Kevin and I are still struggling through the hamthrax infection. I’m now reasonably functional, but my head is still full of gunk and I’m finding it hard to concentrate on anything. In lieu of intelligent and incisive commentary, here are so links to people who are providing such so that I don’t have to.

• Mark Charan Newton has an interesting conversation with Dan Abnett about the difference between writing tie-ins and original fiction
• Charles Tan meditates on the meaning of “World SF”