- Meeting Piltdown
By Lee Weinstein: When I was a child, my father gave me a set of the illustrated New World Family Encyclopedia, published in 1954. One illustration that burned itself into my brain was composed of photographs of three sculptured busts … Continue reading
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- Winter Is Here: 2023 Crime Fiction Awards Update
IRISH INDEPENDENT CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR The An Post Irish Book Award winners were revealed on November 22. The winner in the Crime Fiction category is Liz Nugent. Winner Other Shortlisted Novels NED KELLY AWARDS The Australian Crime … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 11/25/23 The Pixelman’s Scroll is Half-Constructed
(1) OVERCOMING REJECTION. Her rejection slips are a key part of the display: “Malorie Blackman’s career honoured in British Library exhibition” in the Guardian. “To my great embarrassment, I’ve just discovered that I have been holding onto your novel, HACKER, … Continue reading
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- 2023 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie Lauréats
The winners of the Prix Actusf de l’Uchronie 2023 were unveiled on November 19. It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field: Uchronia: fictional rewriting of history or a personal history from a point of divergence. … Continue reading
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- 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
The 2023 Ngaio Marsh Award winners were announced on November 24 at this year’s WORD Christchurch Festival. The Ngaio Marsh Awards have celebrated the best New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense writing since 2010. BEST FIRST NOVEL BEST NOVEL BEST … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 11/24/23 “My Bellona” — Theme Song from Dhalgren: The Musical
(1) R’LYEH AND PUPPIES. Francis Gooding’s review of The World We Make includes comments placing it in recent genre history: “Slimed It: On N.K. Jemisin” in The London Review of Books. …The backstory to this battle with Cthulhu was widely … Continue reading
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- James Bacon on Dublin Riot
James Bacon was in centre city Dublin yesterday when a riot broke out; File 770 asked him what happened. Dublin has had a shocking day yesterday, with an appalling knife attack on school children followed by a protest by racists … Continue reading
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- Warner Holme Review: Folkmanis Mini Frog
Folkmanis Mini Frog Review by Warner Holme: I’m far from an expert on puppets, finger or otherwise. That said, I was quite impressed by the Folkmanis Mini Frog when it arrived at my door. Well constructed with a lot of … Continue reading
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- Pixel Scroll 11/23/24 As I Was Meredithin’ Over The File, I Saw Murderbot In A Pixél De Vile
(1) This will be the Turkey Day Lite Scroll. Any links you think deserve to be included should be mentioned in the comments. I’ll be thankful for your help! (2) WHO ENOUGH TO FILL ALL TIME AND SPACE. Charlie Jane … Continue reading
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