(1) BLACK PANTHER. Today marks the end of an era for one of Marvel’s most acclaimed series: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther. View never-before-seen artwork from Coates’ final issue and revisit some of the best moments of this iconic run in … Continue reading
The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence 2021 shortlists are out. The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 27. BEST CRIME NOVEL Marjorie Celona, How a Woman Becomes a Lake, Hamish Hamilton Canada; Penguin Canada Cecilia Ekbäck, The Historians, … Continue reading
(1) YOU COULD BE HEINLEIN. Once upon a time, in 2011, there was a role playing game called The Big Hoodoo. You might recognize some of the PC’s – … The Big Hoodoo is Lovecraftian noir in 1950s California with … Continue reading
Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, announced the 2021 Anthony Award nominees on April 27. Awards voting will take place during Bouchercon, scheduled to take place August 25-29 in New Orleans. The awards will be presented on August 28. 2021 ANTHONY … Continue reading
Many crime fiction award announcements have been posted in the past few weeks. SPOTTED OWL The winner of the 2021 Spotted Owl Award was announced on March 25. The award is for a mystery published during the previous calendar year … Continue reading
(1) A DAY FOR VISIBILITY. On International Transgender Day of Visibility, one fan talks about the way Star Trek fandom helped her feel safe and seen as her full self: “Coming Out to My Star Trek Family”. In October 2012, … Continue reading
Malice Domestic announced the 2020 Agatha Award nominees on March 26. The Agatha Awards honor the “traditional mystery,” books typified by the works of Agatha Christie and others. The genre is loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore … Continue reading
(1) 2021 FAAN VOTING DEADLINE. FAAn Awards Administrator Nic Farey reminds everyone that today is the last day of voting – it closes tonight — March 12 — at midnight Pacific time. Guidelines and the ballot are available in The … Continue reading
(1) ROBOT IN MY I. Louder revisits the Seventies to find out “How Alan Parsons made I Robot, his science fiction masterpiece”. It was June 1977, and the US was being invaded by robots. Leading the charge were R2-D2, C-3PO … Continue reading
(1) 45 PROOF. [Item by Rich Lynch.] A couple of years ago, in SFPA, I ran an essay titled “Of Beer and the Beltway” which was reprinted in the current (25th) issue of My Back Pages. In it, I mentioned that … Continue reading