(1) SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME TRAILER. Initially shown this week in theaters with Ghostbusters: Afterlife – now everyone can see it. For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero’s identity is revealed, bringing … Continue reading
The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival has announced the program for its fourth annual event, with a lineup of music videos and science fiction, horror, and fantasy films. Featuring 88 official selections, virtual screenings will be held from December 9-10, with in-person … Continue reading
(1) BEGIN AT THE FRONT. Alex Shvartsman is including File 770 in today’s cover reveal of The Middling Affliction, his humorous urban fantasy novel forthcoming form Caezik SF&F on April 12, 2022. Art is by Tulio Brito. What would you do … Continue reading
(1) CLI-FI. Peter O’Dowd has quotes from several sff writers in WBUR’s post “Novelists illustrate the climate futures that could await us”. …Omar el-Akkad authored 2021’s “What Strange Paradise” and 2017’s “American War,” which is about a second civil war triggered … Continue reading
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC. Scott Edelman invites listeners to feast on kabobs with E. Lily Yu in episode 157 of the Eating the Fantastic podcast. [Because Readercon went virtual] the award-winning E. Lily Yu and I each ordered kabob from local restaurants, … Continue reading
Neil Clarke has unveiled the table of contents for his Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6, which features science fiction short stories/novelettes/novellas originally published in 2020. The cover art is Pascal Blanché’s “FOSS_STATION77”. Table of Contents “Scar Tissue by Tobias … Continue reading
(1) BOOMING BOX OFFICE. The Hollywood Reporter marks the coming Fourth of July with a chronicle about the making of a blockbuster that was released 25 years ago on this holiday weekend: “’You Can’t Actually Blow Up the White House’: … Continue reading
(1) CATEGORY CHALLENGED. “’Asian Fantasy’ Is A Popular Category — But Is It A Useful One?” – NPR’s Kalyani Saxena poses the question to Rebecca F. Kuang, Cindy Pon, Ken Liu, Fonda Lee, Roshani Chokshi, and Tasha Suri. …However, not … Continue reading
(1) HANSEN BOOK FREE FROM TAFF. Another ebook is available from the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund’s website, #60 in the free library, Rob Hansen’s Faan Fiction 1930-2020: an exploration. Cover artwork adapted from Rob Hansen’s cover for his fanzine Epsilon #7, July 1981. … Continue reading
(1) AUTHOR’S COMMENTS. Nghi Vo, the author, shared 16 notes and 16 highlights from The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) at Goodreads. This novella has everything to do with the dead: the dead lost, the … Continue reading