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Kurt Vonnegut Jr sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vonneg... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Diane & Leo Dillon, Lima de Freitas, Ben Feder and [couldn't identify]). 4th re: the 1977 stage adaption by Stuart Gordon (the filmmaker, not the author).
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Kurt Vonnegut Jr sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vonneg... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Diane & Leo Dillon, Lima de Freitas, Ben Feder and [couldn't identify]). 4th re: the 1977 stage adaption by Stuart Gordon (the filmmaker, not the author).
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Steve Ditko sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ditko_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his early cover art (1954-1957):
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Steve Ditko sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ditko_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his early cover art (1954-1957):
Our September/October issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for the latest stories from Leah Cypess, Alex Jablokov, and Alice Towey, as well as a new novelette from Bruce Sterling and Paul Di Filippo
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"Today we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups... So I ask, in my writing, what is real?"
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
October 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Today we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups... So I ask, in my writing, what is real?"
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
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JUST OUT: The Ultimate Guide to Ancient Greek Philosophy considers many of the profound new ideas central to the birth of Western philosophy 2500 years ago. It has 5 chapters: Pre-Socratics; Plato & Socrates; Aristotle; Epicurus & Hedonism; and Stoicism, Scepticism & Cynicism. philosophynow.org/shop
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
JUST OUT: The Ultimate Guide to Ancient Greek Philosophy considers many of the profound new ideas central to the birth of Western philosophy 2500 years ago. It has 5 chapters: Pre-Socratics; Plato & Socrates; Aristotle; Epicurus & Hedonism; and Stoicism, Scepticism & Cynicism. philosophynow.org/shop
The Devil's Masquerade by Helstar on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
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September 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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2025 Anthony Awards Winners
2025 Anthony Awards Winners
Bouchercon has announced the winners of the 2025 Anthony Awards, honoring the best in crime fiction. Winners of genre interest include: Best Hardcover Novel WINNER: The God of the Woods, Liz Moore …
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September 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
2025 Anthony Awards Winners
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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I rate and share my thoughts on the bumper crop of 16 science fiction books that I read during August, ending with my Book of the Month. Check it out! 🪐📚
#scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
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#scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
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16 SF Books I Read Last Month and My Thoughts | Book of the Month | August 2025
YouTube video by SciFiScavenger
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September 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I rate and share my thoughts on the bumper crop of 16 science fiction books that I read during August, ending with my Book of the Month. Check it out! 🪐📚
#scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
youtu.be/hRbzo0DAKh4
#scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
youtu.be/hRbzo0DAKh4
I plan to read more Philip Pullman and Stephen Dobyns. Great writing. #books #reading #fiction #literature
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I plan to read more Philip Pullman and Stephen Dobyns. Great writing. #books #reading #fiction #literature
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We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
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Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
September 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’
Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’
Unspecified number of vessels due to depart Barcelona on Sunday, with dozens more expected to leave other Mediterranean ports on 4 September
A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is due to leave from Barcelona on Sunday to try to “break the illegal siege of Gaza”, organisers said.
The vessels will set off from the Spanish port city to “open a humanitarian corridor and end the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people”, said the Global Sumud Flotilla. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’
Deathstalker - Exclusive Red Band Trailer (2025) Daniel Bernhardt, Patton Oswalt
YouTube video by IGN
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August 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
August 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
“For me, the single most important question is how to construct a society that is just, safe, peaceful - all those good things - when people finally accept that there is no free will.” — Robert Sapolsky #science #philosophy
August 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“For me, the single most important question is how to construct a society that is just, safe, peaceful - all those good things - when people finally accept that there is no free will.” — Robert Sapolsky #science #philosophy
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The CHAPBOOK COLLECTION is a set of chapbooks featuring my short stories and novellas, all at 99c on Kindle, and is kind of a historical archive of my writing over the past 30+ years. Something here for everybody...
www.williammeikle.com/chapbook.html
#booksky #kindle #ebooks #writingcommunity
www.williammeikle.com/chapbook.html
#booksky #kindle #ebooks #writingcommunity
William Meikle
There's something for everyone here; Scottish supernaturals, Lovecraftian horrors, Holmes and Carnacki pastiches and novellas not available anywhere else. Dig in and enjoy.
www.williammeikle.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The CHAPBOOK COLLECTION is a set of chapbooks featuring my short stories and novellas, all at 99c on Kindle, and is kind of a historical archive of my writing over the past 30+ years. Something here for everybody...
www.williammeikle.com/chapbook.html
#booksky #kindle #ebooks #writingcommunity
www.williammeikle.com/chapbook.html
#booksky #kindle #ebooks #writingcommunity
I’m always thinking about doing a YouTube channel, but like too many things to focus only on one subject.
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m always thinking about doing a YouTube channel, but like too many things to focus only on one subject.
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Podcast idea: “The Process is a Process All Its Own”, where your host interviews a guest and first discusses how they started, then how they typically write stories, then ending with a discussion about current ideas for stories and how they might be fleshed out.
August 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Podcast idea: “The Process is a Process All Its Own”, where your host interviews a guest and first discusses how they started, then how they typically write stories, then ending with a discussion about current ideas for stories and how they might be fleshed out.