(1) YOU’RE A GOOD HOMAGE (TO) CHARLIE BROWN. [Item by Daniel Dern.] Celebrating Charles Schultz’s 100th birthday on November 26, numerous comic strips included Peanuts characters/references — many on the 26th, some (at least one) during the week leading up … Continue reading
(1) CASTAWAY. BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs hosted “Neil Gaiman, writer” who shared the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. Listen to the program at the link. Or, … Continue reading
(1) GIBSON TOPS THIS LIST. The Times of London’s Simon Ings picked the five “Best sci-fi books of the year 2020” (behind a paywall). He rates William Gibson’s Agency the best of the year. The other four you’ll have to pay … Continue reading
(1) TOP 30. Yesterday Ellen Datlow did a cover reveal for Edited By: (2) OWL AIR BNB. Real Simple is excited — “You Can Stay in Harry Potter’s Childhood Home on Airbnb—and We’re Heading for the Floo Network Right Now”. … Continue reading
(1) ATWOOD SEQUEL. With A Handmaid’s Tale enjoying great success as a TV series, Publishers Weekly reports “Margaret Atwood Is Writing a Sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’”. Following two years in which Margaret Atwood‘s classic dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale … Continue reading
The complete list of 2015 Chesley Award Finalists has been posted by John Picacio. (The official ASFA page requires membership to access.) Best Cover Illustration / Hardcover Julie Dillon, Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology edited by Brandon Sanderson; Dragonsteel … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2013 Sidewise Award for Alternate History are: Short Form Vylar Kaftan, “The Weight of the Sunrise” (Asimov’s, 2/13) Ken Liu, “A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel” (F&SF, 1/13) Adam Roberts, “Tollund” (The Book of the … Continue reading
This year’s nominees for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History have been announced. Short Form Lou Antonelli, “Great White Ship” (DailySF, 5/11/12) Sean McMullen, “Steamgothic” (Interzone 241, 7-8/12) Ian Sales, “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” (Whippleshield Books) Catherynne … Continue reading
Norwescon 35 will air the Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony live on Friday, April 6 beginning at 6:55 p.m. over the P.K. Dick Awards USTREAM channel. The Philip K. Dick award is presented annually to a science fiction book published … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading