Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:50:57 -0400
To: Fast Forward Press List: ;
From: Kathi Overton <kathi at fast-forward.tv>
Subject: [WSFA] Fast Forward: Contemporary SF - July 2005 Episode
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

July 11, 2005
For Immediate Release

Contact:  Tom Schaad 703-892-4970
     tom at fast-forward.tv
                  Mike Zipser 703-757-7840
                  mike at fast-forward.tv

JONATHAN LETHEM, AUTHOR OF THE ESSAY COLLECTION THE DISAPPOINTMENT
ARTIST, IS THE GUEST ON THE JULY EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD.

Writer Jonathan Lethem is interviewed on this month's episode of Fast
Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction. Lethem discusses his recent
collection of autobiographical essays, The Disappointment Artist.

In conversation with host Tom Schaad, Lethem talks about how he got
started writing essays.  He also discusses how the essay writing has
affected his outlook on the world, and helped him reexamine his
relationship with his family. A video version of the complete
interview is available online at www.fast-forward.tv.

The July episode of Fast Forward also features Colleen Cahill's
review of the WSFA Press anthology Future Washington, edited by
Ernest Lilly.

Marianne Petrino reviews the classic anime series City Hunter in this
month's media segment.

This month's episode is dedicated to the memory of Bobby Gear, a
teacher, friend, and science fiction fan.

Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is a monthly half-hour
television series about the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and
horror.  Fast Forward is produced by D.G. Productions through the
facilities of Arlington Independent Media in Arlington, Virginia.
The show has been in production since 1989 and can be viewed on cable
systems in the Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun,
as well as Baltimore City in Maryland.  Recent interviews are also
available online at www.fast-forward.tv.

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Kathi D. Overton
kathi at fast-forward.tv

Associate Producer
Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction
www.fast-forward.tv