Links and Notes for the Week of January 27, 2019 2019-02-04 John Winkelman Why Marlon James Decided to Write An African “Game of Thrones”. The first book in the series, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, will be released on February 5. Have I pre-ordered it? YES! 20 New Books by Asian Writers. Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the Cusp of 100. Good, detailed Metafilter thread on the rise of the Young Left in American politics. As always with Metafilter, the comments are very much worth reading. From TOR.com – Lists of books being released in February 2019 Fantasy Science Fiction Genre Benders