Sil
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SFF fangirl who has too much books that she could read.
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2026 monthly reading stats: a thread
Trying to gauge some of my fave authors' position on Palestine and the results are murky at best.
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Trying to gauge some of my fave authors' position on Palestine and the results are murky at best.
2026 monthly reading stats: a thread
February 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
2026 monthly reading stats: a thread
I keep forgetting that the previous year's Worldcon members can nominate for this year's Hugos. So, yay for me!
www.lacon.org/wsfs/
www.lacon.org/wsfs/
World Science Fiction Society – LAcon V
www.lacon.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I keep forgetting that the previous year's Worldcon members can nominate for this year's Hugos. So, yay for me!
www.lacon.org/wsfs/
www.lacon.org/wsfs/
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Did you know that ANYONE can vote in the Hugo Awards? Read on to find out how:
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Did you know that ANYONE can vote in the Hugo Awards? Read on to find out how:
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
@laworldcon.bsky.social are you planning to open a community fund initiative for fans from marginalised and underrepresented communities/countries? thank you!
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
@laworldcon.bsky.social are you planning to open a community fund initiative for fans from marginalised and underrepresented communities/countries? thank you!
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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees locusmag.com/2026/01...
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees locusmag.com/2026/01...
Just found out Nuremberg also placed a bid. I ain't gonna travel to Germany for sure, way too far.
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Just found out Nuremberg also placed a bid. I ain't gonna travel to Germany for sure, way too far.
@brisbanein28.bsky.social thanks for the follow, I will vote for you! Much closer from Asia 😅
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
@brisbanein28.bsky.social thanks for the follow, I will vote for you! Much closer from Asia 😅
Is it insane if I still squeeze in Hogfather reread in the middle of three buddy reads that I haven't finished this month, with only five days left? I surely think not.
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Is it insane if I still squeeze in Hogfather reread in the middle of three buddy reads that I haven't finished this month, with only five days left? I surely think not.
It has been a while I last arranged an author Q&A with my fave authors. I think Hurley's upcoming book is a great monthly read and Q&A topic in the World Beyond the Margins group at GR.
December 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It has been a while I last arranged an author Q&A with my fave authors. I think Hurley's upcoming book is a great monthly read and Q&A topic in the World Beyond the Margins group at GR.
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Muslim (Mughal) xmas paintings!
The presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem, c. 1600-1610.
The presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem, c. 1600-1610.
December 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Muslim (Mughal) xmas paintings!
The presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem, c. 1600-1610.
The presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem, c. 1600-1610.
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Same book, new title! Out January 2027
@kameronhurley.com hi, just wondering if Losing Gravity is still being written or if it has been replaced by These Savage Stars. Thank you 😊
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Same book, new title! Out January 2027
The West Passage is a good, weird book but it is kinda slow.
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The West Passage is a good, weird book but it is kinda slow.
@kameronhurley.com hi, just wondering if Losing Gravity is still being written or if it has been replaced by These Savage Stars. Thank you 😊
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@kameronhurley.com hi, just wondering if Losing Gravity is still being written or if it has been replaced by These Savage Stars. Thank you 😊
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At the end of each year I publish a community roundup of awards-eligible work for folks to check out! Go add your information so I can put you on the list for 2026.
2026 Community Awards Eligibility Roundup
It's the time of year when I ask folks to share their awards eligibility with me! Send us your information using this form. We'll round up all the eligibility information people chose to share and wil...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At the end of each year I publish a community roundup of awards-eligible work for folks to check out! Go add your information so I can put you on the list for 2026.
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Idk, with a 1.000++ people dead in my country due to the government fuckups that destroy our forests, I think 2025 has been one of the worst years ever.
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Idk, with a 1.000++ people dead in my country due to the government fuckups that destroy our forests, I think 2025 has been one of the worst years ever.
I am regretting buying that device but I could not afford another one.
As the latest fuckery with KDP and their generative AI goes around, reminder that they started this back in April with their series Recaps feature that cannot be opted out of and that few people cared about. I spent weeks back and forth with support, chronicled on Bsky and my site. (brief thread 👇)
December 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I am regretting buying that device but I could not afford another one.
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Hugo-winning director Rob Reiner was stabbed to death.
Rob Reiner, All in the Family Star and When Harry Met Sally Director, Dead at 78 Along with Wife in Apparent Homicide
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, Calif., home in an apparent homicide
people.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hugo-winning director Rob Reiner was stabbed to death.
Long time no see. How is everybody doing?
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Long time no see. How is everybody doing?
Annual discourse
bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards
There's one place online you can go to ensure a very white "best of" book list: The Goodreads Choice Awards.
bookriot.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Annual discourse
bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
The Strength of the Few could have been so great.
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Strength of the Few could have been so great.