(1) BIGFOOT’S POLITICAL OPINIONS. Registration is required to read Adweek’s article “Bigfoot Tries to Get Footage of an Elusive Congressman in This Enjoyably Odd Political Ad”. Fortunately, the commercial itself is available at YouTube. Congressional hopeful Dean Phillips, a Democrat … Continue reading
(1) LEVAR BURTON. The “LeVar Burton Reads” Bay Area tour stop features in “LIVE! in San Francisco: ‘As Good as New’ by Charlie Jane Anders”. A young woman unexpectedly finds herself with the fate of the world in her hands. Recorded … Continue reading
The Prix Jacques-Brossard 2018 for French sff, worth C$3,000, was presented at the opening ceremonies of Congrès Boréal in Montreal on May 4. Karoline Georges won the award for De synthèse, her fourth novel. The jury also recognized two other … Continue reading
Joël Champetier, managing editor of Canada’s famous French-language sf, fantasy and horror quarterly Solaris, passed away May 30. Champetier’s first published work, Le chemin des fleurs, appeared in Solaris in 1981. His first YA novel, La mer au fond du … Continue reading
The Prix Aurora Award nominees will be revealed at Boréal in Montreal on May 15. Before that happens, the winners of the Prix Aurora/Boréal (given for work in French) will be announced. Its shortlist was already announced and voted upon: The … Continue reading