A day of mourning. Frequent File 770 contributor James H. Burns has died, found by his landlord on June 2. A month ago Jim was hospitalized for blood clots in his legs and put on blood thinners. After he was … Continue reading
Space flight historian James Milton Busby died June 1 after a lengthy hospitalization. He was 61 years old, and had suffered many health problems in recent years. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, a longtime LASFS member. They married … Continue reading
Transcendental (2013) and Transgalactic (2016), by James Gunn By JJ: One of my favorite types of stories is the galaxy-spanning, epic space opera with strong character development — and a good mystery pretty much seals the deal for me. So … Continue reading
New Ellison works are being released in May by Skyboat Media and HarlanEllisonBooks.com. Right now Skyboat Media is distributing copies of the full cast audiobook of Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever to Kickstarter donors. The recording goes on … Continue reading
There will be no James Herbert Award for Horror Writing given in 2016. Launched last year, the annual prize for horror novels written in English and published in the U.K. celebrates the life and career of author James Herbert, who died in March … Continue reading
The winner of this year’s James White Award is “Rock, Paper, Incisors” by David Cleden. The winner was announced during the BSFA Awards ceremony on March 26. The James White Award Short Story Competition was established in 2000 and offers … Continue reading
The 2016 Locus Recommended Reading List from the magazine’s February issue has been posted at Locus Online. The list is a consensus by Locus editors and reviewers, and others: Liza Groen Trombi, Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan, Faren Miller, Russell Letson, Graham … Continue reading
Starting in 2017, Book Smugglers Publishing will begin publishing four speculative fiction novellas per year, alongside their short stories, anthologies, and other works. Founders Ana Grilo and Thea James are looking for original English-language novellas from around the world. Each … Continue reading
Pan Macmillan has announced the six finalists for the James Herbert Award for Horror Writing, being given for the first time this year. M.R. Carey, The Girl with All the Gifts (Orbit) Nick Cutter, The Troop (Headline) Frances Hardinge, Cuckoo … Continue reading
James Morrow, interviewed by Ron Charles in the January 8 Washington Post, talked about why he writes controversial novels attacking religion and defended the staff of Charlie Hebdo magazine gunned down in France. “I would be deluding myself if I … Continue reading