- Pixel Scroll 1/7/23 Farmers Market In The Sky
(1) IT WASN’T THE HOBBIT. What turned Stephen Colbert into a voracious reader? Science fiction. Specifically, Niven, Asimov, Heinlein, Pohl and more. See “Team Hobbit or Lord of the Rings?” on TikTok. (2) SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Concerning a Slate … Continue reading
- She’s Also Been Around 16,436 Days
By Rogers Cadenhead: The Canadian actress Tara Spencer-Nairn was born on January 6, 1978, the same day that Mike Ronald Reuel Glyer delivered a bouncing baby fanzine. Despite this coincidence and a long list of credits that includes genre roles, … Continue reading
- Review: The Mountain in the Sea
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler By PhilRM: As a long-time admirer of Ray Nayler’s short fiction (much of which has appeared in Asimov’s), I was very much looking forward to this, his first novel. In the not … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/6/23 I See Pixels Scrolling Down Broadway And Park Avenue With A Tiny Scottie Dog By Their Side
(1) WHO HOLDS THE RECORD? Scott Edelman notes that Lightspeed has published a new short story of his titled “A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My Father’s Reluctant Night of Darts on West … Continue reading
- A Filksong for Writers
Writer’s Lullaby (tune: Utah Phillip’s Hobo’s Lullaby) By Mark Roth-Whitworth Go to sleep you weary writer Let the words softly slip away You’re in your nice warm bed now Tomorrow, o’r the keys your fingers will play. I … Continue reading
- File 770 Celebrates Two Anniversaries This Week
File 770 reaches two big milestones in January. Today is the 45th anniversary of the fanzine (January 6). And the 15th anniversary of this blog arrives on January 15. Some Filers have written a few pieces – book reviews, poetry, pop … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/5/23 Plant-Based Baloney Weighed The Solar-Powered Raven Down
(1) OF LANDINGS UNSTUCK. The New York Times’ Carlo Rotella reminds us of the power of words in “Good Fantasy Writing Is Pure Magic”. As I watched last fall’s showdown of TV’s big-money epic fantasy franchises, I was wincingly reminded … Continue reading
- Help Pick the 37th Annual Asimov’s Readers’ Awards
Voting is open in the 37th Annual Asimov’s Readers’ Award Ballot. The online ballot is at the link. The deadline to vote is February 1, 2023. From short stories and novellas to novelettes and poems – and even best covers! – … Continue reading
- Vote for Analog’s 2023 Analytical Laboratory Readers’ Award
Analog has opened voting for the 2023 Analytical Laboratory Readers’ Award and is taking online ballots until February 1. The AnLab ballot comes pre-loaded with all the eligible works from 2022. From short stories and novellas to novelettes and poems – and … Continue reading
