(1) SIGN UP AND LINE UP. LAist says “You Can Reserve Star Wars Land Tickets At Disneyland Starting Next Week”. Crowds are expected to be intense for Disneyland’s new section of the park, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The company announced … Continue reading
(1) A WISE SAYING TO SUIT THE DAY. (2) APRIL FOOLISHNESS. Here’s a prank that was hard to miss – because the perpetrators e-mailed me the link to the Haines in 2021 Westercon bid. Haines in 2021 is the byproduct … Continue reading
(1) SCIENCE IS A MOVING TARGET. James S.A. Corey thought they had the science right but a NASA spacecraft proved them gloriously wrong. National Geographic got the creators of The Expanse to write Dawn a fan letter — “Dear Dawn: … Continue reading
By Jonathan Cowie: SF Concatenation’s co-editor, SF fan and my close friend for over four decades, Graham Connor has died. This is the mini-obit we will be using in the next edition: Graham Connor, the British physicist and SF fan, … Continue reading
By Ahrvid Engholm: A giant of the Swedish sf field has passed away. Bertil Mårtensson died in hospital Sunday November 4 from effects of smoke inhalation, after a fire in his home broke out the Thursday before. He was in … Continue reading
(1) GREAT AMERICAN READ UPDATE. Right now five of the top 10 books are sff, as Shelf Awareness alerts readers that the “Great American Read Voting Deadline Nears”: The deadline is approaching to cast votes for the country’s best-loved novel, … Continue reading
(1) WHILE YOU WERE WAITING. Ann Leckie must be wondering if any of us are paying attention. Quite frequently someone at a reading will ask me if I’ll ever explain about that icon Breq is carrying. And the answer is, … Continue reading
Two future sites for the British National Science Fiction Convention, Eastercon, were chosen this weekend at Mancunicon. 2017 The 2017 British Eastercon, Innominate, will be held in Birmingham reports Steve Cooper. The Guests of Honour are Pat Cadigan, Judith Clute … Continue reading
.@aliettedb massively regrets not preparing speeches for the TWO @BSFA Awards she won today pic.twitter.com/DWqyugiBEd — Zen Cho (@zenaldehyde) March 26, 2016 The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award winners were announced March 26 at Mancunicon, the British National Science Fiction Convention. Best Novel Aliette de Bodard: The House of Shattered Wings, Gollancz … Continue reading
The Pasgon committee has announced they are unable to host the 2017 British Eastercon in Cardiff, Wales: Despite best efforts, the Pasgon committee has been unable to resolve a number of location issues to our satisfaction. Due to this, as … Continue reading