Cool Things are Extremely Cool:

- Netflix Revives Western Longmire. Woohoo! I am one happy fangirl.

- The University of Iowa is digitizing 10,000 vintage sci-fi zines dating back to the 1930s. Fantastic!

- Three Calls for Papers of potential interest: 1) on Robert A. Heinlein, 2) on the Gothic and Racism, and 3) on "It's Happening Again": Twenty ( Read more... )

* I'm delighted to say it's official: I'll be giving an hour-long academic presentation on "Sherlock Holmes and Science Fiction" at Loncon 3: The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention in London this summer. (It's the perfect year for returning to London, as it's the 160th birthday of Mr. Holmes!) It looks like I'll be on some terrific panels, as ( Read more... )

Did you miss SofaCON? Or would you like to relive it? Now you can see it after the fact!

This video includes, in order, the introduction by Peter Watts, my "Looking Back At Genre History" multimedia presentation (beginning at approximately 0:18:30 on the video), a reading by author Ted Kosmatka, my "One to One" interview with the great Lois ( Read more... )

I had a splendid time participating in Joss in June: A Conference on the Works of Joss Whedon. It was a truly national event, with presenters from California to New York and everywhere in between, and a very well organized and attended one, to boot. The talks were consistently excellent, and in every session I attended, questions/answers and ( Read more... )

I have lots of links and news to share today!

* I've chosen my text assignments for the Fall 2013 semester. For my online graduate course "Sherlock, Science, and Ratiocination" for the Mythgard Institute, here is the list.
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Remember the Henry River Mill Village near my home, the one I've visited repeated and photographed and posted about, the one where District 12 of The Hunger Games was filmed? Official Hunger Games site tours begin there next month.

A revised/updated schedule for Potterwatch 2013 is available now.In other news, registration is now open for my ( Read more... )

* Hi there, everyone! Just a reminder, FYI: my Goodreads giveaway of the new Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy ends tomorrow.

* Random goodness: "15 Must-See Historic Cemeteries Across the United States."

* I now have my schedule for StellarCon 37 and SONAR: The Symposium on Nerdy Academic Research. ( Read more... )

I'm a very happy height-challenged, mushroom-loving Middle-earther, as I've been invited to be a guest scholar at one of the most anticipated international Tolkien events currently in the works, A Long-Expected Party 3. I do hope to see some of you there!


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Happy February to all!

* My latest unabridged narration for StarShipSofa, which is of Jerry Oltion's beautiful short story "In the Moment," is now available to stream or download on the newest episode of the podcast. If you listen, I hope you enjoy. (A full list of links to my unabridged dramatic readings is here* I'm very pleased to say that I'll ( Read more... )

I'm delighted to say I'll be taking part in SONAR: Symposium on Nerdy Academic Research in April. I'll be presenting a talk entitled "From Amerind to Dorvan: Star Trek's Uneasy History with Native America," based on my essay in the forthcoming 2013 collection Star Trek and History. (Psst! The call for papers is still open, if you're interested in ( Read more... )