Blinks: James Tiptree Jr.; Hugo Results summaries; Reviews

August 25, 2015August 17, 2017 admin

» August 24th was James Tiptree, Jr.’s 100th anniversary: Conceptual Fiction; Letters to Tiptree by Brit Mandelo at Tor.com; Tachyon Publications

» Summaries of Hugo Awards results and attendant issues at Wired, Boing Boing, Wall Street Journal, and Slate.

» Reactions to the first Hugo Award to a Chinese writer: NYT: Science-Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Chinese Writer for First Time; WSJ: Cixin Liu Becomes First Asian to Win Hugo Award for Science Fiction

» Washington Post: Nancy Hightower reviews China Miéville, N.K. Jemisin, Aliette de Bodard

Films

With Great Power Comes Great Fun: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss Captain Marvel

March 11, 2019 locusmag 3

It is the distant future: 1995. In this 21st installation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first female-led Marvel movie, Brie Larson plays Vers, a green blue-blooded member of the Kree, a technologically advanced race of aliens who value emotional control. Vers and her mentor, Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) lead a Starfleet Starforce secret mission against the Romulans Skrull, a shapeshifting race that has been at war with the Kree

Awards Roundtable

Clarke Award shortlist

March 4, 2011 admin 3

From a press release just issued on behalf of the Arthur C. Clarke award: Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, Patrick Ness, Richard Powers, Tim Powers and Tricia Sullivan are the six authors shortlisted for this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award, the UK’s premier prize for science fiction literature. The six shortlisted books are: • Zoo City – Lauren Beukes (Angry Robot) • The Dervish House – Ian

Features Interviews

Kinuko Y. Craft: Light & Shadow

April 16, 2017 admin 0

Commentary Features Kameron Hurley

Kameron Hurley: Building the Story of Ourselves

October 1, 2018 locusmag 0

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