(1) KUANG CONSIDERS ONLINE BOOK COMMUNITIES. “I don’t choose books based on the aggregate rating as if they are skincare products, nor do I think any critical verdict is the final one,” Rebecca F. Kuang tells Guardian readers in “Goodreads … Continue reading
(1) GRRM HAS COVID. Yahoo! reports “George R.R. Martin Caught COVID at Comic-Con, Is Quarantined With Sniffles ‘In a Four-Star Hotel’”. Martin speaks about it in a nine-minute video below. The precautions he was taking, discussed before SDCC at Not … Continue reading
(1) MORE’S HAPPENING THAN WHAT’S ON THE PAGE. Aigner Loren Wilson is “Exploring Nnedi Okorafor’s Africanfuturist Universe” at Tor.com. …Though not all of the stories take place in Africa, they all speak to the same African future that Okorafor is … Continue reading
(1) OPEN DISCUSSION OF OPEN LETTER. Several authors have responded to the challenges raised in the letter posted here: “Writers Circulate Letter of Concern About Saudi Worldcon Bid”. Robert J. Sawyer wrote extensive comments about the Open Letter in this public … Continue reading
(1) EXPANSE GETS FIFTH SEASON. The Expanse has been renewed for Season 5 at Amazon reports Variety. The announcement was made during the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Saturday. Season 4 of the series is set to debut … Continue reading
(1) LITERARY DIVE. Juliette Wade and her Dive Into Worldbuilding team interview “Caroline Ratajski”. There’s a detailed synopsis you can read at the link, and a video recording you can see on YouTube. …We asked how writing a chapter every … Continue reading
(1) GAME CHOW. Food & Wine doesn’t want you to miss a single offer: “All of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Food and Beverage Tributes for the Final Season” Wherever your house allegiance may lie, there’s an Oreo for that—no, seriously. … Continue reading
(1) YEAR’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS. The popular culture website Paste calls these “The 15 Best Fantasy Novels of 2018”. The following 15 books capture the range that makes fantasy fiction so great, from epic high fantasy to alternate reality to … Continue reading
The winners of the 2018 Anthony Awards for crime fiction were announced September 8 at Bouchercon. BEST NOVEL Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke BEST FIRST NOVEL Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL The Day I Died by Lori … Continue reading
(1) SPIDER STORY. Worldcon 76 GoH Spider Robinson’s hometown paper profiled him before the convention: see “Spider Robinson’s star shines in Worldcon’s sci-fi universe” in the Bowne Island Undercurrent. In the waning charge cycles of a 12-year-old MacBook Pro, Spider … Continue reading