(1) RECONVENE REPORT. [Item by Cat Eldridge.] ReCONvene, the one-day virtual con of NESFA, was this afternoon, so I paid my ten dollars and attended via Zoom. It was worth devoting much of the afternoon to it for just one … Continue reading
(1) BELATED RECOGNITION. BBC explores “Why Octavia E. Butler’s novels are so relevant today”. The visionary sci-fi author envisaged an alternate future that foresaw many aspects of life today, from big pharma to Trumpism. Now she has a cult following, … Continue reading
(1) SNEAK PEEK. The folk at the seasonal SF² Concatenation have advance-posted a review of the Dublin Worldcon ahead of their autumnal edition. The SF² Concatenation is largely run by Brits — however, the conreport here is by Sue Burke, … Continue reading
(1) NO ESCAPE. Lila Shapiro interview N.K. Jemisin for Vulture: “For Reigning Fantasy Queen N.K. Jemisin, There’s No Escape From Reality”. The cut line adds: “I’m writing about dragons as a black woman, and it’s fucking political.” Jemisin was a … Continue reading
(1) VISUAL SCIENCE. Nature brings us “2017 in pictures: The best science images of the year”. The spectacular total solar eclipse that swept the United States dominated headlines as it delighted scientists and the public alike in August 2017 (the … Continue reading
Almost anything will make a Filer burst into verse. I’ve been clipping the highlights from our own version of La La Land reality for over a year, and today I’m ready to play them for you. Matthew Johnson https://file770.com/?p=33927&cpage=3#comment-579600 – … Continue reading
By JJ: It’s been more than a year and a half since I first read Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Stairs. Like a lot of other Filers, I was absolutely blown away by that book when it came out – … Continue reading
Editor’s note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews By JJ: I’m a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But last year, I made a concerted … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: William Alexander’s debut novel, Goblin Secret, won the National Book Award. His narration of Goblin Secret won the Earphones Award. Ghoulish Song, set in the same universe as Goblin Secret, won the Mythopoeic Award. Ambassador won the … Continue reading
(1) DOGGONE IT. Once upon a time Republicans obeyed the Eleventh Commandment – “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican” – and I thought that Sad Puppies followed the same philosophy until I read J. C. Carlton chastising Kate Paulk … Continue reading