I recently had the pleasure of conducting a short interview with fantasy author A. Lee Martinez, the Alex Award winning author of Gil's All Fright Diner(a staff pick at McNally Robinson), A Company of Ogres, The Nameless Witch and, forthcoming in February, The Automatic Detective.

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Hunter Thompson's widow, Anita, is interviewed by the Village Voice. Rather than let the gonzo spirit die with a .45, she wants to make sure people take it and live it:

When Hunter died in 2005—putting the final touch on his life with a .45—Anita was faced with two choices. She could either do nothing and let Hunter become a cherished part of the past, while she sat back quietly at Owl Farm, their home in Woody Creek, Colorado. Or she could take Hunter's gonzo legacy further—not just keeping it relevant, but breathing new life into all that Hunter stood for.

Jack Kerouac’s On the Road will be 50 on September 5th. Look for an article about it in our September/October newsletter, along with an in-store display.

In the meantime, Critical Mass has posted an interview with Joyce Johnson, whose book, Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir won the1983 National Books Critics Circle Award for Best Biography/Autobiography. Worth a look if you're a beatofile.

Wired talks to William Gibson about interactive fiction.

Ed points to mp3s of a lost Philip K. Dick Interview.

Previously: Gibson To Take Second Life Plunge.