Here's an interesting tidbit from the writing sessions at Penguicon. During the Q&A of one panel, the writers were asked to name their influences, and two out of three mentioned Borges. (And Borges was mentioned in at least one other session by a panelist who wasn't in the room during the first.) This thrilled me. I must admit that I only recently discovered Jorge Luis Borges, LOVED his stories, and was frustrated that no one else had heard of him. Did I happen into a panel coincidentally stacked with rare Borges admirers, or is Borges having a resurgence?

(I'm trying to remember the writers on the panel. I think Cherie Priest and Catherynne M. Valente were the Borges admirers, but I'm not positive.)