There will be no James Herbert Award for Horror Writing given in 2016. Launched last year, the annual prize for horror novels written in English and published in the U.K. celebrates the life and career of author James Herbert, who died in March … Continue reading
Pan Macmillan has announced the six finalists for the James Herbert Award for Horror Writing, being given for the first time this year. M.R. Carey, The Girl with All the Gifts (Orbit) Nick Cutter, The Troop (Headline) Frances Hardinge, Cuckoo … Continue reading
James Herbert , UK horror novelist, died March 20. Herbert’s first two books, The Rats (1974) and The Fog (1975), were disaster novels with man-eating giant black rats in the first and an accidentally released chemical weapon in the … Continue reading
The Troop by Nick Cutter, a pseudonym of Craig Davidson, has won the inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing. Open to horror novels written in English and published in the U.K., the annual prize celebrates the life and career … Continue reading
(1) INDY 5. The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny official trailer has dropped. (2) YOLEN TO MISS BALTICON. Balticon 57, being held May 26-29 in Baltimore, has announced a change in guests of honor. Due to personal reasons, … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: Born February 20th, 1926, Richard Matheson was one of a small handful of science fiction/fantasy writers whose profound, subtle prose elevated the genre to sublime eloquence. He was one of my very favorite writers from childhood until … Continue reading
(1) CANON SALUTE. “Spock Gets New Canon Full Name In Star Trek Strange New Worlds” reports Gizmodo. And that name is S’Chn T’Gai Spock. …[This] is not an unfamiliar name to fans of classic Star Trek novels. Barbara Hambly’s Pocket Book novel Ishmael, … Continue reading
(1) WHERE THE BOOKS ARE. Claire North has written an open love letter to libraries in “Dear Library”. …Hey Barbican Library, I know it’s a bit unusual, but I really love how you can stand on the edge of Crime … Continue reading
The European Science Fiction Association released the 2021 nominees for the ESFS Achievement Awards and the ESFS Hall of Fame Awards on June 29. The Hall of Fame award celebrates lifetime contributions. The winners of these awards will be selected at the next … Continue reading
(1) PAPERS PLEASE? Here in the future, an unpredictable surge in demand for books on paper has run afoul of a world-threatening pandemic: “Printer Jam: Serious Supply Issues Disrupt the Book Industry’s Fall Season” reports the New York Times. This … Continue reading