(1) GOODREADS CHOICE WRITE-INS. Because Mount TBR can never be high enough, Mark Hepworth did his best to figure out the write-in nominees in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 in the Fantasy, SF and Horror categories. These are the popular … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2018 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
(1) STICK IT TO ‘EM. There will be “Ten of Disney’s finest villains on new U.S. set” – Linn’s Stamp News has the story. The Disney Villains stamps will be issued in a pane of 20 July 15 at the … Continue reading
The winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Books 2016 have been announced. Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 Fiction: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty Historical Fiction: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Nonfiction: Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter … Continue reading
By JJ: Worldcon 75, to be held in Helsinki in August 2017, has announced that it will exercise its right under WSFS Constitution to run a special Hugo category for “Best Series.” To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be … Continue reading
(1) HOAX OF THRONES. From Entertainment Weekly, “Game of Thrones producers reveal 4 of their epic cast pranks”. John Bradley’s Ridiculous New Costume. During the making of season 6, Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Hannah Murray (Gilly) asked the producers to … Continue reading
Thanks to Jim Fiscus for these photos and captions. The news post about the award is here.
Last Plane to Heaven, the final collection of stories by the late Jay Lake, won the 2015 Endeavour Award announced November 20 at OryCon. Lake died in June 2014 following a fight with cancer. The Award comes with an honorarium … Continue reading
Four novels and a single-author collection of stories are finalists for the Endeavour Award. Last Plane to Heaven by Jay Lake (Tor Books) Metatropolis by Ken Scholes and Jay Lake (WordFire Press) Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (Ace Books) Our … Continue reading
A little over 48 hours remain before the Hugo voting deadline. The little silver rocket is about to launch and there are still blank spots on your ballot. Aiyee! Forget about the novel category. That’s barely enough time to read one … Continue reading