(1) CAT RAMBO PREVIEW. Read a 2-chapter excerpt from Cat Rambo’s Devil’s Gun at Tor.com. The sequel to You Sexy Thing and second book of her Disco Space Opera series arrives on August 29. Life’s hard when you’re on the run from … Continue reading
The nominations for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2023 have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented during the Étonnants Voyageurs festival in … Continue reading
The seventh annual Prix Joel-Champetier has been awarded to Christian Léourier for his short story “L’Auberge au bord du monde”. It is Léourier’s second time winning the award. The award recognizes non-Canadian short story authors who write in French, in the fields … Continue reading
The sixth annual Prix Joël-Champetier has been awarded to Anne Wattel for her short story “Les Yeuses de Noire-Épine.” The award, named for the late editor of Solaris, recognizes non-Canadian short story authors who write in French, in the fields … Continue reading
(1) BURTON OUT OF JEOPARDY, UNFORTUNATELY. LeVar Burton won’t succeed the late Alex Trebek as host of the game show Jeopardy! According to Deadline, the show’s executive producer Mike Richards will be taking the job. LeVar Burton tweeted today: … Continue reading
The fifth annual Prix Joel-Champetier has been awarded to Christian Léourier for his short story “Ismaël, Elstramadur et la destin.” The award recognizes non-Canadian short story authors who write in French, in the fields of sf and fantasy. The winner … Continue reading
(1) KEEPING THE PLUS IN DISNEY+. Disney+ will premiere Mulan on its platform – at an extra charge to subscribers reports Variety. In another major blow to movie theaters, Disney announced Mulan will forgo its planned theatrical release. Instead, the … Continue reading
(1) FANAC.ORG SCANNING STATION AT DUBLIN 2019. Joe Siclari looks forward to digitizing more zines and photos at the Worldcon — FANAC.org has scanned and archived over 92,000 pages of fanzines. Next week, our Scanning Station is coming to Dublin. … Continue reading
The 2019 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire finalists have been announced, winnowed from the jurors’ first round longlist. Congratulations to everyone whose works in French translations made the shortlist — Marie Brennan, Ian McDonald, Neal Stephenson, Jodi Taylor, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and … Continue reading
The nominations for the 2019 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented on June 9 at … Continue reading