(1) COGITO ECO SUM. In “Jeff VanderMeer Talks Noir, Suspense, and His New Eco-Thriller With Meg Gardiner” at CrimeReads Gardiner interviews VanderMeer about his new novel Hummingbird Salamander, which he says is a thriller set “ten minutes into the future.” … Continue reading
Given alongside the Goldsmiths Prize this year, which rewards “fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form,” is the Goldsmiths Fantasy Prize 2020. Because the Goldsmiths Prize “is still in its infancy” (established in 2013) … Continue reading
(1) GETTING PAID. Joby Dorr advises his fellow artists, “You Should Probably Be Charging More For Your Art”. The truth is that a huge population of artists are severely undercharging for their work Even as the discussion surrounding wealth inequality … Continue reading
(1) TIME 100. Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020 includes a sff writer and two astronauts. Tomi Adeyemi was praised by actor John Boyega. When someone told me about Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, describing it as … Continue reading
(1) READ THESE. BBC’s Culture assembled a list of “The most overlooked recent novels” – “Eight acclaimed authors reveal their favourite hidden gems outside the literary canon.” There are several sff writers among the respondents, and sff books among their … Continue reading
(1) HWA SERIES. The Horror Writers Association Blog continues its Women in Horror Month series of interviews with “Females of Fright: Linda Addison”. 3) Who were/are your biggest influences? That is a long list of people. The first person that … Continue reading
(1) PROZINE REJOINS THE LIVING Compelling Science Fiction has been saved from the scrapheap of history. Editor Joe Stech explains how it happened: We’re back in business and will be open to submissions once again on Monday, January 13th! After … Continue reading
(1) THE GAME OF THE NAME. John D. Berry renders his verdict about their usefulness and design in “A tale of three nametags”. In the course of less than a month this summer, I attended three major events, each of … Continue reading
(1) BABY GIFT. Disney UK created a short Winnie-the-Pooh video to welcome a royal baby. The beginning of a grand adventure… Congratulations from Disney to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and The Royal Family on the arrival of Archie … Continue reading
(1) A CLOCKWORK REWIND. After Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World (1932), he wrote a book of essays about issues raised in the novel, Brave New World Revisited (1958). Anthony Burgess planned to do the same for his novel A … Continue reading