Speculative fiction in general:
- Sam Reader shares six books that break genre barriers.
- John Plotz shares his appreciation for Ursula K. Le Guin.
- Alvaro Zinos-Amaro shares his appreciation for the works of Robert Silverberg.
- Paul Weimer shares his appreciation for the Planet of Adventure Tetralogy by Jack Vance.
- Tim Major shares his appreciation for The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.
- Seanan McGuire shares her appreciation for Tam Lin by Pamela Dean.
- Joel Minty shares some tips for first time readers of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson.
- Meir Soloveichik talks about the secret Jews of The Hobbit.
- William Meikle shares a list of twenty fantasy novels he enjoyed over the years.
- The Barnes & Noble Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog shares the 14 most brazen barbarians in speculative fiction.
- Marlee Jane Ward profiles Chuck Tingle.
- Cora Buhlert discusses the three fractions of speculative fiction.
- Font Folly responds to Cora Buhlert.
- Margaret Killjoy talks about being a special snowflake of science fiction.
- S. Schwartz talks about message fiction and what it is or isn't.
- Christine Woodside chronicles the political background of the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
- Mark Lieberman takes a look at the movie Arrival and Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang, which the movie is based on, from a linguistic perspective.
- Katie Doherty shares her appreciation for the nostalgic aspects of Stranger Things.
- Leigh Butler rewatches the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein, starring the late Gene Wilder.
- Ryan Doom wonders whether the Blair Witch Project has stood the test of time.
- Molly Driscoll recounts how Disney dominates the Hollywood landscape.
- Monique Jones discusses Magic: The Gathering and the importance of inclusive fantasy.
- A bust of Robert A. Heinlein has been installed in the hall of famous Missourians.
Comments on fifty years of Star Trek:
- Katharine Trendacosta explains why the original Star Trek is her best love.
- Beth Elderkin explains why she prefers Deep Space Nine.
- nerds of a feather rank the various Star Trek shows.
- Joshua Pantalleresco explains why he loves Star Trek.
- Emily Asher-Perrin shares her favourite goofy Star Trek moments.
- Thomas Vinciguerra loves Star Trek, but isn't all that happy about what has become of it.
- Matthew Continetti offers a not very complimentary profile of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
- Katharine Trendacosta also recounts how CBS and Paramount screwed up Star Trek's 50th anniversary.
Awards:
- The winners of the 2016 Aurora Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2016 Galaxy Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2016 Sunburst Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2016 Harvey Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2016 Serling Awards have been announced.
- George R.R. Martin talks about the 2016 Alfie Awards and the background.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Elliott Holt talks about the return of the omniscient narrator.
- Damien Walter talks about lessons to be learned from the slush pile.
- Damien Walter also talks about non-Aristotelian storytelling.
- Ian Sales talks about the art of brewing fiction.
- William Meikle talks about the question of writing pulp fiction.
- Tim Major also talks about writing fiction inspired by B-movies and the pulps.
- Jo Zebedee talks about the difficulties of writing a trilogy.
- K.M.Carroll attempts to crack the bestseller code.
- Joseph Malik explains how to use ranks and titles for worldbuilding.
- Steve Harrison talks about historical accuracy and its pitfalls.
- Joshua Palmatier shares some tips for how to create an anthology.
- Matthew Drzymala discusses the first author workshop he ever held.
- Hugh Howey discusses the future of bookselling.
Interviews:
- The New York Times interviews Alan Moore.
- Evan Narcise interviews Ta-Nehisi Coates.
- Charles Tan interviews Michi Trota and Alyssa Wong.
- Juliana Spinks Mills interviews James Dashner.
- Matt Mitrovich interviews Jack Campbell.
- Carl Slaughter interviews Greg Cox.
- Carl Slaughter also interviews Kate Baker.
- Shellie Horst interviews Ren Warom.
- S.H. Sheffield interviews T.S. Paul.
Reviews:
- Faren Miller reviews Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Ladybusiness reviews Black Wolves by Kate Elliott.
- Camestros Felapton reviews Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Steve J. Wright also reviews Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Jana Nyman reviews Breath of Earth by Beth Cato.
- The Conversationalist reviews An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows.
- Llinos Cathryn Thomas also reviews An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows.
- Stephen Rhodes reviews Time Siege by Wesley Chu.
- Niall Alexander reviews Revenger by Alastair Reynolds.
- Lis Carey reviews Forsaken Skies by D. Nolan Clark.
- Thea James reviews Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
- James Nicoll reviews Transferral by Kate Blair.
- James Nicoll reviews Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Brit Mandelo reviews The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson.
- Camestros Felapton reviews City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin.
- Bookworm Blues reviews Everfair by Nisi Shawl.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville.
- Alex Bledsoe reviews Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Meyer.
- Dan Tres reviews Sundragon's Song by Joyce Chng and Kim Miranda.
- John Langan reviews The Suicide Motor Club by Christopher Buehlmann.
- Paul Weimer reviews Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja.
- Paul Weimer reviews MJ-12: Inception by Michael J. Martinez.
- Jonathan Butcher reviews Blighters by Tim Major.
- Horror After Dark also reviews Blighters by Tim Major.
Crowdfunding:
- Strange Horizons has started its 2016 fund drive.
- World of Aetaltis, an RPG campaign setting for Fifth Edition by Marc Tassin, is looking for funding.
- Convention dealers Judy and David Peterson had their trailer full of merchandise stolen on the way to WorldCon and need some help.
Con reports:
- Jason Johnson reports about DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Rich Horton shares his experiences at MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 WorldCon in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Jason Sanford also reports about MidAmeriCon II.
- George R.R. Martin shares some background about the Hugo Losers party at MidAmeriCon I and MidAmeriCon II, the 1976 and 2016 WorldCons in Kansas City, Missouri, respectively. He also shares some photos of the 2016 party.
- Galactic Journey looks back at SeaCon, the 1961 WorldCon in Seattle, Washington.
- Natalie Luhrs shares three easy steps to fix the World Fantasy Convention.
- Jason Sanford discusses the changes to the controversial program for the 2016 World Fantasy Convention.
- Mark Blackman reports about a New York Review of Science Fiction reading in Brooklyn, New York.
- Martin Morse Wooster reports about "A Dream Within a Dream: Madness", an Edgar Allan Poe themed immersive transmedia event in Alexandria, Virginia.
- CCTV America reports about the Chinese Science Fiction Convention in Beijing, China.
Science and technology:
- We were wrong about how Earth's moon was formed.
- What is the red splotch on Pluto's moon Charon?
- The HMS Terror, one of two ships which disappeared during the ill-fated Franklin expedition 168 years ago, has been found in the Canadian arctic.
- The sixth mass extinction event will be very different from the previous five.
Free online fiction:
- "The Warrior Boy Who Would Not Suffer" by Abhinav Bhat in Apex Magazine.
- "Stone Hunger" by N.K. Jemisin in Clarkesworld.
- "Burned Away" by Kristen Simmons at Tor.com.
- "Godfall" by Susan M. Odell in GigaNotoSaurus.
- "Brushwork" by Aliya Whiteley in GigaNotoSaurus.
- "On the Radio" by Cheryl Morgan in Holdfast Magazine.
- "Crazy Is As Crazy Does" by T.S. Paul.
Odds and ends:
Thanks for including my blog in the roundup! :-D
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