Bryan Lee O’Malley of Scott Pilgrim fame shares the cover he drew for the March 2008 issue of Shojo Beat. Along the way, he plugs two Shojo Beat titles, Nana and Beauty Pop. I’m a big fan of the former but unfamiliar with the latter; I’ll have to add it to my to-read list. [Via Precocious Curmudgeon]

David Welsh reviews A.I. Revolution at Precocious Curmudgeon.

The jury for the Andre Norton Award has announced their additions to the final ballot:

• Adam Rex, The True Meaning of Smekday
• Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, The Shadow Speaker
• Elizabeth Wein, The Lion Hunter

(For those of you unfamiliar with it, the Andre Norton Award is awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and honors “outstanding science fiction and fantasy novels written for the young adult market.”)