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Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
Reviewed by Finder on February 8, 2010
Highly Recommended
Ellen Pierson is just another fourteen-year-old growing up in suburban Long Island: taking part in all the right public rituals, attaining her personal totems, and developing a crush on the lawyer who lead the spiritual liberation of the Pentagon. But everything changes when her cousin Paul comes to her for help with his new girlfriend, a smart, beautiful, charming, successful young woman—who, it turns out, isn't quite human.
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February 5, 2010
A week after removing Macmillan Books from its virtual shelves, Amazon.com has begun restoring the publisher's titles after the two reached a deal on e-book pricing.
January 30, 2010
In a dispute over e-book pricing, Amazon.com has halted all direct sales of Macmillan Books—including the Tor imprint—in both electronic and hardcopy format (though they're still available through third parties). More info; a response from Amazon; an open letter from Macmillan; and a cogent analysis by author Scott Westerfeld.
January 27, 2010
Publication News: Small Beer Press will be releasing a reprint edition of Kelley Eskridge's novel Solitaire in January of 2011.
January 18, 2010
The Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial has opened in California, the latest federal challenge to the Proposition 8 ballot initiative. Author Jewelle Gomez and her wife Diane Sabin were one of 18,000 couples married during the brief window of opportunity before Prop 8 passed. Updates on the trial can be found at the Prop 8 Trial Tracker and Out For Justice; information on the ongoing fight for marriage equality in California can be found at Equality California and the Courage Campaign. If you don't want to read transcripts, MarriageTrial.com has put together an outstanding collection of reenactments.
