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This year's Bubonicon, Saturday, August 29th, in Albuquerque, NM, is virtual and free.Guests include Becky Chambers, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Chaz Kemp, Connie Willis, Rebecca Roanhorse, Lauren C. Teffeau, S.M. Stirling, Jane Lindskold, Dr. Cathy Plesko, Courtney Willis, Elizabeth Leggett, Kathy Kitts, Ian Tregillis, Walter Jon Williams, Reese Hogan, Susan R. Matthews, Betsy James, Peri Charlifu, David Lee Summers, Jeff Benham, Jon Sanchez, and special surprises!
https://www.bubonicon.com/
See the schedule at http://www.bubonicon.com/wp-content/u...
‘X-Files’ Animated Comedy Series in Development at Foxhttps://variety.com/2020/tv/news/x-fi...
X-Files: Albuquerque... an office full of misfit agents who investigate X-Files cases too wacky, ridiculous or downright dopey for Mulder and Scully to bother with. They’re basically the X-Files’ B-team.
Mark wrote: "If you bought a supporting or attending Hugo membership this year, you have this book in your Hugo packet. I didn't get around to reading it for voting. I'll give it a shot now."Welp! I was mistaken. The copy of 10K Doors in the Hugo packet is an excerpt; the first third of the novel. So, it's time to check my local library.
I don't remember which thread it was, but somebody predicted this pick a couple of days ago when they observed that Veronica had added it to one of her shelves.Is monitoring Veronica's and Tom's shelving activity a thing? Do you check manually or use one of those website change detection services?
If you bought a supporting or attending Hugo membership this year, you have this book in your Hugo packet. I didn't get around to reading it for voting. I'll give it a shot now.
Tamahome wrote: "You mean this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOHS..."In the US, there were three episodes shown on tv which have been edited in various ways. I think this is the edit for UK theaters. I'd like Disney+ to stream the original episodes.
R.F. Kuang will present The Poppy War Drunk Recap on Instagram Live, next Saturday, August 29 at 10 PM ET.https://twitter.com/kuangrf/status/12...
Tassie Dave wrote: "Mark wrote: "What's The Scariest Book Set In Your State? Here Are All 50 Answers"They missed the most important state 🤔
The scariest book set in my state (Tasmania) is [book:For the Term of His ..."
Couldn't find a list of scariest books in Australia's states. How about 10 Must Read Australian Horror Writers?
https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/column...
Who has the best stuff?
T - 50 days!The Right Stuff series begins streaming October 9 on Disney+.
New story bundle this weekThe Exclusive Dark Fantasy & SF Bundle
https://storybundle.com/exclusive
For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook format—WORLDWIDE.
Picking Up the Ghost by Tone Milazzo (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Wasps at the Speed of Sound by Derryl Murphy (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumière (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Tombstone Blues by Chadwick Ginther
If you pay at least the bonus price of just $15, you get all four of the regular books, plus SEVEN more books, for a total of eleven!
Wikiworld by Paul Di Filippo (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Bullettime by Nick Mamatas (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
It's Not the End and Other Lies by Matt Moore (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Chimerascope by Douglas Smith
Over the Darkened Landscape by Derryl Murphy (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Objects of Worship by Claude Lalumière (StoryBundle Exclusive!)
Too Far Gone by Chadwick Ginther
Trike wrote: "All kidding aside, I can unequivocally recommend Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI as an important book every American should read. I don’t know why Oklahoma is so violently racist, but there you go."Another one to check out. It seems I bought the Kindle edition in 2018.
There are only a few books on this list that I recognize. I don't read much horror. If I had to pick a scary book for New Mexico, it would be Killer Flies by Mark Kendall, but with tongue planted firmly in cheek
I couldn't resist this list...What's The Scariest Book Set In Your State? Here Are All 50 Answers
https://www.bustle.com/p/whats-the-sc...
For New Mexico, where I live, the answer is Little Heaven by Nick Cutter. I guess I'll have to check it out.
According to their About page Bustle has the largest reach and engagement of any Millennial and Gen Z focused publisher. Uh oh. Boomer here.
They seem to have changed the giveaways to you have four days to read the book for free, but they are giving away four-day access to more people (1500 vs 500).Orphan Black: The Next Chapter was terrific. They have a deal with Marvel to publish books in that universe. They have noir science fiction and fantasy, very entertaining.
The finalists for the inaugural Ignyte Awards have been announced.https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com...
The awards are part of FIYAHCON, a virtual convention hosted by FIYAH Literary Magazine. The inaugural event takes place October 17-18, 2020. FIYAHCON seeks to center the perspectives and experiences of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
Among the nominees are:
Best Novel – Adult
The Dragon Republic – R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
Gods of Jade and Shadow – Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
Jade War – Fonda Lee (Orbit)
Storm of Locusts – Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga Press)
Kingdom of Copper – S. A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager)
Best Novella
The Deep – Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes (Gallery/Saga Press)
The Survival of Molly Southbourne – Tade Thompson (Tor/Forge (Tor.com))
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday – Saad Z. Hossain (Tor/Forge (Tor.com))
This is How You Lose the Time War – Max Gladstone & Amal El-Mohtar (Gallery/Saga Press)
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 – P. Djèlí Clark (Tor/Forge (Tor.com))
and more
Melanie wrote: "Congratulations!PS: Funny how we all want to help you name your future swordling. No pressure."
By recommending names that no child could ever forgive their parents for naming them, the new parents are reminded that there is a little bit of pressure. ;-)
https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news...
