Did you know the Merril Collection holds a real Hugo Award?
Judith Merril began her own biography but didn’t finish it. Her granddaughter Emily Pohl-Weary completed Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril, which won the Hugo Award in 2003. She donated the Hugo to the Merril Collection! #sff
This was the story that introduced me to Judith Merril's work. Let's just say it made me think about Kissinger's MAD doctrine a bit differently.
Shadow on the Hearth. 1950, cover art by Edward Kasper. #booksky
Spaced Out Library, Palmerston Branch, 1974. In the late 1960s, Judith Merril donated ~5,000 books to Rochdale College and an endowment grew into the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy at the Lillian H. Smith Branch, now 80,000+ items strong.
#sff #tpl #toronto #scifi
Amazing! Fantastic! Astounding! Science Fiction and the Pulp Magazines. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Amazing Stories, see original pulp art, decades-old magazines, books, and more. February 16 – May 3, 2026.
#ScienceFiction #PulpMagazines #AmazingStories #LiteraryHistory #MerrilCollection
We are now officially on Instagram as well and look forward to sharing upcoming events and updates with you soon! www.instagram.com/merril.frien...
Today the Friends of the Merril got a bluesky account! #MerrilCollection #TPL #Toronto
