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The Voyage of the Heisenberg by Tom Easton. It’s a circular novel!
Of Special Note
If Bears discover fire, will Octopus Cavalry be far behind?
Other Special Note
Some Ringworlds may actually be stable!
AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
Michael Swanwick shared this photo of Editor Lloyd Penney showing off the magazine
Fandom
Craig Miller talks LA Worldcons past and future
MORE risks for foreign fans visiting US cons
A Con is shuttered midway through
Chris Barkley reveals small claims case attempt to obtain his Hugo Award
Space
A nifty video of a microgravity experiment aboard the ISS
The Earth and the Moon as seen from Mercury
The ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been shut down
Aurora seen on Neptune for the first time
Science
CJ Cherry brings our attention to the re-emergence of tuberculosis
Dark Energy probably isn’t what we thought it was
An anaerobic, multicellular creature is discovered
Industry
Hollywood writing is powering AI
The Guardian reports that publishing in the UK has become less accessible to black authors
Reviews
Rich Horton reviews Den of Thieves by Daniel Hatch
Andrew Liptak reviews Dante S. Lauretta’s The Asteroid Hunter
James Enge reviews Leiber’s The Swords of Lankhmar
New Releases
Celestial Echo Press’ Kickstarter for the Behind the Revolving Door anthology closes soon
Amazing Selects releases Tom Easton’s The Voyage of the Heisenberg, a circular novel. You can read the story that started it all – The Red Button – for free right here!
Nnedi Okorafor shares the cover of a special edition of Death of the Author
Reactor shares all of Tor’s March releases
Jim Kelly reminds us that his Asimov’s column is free to read and on the net
Milton Davis shares the release of From Here To Timbuktu
There is an updated edition of the TAFF report anthology in Ansible’s free library
Literature
WMG is hosting a workshop on writing good endings, of which this entry does not have one
Retro
“Rock Books” are back in vogue
Social Commentary
Elana Gomel has some thoughts on SF literature and the Holocaust
Some Cons are changing their masking policies
Reich urges global boycott of travel to US
Just For Fun
xkcd on our solar system under different definitions of “planet”
“Captain Canuck” is back and kicking USA butt!
Mini EditorialResistance
How to handle declarations of Martial Law
Holocaust Remembrance day removed from Pentagon website
ICE attempts to abduct a school nurse
According to Democrats, Hegseth is conducting “Orwellian” book purges
Some Wisconsin Sheriffs will and some won’t, cooperate with ICE
Vince Docherty shares A history professor answers questions about dictatorships
Can the Border Patrol search your phone? Yes, they can.
In the Future
Monday:
Keeping Mum by Kate Orman
Excerpt: Call of the Owl Woman by k. m. huber
Tuesday:
The Big Idea: Gregory Frost
More Addictive Space Adventures
Wednesday:
Naturalist on Galleon IV
Thursday:
What Happened to KING KONG 1976?
La ventana sur 7: “En la tienda de Amundsen” y el sur innombrable de John M. Leahy
Friday:
Matt’s Reviews: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by MarkTwain
Saturday:
TIM FACCIOLA ON GHOSTS OF RHEYNIA – UPCOMING EPISODE PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV: FANTASY EDITION
Featured Image
Frank Kelly Freas’ original illustration for Astounding Science Fiction, October, 1953, illustrating The Gulf Between by Tom Godwin
