ANOTHER POSSIBLE INTERSTELLAR COMET!

Astronomers have discovered a likely interstellar object — the second after Oumuamua — and this one’s a comet that will pass nearest the Sun later this year.

From Sky and Telescope:

Meanwhile, images show that the incoming object sports a faint but distinct coma and the barest hint of a tail — something ‘Oumuamua lacked — and thus appears to be a comet. Astronomers are no doubt eager to get spectra of the new find to determine what compounds might be escaping from its surface.

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From Astronomy Magazine

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/09/astronomers-may-have-just-discovered-an-interstellar-comet-visiting-our-solar-system

While ‘Oumuamua wasn’t seen until it was on its way out of the solar system, C/2019 Q4 is still on its way in — and should remain visible for a year. With current orbit calculations, C/2019 Q4 is expected to reach its closest approach to the Sun in December 2019, providing astronomers with time to observe it more closely. The comet will likely come within 2 AU of the Sun, which is outside the orbit of Mars. Though currently around a brightness magnitude around 18 —too dim to be seen with a small telescope — the comet is expected to brighten to around 15th magnitude.
Space Weather News for Sep. 12, 2019
https://spaceweather.com
https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com

A POSSIBLE INTERSTELLAR COMET: A new comet just discovered by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov is rocketing through the solar system too fast for the sun’s gravity to hang onto it. Indeed, it appears to be a visitor from the stars. Interstellar Comet Borisov will make its closest approach to the sun and to Earth in Dec. 2019. Get the full story and observing tips on today’s edition of Spaceweather.com

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Above: Comet Borisov is currently beyond the orbit of Mars. Click here to play with a 3D visualization of the comet’s approach courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

VCON is cancelled

The kind of fan-run convention we all love is failing. We’ve known this for a long time, but when stalwarts like VCON and Ad Astra struggle with issues of failing attendance, lack of volunteers, cost of hotels, we have to wonder if the days of the fan run con are numbered.

Read the comments, too, as there is a fuller explanation there.

Also, if you are on Facebook, visit the Ad Astra group and join the discussion there.
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FANZINES TO SHARE

Fanzines to share!

From Leybl in Israel, CyberCozen. This issue has interesting articles about the possibility of live on exo-planets. Also, a link to the Icon site in English.

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Local Sensors detect…Book news!

  1. Locus list of forthcoming Books
  2. Best Series Hugo: Eligible Series from 2019
  3. Margaret Atwood on Testaments

1. Locus list of forthcoming books is here.

These are the forthcoming “Selected Books by Author” from the September 2019 issue of Locus Magazine, covering September 2019 – June 2020. daThe list is sorted by month and then by author last name. Also available sorted alphabetically by author and split by US and UK. For complete forthcoming lists sorted by publisher, see Locus Magazine. (Subscribe!)

The list is tentative and subject to change by publishers, especially for books scheduled later in the year. Unless otherwise noted, books are originals. (r) reprint, (h) horror, (ya) young adult, (nf) non-fiction, (c) collection, (oc) original collection, (na) novella, (a) associational, (om) omnibus, (eb) ebook, (an) anthology, (pi) pictoral and other, (art) art and others, (gn) graphic novel, (x) media tie-in, (nv) novelette, (ss) short story, (hc) hardcover, (tp) trade paperback, (ph) pamphlet, (pb) paperback, (oa) original anthology, (b) biography, (v) paranormal romance, (pm) poetry.

 

2. Best Series Hugo: Eligible Series from 2019

Apparently, it is not too early to start thinking about nominating for Hugo Best Series.  Check out the list begun by JJ on File 770.

http://file770.com/best-series-hugo-eligible-series-from-2019/

 

3. There have been several interviews with Margaret Atwood.

I found these two interesting.

The first from the CBC includes  a youtube interview in which she discusses protesters dressing as handmaids.
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In this one, the launch from London, and more on her writing:

She’s done a lot of writing on Pelee Island. Why is it such a good place to write?  “Nobody calls!” she replied.

She wrote some of her latest book, a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on the island. “The Testaments” will be published on Tuesday, with an initial print run of half a million copies.

The book’s launch, in London, will be streamed to over 1,300 cinemas around the world.

And can Atwood give us any hints? “We know from book one that Gilead ends,” she said. “But we don’t know how. But we’re a little closer to knowing how.”

“Is there hope in the second book?” Teichner asked.

“Tons of hope,” she laughed. “Lots and lots of hope.”

When Teichner asked, “In this whole process and the explosion of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and its ripples in culture, what are you most proud of?” Atwood replied, “I’m Canadian, Martha. We don’t do proud of!”

What do you do?  “Less embarrassed by!” she laughed.

 

NEXT CLUB MEETING THIS WEEKEND & SEPTEMBER 2019 e-IMPULSE NOW AVAILABLE

Attention MonSFFA Members:

The September 2019 e-Impulse is now available!

Click here to preview or download it:

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NEXT CLUB MEETING IS THIS WEEKEND

SATURDAY, September 14, 11:30AM-5:00PM, St-François Room (second floor), Hôtel Espresso, 1005 Guy St., Downtown Montreal 

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1:00PM-2:00PM

Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?: Should we judge artists solely upon their works? Can a terrible person still be considered a great sci-fi writer or filmmaker? Is it reasonable to impugn creators for attitudes, language, or actions that would only by today’s standards be considered inappropriate? Discuss!

2:00PM-2:30PM

Mid-Meeting Break: Fund-raising raffle; brief discussion of recent club business

2:30PM-3:30PM

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…?: How well do you know your superheroes? Game  in which players are challenged to identify comic book superheroes from just a quick, partial peek at their costumes!

