SFWA has honored Larry Niven with the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award “for his invaluable contributions to the field of science fiction and fantasy.” “I’ve always wanted one of these,” responded Niven. “It does definitely mean I’ve gotten old. I’ve been … Continue reading
By John Hertz (reprinted from Vanamonde 1575): Marilyn Wisowaty Niven (1940-2023) was “Fuzzy Pink” to me and perhaps to you. She and Larry Niven met in 1967, and were married in 1969, until death did them part. She left us … Continue reading
Marilyn Joyce “Fuzzy Pink” Wisowaty Niven, wife of author Larry Niven, died on Sunday, December 3. Tim Griffin announced her passing on Facebook. She was 83. Her roommate at MIT in the Sixties gave her the nickname “Fuzzy Pink” due … Continue reading
By John Hertz: Larry Niven’s birthday was at the end of April. He threw a party in mid-May, which alas I couldn’t attend. The invitation said “No gifts”. I cheated by sending this 5-7-5-7-7-syllable acrostic. Laughter, poetry Appear together in … Continue reading
Gregory Benford and Larry Niven will sign Shipstar, sequel to their first collaborative novel Bowl of Heaven, at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Saturday, April 12 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Address: 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. 302, San Diego. “Drinks … Continue reading
Some of the people who put together the San Diego Comic Fest, being held this weekend, October 4-6, are Comic-Con co-founders or past committee members who wanted to create an event more limited in scale. Their con is not affiliated … Continue reading
Gregory Benford and Larry Niven will launch their new novel, Bowl of Heaven in San Diego on October 16 and follow with signings at bookstores all the way up the West Coast. (A list of dates and locations follows the … Continue reading
Lee Gold has added to the LASFS website the text of speeches that Len and June Moffatt and Larry Niven gave at the LASFS’ 75th Anniversary Banquet on October 23. [Thanks to Lee Gold for the story.] Update 10/30/2009: Fixed … Continue reading
Jerry Pournelle reports that a wildfire in the vicinity of Porter Ranch is threatening Larry Niven’s home. Update 10/14/2008: Today Pournelle reports that the fire got close to Niven’s house, but it is okay.
(1) ANGELS IN SPITE OF AMERICA. It’s never too late to read Tobes TAFF Ting for the first time – the report of Tobes Valois’s westbound TAFF trip to the USA and the 2002 San Jose Worldcon (ConJosé) is the … Continue reading