The winners of the 2010 Mythopoeic Society Awards were announced on July 11 at Mythcon 41 in Dallas. Fantasy Awards, Adult Literature Jo Walton, Lifelode (NESFA Press) Fantasy Awards, Children’s Literature Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown) Scholarship … Continue reading
This has been a hectic, hyperfannish week for me, bookended by Westercon in Pasadena and Mythcon in Dallas. I think it’s the first time I’ve attended conventions on consecutive weekends — somehow I never needed to, unlike some veteran worldcon bidders … Continue reading
Here, There Be Dragons, the first book in James Owen’s The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series, is a free read online through November 9. The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series is a grand fantasy adventure that tells the … Continue reading
The Mythopoeic Society has issued a press release announcing the finalists for the 2009 Mythopoeic Awards. The winners will be announced during Mythcon XL, to be held July 17-20 in Los Angeles. Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Carol … Continue reading
Today we bundled Diana off to the airport. It was an emotional goodbye, especially for Sierra, because Diana is going to England for two weeks – an unimaginable length of time for a 6-year-old who’s probably spent a total of … Continue reading
Steven Silver has posted an insightful new review of Diana Glyer’s The Company They Keep on his website at http://www.stevenhsilver.com/reviews.html. And if you’re looking for a library that can lend you a copy, the chances of finding one are improving daily. … Continue reading
Diana Glyer’s The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community has won the Northeast Tolkien Society’s 2007 Imperishable Flame Award for Tolkien/Inklings Scholarship. Her book tells the story of the Inklings, the writers group that met … Continue reading
Comic-Con International has announced the 19 individuals who will automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2024. These inductees include 12 deceased comics pioneers and 7 living creators. The deceased greats are Creig Flessel, A. … Continue reading
(1) THE THOUGHT PANZER PROBLEM. [Item by Doctor Science.] “Netflix blockbuster ‘3 Body Problem’ divides opinion and sparks nationalist anger in China” reports CNN. A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association today announced the shortlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The BSFA Awards have been presented annually since 1970. They are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction … Continue reading