Last month’s most-read post was Ersatz Culture’s report revealing that “The local government of the area where the 2023 Chengdu Worldcon took place has published a 10-year plan, which — amongst other things — indicates an intention to bid to hold the Worldcon again, within the next five years.”

Another noteworthy story took less than two days to reach #4 on the list — the news about the Romance Writers of America’s bankruptcy filing – which had an assist from links in a Publishers Weekly article.

Here are the ten most-read stories of May 2024 according to dread Jetpack.

• The Pidu District of Chengdu Announces a 10-Year Science Fiction Plan
• Pixel Scroll 5/8/24 Ansible And Grendel
• Pixel Scroll 5/6/24 You Saved The Ringworld Old Wu, Louis
• Romance Writers of America Files Bankruptcy
• Pixel Scroll 5/12/24 With A Sprinkle Of Pixel Dust, You Can File Like A Bird
• Spector Creative Toy Controversy
• Pixel Scroll 5/3/24 Shhhh, I’m Hunting Pixels
• Do You Want To Own the First Hugo Award Ever Given?
• Pixel Scroll 5/23/24 Shhhh. The Pixels Are Sleeping, Let’s Not Disturb Them
• Pixel Scroll 5/27/24 Pixel Yourself On A Scroll By A Tickbox