GRRM’s official site has been updated with some new entry to his Not a Blog. In it, he discusses the Hugo nomination ballot, urging the fans that can vote to nominate. He also has some suggestions, including nominating the Scientology episode of South Park in the Best Dramatic Presentation/Short Form category.
The CBC’s North by Northwest program has now archived the first half of their Book Club interview and Q&A with GRRM, so anyone who wants to can now listen in if they missed the live show. For those who’ve never heard GRRM read before, the Book Club event started off with a reading from A Feast for Crows. Remember to tune in on the 4th around 1300 GMT to listen to the second half.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with some new "Musings" (his guest of honor speech at Ambercon is particularly worthwhile for fans of "A Song of Ice and Fire") and links to few new foreign fan sites.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with a signficant new update in the "Update" section, bringing us up to speed on where exactly he is in his work and where he hopes to get. For those who don’t want any spoilers regarding who our POV characters are, it may be best to avoid it as George discusses POV characters and other information of the kind.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with a new image in the "Cover Art" gallery, a new essay in "Musings" and a new, post-Canadian tour blog entry.
GRRM’s official site has received its first post-Canadian signing tour update, with a new entry in the "From My Fans" sections, as well as the addition of a memorial essay for the late Roger Zelazny in the "Musings" section.
There’s a brief profile of George R. R. Martin in the Toronto Metro. Nothing really new, beyond a brief quote regarding how George comes up with names for characters.
Canada’s The Star has published a profile of George R. R. Martin on this page. There’s an interesting comparison made between football and his writing, and some other tidbits.
For those hoping to be in the audience for CBC Radio’s North by Northwest program, they have published some more information regarding it here. It’s first-come, first-served, with only 140 spots. Doors open at 4. Given that GRRM drew more than 500 people at the Toronto signing, it’s probably wisest to camp out an hour or three early to secure a place.
Canada’s Globe and Mail has published a good profile of George R. R. Martin. The article is no doubt prompted by the fact that GRRM is touring Canada right now.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with a new inclusion in the "Apperances" section, indicating that George will be appearing at Semana Negra—an annual literary festival held in Gijón, Spain—in 2008. A long way off, but that gives plenty of time to start planning the trip.
It’s come to our attention that GRRM will be appearing on CBC Radio’s North by Northwest program. It will be recorded in Vancouver at 16.00 on January 13th, prior to his signing at Chapters at 19.00. Apparently, the program will be before a live audience, so if you’re planning to be in Vancouver that day, you should contact the CBC and try and learn more regarding how to gain admittance.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with new material in "From My Readers", and George’s LiveJournal has been updated with a post-New Year’s entry. A notable remark in the latter is that the third Dunk & Egg story needs “a solid week of work” to be completed.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with new material in "News", discussing Testors and its forthcoming resin miniatures (previously reported on here), and in the "Cover Art" gallery.
Random House has posted an interview with George from around the time of the publication of A Feast for Crows. It can be found here.