R. Graeme Cameron has stepped in as chair of next year’s VCON. Happily, as one of his first acts, was able to announce that Spider Robinson, prevented by illness from attending VCON 40 this past weekend, has agreed to be Master … Continue reading
Spider Robinson has withdrawn as one of Westercon 68’s guests of honor. Chair Ron Oakes released this statement from Spider: Tell folks I had to tap out due to recent undisclosed health problems. That’s the shortest and truest I can … Continue reading
By John Hertz: Sheem made one of us; Punning Robinson, for two; I can’t forget Tub; Descent had Niven and Barnes. Really, this is a marvel. Acrostic (read down the … Continue reading
By David K. M. Klaus: Terri Luanna Mountainborne Robinson da Silva, daughter of Spider and the late Jeanne Robinson, is now in The Undiscovered Country, occurring Friday, December 5, at the age of 40 years, due to Invasive Ductal Carcinoma … Continue reading
Jeanne Robinson, co-author with her husband Spider of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award winning novella “Stardance,” died May 30 after a long struggle with cancer. Doctors had ended Jeanne’s chemotherapy on April 5. Jeanne was a talented dancer who … Continue reading
Spider Robinson gave friends and fans the latest distressing information about Jeanne’s cancer treatment on April 5: Jeanne’s doctors have ended her chemotherapy. There’s nothing more chemistry can do for/to her. Radiation was never an option. She is therefore now … Continue reading
Jeanne Robinson is being treated for life-threatening cancer. An article on Spider Robinson’s website explains the situation: Earlier his year a brilliant surgeon, Dr. Andresz Busczowski, helped Jeanne Robinson beat back a rare and virulent form of biliary cancer. But … Continue reading
Spider and Jeannie Robinson are grandparents: Marisa Alegria da Silva arrived on planet Earth on May 28th at 1:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, weighing 8 pounds 5, long and lean and hairy and impeccably beautiful in all respects. Mother and … Continue reading
Loscon, the annual convention of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society and family reunion of the science fiction reading community, celebrates its landmark 50th event from November 29 to December 1, 2024. The guests of honor are beloved figures in … Continue reading
(1) NEW VONDA MCINTYRE COLLECTION. Clarion West has announced that Little Sisters and Other Stories, a collection of short fiction by Clarion West founder and life-long supporter, Vonda N. McIntyre, will be released April 23, 2024 and is available for … Continue reading