HARDCOVERS Months on list Last month
A Sorceress Comes to Call, T. Kingfisher (Tor) 1 –
The Mercy of Gods, James S.A.
(date: 2024-11-20 08:44:51)
date: 2024-11-20, from: Locus Magazine
Hampton Height, Dan Kois (Harper Perennial 978-0-06335-875-1, $16.99, 208pp, tp) September 2024. Cover by Jackie Alvarado
Dan Kois’s Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is very much like its title in that it shouldn’t work, but it somehow does. Entertaining, touching, and funnier than I expected, this short novel about a group of kids spending a night trying to sell newspaper subscriptions in …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/hampton-heights-by-dan-kois-review-by-gabino-iglesias/
date: 2024-11-20, from: Locus Magazine
The Locus Bestsellers for August include top titles: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (Tor), Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Tor), A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury US), and The Book of Bill by Alex Hirsch (Hyperion Avenue)).
HARDCOVERS Months on list Last month
A Sorceress Comes to Call, T. Kingfisher (Tor) 1 –
The Mercy of Gods, James S.A.
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/locus-bestsellers-november-4/
date: 2024-11-20, from: Margaret Atwoods Substack
In which several things go SNAFU, but not for the first time…
https://margaretatwood.substack.com/p/margarets-excellent-adventure
date: 2024-11-20, from: John August blog
The original post for this episode can be found here. John August: Hello and welcome, my name is John August. Craig Mazin: My name is Craig Mazin. John: You’re listening to episode 660 of Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters. Now one thing I love about our podcast is […] The post Scriptnotes, Episode 660: Moneyball, Transcript first appeared on John August.
https://johnaugust.com/2024/scriptnotes-episode-660-moneyball-transcript
date: 2024-11-19, from: Margaret Atwoods Substack
Now you want my post-election predictions. Oh very well. Hand me the hallucinogenic laurel leaves and release the toxic fumes. Here comes the trance state…
https://margaretatwood.substack.com/p/the-pythia-blathers-on
date: 2024-11-19, from: John August blog
The original post for this episode can be found here. John August: Hello and welcome. My name is John August and you’re listening to Episode 659 of Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters. Often, in film and television, our protagonists are facing economic hardship. Today on the show, what […] The post Scriptnotes, Episode 659: Big Money Movies with Marielle Heller, Transcript first appeared on John August.
https://johnaugust.com/2024/scriptnotes-episode-659-big-money-movies-with-marielle-heller-transcript
date: 2024-11-19, from: Locus Magazine
Edmonton (AKA ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Canada has announced a bid to host the 88th World Science Fiction Convention in 2030.
Northern Alberta Science Fiction Society chair Mike Johnson said, “Edmonton is one of Canada’s youngest and fastest-growing cities. It’s bubbling with ideas, creativity, diversity, and a can-do attitude. It has an energy that I think science fiction fans from around the globe will find themselves aligned with.”
The committee “has …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/2030-edmonton-worldcon-bid/
date: 2024-11-19, from: Locus Magazine
Hachette Book Group has announced its purchase of Sterling Publishing from Barnes & Noble.
Sterling Publishing includes the imprints Union Square & Co., Union Square Kids, Boxer Books, Puzzlewright Press, plus stationery brands. Sterling’s output includes various genre books and gift editions of classic works.
B&N CEO James Daunt cited Union Square’s recent expansion and its need for more resources as a publisher. “Union Square has [outgrown] the infrastructure of …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/hachette-acquires-sterling-publishing/
date: 2024-11-19, from: IF Database News
When we first launched the new estimated play time feature, each player’s votes for a time were private and anonymous. But we have improvements planned that won’t work well with anonymity, so we’ve decided to change our approach and to publicly attribute time votes to the player who posts them, just like reviews and ratings.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at ifdbadmin@ifdb.org.
https://ifdb.org/news?item=152
date: 2024-11-19, from: Final Draft blog
‘How long should my movie script be?’ is a question many beginner
screenwriters ask, and it’s an important one because it can impact your
script’s
marketability.
Below I explain why script size matters,
reveal the ideal page range, and give tips on how to stay within that
range.
https://blog.finaldraft.com/how-long-should-my-movie-script-be
date: 2024-11-19, from: John August blog
John and Craig analyze the iconic 1995 comedy Clueless, and why they’re majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with it. A contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma set in Beverly Hills, Clueless follows protagonist Cher as she tries to do ‘good’ through make-over montages and match-making attempts. We discuss how the movie sets up the […] The post Clueless (Encore) first appeared on John August.
https://johnaugust.com/2024/clueless-encore
date: 2024-11-19, from: Locus Magazine
The Repeat Room, Jesse Ball (Catapult 978-1-64622-140-0, 256pp, $27.00, hc) Cover by Sara Wood. September 2024.
