Category Archives: Books

Two Late Hugo Links and Two New Arrivals

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Cora

In my round-up of reactions and reports to the 2022 Hugo Award winners, I somehow missed this detailed report by Heike Lindhold at the German SFF fansite Teilzeithelden. My Hugo win gets a nice write-up, as so all the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links | Tagged 1970s child, 1980s child, anime, awards geekery, Best Fan Writer, cartoons, Chicon 8, fanzines, Hugo Awards, Japanese TV, Jim Beard, Locus, Neon Genesis Evangelion, non-fiction, Rising Sun Reruns: Memories of Japanese TV Shows from Today's Grown-up Kids, Teilzeithelden, The Gatekeeper, Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog | Leave a comment

Non-Fiction Spotlight: Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women Volume 2 (1953 to 1957), edited by Gideon Marcus

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Cora

After the Hugos is before the next Hugos, so I’m continuing my Non-Fiction Spotlight project, where I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that come out in 2022 and are eligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards. For more about … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Non-Fiction Spotlight | Tagged 1950s, 2023 Hugo eligible, anthology, awards, Best Related Work, Galactic Journey, gender, Gideon Marcus, Hugo Awards, interviews, interviews with other writers, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Spotlight, other people's books, Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women Vol. 2 (1953 - 1957), retro science fiction, vintage science fiction | 2 Comments

Non-Fiction Spotlight: Cents of Wonder: Science Fiction’s First Award Winners, edited by Steve Davidson and Kermit Woodall

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Cora

Posted in Books, Non-Fiction Spotlight | Tagged 1920s, 2023 Hugo eligible, Amazing Stories, anthology, awards, Best Related Work, Cents of Wonder: Science Fiction's First Award Winners, Charles R. Tanner, Clare Winger Harris, Hugo Awards, Hugo Gernsback, interviews, interviews with other writers, John Robinson Pierce, Kermit Woodall, Lloyd Penney, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Spotlight, other people's books, retro science fiction, Steve Davidson, The Experimenter Publishing Company, vintage science fiction | 3 Comments

Non-Fiction Spotlight: Rising Sun Reruns: Memories of Japanese TV Shows from Today’s Grown-up Kids, edited by Jim Beard

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Cora

Posted in Books, Non-Fiction Spotlight, TV | Tagged 1980s child, 2023 Hugo eligible, anime, anthology, Becky Books, Best Related Work, Captain Future, cartoons, Hugo Awards, interviews, interviews with other writers, Japanese TV, Jim Beard, my books, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Spotlight, other people's books, Rising Sun Reruns: Memories of Japanese TV Shows from Today's Grown-up Kids | 4 Comments

First Monday Free Fiction: Rude Awakening

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the October 2022 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, First Monday Free Fiction | Tagged cosmic horror, Demon Summoning for Beginners, free fiction, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, my books, Rude Awakening | Leave a comment

New Releases, New Arrivals and Other News

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Cora

This was a busy week for me, because I have not one but two new releases to announce. For starters, issue 0 of New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine has just come out with fiction and non-fiction by Howard Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Comics, Links, TV | Tagged 1980s child, anime, C.L. Moore, Captain Future, cartoons, Defenders of the Earth, Flash Gordon, Hugo Awards, Jim Beard, Jirel of Joiry, LGBTQ, Mandrake the Magician, New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine, new edge sword and sorcery, new release, newspaper comics, Oliver Brackenbury, Rising Sun Reruns: Memories of Japanese TV Shows from Today's Grown-up Kids, She-Hulk, sword and sorcery, The Phantom, US comics | 1 Comment

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Speculative Fiction of the Month | Tagged anthology, artificial intelligence, cozy fantasy, dragons, epic fantasy, gods, horror, LGBTQ, military science fiction, near future science fiction, new release round-up, other people's books, paranormal mystery, planetary romance, science fantasy, science fiction romance, short fiction collection, space opera, speculative poetry, urban fantasy, vampires, weird western, werewolves, witches, wizards | Leave a comment

Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for September 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some August books I missed … Continue reading →