Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the bestselling Discworld series, was on hand in Wincanton, Somerset to unveil the street names inspired by his novels. Wincanton's link to Pratchett's fictional universe began in 2002 when the town was officially twinned with Ankh-Morpork, a Discworld city. Residents were asked to vote for their favourite road names from a list of fourteen provided by the author. Pratchett quipped: "Personally, I'd pay good money to live somewhere called Treacle Mine Road."

Ever heard of a werewolf named Kitty? Carrie Vaughn, bestselling author of the Kitty Norville fantasy series, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions in a short email interview.

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My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life$32.99 add to cart

Witold Rybczynski is a 21st century renaissance man whose wide-ranging interests find expression through a focus on landscape and design. He writes frequently about the interplay of society and culture in the shaping of the human-constructed environment. His books include Home: A Short History of an Idea, City Life and The Last Harvest. A regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker, he is a Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

Part memoir, part family history, his new book My Two Polish Grandfathers delivers a collection of linked autobiographical essays that testifies to the ability of people to survive in the face of overwhelming odds. A thriving, cultured family in prewar Warsaw, Rybczynski's parents and grandparents lost everything when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. How they remade themselves in a foreign country and built a new life is a tribute to a European generation that has helped to define our postwar culture.

Farmer, best known for his Riverworld series, was a three time Hugo Award winner, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's of America Grandmaster, and recipient of the World Fantasy Awards' Lifetime achievement award. He passed away peacefully in his sleep, February 25th 2009.