(1) DEEP DISH READING SERIES. The Speculative Literature Foundation will be hosting the Deep Dish Reading Series Thursday, October 3 at 7pm at Volumes Bookcafe (1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622). This event is being done in partnership with … Continue reading
(1) TIPTREE BIOGRAPHER COMMENTS FURTHER. Julie Phillips, author of James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon blogged about “On Tiptree and naming” on September 17. A number of people are reading the manner of Alli and Ting’s … Continue reading
(1) SAN DIEGO 2049. The School of Global Policy and Strategy is celebrating its 30th anniversary by partnering with the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination to produce San Diego 2049, “a series of programs through 2018-19 that will use the imagination and narrative tools of … Continue reading
David Langford’s Ansible Editions has published his nonfiction collection Up Through an Empty House of Stars: Reviews and Essays 1980-2002 as an ebook for the first time. The collection originally appeared in 2003. The ebook has all of that content, … Continue reading
Marilyn Dahl at Shelf Awareness reminisces about Leo and Diane Dillon’s Ace Specials book covers: I began with Ursula Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness–I was not a science fiction fan, but I couldn’t resist the cover. And then … Continue reading
Here are 11 developments of interest to fans: (1) David Klaus, pointing to Forbes.com’s “Scientists Are Building Robot Dinosaurs Out Of 3-D Printed Fossils,” declares: “This combines two of my favorite things, dinosaurs and robots. It’s two, two, two fannish … Continue reading
The Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild has released the 2023 shortlists for the Aurealis Awards. The winners will be celebrated at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in May – more information to follow soon. BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2024 VES Awards on January 16. Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven nominations each; HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV series with six. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in … Continue reading
(1) LE GUIN ON HER ILLEGAL ABORTION IN 1950. Arwen Curry told Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin Kickstarter backers that a “New Ursula K. Le Guin short film series starts today on LitHub!” The Journey That Matters, a series of … Continue reading
Joachim Boaz, who introduced us to this new family member in March, took this photo to show that Cyrus’ SF education continues. Photos of your felines (or whatever you’ve got!) resting on genre works are welcome. Send to mikeglyer (at) … Continue reading