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Apparently ITV is planning a tv show based on the Midwich Cuckoos.https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-midw...
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, aka the movie Village of the Damned.In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed—except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.
Silvana wrote: "The 1st Ignyte Award winners : https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com...I have not read most of the winners though some are in my TBR. I just want to say that FIYAHCON last weekend..."
Since we have a Sword pick coming up for November, maybe Veronica will pick the FIYAHCON best novel, Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin & The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian MedicineOn October 25th, 2020, at 2pm CST, the International Museum of Surgical Science is hosting a FREE, VIRTUAL author reading with Megan Rosenbloom in conversation with medical historian, author, and TV host Lindsey Fitzharris. These two friends will discuss medical history and explore human skin books...
https://imss.ecwid.com/Dark-Archives-...
Melina wrote: "Gods of Jade & Shadow is excellent! I really enjoyed the magical Mayan folklore element. Mexican Gothic was a creepy and suspenseful read. The story becomes more interesting and sinister halfway th..."Signal to Noise is Silvia Moreno-Garcia's first novel. I picked it up the other day but haven't read it yet, She received several award nominations for this book. It's also set in Mexico, featuring music and magic.
Trike wrote: "Veronica can still pick books. It’s not like she’s going to prison. Or Kentucky."Disclaimer: I've never been pregnant, to prison, or to Kentucky, so I guess someone else will have to weigh in here.
I agree that there are too many authors with multiple entries.There also seems to be a sharp divide that excludes urban fantasy. That's disappointing for me.
Time magazine has kickstarted the pandemic listicle season with the 100 best fantasy books of all time, presented chronologically from the 9th century...https://time.com/collection/100-best-...
Titles were chosen by a panel with N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Adeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare and Marlon James.
Someone was cribbing from the S&L bookshelf!
When Veronica goes on maternity leave, Tom can use this list to make selections.
Göransson's music is terrific. You can also spend days listening to very good covers and interpretations of his music on the youtubes.
If you're into collecting model ships, Hero Collector just announced a new line of ships from the Expansehttps://www.herocollector.com/en-us/A...
Trike wrote: "Tamahome wrote: "Only read the sample. Anyone like Embers of War by Gareth Powell? It's supposed to have a good sentient ship."I haven’t read it yet but I liked the sample enough ..."
Just finished Embers of War and it was a blast! Two more books in the series, Fleet of Knives and Light of Impossible Stars.
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth is currently $3.99 @ Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...
Veronica interviewed Veronica several epochs ago (back in April 2020)
http://swordandlaser.com/home/2020/4/...
The Fallacy of the Ninety Percent (Further Thoughts on the Statistics of Takis-A Expression)https://www.wildcardsworld.com/the-fa...
A mathematical analysis of the pandemic by SF&F author and theoretical physicist Ian Tregillis
This is more horror than SF&F. Ladybird Books published a biography of Donald Trump, A Ladybird Book About Donald Trump. The back cover lists the subjects of other Ladybird biographies. Ladybirds of a feather I guess. :-)
