(1) GOOD OMENS. Shooting began yesterday… After they got Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins (Terry’s manager) to return a necessary bit of equipment: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) And Terry Pratchett’s account tweeted … Continue reading
Nickpheas had an interesting idea – he charted how many Goodreads users have rated each of the novels nominated for the 2017 Dragon Awards. He posted these as comments and I asked his permission to turn his research into a … Continue reading
(1) TEXAS STYLE. The Austin Chronicle pays tribute to the local sf community then and now — “Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin”. (Very nice group picture there, too.) “When I moved to Austin in 1998,” says Christopher … 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
Commence appertainment in 5..4…3…2… (1) BOMBS AWAY. Contrasting Giles Coren’s first novel experience with his own career, Ben Jeapes explains “Why everyone should be a science fiction fan” at Milford SF Writers. …Ten years later he felt brave enough to … Continue reading
(1) IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND THERE LIVED AN ARCHITECT. The structure replacing Ray Bradbury’s torn-down home is nearly finished. LA Observed interviewed architect Thom Mayne and his wife about the design in “What would Ray think? Thom and … Continue reading
Jonathan Strahan has announced the table of contents for his The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 11. Here is the table of contents for this year: “Two’s Company”, Joe Abercrombie (Sharp Ends) “The Art of Space … Continue reading
Joe Zieja taught us the game in “Five Books I Haven’t Read But Want To and Am Going to Summarize Anyway Based on Their Titles and Covers”. Filers took it from there. Jim Henley https://file770.com/?p=29549&cpage=1#comment-447403 The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu, … Continue reading
(1) BURROUGHS ON THE BLOCK. Heritage Auctions will hold The World of Edgar Rice Burroughs Rare Books Signature® Auction on April 25: …featuring more than 120 lots — many of which have never been publicly offered, and some of which come from Burroughs’ … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) announced the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards® in a livestreamed presentation on March 14. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Saturday, June 8, that will be streamed live … Continue reading