I just finished listening to @alexshvartsman.bsky.social 's The Best of All Possible Planets. It was most enjoyable with great voice acting. I was smiling throughout and laughing out loud at times. What it most reminds me of is a Mel Brooks comedy. alexshvartsman.com/2026/01/23/t...

The Best of All Possible Planets

My space opera comedy 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 will be published on July 28, 2026 in premium hardcover, paperback, and audiobook formats, featuring cover art by Ethemos and interior art by …

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Listened to/read "The Cinema of Babel" by @sentencebender.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social #71. Just a story with wild ideas and dealing with grief, which was poignant on a day I learned a friend of mine passed last week. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

The Cinema of Babel - Uncanny Magazine

Content note: suicidal ideation   “Please—turn it off!” A pained, painful wail from the room across the hall; soundtrack laughter dissolving into guttural thunder as a film projector slowed to a stop....

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My @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule is a bit eclectic. guide.lacon.org/ids/9704bcd4...

On the way to the Orioles game tonight I finished listening to @wiswell.bsky.social 's The Dragon Has Some Complaints marvelously performed by @zurajohnson.bsky.social (only on Audible now). It is loads of fun and heartfelt. It is definitely on my Hugo nominate list. www.amazon.com/The-Dragon-H...

I just finished reading @thehugoawards.bsky.social finalist "Kaiju Agonistes" by Scott Lynch from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 62. Just a wild ride of Kaiju wonderfulness with a brilliant conclusion that completely took me by surprise. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/kaij...

Kaiju Agonistes - Uncanny Magazine

Content note: Historical racism and misogyny   [Time Reference Unavailable]—August, 1946 The watchseed is planted in a watery hemisphere of a watery world. The place spins around a yellow star, wearin...

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Congratulations to @alixeharrow.bsky.social on the news that The Everlasting has an adaptation in development at Netflix. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

‘The Everlasting’ Series Adaptation in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

A series adaptation of the fantasy novel 'The Everlasting' is in development at Netflix.

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@wiswell.bsky.social @steveconley.bsky.social Are you two familiar with each other's work? Listening to The Dragon Has Some Complaints I'd think you would like each other's sense of humor. steveconley.com/the-middle-a...

The Middle Age, a fantasy webcomic by Steve Conley

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Listened to "Leavetaking" by @tiatashiro.bsky.social in the car after dropping my wife at the airport this morning. Another completely different masterpiece by Tia. Very moving and compelling story. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/leav...

Leavetaking - Uncanny Magazine

Kate was cursed by her cousin on his deathbed to never stay. She and her cousin Bo didn’t hate each other—far from it. They’d grown up together: same small farming town in the inland northwest, popula...

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Just finished listening to another of @scottedelman.bsky.social 's Eating the Fantastic podcast episodes. This time a conversation with @effjayem.bsky.social Fascinating as usual. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Listened to this great episode of @scottedelman.bsky.social 's Eating the Fantastic this weekend. Loads of fascinating things about Mark L. Van Name that I was unaware of. A great conversation.

Scott Edelman@scottedelman.bsky.social · last mo.

Episode 285 of Eating the Fantastic is now LIVE! Join award-winning writer Mark L. Van Name for lunch and learn why it sometimes takes him decades before he feels a story’s ready to send out, the reason he doesn’t require advances on his novels — and much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Congratulations to @amalelmohtar.com for "The River Has Roots" winning the Nebula Award.

Listened to @effies.bsky.social read her wonderful @thehugoawards.bsky.social nominated story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” on Story Hour. A fun supers story. Very enjoyable and very entertaining reading. Well deserved nominations. youtu.be/5T5WrJV2v40?...

April 8, 2026 Story Hour: Effie Seiberg and J.R. Dawson read their Hugo/Nebula-nominated stories!

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Read/listened to “Immigrant Girl from the End of the World” by @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 70. Like the best stories it makes be want to know more about the fate of the characters involved. Just a deeply rich concept. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/immi...

Immigrant Girl from the End of the World - Uncanny Magazine

Before the world ends, Miri’s family saves up enough money to escape to 2004. 2004: a safe haven. The year lilts off the tongue, like a promise. Miri and Lise spend their last evening together in thei...

