Announced at LibertyCon today: There is a new magazine for Eric Flint’s 1632 Universe that essentially takes the baton from the Grantville Gazette which closed shortly after Eric’s death last year. Issue 1 is scheduled for September 1. More information … Continue reading
Prolific and distinguished author and editor Eric Flint died July 17 at the age of 75. David Weber made the announcement on Facebook. Flint was frequently hospitalized for health problems in recent years. In 2019, he had to leave the … Continue reading
Eric Flint was taken ill with a bout of pneumonia while attending the NASFiC/Westercon/1632 Minicon in Layton UT last weekend as one of the guests of honor. Walt Boyes informed Facebook readers on July 7: He is in the hospital, … Continue reading
In two public Facebook posts Eric Flint tells about his cancer diagnosis and the splenectomy that followed. He’d been feeling terrible — EVERYTHING exhausted me. I couldn’t write, I couldn’t edit, I could barely mage to read. I had no … Continue reading
A four-part audio adaptation of Eric Flint’s novella “Islands” begins on the Baen Free Radio Hour podcast September 19. Set within the world of the Belisarius alternate history series created by Flint and David Drake, the story takes place in … Continue reading
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society announced that Balticon 51 Guest of Honor, Eric Flint, will not be able to travel to the con due to health constraints; he will, however, be attending some sessions via video teleconference. Flint has been … Continue reading
Andrew Porter used time travel to attend Book Expo America — I got in using a Borders lanyard and a 1980 ABA Convention badge, apparently slipping past unobservant security people, and got a lot of comments from ex-Borders people! Once in, … Continue reading
(1) GASBAGS OF DEATH. Let Michael Moorcock tell you all about “The hubris of the great airship designers”, in his review of His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne. Behind … Continue reading
(1) OVERCOMING REJECTION. Her rejection slips are a key part of the display: “Malorie Blackman’s career honoured in British Library exhibition” in the Guardian. “To my great embarrassment, I’ve just discovered that I have been holding onto your novel, HACKER, … Continue reading
(0) WGA/AMPTP REACH DEAL. Shortly after the Scroll was posted, I received this news item reported by Variety: “Deal! WGA, AMPTP Agree to Deal After 146-Day Writers Strike”. Hollywood heaves a sigh of relief. The WGA and major studios and streamers have … Continue reading