Can we have more sociopolitical speculative fiction, y’all? Can that be a thing we ask the book gods for? I read about Stephanie Saulter’s Gemsigns on Tor.com a while ago, and I had basically this exact reaction to it: @Nymeth @xicanti @readingtheend I admit gemsigns as a title makes me think of animated 80s Rock bands — Aarti (@aartichapati) March 11, 2016 But it happened to be lying around my Overdrive wishlist when I was picking out books for a long trip, and I happened to choose it out of all the books on my Nook on a train ride…
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A slightly shorter links round-up this week, team, sorry about that! Things have been happening; I just haven’t been remembering to save the links about them. The wonderful Linda Holmes lists five shows that TV execs will never stop making. My favorite is “The Adventures Of Mr. Superabilities And Detective Ladyskeptic.” Beyond “diversity in SF”: Some ideas for (awesome-sounding) panels on diverse topics, for SFF conventions to take under advisement. The latest issue of Open Letters Monthly carried a report from the Romance Writers Association convention. The more I think about romance novels and their place in society, the more…
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