Of Special Note
AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
George Phillies shares the contents of the N3F Review of Books
David Gerrold discusses the handling of heroes and clay feet
Lynne Fahnestalk shares the cover she and Steve created for Canada’s On Spec anthology
David Brin announces the release of a Hardcover edition of an Uplift novel
Somtow Sucharitkul shares his latest release
David Langford’s Ansible July, 2024 issue
Kevin Standlee announces a viable bid for the next Westercon
Allen Steele story selected for The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #8
Al Sirois urges you to contact your Supreme Court Justices
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki will be attending the Buffalo NASFiC as a virtual guest
Al Sirois talks about the final editing pass on the next installment of his Imhotep chronicles
Chris Barkley wants you to learn more about Project 2025
Fandom
The First Fandom Foundation reports the passing of Pat Simms:
Fan favorite Pat Sims, who served as secretary/treasurer for the Cincinnati Fantasy Group and later as VP of the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society, died June 9th at the age of 87. Pat was married to Roger Sims for fifty-eight years. They were active in Detroit fandom for many years, then in Cincinnati. They later moved to Florida. Roger and Pat were guests at many conventions over the years and were the Down Under Fan Fund delegates in 1995.
Brisbane announces a bid for Worldcon 2028
Bob Hansen’s latest British SF Conventions Volume 2 is now available from Ansible
Space
NASA Administrator discusses access to the samples returned by China’s Moon mission
That asteroid that just flew past Earth wasn’t alone
Science
A unique find reveals a dinosaur’s skin
Don’t step on THESE butterflies – they just flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic
Cicadas are bad enough, but what about Zombie cicadas?
Carpenter Ants Perform Surgery
Literature
Yet more discussion and commentary on the release of The Last Dangerous Visions and Harlan Ellison
Nnedi Okorafor shares a New York event covering the release of her latest – Death of the Author
DAW has put Christopher Ruocchio’s Empire of Silence on sale
Damien Walter wants you to watch Hippies With Guns
Social Commentary
Neil Gaiman, famed and beloved author, accused of sexual assault by two women
It is not a good idea to post bad reviews out of jealousy
Just For Fun
The real reason Frankenstein’s monster threw that little girl into the river
Mini-Editorial
Fourth Case of Human Bird Flu Infection Reported …and we’re paying just as much attention to this as we did to Covid. The virus has proven itself capable of cross-species transmission numerous times already, yet little to nothing effective is being done. Fortunately for now, its curable in humans, with only mild symptoms, largely respiratory. What are we waiting for, the virulent strain?
In the Future
Tomorrow – Royal Fortune is a Go by Douglas Kolacki – Free Story
Excerpt From: The Gilgamesh Path by Michael Drakich
Tuesday – The Big Idea: Chaz Brenchley
Wednesday – Unexpected Questions with John Wiswell
Thursday – What Happened to the CHARIOT from Lost in Space?
Friday – Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
