The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) announced its 2021 Chesley Award nominees on October 28. Member voting on the winners opens October 29 and ends November 19. Best Cover: Hardcover Book Tommy Arnold Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn … Continue reading
(1) LIADEN UNIVERSE BULLETIN. Sharon Lee and Steve Miller report from the wilds of Maine on what’s upcoming. Their fifth Liaden Universe Collection, Liaden Universe Constellation V, will be published February 1, 2022. A mass market 30th anniversary reprint of … Continue reading
By JJ: It’s that time of year again! Even though the number of books published this year – and thus the number of eligible series – is down due to the pandemic, there are still plenty of great series for … Continue reading
The 2021 Dragon Awards Ballot was distributed August 11. Registered voters should expect to receive notice by email. To be eligible for the 2021 Dragon Awards the book, comic, game, movie, must have been released between July 1, 2020, and the close … Continue reading
Finalists in 25 competitive categories for the 2021 Audie Awards, including the Audiobook of the Year, were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on February 23. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment,. The finalists were … Continue reading
(1) JEMISIN FEATURED. “2020 National Book Festival Highlights: N.K. Jemisin” has a video of her talk with a companion post by Guy Lamolinara, communications officer in the Center for the Book. (The video is also available on YouTube.) Although N.K. … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2021 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
(1) STAR DATING. Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter we have not missed these entries: “William Shatner Gives Captain’s Log Updates as Kirk Amid Coronavirus Standstill”. It would appear William Shatner is not quite through with Capt. James T. Kirk after … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2020 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
(1) TIPTREE BIOGRAPHER WEIGHS IN. Julie Phillips, author of James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, shared her research about the death of Tiptree and her husband. Thread starts here. (2) STOKERCON UK ADDS GUEST. Mick Garris … Continue reading