

September 1, 2010

To the point: NEEDLE #2











  1. So many fine stories in this collection and I'm very grateful to be a part.

    And thanks for your top work.

  2. I wasn't assigned your story, David, but I'm sure Weddle won't make that kind of oversight again. Right, Steve?

  3. I enjoyed #1, so this next edition is a no-brainer. Thanks, Naomi.

  4. Yeah, #2 is solid all the way through. I understand why MWA has guides for eligibility for Edgar Awards, but it does cause them to ignore many excellent venues, Needle being chief among those.

  5. Needle 1&2 blow the doors off. The big circulation mags better watch out behind there's something coming up fast. Problem is most indie book shops can't see the advantage of trying to introduce hot new talent over "proven" names. Back a ways I talked to Michael Moorcock's publisher, who told me the first time out for the Elric saga he placed 65 total books on the west coast and thought that was stupendous.

  6. I hear you, AJ. One indie store that I thought really covered all the bases as far as the depth of their in-store stock was Sleuth of Baker Street, in Toronto. They really do have it all. Unfortunately, Toronto is an 8 hour drive, so I won't get there often.

  7. Naomi, you just floored me with your kind words. You are very, very kind. I'm just thrilled to be a part of such a killer lineup, and to be featured alongside folks I'm a fan of.

  8. a great roundup of a great collection. vive la needle!

  9. Naomi is too shy to mention how much work she does on NEEDLE, but it's thanks in large part to her work that the magazine happens at all.
    Thanks, Naomi.

  10. Not shy at all, no, ask anybody! So I'll accept the undue compliment and return it by saying that without Steve and John, there is no NEEDLE. Period, full stop.