(1) MORE ALA HONORS. We linked the 2019 youth awards from the American Library Association the other day. Here are two more sets of awards and recommended reading lists from the ALA: LITA: The LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young … Continue reading
(1) THE (AMERICAN) GODS THEMSELVES. Neil Gaiman pointed to Leslie S. Klinger’s announcement of a planned reference work about “American Gods”. I’m thrilled to announce that next Fall, William Morrow will publish Annotated American Gods, with my notes based in … Continue reading
(1) IN TUNE WITH SPACE OPERA. Strange Horizons presents “’In The Far and Dazzling Future, People Are Still People’: A Round-Table on Domestic Space Opera” with Ann Leckie, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Judith Tarr, Joyce Chng, and Foz Meadows. Foz Meadows: … Continue reading
Uncanny Magazine Issue 24, the three-time Hugo winner’s Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction special issue, will be released September 4. Hugo Award-winning Publishers Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas present the 24th issue of their three-time Hugo Award-winning online science fiction and … Continue reading
(1) DIANE DUANE’S GOOD NEWS. An appeal signal-boosted here yielded enough book sales to save the Duane/Morwood home. As she wrote in a comment — Hi folks! Diane Duane here. I noted this morning that visitors have been arriving at … Continue reading
By JJ: (1) THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED, I’LL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. (click on the date/time stamp to see the whole thread) https://twitter.com/MarinaLostetter/status/955201916614664192 (2) SOUTHEAST ASIAN ANTHOLOGY. Rambutan Literary is launching its first anthology of works curated from … Continue reading
(1) RECORD LONGEVITY. Who knew? #TheHugoAwards are "officially amazing"! Receiving the Guinness Book of World Records certificate. #Worldcon75 pic.twitter.com/L33rRsN7SR — Worldcon 75 (@worldcon75) August 11, 2017 Or as Paul Mackintosh says at Teleread: “Hugo Awards get their own award – … Continue reading
(1) STICK IT TO ‘EM. There will be “Ten of Disney’s finest villains on new U.S. set” – Linn’s Stamp News has the story. The Disney Villains stamps will be issued in a pane of 20 July 15 at the … Continue reading
The forthcoming Kickstarter to fund Uncanny Magazine’s fourth year will also cover the cost of the Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction double-sized, guest-edited issue. The Kickstarter will launch July 24 and run through August 23. Each issue of Uncanny from … Continue reading
(1) CLOSE THE GAP. David Dean Bottrell, Producer, Sci-Fest LA, is asking people to help support The Tomorrow Prize, due to be presented this weekend: Although Sci-Fest LA has been temporarily side-lined our amazing short story competitions continue!! Unfortunately, a … Continue reading