A Joyous Hanukkah to all those who observe.
Conventions:
In addition to electing new officers Arisia has banned some people and restricted the involvement of others, in the wake of the report of their mishandling of a sexual assault complaint.
Scotland, known already for its Fringe Festival, will hold its first speculative fiction/horror fiction literary festival.
Afua Richardson will be a featured artist at WorldCon in Dublin, Ireland in 2019.
Various Controversies:
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December 5th, 2018. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | 2 comments |
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
It is Alicia Ostriker, in her wonderful collection of essays Dancing at the Devil’s Party, who writes “the true poet is necessarily the partisan of energy, rebellion, and desire, and is opposed to passivity, obedience, and the authority of reasons, laws and institutions.” Daring to deconstruct one of the most dearly held myths of the Western world, Margaret Atwood’s 2005 The Penelopiad is certainly a tango step or two with the one with the pitchfork tail.
December 5th, 2018. Jesse Hudson and Ray McKenzie´s rating: 4 | Margaret Atwood | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
I picked my copy up last week and I can't wait to finish my current book and get started! I…
Gentlemen, I concur! (Forgive me for jumping into your convo)
The cover is amazing. I love how the graphic novel (and the review!) hewed close to the theme of "good…
I've thought about picking that one up. The artwork looks perfect.
I like the way you think, Bill. I found the second one particularly objectionable; the one with Khan. It was…