The science fiction archive of Gardner Dozois is being offered for sale by James Cummins Bookseller of New York. It’s not easy to put a price tag on history but, what the heck — you can have it for $150,000. For that you … Continue reading
Here are 11 developments of interest to fans. (1) Jurassic Park made the public receptive to bringing back extinct species. Just as well, then, that more progress is being made on passenger pigeons and wooly mammoths than T-rex: What does … Continue reading
The Plokta Cabal is doing a terrific job with Anticipation’s daily newzine Voyageur. Every issue has valuable information and solid reporting, as well as the levity and running gags that make Worldcon newzines addictive. Issue 9 has gorgeous color photos of Masquerade … Continue reading
The nominees for the Sidewise Awards for alternate history fiction published in 2008 are: Short Form “A Brief Guide to Other Histories,” by Paul J. McAuley (Postscripts #15) “G-Men,” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Sideways in Crime, edited by Lou Anders, … Continue reading
Mystery Writers of America today announced the nominees for the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2023. The 78th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on May 1, … Continue reading
(1) RETRO ROCKET. [Item by Jeffrey Smith] A documentary crew’s attempt to find a 100-year-old rocket: “Space Oddity” in The Washington Post Magazine. This one has special interest for me because this is where I live — not Venus, but … Continue reading
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the finalists for the 1945 Retrospective Hugo Awards today. As previously reported, CoNZealand received Retro Hugo Awards nominations from 120 members. Best Novel The Golden Fleece, by Robert Graves (Cassell) Land of … Continue reading
(1) SFF FIGURES PART OF TAROT ART EXHIBIT. The KEEP Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM is hosting “Readings”, a group exhibition of four artists “whose work has been inspired by the guiding wisdom, karmic narrative and spiritual symbolism of Tarot … Continue reading
The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards were announced April 2 in a live … Continue reading
SFWA has announced the nominees for the 2008 Nebula Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2009 Nebula Awards Weekend, April 24-26, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Novels: “Little Brother” – Doctorow, Cory (Tor, Apr08); “Powers” – LeGuin, Ursula K. … Continue reading