(1) DEAD PLASTIC. [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] What would you do if the world suddenly ran out of digital money? With some parts of Worldcon fandom (such as publications policy increasingly becoming digital myopically to the exclusion of … Continue reading
(1) SIC SEMPER HEAVENLY TYRANT. [Item by Anne Marble.] Xiran Jay Zhao’s social media offers a window onto their problems with the publisher of their next book, Heavenly Tyrant. They began on January 24 with these messages: Then today, Xiran … Continue reading
(1) BRINGS THE MESSAGE. During last night’s Golden Globes ceremony CNN reports “Michelle Yeoh would not be played off during Golden Globes acceptance speech”. Michelle Yeoh won best performance by an actress in a musical or comedy motion picture for her … Continue reading
(1) TRIPLE TIP. What he tells you three times is true: “Hand Holding” by Mark Lawrence. This is a blog-post about hand holding. The previous sentence was hand-holding, since the title and the image below make it obvious what the … Continue reading
(1) FUTURE RACE. Kathryn Finch discusses the way sff uses cross-species “hybrid” characters to discuss racial issues and how those depictions still often fail in “The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Race Essentialism of Sci-fi Hybrids” at Blood Knife. …Whether it’s … Continue reading
(1) AUTHOR’S COMMENTS. Nghi Vo, the author, shared 16 notes and 16 highlights from The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) at Goodreads. This novella has everything to do with the dead: the dead lost, the … Continue reading
Reddit’s r/Fantasy group has chosen the nominees for the Best of /r/Fantasy 2020 — the Stabby Awards. The group has over 1.2 million members, although last year just 903 votes were cast. Voting continues until January 4. The winners will … Continue reading
The 2020 ENnie and Judges Spotlight Winners were announced July 31 via a live streaming event in partnership with Gen Con Online. The ENnie Awards are an annual, fan-based juried award system for all tabletop RPGs. The ENnies were created in 2001 as … Continue reading
The 2020 ENnie Nominees and Judges Spotlight Winners are out. The ENnie Awards are an annual, fan-based juried award system for all tabletop RPGs. The ENnies were created in 2001 as an annual award ceremony, hosted by the leading D&D/d20 system fan … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, this post provides information on the artists and designers of more than 560 works which appeared in a professional publication in the field of science fiction or fantasy for the first time in 2018. … Continue reading