Stock photo of a tiki cocktail, orange with a red float, fruit garnish.I know we were all worried that the Glasgow WorldCon would go off with no scandals or dust-ups, but have no fear! George R.R. Martin has a complaint.

Tananarive Due, Laura Blackwell, Elizabeth Hand and others were honored at the Shirley Jackson Awards last weekend.

In the wake of last year’s disastrous Hugo candidate selection, this year’s WSFS business meeting faces 15 proposals that deal directly with the aftermath. Some attempt to remediate the damage done to eligible authors who were excluded for no known reason. Others attempt to prevent similar events in the future. I’m including this one because the name made me snicker.

The West Passage by Jared Pechachek  is getting some buzz for its inspiration and the artwork, as well as the storytelling.

Remember that time when Syfy had good programming? No, really; The Expanse? The Magicians? In recent times, it moved its hit Resident Alien to the USA network, and has now cancelled its vampire comedy Reginald the Vampire.

Reactor shares an excerpt from Adrienne Tooley’s YA novel The Second Son.

Publishers Weekly offers a comics and graphic novel preview.

Summer’s a great time for cocktails; it’s also a great time for cocktails. Allrecipes has a nice tiki-themed mocktail recipe for sipping.

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  • Marion Deeds

    Marion Deeds, with us since March, 2011, is the author of the fantasy novella ALUMINUM LEAVES. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies BEYOND THE STARS, THE WAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, STRANGE CALIFORNIA, and in Podcastle, The Noyo River Review, Daily Science Fiction and Flash Fiction Online. She’s retired from 35 years in county government, and spends some of her free time volunteering at a second-hand bookstore in her home town.

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