Fresh from chasing the IRS’ Captain Kirk into retirement, Sen. Chuck Grassley turned his all-seeing eye on some NASA Vikings. An anonymous “concerned citizen” had sent the Iowa senator the link to a set of photos on Ved Chirayath’s website that showed a NASA … Continue reading
The New York Review of SF readings for December 4 continue an annual tradition of having a family reading with Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, and [Name removed by request of author] as host. Delia Sherman writes stories and novels … Continue reading
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings for May 1 feature Michael Cisco and John Shirley. Michael Cisco has written novels The Divinity Student, The Tyrant, The San Veneficio Canon, The Traitor, The Narrator, and The Great Lover, and … Continue reading
Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson, two of the great names in comics, are coming to the New York Review of SF Reading on September 13. Chris Claremont enjoyed a 17-year run on Marvel Comics’ The Uncanny X-Men. By conservative estimate, he has … Continue reading
(1) GIBSON TOPS THIS LIST. The Times of London’s Simon Ings picked the five “Best sci-fi books of the year 2020” (behind a paywall). He rates William Gibson’s Agency the best of the year. The other four you’ll have to pay … Continue reading
(1) JEMISIN EVENT CONVERTED TO LIVESTREAM. N.K. Jemisin’s in-person appearance at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination has been converted to a virtual event, due to steps being taken to protect the health of the UC San Diego … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of long-form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated over the course of the year from dust jackets, Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages … Continue reading
(1) STICK A FORK IN IT. The second official trailer for Toy Story 4 dropped today. Features Keanu Reeves, who adds Canadian content to the movie as stuntman Duke Caboom. The film comes to U.S. theaters on June 21. Woody … Continue reading
The full list of eligible titles submitted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 has been posted. This is not a longlist but a tally of all the books under consideration by the judges — a record-breaking 124 books from … Continue reading
The 2018 Kitschies Award shortlists have been revealed. The prize, sponsored by Blackwell’s, is given to “the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic..” The winners will be announced in a ceremony … Continue reading