Local Sensors detect…

In this issue of local sensors detect…

  1. A podcast for fans of Ray Harryhausen
  2. A new dinosaur from Japan
  3. If you’ve 250K to spend, they’ve got a helmet for you
  4. Victorian fantasy series Carnival Row, streaming on Amazon Prime Video
  5. A letter from Gene Roddenberry, read by Robert Picardo

 

  1. Interesting podcast for fans of Ray Harryhausen.

2. A new dinosaur from Japan

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Japanese scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a nearly complete skeleton that was the largest ever discovered in the country, measuring eight metres (26 feet) long.

The team named the dinosaur “Kamuysaurus japonicus,” which means “Japanese dragon god,” according to a statement issued by the university.  READ MORE

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4. Victorian fantasy series Carnival Row, streaming on Amazon Prime Video 

Starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, Carnival Row is an Amazon Original, a dark and steamy fantasy where mythological faeries are refugees among an intolerant human population.  READ MORE

5. A rare letter from Gene Roddenberry in support of the Planetary society.  

Robert Picardo reads the letter from Gene Roddenberry. Watch on YouTube.

See the actual letter: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/misc/20180907_gene-roddenberry-the-planetary-society.html

In 1980, the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, wrote a letter and sent it out to a Star Trek fans mailing list. In the letter, Gene invited his fans to join us on our mission to explore the cosmos. Hear the letter as read by Robert Picardo, listen to his Jean-Luc Picard impression, and see inside Bill Nye’s office for more Star Trek artifacts on hand at The Planetary Society. Read the letter here: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/s…

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Two more zines to share

Two more zines for your reading pleasure.

  • The National Fantasy Fan Volume 78, Number 8.
  • Origin 18

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Contents of TNFF
Neffy Awards Announced, Club Elections
Sercon History of the N3F Laureate Awards; N3F Founding Members — Messrs. Fields, Jordan,
Jorgensen, and Robson
Treasury, New, Renewed, and Reinstated Members and Updates for July and August
Zines—The N3F Review of Books,  the National Fantasy Fan, Mangaverse, Tightbeam ,
N’APA, Films Fantastic, Eldritch Science, Ionisphere, Origin
Bureaus Birthday bureau, Correspondence Bureau, Games Bureau (Defense of Corona, Century: Spice
Road), History and Research Bureau, Membership Recruiting, Round Robins, Writer’s Exchange
Bureau, Welcommittee
Letters of Comment Thiel, Penney, Patterson, Phillies

Contents of Origin
Editorial, John Thiel, page 2
Original N3F Constitution, page 3
Vignettes From N3F History, Jon Swartz, page 9
spotlight on Lin Carter, page 10
Harry Warner, Jr., on the N3F Constitution, Jon Swartz, page 11
spotlight on Harry Warner, Jr., page 13
Growing Up With Science Fiction, Judy Carroll, page 14
spotlight on Walt Disney, pages 14 and 16

The N3F Review of Books

This is a fanzine entirely devoted to reviews of books. Some of the reviews are focussed on the nominated works for the Dragon Award.

The N3F Review of Books Issue 1

N3FReview201908

Welcome to this, the first issue of the N3F Review of Books. The Review would not have been possible without the generous literary support of Pat Patterson, Jim McCoy, Chris Nuttall, Tamara Wilhite, Robert Runte, and Heath Row. We are entirely open to additional reviewers for future issues.

This journal is the joint project of The N3F Book Review Bureau, the N3F Pro Bureau, and the N3F Writers Exchange Bureau, Our objective is to provide all of fandom with a new and valuable resource: Well-written reviews of scientifictional novels, scientifiction being broadly defined to include science fiction, fantasy, horror, the occult, and fairy tales. Recent books and elderly tomes are in our remit.

As a completely separate section, the Review will cover works of literary criticism that are related to fantasy and science fiction.
Finally, Prose Bono will publish articles on writing, illustrating, and marketing stfnal books.

Novels — Literary Criticism — Prose Bono

ToC

2…Editorial

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3…Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Review by Heath Row
4…Wielder: The Betrayal by David Gosnell Review by Jim McCoy
5…Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers Review by Pat Patterson
7…Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson Review by Pat Patterson
8…A Star-Wheeled Sky by Brad Torgerson Review by Pat Patterson
10…A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Review by Pat Patterson
13…The Midnight Sun by Tim C. Taylor Review by Jim McCoy
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27…Order of the Centurion by Jason Anspach & Nick Cole Review by Pat Patterson
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43…Jacob by David Gerrold Review by Jim McCoy
45…Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Volume 5 Edited by David Afsharirad Review by Pat Patterson
47…Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Review by Heath Row

Literary Criticism
47…The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein by Farah Mendlesohn Review by Chris Nuttall

Prose Bono
51…Prose Bono Getting Started by Robert Runté

2019 Hugo Awards

The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards were presented August 18 at a ceremony in Dublin, Ireland.

Hugo Administrator Nicholas Whyte reported there were 3,097 total votes cast (3,089 online, 8 paper ballots). The voting statistics are online here [PDF file].

Best Novel

  • The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)

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  • Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

  • “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018)

Best Short Story

  • “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)

Best Series

  • Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Best Related Work

  • Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Best Graphic Story

  • Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  • The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC) 

Best Professional Editor, Short Form

  • Gardner Dozois

Best Professional Editor, Long Form

  • Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

  • Charles Vess 

Best Semiprozine

  • Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien

Best Fanzine

  • Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan

Best Fancast

  • Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders

Best Fan Writer

  • Foz Meadows

Best Fan Artist

  • Likhain (Mia Sereno)

Best Art Book

  • The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

  • Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

  • Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books)

Montreal Science Fiction and Fantasy Association