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Loscon 51, a gathering of writers and fans of all ages, with common interests in Fantasy, Science Fiction, Cosplay, Film, STEM, Art and Music. Held over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov 28-30, 2025) at the LAX Hilton on Century Blvd.
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· Dec 2
Loscon is excited about Loscon 51!
We have some great Guests of Honor and we are busy planning programming for next year!
Our Loscon 51 Guests of Honor
Author: TKingfisher/Ursula Vernon
Artist: Benton Jew
Music: Lynn Gold
Fan: Tadao Tomomatsu
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels.
We have some great Guests of Honor and we are busy planning programming for next year!
Our Loscon 51 Guests of Honor
Author: TKingfisher/Ursula Vernon
Artist: Benton Jew
Music: Lynn Gold
Fan: Tadao Tomomatsu
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels.
Starting at $59.95 on Amazon, the A24 Screenplay Collection features 12 of the studio and distribution company’s most popular films.
From ‘Ex Machina’ to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’: Where to Buy A24’s Screenplay Book Collection Online
A24 has a series of screenplay books features movies, like 'Ex Machina,' 'Lady Bird,' 'Midsommar' and others: Here's how to find and buy books online.
variety.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Starting at $59.95 on Amazon, the A24 Screenplay Collection features 12 of the studio and distribution company’s most popular films.
From her earliest years, Adeena Mignogna (B.S. ’97, physics; B.S. ’97, astronomy) always saw space in her future. It started with “Star Wars.”
From Space Science to Science Fiction | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
From her earliest years, Adeena Mignogna (B.S.
cmns.umd.edu
March 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
From her earliest years, Adeena Mignogna (B.S. ’97, physics; B.S. ’97, astronomy) always saw space in her future. It started with “Star Wars.”
For these sci-fi detectives, solving whodunit is complicated, involving immortal murder victims, interplanetary travel, and robot PIs.
Magnum Sci-Fi: 5 Splendid Science Fiction Detective Novels
For these sci-fi detectives, solving whodunit is complicated, involving immortal murder victims, interplanetary travel, and robot PIs.
bookriot.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For these sci-fi detectives, solving whodunit is complicated, involving immortal murder victims, interplanetary travel, and robot PIs.
"Split Fiction’s fun, but its central character conflict makes no sense."
Split Fiction’s invented sci-fi-vs.-fantasy rivalry is driving me up a wall
The game’s central character conflict makes no sense
www.polygon.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Split Fiction’s fun, but its central character conflict makes no sense."
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Libby Book Awards.
These Books Are Most Recommended by Librarians
Thousands of librarians and library staff voted on their favorite books for the 2025 Libby Book Awards. See their recommendations here.
www.sunset.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Libby Book Awards.
"Want to take your speculative fiction on the go? I've got eight excellent sci-fi series to listen to on audio for you here."
Excellent Sci-Fi Series to Listen to on Audio
Want to take your speculative fiction on the go? I've got eight excellent sci-fi series to listen to on audio for you here.
bookriot.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Want to take your speculative fiction on the go? I've got eight excellent sci-fi series to listen to on audio for you here."
Stories that lead to different conclusions than the author intended.
Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis - Reactor
Stories that lead to different conclusions than the author intended...
reactormag.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Stories that lead to different conclusions than the author intended.
The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
The Indie SciFi/Fantasy Bestseller List
Here is the Indie SciFi/Fantasy Bestseller List based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 9, 2025.
www.bookweb.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) have announced their list of finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards.
Here Are This Year's Nebula Awards Finalists
Here are the finalists for this year's Nebula Awards, honoring the best in science fiction and fantasy.
bookriot.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) have announced their list of finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards.
Michel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist.
New Scientist Book Club: Why I chose a mosquito as my hero
Michel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist
www.newscientist.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Michel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist.
What fantasy books would you like to see adapted?
9 Fantasy Book Series That’d Make Fantastic TV Shows
Hulu has scrapped its ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ adaptation, but these other multi-volume sagas are ready to jump from the bookshelf to the television set.
www.tvinsider.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What fantasy books would you like to see adapted?
What are some of your favorite fantasy audiobooks?
10 best fantasy audiobooks of all time
Do you want to stay up until 4 AM on a Monday listening to a magical tale? You can do whatever you want with these 10 best fantasy audiobooks.
www.themarysue.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
What are some of your favorite fantasy audiobooks?
You can tell a lot about a science fiction story and its world by sharing a meal with it. Just ask the crew of the Nostromo in Alien....
