(1) BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. In Victoria, Texas, a “Facebook post costs Comic Con thousands in funds”. A Facebook comment from one of the founders of Victoria Comic Con cost the group $2,770 in city support. After Megan … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: “Wings of Sorrow and Bone,” a novella in the Clockwork series, gained steampunk author Beth Cato a Nebula nomination. The first novel in the series, The Clockwork Dagger, was nominated for a Locus Award. The second, The … Continue reading
(1) WHEN LAST HEARD FROM. Rachael Acks, your life is calling. Confessions of a Pokémon Go player. I wasn’t going to play Pokémon Go. Seriously. I’ve never played Pokémon in my entire life. I still have zero desire to pick … Continue reading
(1) STAR TREK CATCHES UP WITH THE PRESENT. The BBC story “Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu revealed as gay” says the Star Trek Beyond development is a salute to actor George Takei. One of Star Trek’s best known characters, Hikaru … Continue reading
Here are the 2016 awards of genre interest announced at the American Library Association’s midwinter conference in Boston this past week. 2016 Caldecott Medal: The Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book was awarded to Sophie Blackall for Finding … Continue reading
(1) “The Phantom Fame: ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast,’ Secretly TV’s Most Influential Show”. Shea Serrano explains his theory on Grantland. Repurposing existing Space Ghost images from the original cartoons, Lazzo created the first animated late-night talk show in 1994. Operated … Continue reading
Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook edited by Cat Rambo and Fran Wilde is available for preorder now. From Alien Scones to At the Fruitcake of Madness, DOOM Cookies, Falling Cloud Cake, and Miss Murder’s Black Forest Trifle, there are 157 … Continue reading
Or nearly. The press release says now, whereas the Aussiecon 4 site says information will be e-mailed to existing voters beginning May 4. Mine hasn’t come yet, though I’m sure it will be along shortly: Aussiecon 4 will be emailing … Continue reading
The 2010 Hugo Award nominees have been announced by Aussiecon 4. BEST NOVEL (699 nominating ballots) Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Tor) The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America … Continue reading
Fierce media attention to the security measures that kept each new Harry Potter book locked away until the moment sales officially began impressed me that the release date must be important. Then I read that Gail Carriger’s Changeless, sequel to … Continue reading