Yes, by AT! There are some interstitials narrated by the aliens that slowly reveal it. And his Children of Ruin also had a collective consciousness, now that I think about it...anyway! Looking forward to when yours is published! :)
I read Shroud recently and appreciated its representation, especially how different communities develop when separate, but then reconnect
A 19th century star chart titled "A New Game of Astronomy or the Young Student's Guide to a View of the Heavens at Midnight at the Winter Solstice" showing constellations and celestial lines.
Fancy some astronomical play? Alicia Mant’s The Study of the Heavens at Midnight During the Winter Solstice, Arranged as a Game of Astronomy, for the Use of Young Students in that Science (1814) represents one of many attempts by women writers to turn scientific learning into fun and games. (1/3)
We would like to draw your attention to two CSECS fellowships whose deadlines have now been extended to May 15: the Peter Sabor Fellowship and the D.W. Smith Fellowship.
We encourage you to share this message with eligible colleagues and students!
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You can also get Vols 1-3 for a reduced price, if you want even more Canadian sff on your bookshelf!
At under $20, the NEW Broadview Edition of Defoe's vivid, first-person pandemic novel is now out for adoption in your 18th century British Literature courses.
📕Journal of the Plague Year, edited by Celia Barnes & Jack Lynch
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Yeah that’s cool
Have you read Amal El-Mohtar's essay on Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison? I think about it often. "I wonder: Where might I have gone if, instead of a middle-aged Hobbit enamored of his pantry, I had embraced a girl who lost three homes before choosing the open road?" www.npr.org/2014/01/01/2...
This reminded me of this idea on Reddit that has stuck with me, about setting up profiles for different content such as science, history, etc! Honestly, seemed practical for adults to, ha
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I can't wait for my pre-order to come in to my local bookstore!
Yay! I'm excited to come to a future one! (is the time zone EST?)
"The subject of your studies is still William Morris. Your metaphor is “frontiers.” You have published a number of volumes that elegantly combine your two preoccupations..." 😄
@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social Have you read "The Concert Party" by Mavis Gallant? Some William Morris content!
"I said to myself, O.K., imagine your name is Harry Lapwing. Harry Lapwing. You are a prairie Socialist, a William Morris scholar. All your life this will make you appear boring and dull."
I hope science fiction folks pay attention to Solari, the new podcast from @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social! Their previous long-form fantasy series was excellent. SF scholars, authors, readers...I'll read your hot takes and Discourse!
worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes/sol...
congrats! 🌋
Finally, in case you are interested in his process, here is an interview with him, dans son atelier.
"The Great Mystery" by Kent Monkman, Acrylic on canvas. Miss Chief Eagle Testickle sits on a black horse, shrugging, with a red and white background.
"Saving the Newcomers" by Kent Monkman, Acrylic on canvas. Miss Chief Eagle Testickle stands on an island with other Indigenous people, helping shipwrecked people, primarily white people, climb on to the island. Miss Chief Eagle Testickle looks directly out at the viewer with an ironic, knowing expression.
"Sunday in the Park" by Kent Monkman. A series of partially nude figures with colourful umbrellas, boots, and other accoutremonts watch Miss Chief Eagle Testickle paint a landscape of calm water, majestic mountains, and golden light.
"The Escape" by Kent Monkman, acrylic on canvas. A young Indigenous girl, hiding in the grass, asks mîmîkwîsiwak, the little people, to be quiet, as an Indigenous woman sends the RCMP officer in the wrong direction.
How can I inspire you to look at Kent Monkman's work? Here is a sampling of other pieces - look at how funny, how sad, how whimsical, how sharp, how beautiful it is! The recurring figure is Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Monkman's two-spirit alter-ego in his art.
A painting of Indigenous children and nuns in a prairie landscape, staring past RCMP officers to look at the viewer. The viewer is standing under a wooden scaffold, which the piece's informational plaque reveals to be the wooden scaffold during the 1885 hangings of Indigenous men at Battleford.
I finally went to the History is Painted by the Victors exhibit, and if you have the chance to see Monkman's work - do it! The most moving painting for me was "Going Away Song," a large piece putting the viewer in the direct gaze of Indigenous children during the 1885 hangings at Battleford.
The nomination period for the 2026 Aurora Awards is officially open! All CSFFA members can log into the website at www.csffa.ca and submit up to five works in each our ten categories. Please only nominate what you're familiar with. Nominations close 11:59pm EST on April 4th, 2026. #AuroraAwards2026
It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.
Recommended reading: "Readymade Bodhisattva", the short story by Park Seongwhan, translated in the Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction.
Brings to mind Park Seongwhan's short story "Readymade Bodhisattva", the title story translated in the Kaya Anthology of Science Fiction, though the investors in that case try to shut the whole thing down...
I just got my annual Public Lending Right cheque for Because Internet from the Canada Council for the Arts, so permit me a thread about what the public lending right is and why you should request books you love from public libraries!
Like somebody else posted, a fish turner is the way to go! I recently got the OXO one and it's been great so far!
I think regularly about Bjartur being so cold that he wakes up to turn a boulder around to warm up - and how he is so matter-of-fact about it.
Oh yes! I've heard so many takes on Death, I'm very curious. Adding Roth to my to-read list now! 👀
I'm taking this seriously and will ask: what sf book (or other) coming out this year are you most excited to read? Ann Leckie's Radiant Star is probably at the top of my list!
Yes! This has been one of my favourite winter albums. I'm really appreciating this musical advent calendar, btw! Thank you!
Thinking about an Indigenous colleague's observation that starting a resolution in the depths of winter is counterintuitive. Wait until nature wakes up, friends; it's okay to rest and reflect while the nights are still long.