When Nation, a play adapted from Terry Pratchett’s novel by Mark Ravenill, is staged live by the UK’s National Theatre on January 30, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA will host a high definition simulcast of the performance. Quite … Continue reading
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held Excalibur aloft from the bosom of the water to signify by Divine Providence … Oh, I’m sorry, I’ll read that again. The Queen of England formally … Continue reading
Alzheimer’s sufferer Terry Pratchett read a speech to the Tory party conference on September 30 warning that the UK faces a “tsunami” of dementia sufferers and pleading for more funding of research. He told the conference that there would be … Continue reading
Terry Pratchett is the top author on The Bookseller’s first-ever “evergreen” list of titles that have never fallen out of the top 5,000 since Nielsen BookScan began collecting data. There are only 12 “evergreen” books. Three of them are Pratchett’s … Continue reading
“TERRY PRATCHETT, the fantasy writer suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, has suggested he may have found God after years of atheism,” begins the article posted in Times Online on June 8, quoting an interview given to the News Review. “Previously, Pratchett has said he was ‘rather … Continue reading
After Terry Pratchett announced he will donate one million dollars to Alzheimer’s Research, Pat Cadigan urged fans collectively to Match it for Pratchett with their own donations. Full text of the SFWA press release is below the cut.
(1) SCAM TARGETING WESTERN AUTHORS PURPORTS TO BE FROM SCIENCE FICTION WORLD. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] On Saturday May 11th, the Weibo account of Science Fiction World magazine issued a statement about fraudulent emails addressed to authors. The emails claimed that SFW … Continue reading
(1) A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR “THE AI SONG,” A PARODY BY MY FRIEND (AND COLLEAGUE) PAUL SCHINDLER. [Item by Daniel Dern.] My friend, colleague, and former-boss — briefly (at Byte.com) — Paul Schindler, knowing that I’m a frequent File770 contributor/suggester … Continue reading
(1) NO, NO, NOT ROGOV! Annalee Newitz calls Paul Linebarger (aka Cordwainer Smith) “The Sci-Fi Writer Who Invented Conspiracy Theory” in The Atlantic. …Linebarger, who died of a heart attack in 1966 at age 53, could not have predicted that … Continue reading
(1) GET READY FOR SELF-PUBLISHED FANTASY BLOG-OFF 10. The ninth contest is about to wrap up, and sponsor Mark Lawrence warns there will be a quick turnaround to start SPFBO 10: SPFBO 10 (SPFBOX) will open to entries on Friday … Continue reading