Reblogged from Phil Nichols on the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies Facebook page. One hundred years ago today on December 7, 1915 the writer Leigh Brackett was born. One of the leading American science fiction and fantasy writers from the … Continue reading
CAEZIK Notables, an imprint of Arc Manor Books, is putting out a series of speculative fiction books marking important milestones in science fiction or fantasy. Each book in the series is given a new introduction highlighting the book’s significance within … Continue reading
The 100th birthday of Leigh Brackett arrives December 7, 2015 and publisher Stephen Haffner says that the Haffner Press plans something special to observe the occasion – though you’ll have to wait to find out what. Behind the scenes we’ve … Continue reading
Sondi Warner is an author with a flair for the paranormal. Her debut novel, Lead Me Astray, was selected as an Amazon Editor’s Pick Best Romance in March 2022 and published by W by Wattpad Books. Sondi is also an … Continue reading
(1) OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE. Two days ago Xiran Jay Zhao cast a spotlight on reports that a debut author was on Goodreads dropping one-star reviews. Initially, they did not plan to name the person. Original thread … Continue reading
(1) 4 YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE. [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] SF book lovers had an hour of delight on BBC Radio 4 last Sunday with two half-hour programmes. First up there was Open Book that saw a led discussion of a … Continue reading
(1) URSULA VERNON’S HUGO ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon’s pen name) won the Best Novel Hugo today. Arley Sorg delivered her acceptance remarks and by popular demand she has published them in a free Patreon … Continue reading
(1) MEDICAL UPDATE. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki told Facebook readers he had a health emergency this week: Was very sick day before yesterday. Had a health emergency, was fighting for my life all the previous night and that morning after … Continue reading
(1) MAINE PAPER INTERVIEWS LIADEN CREATORS. “Waterville authors’ marriage has stood the test of time – and deadlines”, in the Portland, ME Press-Herald. In the days when they were trying to build their careers as science fiction writers, Sharon Lee … Continue reading
(1) WHEN IS HUGO VOTER PACKET COMING? Joe Yao of the Chengdu Worldcon committee responded online to questions about this year’s Hugo Voter Packet. Sorry for the delayed release of the Hugo Packet since we are still waiting for the … Continue reading