Tag Archives: United States

Thanksgiving

SFScope is taking Thanksgiving off, but we'll be back on Monday... Read more [...]

Gale Anne Hurd / Valhalla Motion Pictures buys film rights to GearHead

Gale Ann Hurd, of Terminator fame, and her Valhalla Motion Pictures, recently bought film rights to the graphic novel GearHead... Read more [...]

Brian Francis Slattery book launch in Brooklyn, NY, tonight

Brian Francis Slattery is launching his newest novel, Liberation, with an out-of-the-ordinary launch party in Red Hook (Brooklyn)'s Sunny's Bar tonight... Read more [...]

Books Received: October 2008

Books received for review during the month of October 2008. This page is updated throughout the month. Read more [...]

Ian Randal Strock’s book launch party

Launching SFScope's editor's non-fiction book will be an open party at New York City's Books of Wonder... Read more [...]

WorldCon 2010

WorldCon 2010 will be Aussiecon 4, the fourth World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Australia, and the 18th to be held outside the United States... Read more [...]

John Ringo’s national radio tour for national disaster preparedness

John Ringo will be speaking on radio stations across the country in support of his The Last Centurion, warning people that their presidential vote could be very important in the face of a national disaster... Read more [...]

Realms of Fantasy no longer requiring IRCs for international submissions

Realms of Fantasy is willing to send e-mail responses to foreign submissions... Read more [...]

Correction about Jack Dann’s patriotism and abode

Jack Dann is an expatriate, not an ex-patriot... Read more [...]

2007 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award, for best science fiction novel published in paperback original in the US, have been announced... Read more [...]

NASA sponsors art contest to depict “Life and Work on the Moon”

NASA is sponsoring an art contest, open to college students in the US, with the theme "Life and Work on the Moon." There will be cash prizes and exhibit opportunities for winners... Read more [...]

Review of Masters of Science Fiction’s “The Awakening”

"The Awakening" was the second episode of ABC's four-episode Masters of Science Fiction. By and large, it was good television, but the final few minutes felt like a cop out... Read more [...]

Independence Day and Readercon Scheduling

Today is a national holiday in the US. This weekend is a major convention in Massachusetts. As a result, there will be less news posted over the next few days, but we'll be back full-steam on Monday. Read more [...]

John Birmingham sells alternate history trilogy to Del Rey

John Birmingham has sold a new alternate history trilogy to Del Rey. The series will "explore the ramifications of... Read more [...]

45 Years of Americans in Space

NASA has produced several features to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the first launch of an American into space. Read more [...]