Why the Kitchen Is the Most Important Room in a Sci-Fi Spaceship
You can tell a lot about a science fiction story and its world by sharing a meal with it. Just ask the crew of the Nostromo in Alien....
www.denofgeek.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
You can tell a lot about a science fiction story and its world by sharing a meal with it. Just ask the crew of the Nostromo in Alien....
Let's geek out about our favorite continuous shots!
Six Spectacular Long Takes in SF/Horror Films and TV Shows - Reactor
Let's geek out about our favorite continuous shots!
reactormag.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Let's geek out about our favorite continuous shots!
Read 'Dekar Druid and the Infinite Library' by Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson; No Gods, No Monsters; and We Are the Crisis.
A Cosmic Discovery Spills From a Magical Book in This Short Fantasy Story
Read 'Dekar Druid and the Infinite Library' by Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson; No Gods, No Monsters; and We Are the Crisis.
gizmodo.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Read 'Dekar Druid and the Infinite Library' by Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson; No Gods, No Monsters; and We Are the Crisis.
Have you read “The Hampdenshire Wonder”?
Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction
J.D. Beresford’s The Hampdenshire Wonder is generally considered to be the first fictional treatment of superhuman intelligence, or “superintelligence.” This is a familiar trope for readers of scie…
lithub.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Have you read “The Hampdenshire Wonder”?
Loscon tabling at the Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Book show in Glendale, Sun Mar 23rd. $10 admission at the Glendale Civic Auditorium.
Book & collectible vendors, & authors. We share space with the LASFS book sale table!
Details including schedule of authors www.la-vintage-paperback-show.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Loscon tabling at the Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Book show in Glendale, Sun Mar 23rd. $10 admission at the Glendale Civic Auditorium.
Book & collectible vendors, & authors. We share space with the LASFS book sale table!
Details including schedule of authors www.la-vintage-paperback-show.com
Agree? Disagree?
10 Must-Watch Sci-Fi Miniseries, Ranked
Maniac, Watchmen, and Station Eleven are among the best sci-fi miniseries every fan of the genre must watch.
collider.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Is it you reading a book, or a book reading you?
10 most mind-bending books of all time Lock in for a trippy experience with these mind-blowing books
Proof that reading really can expand your mind
www.destructoid.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Is it you reading a book, or a book reading you?
From epic fantasy to cozy and comedic sci-fi, new installments in long-running series and debut novels that start fresh adventures, March is jam-packed with new fantasy and science fiction books.
16 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in March 2025
Ages come and pass, and a new month has dawned — bringing with it new books! It seems like it's always a busy time in the science fiction and fantasy section of
winteriscoming.net
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
From epic fantasy to cozy and comedic sci-fi, new installments in long-running series and debut novels that start fresh adventures, March is jam-packed with new fantasy and science fiction books.
Five futures ranging from the bucolic to the dystopian..
Five SF Novels About Being the Last People on Earth - Reactor
Five futures ranging from the bucolic to the dystopian...
reactormag.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Five futures ranging from the bucolic to the dystopian..
What have you been reading lately?
Dust Storms, Dream Hotels, and Road Trips: March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
In fitting with International Women’s Day on March 8, dangerously powerful women are at the center of many of this month’s SFF and speculative books. Maithree Wijesekara’s epic fantasy debut featur…
lithub.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What have you been reading lately?
From aliens to robots, time travel to superpowers, these stories are packed with exciting sci-fi adventures.
8 Great New Middle Grade Sci-Fi Stories for Your Library Shelves
From aliens to robots, time travel to superpowers, these stories are packed with exciting sci-fi adventures.
bookriot.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From aliens to robots, time travel to superpowers, these stories are packed with exciting sci-fi adventures.
Agree? Disagree?
10 best fantasy books for kids
Kids can learn so much about the world through reading. They can learn even more by reading fantasy! These are the 10 best fantasy books for kids.
www.themarysue.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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The first recorded was Chicago’s sci-fi fanzine Comet, published by the Science Correspondence Club in 1930. Following that, artistic movements held zines up, namely punk and riot grrrl waves.
Make a Zine, Take Part in a 95-Year-Old Midwest Movement
The independently published mini-magazines have time-hallowed roots in Illinois. Meet the zinesters keeping the art form alive and well.
artsmidwest.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The first recorded was Chicago’s sci-fi fanzine Comet, published by the Science Correspondence Club in 1930. Following that, artistic movements held zines up, namely punk and riot grrrl waves.