The Gwen Ifill Forever Stamp is unveiled.
Inspiration:
Gwen Ifill is now on a first-class postage stamp. Since she was first-class, this is inspiring. PBS New Hours has video of the event.
Giveaway:
One commenter will get a paperback copy of Mark Lawrence’s novella One Word Kill.
Books and Writing:
At Polygon, Andrew Liptak has a list of February books for you.
Public Domain puts up some stunning antique book covers. I want a poster of the elephant attached to the balloon.
Clarkesworld announces the closure of the nomination phase of its annual readers’ poll, and the candidates for best cover art and stories.
Locus published its Recommended Reading List. Also in this post is a link to the 2020 Locus Poll and Survey. Vote for your favorites and possible contenders for the Locus Awards in June!
While we’re on the subject of Locus, about once a year I try to remind people that this valuable resource can use your support.
File770 shared a link to this surprising comic.
On her blog, Mary Robinette Kowal shares the experience of trying on an A7-L spacesuit, created by Adam Savage.
Publishers Weekly takes a look at Marvel’s shifting priorities regarding graphic novels. The Disney-owned company is coming on strong.
John Scalzi hosts Juliette Wade on The Big Idea, where she discusses the mazes in her debut novel The Mazes of Power.
Lit Hub was highly amused by some one-star Amazon reviews of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley, so it shared some of them.
Thunderinions is a children’s fantasy adventure novel, self-published, and the author is eleven years old. Josie Campbell, as you’ll see in this interview in a local weekly newspaper, doesn’t lack for plans. Josie will be interviewed on NPR Sunday, February 9. Search up your local listings for time.
Black Girl Nerds reviewed Lynda Barry’s book Making Comics, which looks wonderful.
TV and Movies:
Yahoo Media offers up the ten most disturbing talking animals in films. Please note the key word is disturbing.
CinemaBlend has the latest casting information on the upcoming Dune remake. (Thanks to File 770.)
Gladys West, mathematician, whose model of the earth was the basis for the Global Positioning System.
Internet:
The Mary Sue offers a charming article on the pagan origins of Groundhog Day.
Here is an article about the physics of blowing really big bubbles.
Ars Technica also has a nice article about the problems with the Iowa Democrat Caucus app.
Space:
Can black holes echo? This article in Space.com addresses the question.
I have been wanting to read Mazes of Power. It looks really good. And happy to see Gwen on a stamp. She is iconic omg he news industry. Gone too soon.
She was always inspiring to me.
Oh, “One Word Kill” sounds really interesting, thank you!
It’s good that they’re honoring Gwen Ifill.
Your giveaways are nice. Thank you for doing them.
I’d love to try on a spacesuit.
I checked out the link to the Marvel article. –The company’s graphic novels certainly look “commercial.”
I never played D&D, but Mark Lawrence’s short novel sounds like it’s full of pulse-quickening suspense!
It got good reviews from our reviewers:
https://fantasyliterature.com/reviews/one-word-kill/
The “Thunderinions” series sounds interesting. Goodreads seems to have this Josie Campbell confused with one or more other Josie Campbells, though.
Loved One Word Kill, thanks for the chance!
David Miller, if you live in the USA, you win a copy of ONE WORD KILL!
Please contact me (Marion) with your US address and I’ll have the book sent right away. Happy reading!
I indeed do live in the USA. Mailing address coming via PM. Thank you so much!