(1) CORE FOR RAVENCLAWS. At BookRiot, Rachel Brittain offers “A Hogwarts House Reading List: 20 Books for Ravenclaws”. It’s also about creativity and individuality, originality and acceptance. All Ravenclaws value learning and curiosity, but not all Ravenclaws are traditionally book … Continue reading
(1) RABID DRAGONS. Vox Day has posted his picks for “Dragon Awards 2017”. Castalia House and John C. Wright are well represented, along with other things he likes. But poor Declan Finn — he’s not on the list. (2) BOOZY … Continue reading
By Lis Carey: This is just one kickass good anthology. Go buy a copy in your preferred format now. Okay, okay, you want to know more. Every one of these stories is, as advertised, far-future, galaxy-spanning, and involves people confronting … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: In Jonathan Miller’s Gravity Breaker, Tallah’s father discovers he has a superpower and tries to use it to ensure a safe future for his daughter. The story does not end well for either and she finds herself … Continue reading
By James H. Burns: Remarkably, Mike, today is the 50th anniversary of when the Batman television series debuted on ABC-TV…. (At 7:30 Eastern, I mean, “Bat-Time,” old chum.) And the world of pop culture, of course, would never quite be … Continue reading
(1) The UCLA Library’s Special Collections include the Gene Roddenberry Star Trek collection and the Robert Justman Papers. A year ago the Special Collections’ blog posted Justman’s memo to Roddenberry about some wigs and hairpieces that had gone missing. The Captain of … Continue reading
Amazon Studios has commenced filming The Man in The High Castle at the University of British Columbia and various locations in the state of Washington. You might be wondering why a rather large podium surrounded by Nazi and Japanese flags … Continue reading
Many authors will be signing at the 2024 Vintage Paperback Collectors Show. Tim Powers, Larry Niven, Barbara Hambly, Laura Brodian Freas Beraha, John DeChancie, Steven Barnes, Mel Gilden, Craig Miller, Tim Kirk, Gary Phillips and Lisa Morton are just some of … Continue reading
(1) STOKER AWARD UPDATE SPARKS KERFUFFLE. [Item by Anne Marble.] The Horror Writers Association has realized that Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle was in the wrong category in the list of finalists — it is not a YA novel. So … Continue reading
(1) HWA 2023 OFFICER AND TRUSTEE ELECTION RESULTS. The Horror Writers Association (HWA) held its annual election in September. The offices of Vice President and Treasurer ran unopposed. HWA’s new Vice President is Lisa Wood, and their new Treasurer is … Continue reading