By John King Tarpinian: On January 29 there was the unveiling of an 8’ bronze statue dedicated to Ray Bradbury and his stories. Ray had dubbed the statue, Father Electrico. The patrons who have purchased the statue for their front yard … Continue reading
By John King Tarpinian: The 32nd annual L.A. Vintage Paperback Collectors Show was held Sunday March 27. There were 78 tables full of everything from old sci-fi pulps to hard-boiled lesbian detective novels and everything in-between. Among the authors who … Continue reading
Lorrie Lynch’s USA Today blog has Stephen King in the crosshairs: King, whose Stephen King Goes to the Movies collection came out last week, doesn’t know how much of an influence he had on [Stephanie] Meyer, but he does know … Continue reading
(1) BITTER KARELLA (“MIDNIGHT PALS”) Q&A. The Horror Writers Association blog continues its “Nuts & Bolts” series in an “Interview With Bitter Karella, Creator of The Midnight Pals”. The Midnight Pals microfiction series started as a simple but inspired running gag … Continue reading
(1) WRITER LOSES EYE TO GUN VIOLENCE; FUNDRAISER STARTED. Sff author Jessie Kwak of Portland, OR was severely injured in a drive-by shooting last weekend while leaving the Mississippi Street Fair. “Author shot in eye near Mississippi Street Fair in … Continue reading
(1) FIGURES DON’T LIE. Cora Buhlert resumes her Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre with “Cat Fight”. … Of course, I already have a very nice She-Ra figure, but since Mattel never made any of her friends and particularly her three canonical love interests in Origins for reasons best … Continue reading
(1) AKO CAINE PRIZE. Kenyan writer Idza Luhumyo has been awarded the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Five Years Next Sunday”, published in Disruption (Catalyst Press and Short Story Day Africa, 2021). The story … Continue reading
(1) MADE TO PRAISE. In another New York Times “op-ed from the future,” Stephen James argues “Artificials Should Be Allowed to Worship”. Last Sunday, an Artificial named Ian tried to attend a religious service at Living Savior Community Church in … Continue reading
Comic-Con International presented the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2019 in a ceremony held July 19. Best Short Story “The Talk of the Saints,” by Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC) Best Single Issue/One-Shot Peter … Continue reading
(1) NOVEL IDEA: READ THE WORDS. Audible’s new program to run text along side its audiobooks is now in beta testing — “Audible’s Captions Program Stirs Fears, Frustration Among Publishers”. Publishers Weekly posts quotes from those questioning whether Audible has … Continue reading