I was excited to see a locally-set folk horror novel event while trawling through the Waterstones event page a few months back, there’s plenty of fiction set in the North East, but less in the …
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The Rest of It (Virtual Worldcon Days 2+)
Hah, so it turns out even attending virtually, and not especially intensely, the post-convention fog is real. Day Two Virtual Worldcon This was my busiest day for panels. First off was Food and Fantasy, with …
Got my noms in!
I started filling out the form last week, so I shouldn’t be up late trying to get a tiny bit more reading/reasearching in but of course I am. Every year I saw next year will …
I Went to Worldcon and All I Got Was These Excellent Friends – Part One
Well, and covid. Which is one reason why this update is a bit later than I had hoped. The lead up to the convention was the usual flurry of last minute art prep, overpacking, and …
Hugo reading: Novelette
This category didn’t have an obvious standout for me, I’m voting as much on vibes as anything else and I’ve reordered my ballot a few times but currently have “On the Fox Roads” at the …
Hugo reading: Novel short takes
A hair over a month to go and I’ve only finished the novel category! But at least it’s a strong one this year, though my favourite by far is Some Desperate Glory. The novel is …
London
We had a couple of days in London to go see Cabaret and visit with friends and along the way managed to squeeze in some culture. First off we went to the Barbican, which I …