Mely
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I uploaded a user icon so I guess I live here now. She/her.
#bookLoot
Me @ much greater length: https://coffeeandink.dreamwidth.org/
#bookLoot
Me @ much greater length: https://coffeeandink.dreamwidth.org/
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three days left to nominate material for the Otherwise Award! hit us with your best shot 🙏
Reminder:
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...
2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award
Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!
otherwiseaward.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
three days left to nominate material for the Otherwise Award! hit us with your best shot 🙏
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This may interest some of you:
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This may interest some of you:
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
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I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
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This is also still ongoing, to fund English translations of African novels written in non-colonial languages! (which do not get translated very frequently!)
the African Translation Project is at 7% of their final goal, which they need by FRIDAY
Please donate, please share
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Please donate, please share
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3245, 68%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...
ko-fi.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is also still ongoing, to fund English translations of African novels written in non-colonial languages! (which do not get translated very frequently!)
You should not name someone on your spy thriller Leamas unless it's actually good.
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
You should not name someone on your spy thriller Leamas unless it's actually good.
PSA: Phyllis Gotlieb's Flesh and Gold is on sale for USD$2.99.
This is a deeply humane space opera with many and very splendid aliens. It's the first in a loose trilogy, but works fine as a standalone.
This is a deeply humane space opera with many and very splendid aliens. It's the first in a loose trilogy, but works fine as a standalone.
October 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
PSA: Phyllis Gotlieb's Flesh and Gold is on sale for USD$2.99.
This is a deeply humane space opera with many and very splendid aliens. It's the first in a loose trilogy, but works fine as a standalone.
This is a deeply humane space opera with many and very splendid aliens. It's the first in a loose trilogy, but works fine as a standalone.
Finally caught the Superman movie. I liked it fine, but my main takeaway is that too many people are sleeping on My Adventures with Superman.
September 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Finally caught the Superman movie. I liked it fine, but my main takeaway is that too many people are sleeping on My Adventures with Superman.
Elaboration - Gene Wolfe's influence on the Foundation TV series:
The emperor Cleon's "genetic dynasty" is a series of clones, 3 of different ages/life stages active at any time (Dawn, Day, and Dusk), aided by their right-hand robot Demerzel. Different clone incarnations have different relationships to their unified selfhood. 1/
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Elaboration - Gene Wolfe's influence on the Foundation TV series:
Having finished S3, I revise my Foundation verdict to: Very pretty and occasionally even smart. But mostly very pretty.
It is so pretty and so dumb.
September 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Having finished S3, I revise my Foundation verdict to: Very pretty and occasionally even smart. But mostly very pretty.
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SFF discourse starter for the morning:
The "stop reccing Golden Age SF to people, it doesn't hold up" discourse is never ending.
But I haven't seen the equivalent for the golden age of fat epic fantasy; the 80s and 90s.
So: what 80s & 90s epic fantasy holds up best to modern eyes and why?
The "stop reccing Golden Age SF to people, it doesn't hold up" discourse is never ending.
But I haven't seen the equivalent for the golden age of fat epic fantasy; the 80s and 90s.
So: what 80s & 90s epic fantasy holds up best to modern eyes and why?
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
SFF discourse starter for the morning:
The "stop reccing Golden Age SF to people, it doesn't hold up" discourse is never ending.
But I haven't seen the equivalent for the golden age of fat epic fantasy; the 80s and 90s.
So: what 80s & 90s epic fantasy holds up best to modern eyes and why?
The "stop reccing Golden Age SF to people, it doesn't hold up" discourse is never ending.
But I haven't seen the equivalent for the golden age of fat epic fantasy; the 80s and 90s.
So: what 80s & 90s epic fantasy holds up best to modern eyes and why?
Binging Foundation. Is Lee Pace contractually obligated to strip at least once per season?
September 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Binging Foundation. Is Lee Pace contractually obligated to strip at least once per season?
Not watching the Emmys, but thrilled by the Tillman and LaNasa wins.
September 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Not watching the Emmys, but thrilled by the Tillman and LaNasa wins.
Current book is dialed up to 11 at all times and might do better if it occasionally dipped down to 8 or 9.
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Current book is dialed up to 11 at all times and might do better if it occasionally dipped down to 8 or 9.
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This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
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C. J. Cherryh (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...
L, Stephen Youll, 1994; R, David Mattingly, 1981
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
L, Stephen Youll, 1994; R, David Mattingly, 1981
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
September 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
C. J. Cherryh (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...
L, Stephen Youll, 1994; R, David Mattingly, 1981
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
L, Stephen Youll, 1994; R, David Mattingly, 1981
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
At least my futon frame broke down on a sales weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
At least my futon frame broke down on a sales weekend.
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70 years ago today, 14-year old Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
The gun that was used to kill him goes on display today in Mississippi. Wright Thompson on how it got there—and why it’s a rebuke of attempts to erase history:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The gun that was used to kill him goes on display today in Mississippi. Wright Thompson on how it got there—and why it’s a rebuke of attempts to erase history:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Haunting Relic from America’s Past
On the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death, his murder weapon goes on display in Mississippi.
www.theatlantic.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
70 years ago today, 14-year old Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
The gun that was used to kill him goes on display today in Mississippi. Wright Thompson on how it got there—and why it’s a rebuke of attempts to erase history:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The gun that was used to kill him goes on display today in Mississippi. Wright Thompson on how it got there—and why it’s a rebuke of attempts to erase history:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Tragically I forgot both my wallet and my reading glasses, so today's subway entertainment will have to be a podcast.
August 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Tragically I forgot both my wallet and my reading glasses, so today's subway entertainment will have to be a podcast.
lolwhut
The wait is over: Former Governor David Paterson's endorsement is here.
David Paterson Says Eric Adams Is the One: 'His Scorecard Is Incredible'
The former governor has decided his endorsee for the savior of New York City is none other than the current mayor of New York City.
hellgatenyc.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
lolwhut
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Diana Wynne Jones sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jones_... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Richard Bober, David Bowers, David O'Connor and Cihan Karamanci). 4th for a Turkish collection of the 'Howl's Castle' trilogy:
August 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Diana Wynne Jones sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jones_... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Richard Bober, David Bowers, David O'Connor and Cihan Karamanci). 4th for a Turkish collection of the 'Howl's Castle' trilogy:
Listening to Meal of Thorns with @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social on Iain Banks' Excession and considering a paired (re)reading with Delany's Trouble on Triton.
July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Listening to Meal of Thorns with @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social on Iain Banks' Excession and considering a paired (re)reading with Delany's Trouble on Triton.