The Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction literature has announced its 2017 winner. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead (Fleet) The winner received a prize of £2017.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend. The complete shortlist was: … Continue reading
(1) NEW DAY JOB. Congratulations to Uncanny Magazine’s Lynne M. Thomas who has been appointed to head the Rare Book & Manuscript Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, one of the largest repositories for rare books and … Continue reading
(1) TALKIN’ ABOUT MY REGENERATION. The Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017 trailer is online. (2) A PREVIOUS GENERATION. Meanwhile, at Comic-Con, Harrison Ford still doesn’t know whether he was a replicant: “Blade Runner 2049: Harrison Ford responds to Deckard replicant … Continue reading
(1) MINIONS GETTING PAID. The Seattle law firm Rekhi & Wolk, P.S. sends word they have settled the class action they were litigating against Emerald City Comicon (See Scroll for 5/18/16, item #13). Former volunteer Jerry Brooks alleged Emerald City … 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
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award shortlist has been announced. The award is given for the best science fiction novel of the previous year. The winner will be named during the Campbell Conference Award Banquet on Friday, June 16, as … Continue reading
(1) HOW POWERFUL IS SF? When their joint book tour brought them to San Francisco, Goodreads members had a chance to quiz this dynamic duo: “The Authors@Goodreads Interview with John Scalzi and Cory Doctorow”. GR: Goodreads member Lissa says, “When … Continue reading
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2017 Locus Awards. The awards will be presented at Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, June 23-25. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL Company Town, Madeline Ashby (Tor) The Medusa Chronicles, Stephen Baxter … Continue reading
(1) THE PRIZE. Mark Lawrence came up with something incredibly logical and hilarious at the same time — “The SPFBO now has an award!” The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off now comes with its own award. The fabulous and coveted Selfie Stick! … Continue reading
The Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction literature has announced its 2017 shortlist. A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton) Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) After Atlas, Emma Newman (Roc) Occupy Me, Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz) … Continue reading