By Jeffrey Smith: Here in Baltimore we have a used bookstore called The Book Thing that is either unique or close to it. You enter the warehouse, pick the unlimited amount of books you want, and leave. They’re all free. … Continue reading
(1) LISTEN TO THE PICNIC. Podside Picnic is the place hosts Podside Pete, Karlo Rodriguez and Connor Southard engage with and discuss science fiction, fantasy and horror media. In addition to their Patreon subscriber content, they also feature interviews with … Continue reading
Corflu 36 FIAWOL (Rockville, Maryland, May 1-4, 2019) “They toiled over their crude mimeographs, turning out their magazines. These magazines have long since crumbled into dust, but who amongst us can ever forget the names? Grue and Hyphen; Amazing and … Continue reading
(1) WORLD FANTASY CON PRELIMINARY PROGRAM. WFC 2018 takes place in Baltimore from November 1-4. Their draft program is now up — World Fantasy 2018 Preliminary Program Grid. This is the Preliminary program schedule. These are the program items we’re … Continue reading
(1) TERRAN AWARD. George R.R. Martin, in “Aliens In Taos”, announces he has created a scholarship to bring an sf writer from a non-English speaking country to Taos Toolbox. When astronauts look down on Earth from orbit, they don’t see … Continue reading
(1) TEXAS STYLE. The Austin Chronicle pays tribute to the local sf community then and now — “Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin”. (Very nice group picture there, too.) “When I moved to Austin in 1998,” says Christopher … Continue reading
(1) PHOTOS FROM THE LOCUS AWARDS. Connie Willis giving advice to #ClarionWest2016 at The Locus Awards. pic.twitter.com/VYPSELn7Al — Gunnar Norskog (@GunnarNorskog) June 25, 2016 File 770 was a Locus Award finalist in the magazine category and I did arm someone … Continue reading
(1) ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED. Ann Leckie’s train delivered her to Chicago on time for Nebula Weekend, unlike last year when she was delayed by a bacon-related catastrophe. https://twitter.com/ann_leckie/status/730322293495345152 https://twitter.com/ann_leckie/status/730415113451118592 (2) FREE ALLEGED BOOK. Timothy the Talking Cat’s amanuensis Camestros Felapton reports: … Continue reading
SFWA’s Estate Project manager Bud Webster died February 14. He had been suffering for over a year from bile duct cancer and was in hospice care for the last weeks of his life. Born Clarence Howard Webster in Roanoke, VA … Continue reading
aka Twenty Thousand Comments About the Controversy by Jules Verne Stampeding into this roundup are Kate Paulk, John Carlton, Nick Mamatas, Tom Knighton, Adam-Troy Castro, Brian Lowe, Max Florschutz, Rich Horton, Lou Antonelli , Amanda S. Green, Steve Davidson, William … Continue reading