(1) BURROUGHS ON THE BLOCK. Heritage Auctions will hold The World of Edgar Rice Burroughs Rare Books Signature® Auction on April 25: …featuring more than 120 lots — many of which have never been publicly offered, and some of which come from Burroughs’ … Continue reading
(1) BRINGING UP THE REAR. Cora Buhlert’s latest Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre story is “In Exile”. … “And then I said, ‘With all due respect, Your Majesty – not that I think you’re due any – you can kiss my…” “Malcolm, please … Continue reading
By John Hertz: It’s the death-anniversary of Fritz Leiber (1910-1992). He wrote both fantasy and science fiction – all strange; if I may quote a Robert Louis Stevenson story, “Desire of strange things swept him on” (“The Isle of Voices”, 1893). Actually that’s … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION: Twenty-five years ago today MagiCon began in Orlando, Florida. A great con, and I thought it would be fun to reprint the report I ran in File 770. Here is the second of five daily installments. The Worldcon was … Continue reading
Denver’s alternative newspaper Westword has started its coverage of Denvention 3. The new issue’s wonderfully funny comic strip “Worst Case Scenario” features a side-by-side comparison of the Worldcon and Democratic National Convention, both happening in Denver this month. Chairman Kent … Continue reading
Denvention 3 accepted John Hertz’ suggestion to program discussions of the “Wonders of 1958,” selected classics of science fiction. Read up and join in! The list of books and John’s notes appear on the Denvention 3 website. But let me … Continue reading
Denvention 3 Housing has added a new hotel — The Curtis, which received a $30 million upgrade before reopening under its new name in January 2007. The Curtis is just two blocks away from the Colorado Convention Center. Singles/doubles are $159 per night, … Continue reading
Progress Report 2 for Denvention 3, the 2008 Worldcon, is now available online. You can view or download Progress Report 2 here. Progress Report 3 will be published in April 2008. Hotel information is online at here, but people can’t make a hotel … Continue reading
(1) DUNE WHAT COMES NATURALLY. Pinch Spice Market offers “The Real Spice Melange” – an “organic Southwest/Tex Mex Dune Seasoning”. “He who controls the spice, controls the Universe” -Frank Herbert, Dune. Now you can control the Universe. Well, at least … Continue reading
(1) OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE. Two days ago Xiran Jay Zhao cast a spotlight on reports that a debut author was on Goodreads dropping one-star reviews. Initially, they did not plan to name the person. Original thread … Continue reading