- Lis Carey Review: How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub (Uncanny, February 2023)
Review by Lis Carey: Trevor Hemley is an ambitious young man in 19th-century London. The precise period isn’t clear, but to me it feels more Victorian than Regency. Those terms may be inappropriate, though, because this is a world in … Continue reading
- 2024 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society revealed the shortlists for the 2024 Mythopoeic Awards on May 28. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at Mythcon 53, “Fantasies of the Middle Lands,” which runs August 2-5, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MYTHOPOEIC … Continue reading
- 2023 Bram Stoker Awards
The 2023 Bram Stoker Award winners were announced on June 1 during the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet at StokerCon™ 2024 in San Diego. THE 2023 BRAM STOKER AWARDS® Superior Achievement in an Anthology Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection Superior Achievement … Continue reading
- 2024 ITW Thriller Awards
The International Thriller Writers announced the 2024 Thriller Awards at ThrillerFest XIX on Saturday, June 1 in New York City. BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL BEST AUDIOBOOK BEST FIRST NOVEL BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL BEST SHORT STORY BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 6/1/24 If You Like My File And You Think I’m Pixely, Come On Baby Let Me Scroll
(1) $UPPORT THE BID. The Worldcon Heritage Organization, which maintains several fixed exhibits to be shown at Worldcons, including a collection of past Hugo Awards, is putting together a bid in hopes of acquiring the first Hugo Award ever given … Continue reading
- Top 10 Stories for May 2024
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 … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/31/24 Scroll Dol! Pixel Dol! File A Dong Dillo!
(1) ARISTOTLE! In 2017 The New Yorker considered “Fantastic Beasts and How to Rank Them” Aristotle isn’t the only one who had an opinion. Consider the yeti. Reputed to live in the mountainous regions of Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal. Also … Continue reading
- The Orwell Prizes 2024 Finalists
The Orwell Prize shortlists were announced May 25. Four prizes are awarded each year for writing and reporting that meets the spirit of George Orwell’s own ambition “to make political writing into an art” — for Political Fiction, Political Writing, … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/30/24 Scrollfiler Park Is Melting In The Dark, All The Sweet, Green Pixels Flowing Down
(1) THE STEPS LEADING TO RWA’S CHAPTER 11. Her Hands, My Hands today published a thorough roundup about the causes of Romance Writers of America’s evaporating membership: “RWA goes bankrupt; it’s not DEI, it’s the bigotry and racism.” If you … Continue reading
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