Comedian/actor Jonathan Winters dies
Comedian and actor Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) inspired a generation of comics, won an Emmy, two Grammys, and a Mark Twain Prize, and played Robin Williams' son on Mork & Mindy... Read more [...]
Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock
Petition drive for an Isaac Asimov historical marker in Philadelphia
Philadelphia fans have started a petition drive to commemorate the address at which Isaac Asimov wrote some of his classic fiction, during his brief sojourn in the City of Brotherly Love... Read more [...]
Aeon publishes Bruce McAllister’s The Village Sang to the Sea
Bruce McAllister's long-awaited novel The Village Sang to the Sea is an eerie tale of a magical village where all is not what it seems... Read more [...]
Space Memorabilia Auction
Heritage Auctions' forthcoming Space Memorabilia Auction includes mundane lots, as well as space-flown "Toasted Bread Cubes" and Buzz Aldrin's toothbrush... Read more [...]
Author Basil Copper Dies
British horror and mystery writer Basil Copper (1924-2013) was named a World Horror Grandmaster in 2010... Read more [...]
Actor Milo O’Shea Dies
Irish character actor Milo O'Shea (1926-2013) was the villain in Barbarella, the Chief Justice on The West Wing, and more... Read more [...]
2013 Australian Ditmar Award Nominees
The 2013 Ditmar Awards -- the fan-voted sf awards in Australia, will be handed out the end of this month. The nominees are... Read more [...]
Night Shade Books is closing the shades
Night Shade Books is investigating a sale of its assets to Skyhorse Publishing, urging authors to agree to the sale to avoid the hassles of bankruptcy... Read more [...]
Books Received: second half of March 2013
Books received for review during the second half of March 2013… Read more [...]
Destinies to focus on Superman and the show’s own 30th anniversary
Destinies, the science fiction radio program broadcasting from SUNY Stony Brook, will feature programs on Superman's 75th anniversary, and celebrate the show's own 30th anniversary with encore readings and new music... Read more [...]
Nightmare Magazine’s April 2013 Issue
The seventh issue of John Joseph Adams’ online horror ‘zine Nightmare includes fiction by Elizabeth Hand, Marc Laidlaw, Weston Ochse, and Angela Slatter... Read more [...]
Artist Mitchell Hooks Dies
Artist Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013) was active in the 1960s and 1970s, illustrating paperback covers and the first James Bond movie poster... Read more [...]
Author/editor/executor Paul Williams dies
Paul Williams (1948-2013) founded the first American rock music criticism magazine, and was a key player in keeping Philip K. Dick's reputation alive... Read more [...]
Daily Science Fiction’s April 2013 line-up
April's offerings from Daily Science Fiction will include the usual spate of stories and the continuation of the first official Daily Science Fiction Longer Short Story March and April (and Part of May) Madness... Read more [...]
2012 BSFA Award winners
The winners of the 2012 British Science Fiction Association Awards are... Read more [...]