(1) MCEWAN REBUTTED. Mark Tiedemann tees off on Ian McEwan and other offenders in “The Myopeia of the Lit Club” at The Proximal Eye. … Ian McEwan, who has published a novel about artificial intelligence and somehow feels he is … Continue reading
(1) SUPERPHILATELY. Royal Mail have a series of Marvel superhero stamps out later this month. Various first day covers, presentation packs, framed prints etc. are available now for pre-order: Treat the Marvel super fan in your life to this superb … Continue reading
(1) WRITING IDENTITY. Lara Elena Donnelly discusses the challenges to a writer in an industry with entrenched genre labels and sublabels. Thread starts here. https://twitter.com/larazontally/status/1070021691764559875 (2) “I’M SHOCKED”: The Wrap begins its story — We sense a great disturbance in … Continue reading
(1) BOOKSHELF ART. An amazing idea – “Clever Wooden Bookends Mimic Tokyo’s Narrow Back Alleys Lit Up at Night” at My Modern Met. Based in Tokyo, Japanese designer monde has created a new category of art and design—bookshelf dioramas. His … Continue reading
(1) NEW WFA TROPHIES ON THE WAY. Kim Williams, chair of the 2016 World Fantasy Con, told readers of WFC’s Facebook page that last year’s WFA winners, given certificates at the 2016 award ceremony in Columbus, OH will soon be receiving … Continue reading
(1) THANKS FACEBOOK. Pat Cadigan joined the legions who have committed this social media gaffe — “Happy Birthday, Sorry You’re Dead”. Well, it happened again…I wished someone a Happy Birthday on Facebook and then discovered they had passed away last … Continue reading
ABC DeepSouthCon 54, to be held in Roswell, GA in May 2016, has announced its guest of honor slate. Author John C. Wright, a Nebula nominee in 2006 for his novel Orphans of Chaos, is Guest of Honor. Wright’s wife, … Continue reading
Zanny Leach Dillson, a Chattanooga fan died from leukemia on September 25. She was on the Chattacon board for over 20 years, served as Treasurer and ran several departments over that time, including consuite. She was 56. The family-posted obituary is … Continue reading
The 2009 Phoenix and Rebel Awards were presented at Hypericon 5/DeepSouthCon 47, in Nashville, Tennessee , on May 6. The Phoenix Award was won by horror writer Robert “Rick” McCammon of Birmingham AL. The Rebel Award was presented to Randy … Continue reading