2018 Novellapalooza
[Editor’s note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews.] By JJ: I’m a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But the last few years, I’ve done … Continue reading
[Editor’s note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews.] By JJ: I’m a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But the last few years, I’ve done … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of works published for the first time in 2018. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, as well as other sources on the … Continue reading
(1) ADDING AN OSCAR. Animation World Network asks, “Do Digital Characters Deserve Academy Awards?” Producing photorealistic digital humans, animals and other types of creatures has been a one of the holy grails for computer scientists and digital artists since the … Continue reading
(1) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. GoodEReader reports “Audio Realms is out of business”. Audio Realms has gone out of business and they have taken their main website and Facebook Page offline. They have provided no indication on what prompted … Continue reading
David Langford’s Ansible Editions has published his nonfiction collection Up Through an Empty House of Stars: Reviews and Essays 1980-2002 as an ebook for the first time. The collection originally appeared in 2003. The ebook has all of that content, … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the shortlist for the 2012 BSFA Awards. Best Novel Dark Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus) Empty Space: a Haunting by M. John Harrison (Gollancz) Intrusion by Ken Macleod (Orbit) Jack Glass by Adam … Continue reading
The seven finalists for the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award are: Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot (Black Cat) Harmony by Keith Brooke (Solaris) Helix Wars by Eric Brown (Solaris) The Not Yet by Moira Crone (UNO Press) Fountains … Continue reading
Comic-Con International: San Diego has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2024 chosen by a panel of judges. The nominees in 32 categories reflect the wide range of material being published in the U.S. today in comics and … Continue reading
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation today announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2024 Locus Awards, chosen by voting on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 22, 2024, during the in-person Locus … Continue reading
Mystery Writers of America announced the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Award winners on May 1, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2023. BEST NOVEL BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR BEST PAPERBACK … Continue reading