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For those of you who don't have enough t-shirts, author T's branded like metal band T's...https://voidmerch.threadless.com/coll...
Octavia E. Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Aftermath by LeVar Burton was re-released last week."Burton’s prescient debut novel, Aftermath, was first published in 1997, and is set in dystopian America after 2019. It depicts a country transformed by rapid scientific advancements, the assassination of the first Black president, a civil war, and cataclysmic natural disasters."
Excerpt: https://theportalist.com/aftermath-le...
and Mr. Burton is hosting Jeopardy next week, June 26 - June 30
New trailer looks good. I hope the movie does well enough to shoot the second part.
Veronica sings on DunePodExcerpt: https://twitter.com/matthh/status/141...
Full podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6n5k...
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Tor.com’s eBook of the Month is Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Andershttps://ebookclub.tor.com/
Today only! Download for free before 11:59 PM ET, July 21st 2021
Nico wrote: "Stephen King most likely, or if not him, Joe Abercrombie."I came close to binging Abercrombie. I read all the First Law books, but I stumbled on the Shattered Sea trilogy.
A fair point. I wonder which other S+L picks have full cast audio dramatizations?
Tamahome wrote: "This probably doesn't count, but Boneshaker and the rest of the series has an audio/audiodrama version on Graphicaudio: https://www.graphicaudio.net/clockwor...Alfred Best..."
I wonder how many S+L picks have audiobook versions? I would guess most of them. That's really another list.
Radio adaptations are a little harder to find. The BBC search engine seems wonky.
Pumpkinstew wrote: "His Dark Materials TV series"thanks, it's been added to the list
I had to look up the reference:"On top of the Empty Plinth where the Other leans was a small cardboard box. It was a deep grey colour. On the lid was a picture of an octopus in a paler shade of grey and some orange writing. The writing said: AQUARIUM.
I opened it. At first sight it appeared to contain nothing except thin white paper, but when I lifted the paper I found a pair of shoes. They were made of canvas of a blue-green colour that reminded me of the Tides of the Southern Halls. The rubber soles were thick and white and they had white laces."
Google says there is a knockoff version available...
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers announced the 2021 Scribe Award winners which are mostly Science Fiction titles this year.https://iamtw.org/2021-scribe-award-w...
Audio Drama (a tie): Doctor Who: Out of Time 1 by Matt Fitton and Torchwood: Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4 by Tim Foley
General Original Novel and Adapted Novel: Day Zero: A Watch Dogs: Legion Novel by James Swallow and Josh Reynolds
Graphic Novel: Blade Runner 2019, Vol. 1: Los Angeles by Michael Green and Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Original Novel – Speculative: Star Trek Discovery: Die Standing by John Jackson Miller
YA/MG: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Junior Novel by Michael Kogge
New commemorative stamp goes on sale 7/27/2021The 33rd stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), who expanded the scope of literature through novels and short stories that increased critical and popular appreciation of science fiction and fantasy.
https://store.usps.com/store/product/...
Six months into 2021 I'm a little behind...Sword 16/30
Laser 12/30
Comics 11/24
Shorts 6/24
I'm hoping I can make time to read a few more of the Hugo Nominees
While not specifically science fiction and fantasy related, here's an interesting article about German research to predict war from novels.https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...
The main character in Six Days of the Condor by James Grady analyzed novels for the CIA, looking for predictive intelligence. I guess it happens in the real world too. This book was made into a good movie Three Days of the Condor, starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.
Page Break with Brian McClellanhttps://shows.acast.com/page-break-wi...
"Brian's guest is podcaster, host, and all around media personality, Veronica Belmont. Reading listeners will know Veronica from her from her book club podcasts Sword and Laser and Vaginal Fantasy, while the more tech savvy will know her as the speaker, host, and presenter of a number of shows for CNET, Gizmodo, Sony, and more. Brian spoke with Veronica about her career, her love of books, emotional burnout, motherhood, and of course the pandemic."
