The Science Fiction Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2011 Nebula Awards, which are voted by the community of professional sf/f writers (in contrast to the Hugo awards, which are voted by readers). It's a very strong ballot, and includes two of my favorite books of 2011: Jo Walton's astounding Among Others, and Delia Sherman's brilliant YA novel The Freedom Maze. — Read the rest
Locus magazine has announced the finalists for this year's Locus Award, a popular science fiction, fantasy and horror award voted on by the magazine's readers. I reviewed several of these; I've hotlinked them to their Boing Boing reviews, in case you're interested:
— Read the rest
Science Fiction Novel
* Surface Detail, Iain M.
MIT student David Sheets has been delving into the censorship software used by the Mayor of Boston to restrict access to the city's free WiFi network. It's incredibly badly designed and configured — as David says, "The engineers or systems administrators who chose and implemented this system should be fired and Mayor Menino should think long and hard about his stance on free speech." — Read the rest
Jake tried to access Boing Boing from Boston's free WiFi network and got this notice — topped by the seal of the Mayor of Boston no less! Banned in Boston — first they came for the Mooninites, then they came for the Boingers. — Read the rest
Mat Bergman says:
I consumed the fantastic scans of the 1929 Johnson Smith catalog. Thanks for the link.
1929 was a bit before my time. A while ago I scanned my cherished copy of the 1979 catalog and posted it on Flickr. — Read the rest
