Linkpost injected May 29, 2015
Posted by dolorosa12 in linkpost.Tags: a softer world, aliette de bodard, aminata, athena andreadis, bogi takács, charles tan, eurovision, ghostwords, house of shattered wings, jy yang, kaye wierzbicki, ladybusiness, m sereno, mad max: fury road, natalie luhrs, renay, representation matters, sophia mcdougall, space hostages, tanith lee, tansy rayner roberts, tell them stories, zen cho
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This week’s post goes from the sublime to the ridiculous (but mainly focuses on the sublime).
To start off, an absolutely fabulous roundtable on diversity. The participants are Aliette de Bodard, Zen Cho, M Sereno, Bogi Takács and JY Yang, moderated by Charles Tan.
Over at Ladybusiness, Renay has created a fabulous summer (or winter) reading recommendation list.
On a sadder note, Tanith Lee has died. Athena Andreadis has written a lovely tribute. Sophia McDougall shared an old anecdote about meeting Lee.
There are a lot of new updates at Where Ghostwords Dwell.
Sophia McDougall has posted an excerpt of Space Hostages, which will be published really soon.
You can enter a giveaway to win an ARC of House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard here.
I saw Mad Max: Fury Road this week and absolutely adored it. (If I had endless money and more time on my hands, I would have seen it at least five more times since Tuesday.) This essay by Tansy Rayner Roberts goes a long way towards explaining why.
I found this post by Kaye Wierzbicki over at The Toast very moving. (Content note: discussion of abortion.)
This is the last week of A Softer World and I am really not okay. This and this are probably my favourite recent comics of theirs.
Natalie Luhrs is reading what looks to be a terrible book for a good cause. I encourage everyone who has the ability to donate. I will be donating to an equivalent UK-based charity.
This post’s title comes from my favourite Eurovision song this year, which didn’t win. This did not bother me in the slightest.
Linkpost is all around us February 16, 2015
Posted by dolorosa12 in blogging, linkpost.Tags: alexandra pierce, amal el-mohtar, athena andreadis, australiana, catherine lundoff, jupiter ascending, jy yang, kari sperring, kate elliott, lackington's, likhain, malinda lo, octavia cade, rachel manija brown, representation matters, tell them stories, the book smugglers
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This post is somewhat late, and as a result you may have seen some of the material included in it elsewhere. Hopefully, however, there will be enough new material for everyone to enjoy.
First up, a powerful post by Kari Sperring about the unseen, unromanticised ‘women’s work’ undertaken by older women. Athena Andreadis’ older post ‘Where Are the Wise Crones in Science Fiction’ is an excellent companion piece. Rounding off this trio of posts on older women, check out Catherine Lundoff’s (frequently updated) post of recommendations of SFF literature featuring older women.
I’ve really appreciated Malinda Lo’s series for Diversity In YA on perceptions of diversity in book reviews. There are currently two posts published of a three-part series.
Rachel Manija Brown is gathering recommendations for diverse literature. (Content note: discussion of abuse.)
I’m not eligible to nominate people for awards myself, but I am using Amal El-Mohtar’s nominations post as a source of recommendations.
As an Australian, I’m pleased to see that Alexandra Pierce has started writing a regular column at Tor.com on Australian and New Zealand SFF publishing news.
I’m a big fan of The Book Smugglers, as I find the blog a breath of fresh air and positivity in what can sometimes be a very negative internet. As such, I’m thrilled that their first foray into publishing has been a success, with a BSFA nomination for one of their short stories, ‘The Mussel Eaters’ by Octavia Cade.
The new issue of Lackinton’s is out. I’ve been enjoying reading through its stories, and particularly liked ‘Tiger, Baby’ by JY Yang, with art by Likhain. You can find links to further works by both writer and artist in the biographical information at the bottom of the story.
Finally, Jupiter Ascending was ridiculous, joyful fun. Kate Elliott thought so too.
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