By Ingvar: Timo Tay sat at the short end of the meeting table, looking down at the two lines of Guild members seated before him. He lifted his small wooden mallet. “As chairbeing. I declare the fourth annual general meeting … Continue reading
(1) ONE STOP SHOPPING. [Item by Jonathan Cowie.] SF2 Concatenation’s Autumn 2019 edition is up. Voluminous seasonal news and reviews page of both SF and science which includes the major UK SF/fantasy imprint book releases between now and New Year. … Continue reading
(1) GOOGLE GAG. Google “Thanos.” There will be a Infinity Gauntlet image on the right side. Click on it. No spoilers involved. (2) AVENGERS BREAKS THE BANK. Yahoo! Entertainment has the numbers as “World turns out for record ‘Avengers: Endgame’ … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association have announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2018. The Awards were presented on April 20 at Ytterbium, the 70th Eastercon in London. Best Novel Gareth L Powell – Embers of … Continue reading
(1) THE OTHER SHOE DROPS. There are now two bids for the 2021 Westercon, with Phoenix, AZ having officially filed. Bid Location: Phoenix, AZ Venue: Hyatt Regency Phoenix Dates: 2nd to 5th July, 2021, with a preview night on the … Continue reading
It’s now called “Glasgow 2024 – a bid for the 2024 World Science Fiction Convention.” Today the committee announced that the venue they’ve chosen for the 2024 UK Worldcon bid will be the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow. Previously known … Continue reading
(1) TRASH TALKER. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Maybe Denver got jealous of the Stargate made of luggage at the San Antonio airport and wanted to one-up them. More likely, it would seem, they just decided to lean in to the unfounded … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the BSFA Awards shortlist for works published in 2018. The Awards will be presented on Saturday April 20 at Ytterbium, the 70th Eastercon in London. The shortlisted works are: Best Novel Dave Hutchinson … Continue reading
By Ingvar: “Trigger, darling?” Sheriff Snowflake looked up from his desk, at Mrs Coraline Snowflake, his beloved life. “Yes, dearest?” “I’ve been invited to join the board of the System Literature Conference.” “You have? That’s marvellous news. SysLiCon is truly … Continue reading
(1) PICARD. Entertainment Weekly got the word from Alex Kurtzman: “Star Trek producer explains how Picard spin-off will be ‘extremely different’”. “It’s an extremely different rhythm than Discovery,” [writer-director Alex] Kurtzman told EW exclusively. “Discovery is a bullet. Picard is a very contemplative show. It will find … Continue reading