I first came across Jesse Ball back in 2007 when his debut, Samedi the Deafness, was shortlisted for the Believer Book Award (a terrific prize that introduced me to authors as varied as Bennett Sims, Keith Ridgway, Valeria Luiselli, and Danielle Dutton. I miss it… and the magazine). I bought the novel …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/the-repeat-room-by-jesse-ball-review-by-ian-mond/
date: 2024-11-19, from: Locus Magazine
Anderson, Kevin J.: Horror and Dark Fantasy Stories, Volume 2 (WordFire Press 9781680577198, $18.99, 332pp, formats: trade paperback, hardcover, ebook, 11/19/2024)
Second volume of horror and dark fantasy stories in Anderson’s short story series, with stories about ancient gods and unleashed demons, resurrected rock stars and bloodthirsty drums, haunted trains, the boogeyman, as well as Bela Lugosi and the real Vlad the Impaler.
Ashta, Lucía: Ride and Die (Podium …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/new-books-19-november-2024/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Locus Magazine
Auction house Christie’s has announced their “first sale dedicated to Science Fiction and Fantasy,” with bidding open from November 28, 2024 to December 12, 2024.
The auction “will explore the extraordinary history of the genres through the books, objects and artworks that continue to inspire new generations of readers and viewers.”
Highlights include The Dune Bible, “an extraordinary artefact from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s epic Dune project (estimate: £250,000-350,000);” an “exquisite …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/christies-science-fiction-and-fantasy-auction/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Locus Magazine
The winner, finalists, and honorable mentions for the 2024 Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction have been announced.
The winner is “A Shrine by the Sea” by Syed Zain Haroon. Finalists are “The Shopkeeper’s Remedy” by Manahil Bandukwala and “The 11th Wish” by Raazia Sajid. Honorable mentions are “On the Moonglow Road” by Ramsha Farooq Raja and “Hexes on Exes” by Zuha Siddiqui.
The Salam Award, “a short story award to …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/2024-salam-award-winners/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Locus Magazine
The trade paperback edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (Anchor) returned to lists last week and this, ranking as high as #8 on the Los Angeles Times paperback fiction list.
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT 11.17 LAT 11.17 USAT 11.10 PW 11.18 Amz (11.18) UK: Amz UK (11.18) Canada: Amz.ca (11.18)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed
10×3 10×2 150 15×3 100 100 100 …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/weekly-bestsellers-18-november-2024/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Locus Magazine
SUZAN PALUMBO was born in the 1980s in Trinidad & Tobago, and moved to Canada with her family as a young child. She grew up in Rexdale, Toronto, a Caribbean and South Asian immigrant neighborhood.
Palumbo began publishing work of genre interest with ‘Bloody Therapy’ in 2017, and has published more than a dozen pieces since in various magazines and anthologies, including WSFA Small Press Award and Nebula Award finalist …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/suzan-palumbo-dont-look-away/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Locus Magazine
Full Speed to a Crash Landing, Beth Revis (DAW 978-0-756-41946-2, $23.00, tp, 192pp) August 2024.
Beth Revis gives readers an action-packed science fiction adventure in her latest novella, Full Speed to a Crash Landing. Opening with a literal bang, she introduces space salvor Ada Lamarr, who is clinging to life in her space suit after an accident onboard her ship blew a hole in its side and forced …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/full-speed-to-a-crash-landing-by-beth-revis-review-by-colleen-mondor/
date: 2024-11-18, from: Author’s Union blog
Authors Alliance and SPARC have released the first of four planned white papers addressing legal issues surrounding open access to scholarly publications under the 2022 OSTP memo (the “Nelson Memo”). The white papers are part of a larger project (described here) to support legal pathways to open access. This first paper discusses the “Federal Purpose […]
date: 2024-11-17, from: Locus Magazine
The Bog Wife, Kay Chronister (Counterpoint 978-1-64009-662-2, $28.00, 336pp, hc) October 2024. Cover by Nicole Caputo.
Isolated on their West Virginia estate, the five Haddesley siblings have a troubled and troubling relationship with their magical heritage. Charlie, the next in line to be patriarch, has been severely injured by a falling tree, and doubts his ability to fulfill his part of the bargain with the bog that supports and …Read More
https://locusmag.com/2024/11/the-bog-wife-by-kay-chronister-review-by-jake-casella-brookins/