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Award winners will be announced on May 29.

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(1) OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE. Two days ago Xiran Jay Zhao cast a spotlight on reports that a debut author was on Goodreads dropping one-star reviews. Initially, they did not plan to name the person. Original thread starts here. The person’s forthcoming book was reportedly getting good buzz of its own, and

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(1) CITY TECH SF SYMPOSIUM. The Program and Registration for the 8th Annual City Tech Science Fiction Symposium on Science Fiction, Gender, and Sexuality will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m Eastern (GMT/UTC -5 hours) online via Zoom Webinar. To participate in this free event, attendees will need to do

The Short: I recently reread "The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge", 2001 Tor, 21 years after reading it the first time. I had read some of these stories recently, but many of them not since 2002. I gave the 17 stories here an average overall rating of 3.73/5, or "Very good". Recommended. The Long: I've…

(1) CHENGDU’S OFFER TO HUGO FINALISTS. Joe Yao, a WSFS Division department head for Chengdu, provides more information about the assistance being offered to 2023 Hugo finalists to attend the Worldcon: As it is the first time a Worldcon held in China, along with the first time for the Hugo Awards presented in China, we

The pulp magazine, which turns 100 this year, inspired Stephen King and made a star out of Conan.

The Cross Plains, Texas, cancellation coincides with Howard Days 2023 (April 28-29), an annual event honoring Howard’s life and legacy.

There are good books, and there are bad books. Then there are books that are so sublimely awful, so hilariously inept, that you can’t stop reading, no