On December 8, Diana Paxson and her son Ian were stabbed by extended family member Bryon DeCles after he broke through the front door of their home. Immediately after the attack was reported Berkeley police warned residents to shelter in … Continue reading
Naturally the news about the Hugo finalist voting stats – one of File 770’s most-read posts of the year – was December’s number one post. Many wanted to see how the winners made it to the top. On the other … Continue reading
(1) PAXSON ASSAILANT BYRON DECLES ARRESTED. The Berkeley Scanner reports that Byron DeCles, wanted for his attack on Diana Paxson and her son, Ian, was caught today and charged with attempted murder: “Berkeley double stabbing suspect arrested in Oakland”. A … Continue reading
Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, … Continue reading
(1) BARBARIANS AT THE GATES. Clarkesworld has closed submissions for the time being. For those who haven’t guessed, Frank Catalano makes it explicit: (2) “THE WITCH TRIALS OF J.K. ROWLING.” The Free Press is a new media organization created by … Continue reading
(1) IN THE YEAR 2025. Kathy Bond, Seattle 2025 Worldcon Bid Co-Chair, has announced there will be a Seattle 2025 Bid Volunteer Meeting on Sunday, March 6, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. A link to the Facebook event can be found … Continue reading
(1) LOTR SERIES TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT. Amazon Studios will be calling it — The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series begins airing on Amazon Prime on September 2, 2022. Amazon Studios’ forthcoming series brings to screens for … Continue reading
(1) A CELEBRATION. N. K. Jemisin and Walter Mosley will be among the participants in “A Celebration of Octavia E. Butler”, a live virtual event at Symphony Space on February 24 starting at 7 p.m. (Eastern). Tickets sold at the … Continue reading
Crisis Point: The 2020 World Fantasy Convention By Chris M. Barkley: On the few occasions that I was privileged to head up the World Science Fiction Convention’s Press Office, I gave my staff members a great deal of latitude in … Continue reading
(1) PENRIC IS BACK. Lois McMaster Bujold told readers on Facebook “Penric 9 impending”. I am pleased to report that I’ve finished the first draft of a new Penric & Desdemona novella. The title will be “Masquerade in Lodi”. The … Continue reading