the 2010 YA anthology that pits unicorn writers against zombie writers.

io9 has the scoop: “[the] anthology that will be half zombie stories and half unicorn stories, with Larbalestier editing the former and Black the latter.”

As the media world endures another Bad News Friday, GalleyCat collected two more cheery links for a bit of literary escapism. Over at SF Signal, they have a brilliant YouTube roundup, “5 Disturbing Things You Didn’t Know About William Shatner.” It’s pure gold for all the fan fiction writers in the audience.

If that spacey material doesn’t float your boat, read some free short stories instead. Jacket Copy notes that it’s the 150th anniversary of the city of Denver. In tribute, Rocky Mountain News commissioned a 12-story anthology entitled A Dozen on Denver.

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