By RL Thornton: When fans talk about Damon Knight Grand Master Michael Moorcock, they are usually talking about his extensive bibliography, the literary innovations that he encouraged as editor of the legendary ‘60s SF magazine New Worlds, and the tremendous … Continue reading
(1) DRAGON CON BANS AI ART FROM SALES AREAS. The Dragon Con 2024 Art Show Application Form includes this ban: No AI artwork of any kind will be allowed to be sold or distributed in the Dragon Con Art Show, … Continue reading
The British Library’s Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition opens today and runs through February 25, 2024. The exhibition explores the evolution of Fantasy from ancient folk tales and fairy stories, gothic horror and weird fiction, to live action role-playing games … Continue reading
(1) CLASSIC CAR WITH AN SFF PEDIGREE. J. Michael Straczysnki told Facebook readers he needs a taker for the late Harlan Ellison’s 1947 Packard. For the last six months, we’ve talked to just about every vintage car company in existence … Continue reading
(1) HOW THE BESTSELLER LIST IS WON. Several authors responded to Sarah Pinborough’s question about whether certain kinds of sales affect the UK bestseller lists. (2) THE FUTURE IS NOW. “’It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take … Continue reading
(1) ABOUT THE BIRD. Neil Clarke, Editor of Clarkesworld, tweeted a series of thoughtful insights in reply to the current anxiety about Twitter’s future as a vehicle for marketing short fiction magazines. Thread starts here. Excerpts follow. (2) EATING THE … Continue reading
The Helsinki Science Fiction Society has announced the winner of the 2022 Tähtifantasia Award, given for the best fantasy book published in Finnish during the previous year. Susanna Clarke: Piranesi; Translated into Finnish by Helene Bützow. Published by WSOY From the citation, … Continue reading
(1) CULTURAL INSIGHTS INTO A MULTIVERSE. [Item by Soon Lee.] This terrific article by S. Qiouyi Lu explores many aspects of Everything Everywhere All at Once from a Chinese-American perspective that might not be immediately apparent to a Western viewer. … Continue reading
(1) SOME LIKE IT HOT. Gwenda Bond, to promote her novel The Date from Hell, got herself appointed the Mayor of Hell for one day. As Bond told told Facebook readers: When I found out you can be Mayor of … Continue reading
(1) BABY YODA ON PARADE. A helium-filled Grogu designed by the toy company Funko was in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – the New York Times tells how that happened. (2) CITY TECH SYMPOSIUM. The Sixth Annual City Tech Science … Continue reading