By Andrew Porter: British literary agent Dorothy (Dot) Lumley died of cancer on Saturday morning, October 5. She had been fighting cancer for the last year, and refused a final round of chemotherapy, which would only have given her another … Continue reading
(1) SIC SEMPER HEAVENLY TYRANT. [Item by Anne Marble.] Xiran Jay Zhao’s social media offers a window onto their problems with the publisher of their next book, Heavenly Tyrant. They began on January 24 with these messages: Then today, Xiran … Continue reading
(1) STOCKHOLM BIDS FOR 2023 SMOFCON. A group is bidding Stockholm, Sweden at the site of the 2023 Smofcon. Their proposed dates are December 1-3, 2023, and the venue would be a culture center called Dieselverkstaden in Sickla. In Dieselverkstaden … Continue reading
(1) OMICRON AT ANIME NYC 2021. The New York Times reports “Hochul Urges Anime NYC Conference Attendees to Get Tested Due to Omicron”. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said on Thursday that everyone who attended a recent anime convention … Continue reading
(1) ALL THAT JAZZ. Elle M. has a fascinating commentary on the difference between worldbuilding and lore. Thread starts here. A few quotes follow — They also use the author of Harry Potter as a compelling example of where lore … Continue reading
(1) FLIGHT WORN ART. Artist Gregory Manchess tells how he designed the Dragon Crew One patch – and how he got the gig in the first place: “Mission Patch: Crew One” at Muddy Colors. …Through a convoluted process of attending … Continue reading
(1) LISTEN UP. Here are works of genre interest picked for AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019 beyond the Best Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror category announced at File 770. YOUNG ADULT Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor The Secret Commonwealth (Book … Continue reading
(1) CHOP SHOP. Derrick Boden shares the secret of “The Revision Machete” on the Odyssey Workhops blog. …It has become so helpful to me that I’ve permanently integrated it into my revision process, and every story I’ve written since has … Continue reading
Since Ray Bradbury’s 88th birthday party was held there in 2008, Mystery and Imagination & Bookfellows in Glendale has been the source of countless File 770 stories about its author signings and celebrations. Unfortunately, owners Christine and Malcolm Bell, who … Continue reading
Alan Lee, the Academy Award and World Fantasy Award-winning illustrator, will be Artist Guest of Honour at WFC 2013 in Brighton. Sharing a studio with Brian Froud in the 1970s, together Lee and froud created the groundbreaking illustrated book Faeries. Other noted works … Continue reading