Academic, activist and author Elizabeth Anne Hull died August 3 from complications a few months after falling and fracturing her hip. She was 84. Hull served as President of the Science Fiction Research Association from 1989-90, after editing the SFRA … Continue reading
(1) SPEAK MEMORY. The Guardian wonders, “Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks”. Apple has quietly launched a catalogue of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move that may mark the beginning of the end for human narrators. … Continue reading
(1) HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA CTHULHU. Scott Lynch noticed that Pooh entered the public domain on New Year’s Day. Thread starts here. He’s not the only creator to hit the ground running: “’Winnie-the-Pooh’ just entered the public domain. Here’s what … Continue reading
Was the year too heavy, deep, and real? Yes, but it was also rich in creativity, humor, and shared adventures. It’s a gift and privilege for me to be continually allowed to publish so many entertaining posts. Thanks to all … Continue reading
(1) FUTURE TENSE. The July 2021 entry in the Future Tense Fiction series is Justina Ireland’s “Collateral Damage”, about how an Army platoon responds when an experimental military robot is embedded with it. …Unit 10003 interacted with assigned platoon during … Continue reading
DAVID WEBER OUT OF HOSPITAL. A good news post yesterday at the David Weber the Author page on Facebook: Latest update from Mr. Weber: It’s official. The paperwork needs to be processed, and that’s gonna take a while, but they’re … Continue reading
(1) DROP INN. [Item by Errolwi.] Upside when your house gets covered in fire retardant, house probably doesn’t burn. Downside, it is now pink! Upside, you have a fun medium to present a message to the ‘fireys’. (2) #AUTHORSFORFIREYS. Check … Continue reading
Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City has won this year’s John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel. The honor was presented during the Campbell Conference Award Banquet on June 28. In the words of the awards administrators — … Continue reading
Finalits for this year’s John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel have been selected. The awards will be presented during the Campbell Conference Award Banquet on Friday, June 28. Semiosis Sue Burke A Spy in Time by … Continue reading
(1) A VALID GRIEVANCE. A message from Marko Kloos — “This post brought to you by the Superhero Writers Union.” I love writing for Wild Cards. It’s an amazingly detailed world that has been expanded by thirty-plus writers over thirty … Continue reading