Monday Hangovers

• The contents of Best American Fantasy have been released; it looks like a very exciting collection of stories.
• My pal Toni McGee Causey's forthcoming debut novel, Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day, gets a starred review in PW. I've read it and can confirm that it is an absolute confection of hilarity. Yay!
• Is a scientist beauty queen really worth this much ink?
• The Agony Column has the first review I've seen of Kelley Eskridge's collection (due in May) Dangerous Space that I've seen and, unsurprisingly, is wowed--an ARC just landed in my mailbox, so I imagine I'll have more to say soon.
• Lawrence Schimel is posting excerpts from his new poetry collection Fairy Tales for Writers.
• Joe Schreiber writes some back of the book reading guide questions.
• Maureen Johnson has a pointer to one of the best produced videos I've ever seen on YouTube--and it's based on her recent blog entry about how to write a novel. Do not miss.
• Jen Robinson muses on the recent flood of post-apocalyptic stories.
• The 10 most amazing trees in the world. (Via Ed.)
• Guest blogging over at Ysabeau's, Paul Witcover announces a new blog called the inferior4+1 featuring himself, Liz Hand, Paul Di Filippo and Lucius Shepherd.
• The final installment of Justine's Magic or Madness trilogy, Magic's Child, has hit the shelves. You know what to do. And I am happy to confirm that it is just as lovely an ending as you're expecting.