I stg if you want to see books like this in your local bookshop, the absolute best way to make it happen is to buy the fuck out of them when they're indie, because publishers only sign what they think will sell and won't take chances without data.
Back this project. Provide that data!
I am *so* excited to read this. Having been teased with snippets and behind the curtain glimpses I cannot wait to read it in full.
You all should trust me on this, it is going to slay !!
Text reading “OCTOTHORPE 154* *See, it’s like this. This is the first day of 2026 that hasn’t been cold, or wet, or both, so instead of doing the Octothorpe cover I went for a nice walk. And bought no board games, but a jigsaw. And did the jigsaw. Sorry.” The text is on top of a photograph of a bridge and some trees underneath a blue sky.
John, Alison and Liz start getting excited to nominate things for the Hugo Awards, and they consequently talk about books and games! They also chat about LAcon V and the upcoming fan funds. Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/154-at-lea...
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A person standing outdoors in a leafy, green setting wearing a dark North Face jacket with the collar slightly open. The background is softly out of focus, showing trees and foliage.
Our next day guest for Satellite 9 is Dr Yashar Moshfeghi!
Dr Moshfeghi is a leading AI researcher at the University of Strathclyde and the founder of the NeuraSearch Laboratory.
Have you signed up yet?
What's caught your fancy?
As it's Hugo time, I wanted to talk about a category I care about, and which I think could do with a bit of extra love when it comes to nomination time - it's best fan writer!
(this is gonna be a thread of me doing hype, which I'm bad at, but that is much deserved by all here linked, pls be nice)
YASS!! Loved the first book.
Go sign up for programme at @easterconuk.bsky.social
These are all excellent picks such as might enrich any Hugo ballot, but I would also add What A Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beker from Stelliform, which was probably my favourite novella of 2025.
Many options to choose from!
Fair. The snot levels can be prodigious and no thing needs that on its shoulder.
*is soothed*
But I need someone to hear my scream. Please.
*screams into the void*
SHHHHHH says the void.
“Colorful hillside neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal in the morning sun” by O Palsson, CC BY 2.0
Registration is now open for SMOFcon 43, running 4 to 6 December 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.
There are early bird attending, discounted, and online rates available.
Check out our website: www.smofconlisbon.org
Right, a few hours with the SOLAR Network website has convinced me that most religion & lit people work in so much isolation from each other that we have lost the ability to fill out a research profile with useful information, so: who's doing interesting current work on religion and American lit?
Roseanna is *awesome* she is a great fan writer and very lovely person to boot.
Everyone should put her words into your eyes and then go nominate her for a Hugo in Fan Categories when nominations open.
NOMINATE
NOMINATE
A reminder that my story about grief, ghouls and diaspora is available free to read on @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
It's pronounced mar-ghi (guttaral like the ch in loch) fawl, oo-er ghis (guttaral ch) two. The i sound sound rhymes with quay/key
So helpful, I am
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
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Come fly with us to the Moon on Artemis.
NASA have extended the deadline to fly your name on Artemis II.
Grab your boarding pass and join us in Space and in Glasgow.
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
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Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun
Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun https://theonion.com/explanation-of-board-game-rules-peppered-with-reassuran-1819579569/
🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨
@rainewilson.bsky.social will be taking part in an Evening of Scottish Speculative Fiction with Angie Spoto and Christopher Caldwell/ @seraph76.bsky.social chaired by @theelaineg.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social - tickets £5.
A reminder email will be sent to anyone who hasn't replied a few days before. If we don't hear it will be assumed you no longer want a table and it will be offered to someone on the waiting list.
If you haven't had an email and think you should have, check your spam and get in touch to let us know!
Dealers Room & Fan table update.
If you completed the interest form before the 31/12/2025 deadline, you should have received an email from dealers@eastercon2026.org telling you if you have a table or are on the waiting list.
Deadline to reply whether you still want your table is the 01/02/2026.
I find a very feeling very done with sneering and smugness from people.
Did you know that ANYONE can vote in the Hugo Awards? Read on to find out how:
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
Not picking favorites, but I will say this is one you shouldn't skip: Marita Arvaniti brought a ton of great insights about theatre, faerie, and the complicated styles and themes of Hope Mirrlees' LUD-IN-THE-MIST to the show:
Intergalactic Mixtape is live! Maybe put some guard rails on your TBR lists. :)
I feel this is something @rjbarker.bsky.social would appreciate!
Book Cover by Judith Clute
Farah Mendlesohn on the Cover of "Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ" by Judith Clute. You can pre-order now, paperback and ebook, in the Luna store and all other retailers. @effjayem.bsky.social www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/farah-m...
If you want to be able to nominate works for Hugo Awards in 2026, you will need to be an WSFS member by January 31.
The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.