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Just listened to/read @thehugoawards.bsky.social nominated "Never Eaten Vegetables" by @hhpak.bsky.social from @clarkesworldmagazine.com 220 and performed by @katercakes.bsky.social Quite a wonderful story with delightful characters. clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_01_25/

Never Eaten Vegetables by H.H. Pak

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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A photo of one of my panels at @balticon.bsky.social yesterday. Thanks.

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The Legal Ramifications of Superheroes with Neil Ottenstein, Wayland Smith, John L French and Ken Schrader #Balticon

Just finished listening to @thehugoawards.bsky.social best novella nominee Cinder House by @freyamarske.bsky.social That was very enjoyable and there were quite a few surprises in how the story developed. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Cinder House

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske—a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of...

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Listened to/read all of @thehugoawards.bsky.social novella nominee "Murder By Memory" by @oliviawaite.com That was lots of fun. I'll definitely have to check out the second book in the series, which came out in March this year. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Murder by Memory

Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detectiveA mind is a terrible thing t...

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Just finished listening to and reading @thehugoawards.bsky.social best novella nominee "The Summer War" by @naominovik.bsky.social It was a great delight with many twists and turns and so lyrical prose. The novella category is really tough to rank. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788200...

The Summer War by Naomi Novik: 9780593984727 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • HUGO AWARD FINALIST • In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has...

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Just listened to and read "Snatchers" by @foxesandroses.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 70. A modern invasion of the body snatchers story - very well done with the creepiness level raised to 11 and a great group of characters to follow. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

The Snatchers - Uncanny Magazine

Out in the great expanse of cosmos, little seeds float. They have been drifting for billions of years in the cold darkness of space from one planet to the other, driven by the need for survival and pr...

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Listening to @thehugoawards.bsky.social nominee "The River Has Roots" by @amalelmohtar.com The audio is just phenomenal. It has the music of the story performed by Amal and her sister. Anyone who enjoyed reading the book should also listen to it. It is narrated and sung by Gem Carmella.

Just finished listening to @thehugoawards.bsky.social nominee What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com That was thoroughly entertaining and very creepy. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

What Stalks the Deep

An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton...

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While donating blood just now I read "Chimera" by Anjali Sachdeva from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 69. A very moving story about family and personal choices www.uncannymagazine.com/article/chim...

Chimera - Uncanny Magazine

Savita has never liked Thanksgiving. The ostentatiousness of it, the excess of foods dripping in fat and sugar, of eating until you felt ready to burst, never sat well with her. When the kids were lit...

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Listened to @theodoragoss.bsky.social 's "The Woman Who Stole Flowers" from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 69 today. A wonderful quirky story with some possible mythological answers. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

@wiswell.bsky.social 's story is now available for everyone on the @uncannymagazine.bsky.social website. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/welc...

Welcome to Heroism - Uncanny Magazine

Nobody read the Terms of Service. They were in a rush to watch the latest unbelievable must-see content from someone who probably died seconds later. It seemed like as soon as anyone knew The Dare exi...

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Neil Ottenstein@nottenst.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I just downloaded my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 69 from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and went straight to @wiswell.bsky.social 's "Welcome to Heroism." It has some really funny scenes and thought provoking ideas. Another great story by John. 4/7 on the web. www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...

Almost out of time! Vote by April 1 in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)! You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

Added some more votes to the @locusmag.bsky.social Awards from all the reading I did in the past week or so. Earlier deadline this year - April 1.

The Hugo Awards nominating period closes tomorrow, and as you complete your ballot, I hope you'll consider Eating the Fantastic in the category of Best Fancast. To refresh your memory, here's where you can sample all 28 of the podcast's 2025 episodes. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

There's one day left & less than $400 to go until we're funded. Don't miss being among the first to read THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE PLANETS -- a modern day take on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with #corgis. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

The Best of All Possible Planets

Hilarious space opera comedy for the fans of Futurama and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Cozy science fiction humor, and corgis!

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Listened to "The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe" by @tiatashiro.bsky.social from the Jan 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com An amazing story and I need to add it to my novelette nominees for the Hugo Award. @katercakes.bsky.social is wonderful and made me feel clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25/

The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe by Tia Tashiro

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Listened to "Heart of Thunder" by @alexinovae.bsky.social from August 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com That was a brutal story of a future that makes you think about some things in the present. clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_08_25/

Heart of Thunder by Raahem Alvi

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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