The winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award, given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States, was announced March 29 at Norwescon 46: WINNER SPECIAL CITATION The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science … Continue reading
The six works nominated for the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award were announced by the judges and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust on January 9. First prize and any special citations will be … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU’S UNIQUE OFFER. The Chengdu Worldcon committee is offering financial and other assistance to at least some Hugo finalists so that they can attend the convention. File 770 has tried to learn who is being offered the help. The … Continue reading
The names of the five Philip K. Dick Award judges for the 2023 award year have been announced. The award is given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States. The judges are: Nicky Drayden: … Continue reading
(1) SFF AUTHOR TAPS INTO HISTORIC INTERVIEWS. [Item by Martin Morse Wooster.] In the Washington Post Magazine, David A. Taylor has a piece about the efforts of Black interviewers working for the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) … Continue reading
By Jeffrey Smith: Here in Baltimore we have a used bookstore called The Book Thing that is either unique or close to it. You enter the warehouse, pick the unlimited amount of books you want, and leave. They’re all free. … Continue reading
(1) COMIC-CON STREAM IS LEGAL, GETS BLOCKED ANYWAY. “Cartoon Network and Star Trek Panels at San Diego Comic-Con Were Blocked by Youtube’s ContentID” – which reminded The Digital Reader of what happened to the Hugo Awards livestream in 2012. Alas, … Continue reading
(1) RUTGER HAUER DIES. Variety pays tribute: “Rutger Hauer, ‘Blade Runner’ Co-Star, Dies at 75”. Rutger Hauer, the versatile Dutch leading man of the ’70s who went on star in the 1982 “Blade Runner” as Roy Batty, died July 19 … Continue reading
[Editor’s note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews.] By JJ: I’m a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But the last few years, I’ve done … Continue reading
(1) ANTIQUARIANS ARISE. Posters for three upcoming book fairs across the U.S. (2) A WRITER’S LIFE. Kameron Hurley opens her books in “Writing Income: What I Made in 2017”. A couple of observations: Patreon Saves the Day (But Don’t Count … Continue reading