As conducted by Jane Killick.

His Guest of Honour appearance at MeCon.

"There is no such thing as a perfect novel. You can have a perfect poem, so it is worth putting in the effort to try and get a poem to the right degree of perfection, but you will never achieve that with a novel, and too much editing en route means you will never finish."

"Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying."

"It was striking how many of those who responded to the news spoke of having encountered him in person, often after a reading or public interview. A significant number recalled sharing not just a conversation but also a drink with him: he was an author whose readers felt in close touch with him."

Extract from last interview, to be broadcast Wednesday

"If you've never read any of his books, read one of his books. Then read another. Even the bad ones were good, and the good ones were astonishing."

N.K. Jemisin on race, gender, history and SF.

An Australian journalist reflects.

@jasonomahony again, on getting rid of the Irish Senate - completely right.

A pleasing fairy tale by @jasonomahony.

News flash: Catholic Archbishop makes compassionate and sensible statement!

Ten still rules, apparently.

More news from the UK government's war on the disabled.

Do *you* pronounce "Mary", "marry" and "merry" differently? (I do!)

Surprised by #1; never heard of #9.

Largely in County Antrim.

"What the UK leads on is exporting the policy, laws and, increasingly, the actual technology of political suppression and social control to some of the nastiest countries in the world."

Despite a tsunami and three reactor meltdowns.

"How I am and how you can help."

Hooray! #fb

Farewell Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz.

Tweet of the week!

"Sleepwalking into a huge blunder"

@cobrunstrom against electoral cynicism.

They need a reason?

Another eyewitness account.

Azerbaijan buying German expertise.

Azerbaijan buying US expertise.

Hugh reports. #fb