The stage production of City and the City, based on a China Miéville story, is in the midst of its run at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre. It opened on February 15 and closes April 7. The plot — Inspector Tyador Borlú of … Continue reading
James Bacon says he was surprised as anyone to discover a French section of London. That’s where he was sent to report about the Bande Dessinée and Comics Passion festival for Forbidden Planet: I am here for the inaugural event, a … Continue reading
(1) SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS HOF CLASS OF 2024. Muddy Colors announces the Greg Manchess and Yuko Shimizu are among the “2024 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame” inductees. See examples of all the artists’ work at the link. The Society of … Continue reading
(1) WANT TO HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS? In “Regarding Audible”, Brandon Sanderson reports progress has been made in moving audiobook distributors toward a fairer royalty structure. Work remains to be done, however. …I’m happy to say that this stand has … Continue reading
(1) TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATON ASKS TINGLE FOR DO-OVER. Today the Texas Library Association’s executive director Shirley Robinson published a “TLA Statement Regarding Author Chuck Tingle” which says they want him to reconsider participating in their annual conference, although it says … Continue reading
(1) CURATOR TAKES SIDES, GETS CANCELLED. An Afrofuturism-themed exhibit “chapter” is the casualty when “German Museum Shutters Curator’s Contribution Over Pro-Palestine Instagram Activity, Igniting Censorship Outcry” reports ArtNews. … On Monday, writer, professor, and curator Anaïs Duplan, who goes by … Continue reading
The British Library’s Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition opens today and runs through February 25, 2024. The exhibition explores the evolution of Fantasy from ancient folk tales and fairy stories, gothic horror and weird fiction, to live action role-playing games … Continue reading
(0) While drafting this Scroll I got a call that I need to go pick up a prescription for my mother and drive it over to her skilled nursing facility. So I’ll have to put off the rest of this … Continue reading
(1) MEDICAL UPDATE. Ursula Vernon told Filers the latest in a comment today: Thanks, all! Just catching up—it’s been quite a week, but at least there’s now a treatment plan in place. I’m gonna live, just gonna be a gnarly … Continue reading
King Rat by China Miéville. Introduction by Tim Maughan. First published in 1998. Reprinted in 2023 by Tor Essentials Review by Warner Holme: China Miéville’s King Rat is a fascinating mixture of the elements in late 1990’s urban fantasy. Coming out originally … Continue reading