Nominees in 10 categories for the 2011 Joe Shuster Awards have been announced (click on link.) The awards recognize outstanding achievements by Canadian comic book creators, publishers and retailers. Also announced were two Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame … Continue reading
(1) THEY’RE THE TOPS. Charlie Jane Anders’ picks as “The 10 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2023” are live at the Washington Post. (Registration required.) People sometimes say science fiction basks in optimism for a better future, while … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] The con website has a page about the online/streaming functionality, with a link to the online site, and a list of which panels and events will be streamed. There are several broken images at … Continue reading
(1) PUBLISHER STRUGGLES TO GET AMAZON TO LIST “JEWISH FUTURES” ANTHOLOGY. [Item by Michael A. Burstein.] Fantastic Books and I are having trouble getting Amazon to list the Jewish Futures: Science Fiction from the World’s Oldest Diaspora edited by Michael A. … Continue reading
(1) OKORAFOR’S WORK OF A LIFETIME. Announced today: (2) AFRICAN/BLACK HUGO FINALISTS. Writing Africa’s post “Hugo Awards 2023 finalists announced” names seven writers of African descent (African or Black) in the running for the awards. List at the link. (3) … Continue reading
(1) GGBOOKS. The Governor General’s Literary Awards presented by the Canada Council for the Arts celebrate literature and inspire the general public to read books by creators from Canada. The five finalists in the fiction category include one work of … Continue reading
(1) HOW THE BALLOT SHOULD HAVE LOOKED. Rich Horton has posted his latest Hugo nomination ideas, for the 1952 Hugo year (that is, stories from 1951). He makes a “Special recommendation to ‘Beyond Bedlam’, a story I knew of but … Continue reading
(1) SOME LIKE IT HOT. Gwenda Bond, to promote her novel The Date from Hell, got herself appointed the Mayor of Hell for one day. As Bond told told Facebook readers: When I found out you can be Mayor of … Continue reading
(1) DISNEYLAND ORIGINALS FOR SALE. Heritage Auctions’ catalog for “Disneyland: The Auction” includes an impressive assortment of retired equipment from the park, in addition to all the other collectibles. Coming up for bid on May 21-22 will be things of … Continue reading
[Editor’s Note: The following message from Bob Madle was co-authored with his daughter, Jane. She approved it being shared with fan groups who might be able to assist. The announcement concerns his copies of the five issues of Science Fiction, … Continue reading