(1) STORY DECK. From the fertile mind of James Davis Nicoll – “Five SF Works to Read If You’ve Ever Played Traveller” at Tor.com. First on the list — Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series Both The Long Way to a Small, … Continue reading
(1) DOZOIS FINALE. At Flogging Babel, Michael Swanwick reviews “Gardner Dozois’ Last Story”, “Homecoming” (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sep/Oct 2019). Chance plays such a major role in our lives! It was chance that killed Gardner Dozois. He died not of … Continue reading
(1) STOKER DEADLINE. Horror Writers Association Member Recommendations for the Bram Stoker Awards close on January 15, 2019 11:59 p.m. PST. Administrators warn that no recommendations will be accepted after the dates and times listed. (2) NAILING DOWN THE DATE. … Continue reading
(1) A STORY OF REVOLUTION. Luke the Son of Anakin (Star Wars + Hamilton Parody) is from 2016 but managed to elude me until today. Turn on closed captioning to see the text of the lyrics. (2) MODEL TARDIS. “Maladroit … Continue reading
(1) STILES MEDICAL UPDATE. Steve Stiles had cancer surgery. His wife, Elaine, had good news for Facebook readers: Thanks to everyone who expressed concern & well wishes. Steve came thru the op fine tho minus most of his right lung … Continue reading
The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon committee today announced the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards. 1720 valid nominating ballots were received and counted from the members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2024 Hugo Awards. Voting … Continue reading
Unburdening Myself of Unfinished Business By Chris M. Barkley: ITEM ONE: As we emerge from the cold and cloudless days of January and February, you would think that the prospect of sunny days, baseball, international football (soccer), the open swimming … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has posted the Rhysling Award Long Lists of poems published in 2023. One hundred and one members nominated 98 short poems and 62 long poems. Juries will now take these lists and narrow them … Continue reading
The shortlists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been revealed. The Book Prizes recognize 66 works in 13 categories. The sff category finalists are: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction The category judges are Maurice Broaddus, Craig Laurance Gidney, and … Continue reading
(1) SEE ICONIC ARTWORK IN BAY AREA THIS WEEKEND. Leo and Diane Dillon’s original cover art for The Left Hand of Darkness, recently in the news as one of the items sold from the Carr-Lichtman estate by Mark Funke, will … Continue reading