It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2018 Hugo Awards and the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards, yet more on the firing of James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, Disenchantment, Foundryside, WorldCon 76, racism in the SCA as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Sam Hawke talks about diversity in science fiction and fantasy.
- Leah Schnelbach explains how women have been historically portrayed in movies about the space program and what The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal does differently.
- James Davis Nicoll wonders when science fiction will learn to love the tachyon rocket.
- James Davis Nicoll also talks about science fiction books he found in the children's section of his library, even though they really don't belong there.
- T.W. O'Brien shares five novels that explore the secret life of robots.
- Tor.com shares a list of the greatest dads in science fiction and fantasy.
- Damien Walter shares his top five Iain M. Banks novels.
- Nancy Lambert shares five excellent Ray Bradbury short stories.
- Judith Tarr revisits the 1965 science fiction novel Quest Crosstime by Andre Norton.
- Alissa Smith reports about the women who pioneered Star Trek fandom and fanfiction in the 1960s and their impact on following generations.
- Cheryl Eddy shares five things she wants to see in season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Josh Bell calls The Innocents an uninspired supernatural teen drama.
- Germain Lussier declares that the R-rated puppet crime comedy The Happytime Murders is a massive disappointment.
- Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran declares that she won't be marginalised by online harrassment.
- Germain Lussier reports that Apple has ordered a series based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy.
Awards:
- The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards have been announced.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2018 Hugo Award winners as well as some reactions to the 2018 Hugo winners from around the web.
- Doris V. Sutherland shares her thoughts on the 2018 Hugo Award winners.
- Nicholas Whyte shares his analysis of the 2018 Hugo Awards.
- Read N.K. Jemisin's Hugo acceptance speech.
- The winners of the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards have been announced.
- Nicholas Whyte analyses the 1943 Retro Hugo results.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 1943 Retro Hugo winners.
- The winners of the 2018 Chesley Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2018 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards have been announced.
Comments on the firing of James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3:
- Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, responds to Disney's refusal to rehire James Gunn.
- Chris Pratt, who plays Peter Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, responds to the firing of James Gunn.
- Steven DeKnight, producer of the Daredevil series, and Vincent D'Onofrio, who played Wilson Fisk in Daredevil, speak out against the firing of James Gunn.
Comments on Disenchantment:
- Glen Weldon feels that the first few episodes of Matt Groening's new fantasy cartoon Disenchantment are promising.
- Stuart Heritage feels that the first few episodes of Disenchantment were patchy, but then Matt Groening's series always need some time to get going.
- Beth Elderkin shares fives things she loved about the first season of Disenchantment and three things she didn't.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Leah Schnelbach shares a writing tip from David Mitchell.
- Jay Schiffman explains what writers can learn writers can learn from Margaret Atwood's introduction to the new edition of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Robert Silverberg remembers writing erotic fiction in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Camestros Felapton asks what a fan writer is.
Interviews:
- Jeff VanderMeer interviews Nick Mamatas.
- Tor.com interviews Somaiya Daud.
- Christian Coleman interviews P. Djèlí Clark.
- Jessica Halin interviews Liz Young.
- The Qwillery interviews Drew Williams.
- Bryan Walsh interview Eliot Peper.
- Barnes & Noble Review interviews Cory Doctorow.
- Wendy Browne interviews Felicia D. Henderson.
Reviews:
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books reviews The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Aidan Moher reviews The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Alex Brown reviews The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlì Clark.
- Liz Bourke reviews Bannerless and The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn.
- Becca Evans reviews A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell.
- Paul Weimer reviews Gift of Griffins by V.M. Escalada.
- Leah Schnelbach reviews Suicide Club by Rachel Heng.
- Steve J. Wright reviews Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock.
- Andrea Johnson reviews Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
- Martin Cahill revies Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
- Rob Bedford reviews Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
- The Qwillery reviews Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
- Ross Johnson reviews Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
- Em Nordling reviews The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg.
- Bookworm Blues reviews Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters.
- Mark Yon reviews An American Story by Christopher Priest.
- Kate Sherrod reviews Applied Ballardianism: Memoir from a Parallel Universe by Simon Sellars.
Crowdfunding:
- Mark Gardner is looking for funding to produce a series of illustrated children's books.
- Making Time, a feature-length time travel film, is looking for funding.
Reports about WorldCon 76:
- Sal Pizarro reports about WorldCon 76 in San José, California, and shares some photos.
- S.E. Fleenor talks about gatekeeping, diversity and WorldCon 76.
- Mike Glyer reports about the alt-right rally outside WorldCon 76 and shares some links and photos.
- Mike Glyer reports that Jon Del Arroz will not attend his own protest due to his son's illness.
- The WorldCon 76 website shares several photo galleries.
- Katster shares their experiences at WorldCon 76 in a two part post.
- Charon Dunn and T.B. Kahuna share their experiences as well as several photos of WorldCon 76.
- Alexandra Erin shares her experiences at WorldCon 76 and talk about WorldCons in general and what makes them special.
- Kalimac reports about two WorldCon panels about J.R.R. Tolkien.
Other con reports:
- Wellington, New Zealand, will host the 2020 WorldCon, nicknamed ConZealand.
- Mike Glyer reports that Chengdu in China is bidding for the 2023 WorldCon.
- Layton, Utah, will host the 2019 Westercon and NASFic.
- Fulk Beauxarmes talks about power, justice and safety in the Society for Creative Anachronism and also responds to criticisms of their post.
- Poore House also weighs in on the racism uproar in the SCA.
Science and technology:
- Jatan Mehta talks about NASA's Parker Solar Probe.
- Ethan Siegel explains what lunar eclipses can teach us about the universe
- Ella Anderson asks whether it is possible to create wormholes..
- Evan Selinger asks whether we should root for robot rights.
- Simon Fry reports that the world's first offshore dairy farm will open later this year, floating in the harbour of Rotterdam.
- Victoria Gill reports that the recipe for the embalming fluid used for the mummification process in ancient Egypt has been revealed.
Free online fiction:
- "Kill All Monsters" by Gary McMahon in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Everything Under Heaven" by Anya Ow in Uncanny Magazine.
- "Give the People What They Want" by Alex Bledsoe in Uncanny Magazine.
- "A Compendium of Architecture and the Science of Building" by Kate Elliott in Lightspeed.
- "Project Entropy" by Dominica Phettleplace in Lightspeed.
- "Jewel of the Vashwa" by Jordan Kurella in Apex Magazine.
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