AMAZING NEWS: R+57 – 3/9/2025

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Matt Truxaw’s Robert A. Heinlein Book Contest: win a copy of Anthrophobia!

Of Special Note

Keith DeCandido shares an important message for all of us at this time in history

AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS

KKR hosting a Kickstarter for three fantasy novels

Space

Blue Ghost makes the Moon!

More Moon Landing

SpaceX once again confirms theory that what goes up must come down  (Proof)

Total Lunar Eclipse Coming to North America

JPL will be turning off additional experiments on the Voyager probes…but they’ll keep on transmitting data after 47 years

Science

A researcher is devising tests to that ask “are we living in a programmed reality?

A very cool “Tree of Life” diagram displaying 2.3 Million Species over 3.5 Billion years

Reviews

The Guardian shares an SF book review roundup

New Releases

Nnedi Okorafor reveals the cover for her forthcoming graphic novel Space Cat

Black Gate reveals the cover for Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends, edited by Richard Wolinsky.  Check out the screens…

Literature

Becky asks:  What is a fair wait for writers who pay reading fees?  (None – money flows to the WRITER)

Launching a new online SF book club

Apparently Book fairs are a BIG thing in India

Film & TV

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gets some updates

UK Video shares Hugo Gernsback’s history (rental fee)

Social Commentary

A bit of commentary on drag queen reading hour vs school gun killings

Joe Haldeman shares a pic of a tattoo artist detained by ICE: “ICE arrested her *for something she had not yet done and said she wasn’t planning to do* and now ICE has held her for over a month.”

Just For Fun

James Van Pelt shares takes of acceptances, and a pic of many of his acceptance letters

In the Future

Monday:

To Err is Divine by Mark Bailey – FREE Fiction
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for MARCH 5

Tuesday:

The Big Idea: Kristina W. Kelly
Unexpected Questions with Torion Oey
Review of Beatles ’64

Wednesday:

Paul Levinson interviews David Browne about Talkin’ Greenwich Village

Thursday:

Whatever Happened to SUPERMAN The MOVIE?
Whatever Happened to The PRINCESS BRIDE?

Friday:

Matt’s Reviews: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Featured Image

Artist’s depiction of Voyager – NASA/JPL-Caltech

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