DisCon, slated for August of 2021, updated its membership counts.
Books and Writing:
A little inspiration for participants in NaNoWriMo: Seven published works that started off as WriMo projects.
George R.R. Martin provides his irregular, semi-annual update on The Winds of Winter, and no, he hasn’t finished it. (Thanks to File770.)
Publishers Weekly reports that the Big Five publishers saw profits rebound last quarter… so, good for them.
Nerds of a Feather interviews a translator who works largely in the speculative fiction field.
I provide a cover reveal of my forthcoming novel, Copper Road, in addition to the photo of it in the column.
Streaming, TV and Movies:
In development: Yara Flor, a Latina superhero in the mold of Wonder Woman is being developed for the CW.
Warning, Spoilers! (Seriously.) Don’t click if you haven’t seen the series finale of Supernatural, because AV Club’s review gives away a really big deal. Further spoilers: EW offers a slide show of the resolutions of many of the characters.
Games:
Kotaku says, “Let’s rank the Spiderman games from best to worst.” Well? How did they do?
Ravens:
The US Post Office has accepted a Tlingit artist’s raven for a Forever stamp, due out next year.
Internet:
I thought Doc Savage was the Man of Bronze, but in Burbank, CA, it’s Batman.
Here’s a strange and heart-warming tale about libraries, and overdue items (in a state that abolished fines!)
Atlas Obscura offers up Marlborough pie, a rich apple custard in a crust, just in time for the winter holidays.
Check out these photos from parts of the USA before they became National Parks.
It's discouraging that even somewhat successful authors rarely seem to be able to keep publishing for more than about 10-12…
Fly Fishing is the Answer!
I guess I'll have to read these.
I'd IMAGINE so, never having read that other book or seen the film....
So, more in the territory of A River Runs Through It than Siddhartha? ;-)