By Andrew Porter: Don D’Ammassa, who reviewed thousands of titles for Science Fiction Chronicle and still reviews books on his Critical Mass website, has launched Managansett Press, to release his own titles. He writes: The first three titles, available thru … Continue reading
Don D’Ammassa’s vast knowledge of genre fiction has been tapped for a third literary encyclopedia in a series from Facts on File. His Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction actually appeared last December, but it’s news to me. As the publisher says: … Continue reading
(1) ERRING EYE. Catherine Lacey’s short story “Congratulations on Your Loss” is the latest from Future Tense Fiction, a monthly series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination. …Inside was a large … Continue reading
Snapshots #26: Seven developments of interest to fans: (1) Here’s a comic strip destined for the memory hole – about a 1984-themed Halloween costume. (2) Bill Bodden’s review of Privateer Press game figures is an intriguing piece of writing whatever … Continue reading
The Corflu history site already lists all the winners of the 1979 Fanzine Activity Achievement Awards. However, the complete slate of nominees and their order of finish is also recoverable. The 1979 data is listed after the jump.
This post inaugurates a new category, “Poor Trufan’s Almanack.” These fanhistorical articles will bring to the net information I’ve found that fills in gaps in the electronically-available research. Commonly, this will be data I happen upon in paper fanzines that … Continue reading
(1) MURDERBOT SPEAKS. Tor.com readies us for the May 5 release of Martha Wells’ next Murderbot book by hosting a dialog between two important characters: “Feelings REDACTED: What Happens When Murderbot and ART Talk to Instagram”. The pair talked love, … Continue reading
(1) AO3’S HUGO PACKET ENTRY. Archive of Our Own has publicly released its Hugo Voter Packet Submission. The two-page writeup is here [PDF file]. The following intro comes from Firenze to Therum: AO3 was nominated for a Hugo Award this … Continue reading