#aaron novik

[phillyzinefest]

Philly Zine Fest 2022 Vendors List pt. 1

713705 A+Plus Comix Aaron Novik Alex G Carol Illustrations  Ana Woulfe Angela Fanche Anna McGlynn  Anya Spector Ariadna G Audra Stang B-Roll Press balletkitty1 Ben Bobby Campbell Body Joke Press Boink Comix Bread Tarleton + @bread_comix C. Larsen | Steve Thueson Caffeinated Giraffe  Carmen Pizarro Charles Cooper Chuck Kaslow + @klassickaslow Clark Park Dog Bowl Zine Makers Club Corey Bechelli Daniel Welch Displaced Snail + @displacedsnail Divi_nation Dox Thrash House Dre Grigoropol + @dretime Dreamygutss Eileen Echikson Elena Ostock Eliot Klein EMily K Ethel Zine & Micro Press Eva Carrillo Fred Frances + @fredfrances (Twitter) frosslace GAUCHE Gndr Bndr  H.E.R. Laboratories, Inc.  Hannah Kaplan House of Rose, Adrienne Goulette & Jon Pepe Iffy Books Ina Parsons

[freerangetropicalbirds]

Tag 9 people you want to know better! I was tagged by @friendly-jester ❤️❤️

- Top 3 ships: currently I love ShigaDabi, Mozalieri (from Mozart L'Opéra Rock), and Taakitz

- First ever ship: uhhhhh we'll count the ones where I knew what shipping was, so KatAang

- Last song: "Yuve Yuve Yu," by The Hu

- Last movie: I think it was either Kingdom of Heaven or The Prince of Egypt? Unsure

- Currently reading: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik!! Second read-through for a book club, it's really good if you like monstrous faeries and a wintery fairy tale 😁😁 Also reading Lore: Dreadful Places by Aaron Mahnke and the Welcome to Night Vale transcript for Mostly Void, Partially Stars

- Currently watching: Buzzfeed Worth It (for like the fifth time haha), Chainsaw Man, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch

- Currently consuming: Homemade chocolate chip cookies, my favorite ☺️

- Currently craving: A&W cheddar bacon uncle burger

I tag @red-panda-thief @the-rivernyx @thewatereddownblog @glumbunny @geegees-girl @crypt1ds @furrybasementcandy @grumpytrans @lazylittledragon and anyone else who wants to do this!

#tagged #tag game

[writingwell]

A Year in Books - 2022

(challenge: read a book recommended by someone else)

Butterfly Yellow - Thanhhá Lai (Jessie) Collected Ghost Stories - MR James (Terra) The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder (bookriot/Liv) all about love: new visions - bell hooks (Liv) The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell (book club) Legendborn - Tracy Deonn (Candice) The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern (Jessie) The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (book club) Dispatches from Pluto - Richard Grant (Jamie) What Happened to You? - Dr Bruce Perry, Oprah (Blake) Writers & Lovers - Lily King (Christy) Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi Named of the Dragon - S Kearsley Memphis - Tara Stringfellow (Shelley) Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune (Jessie) Midnight Library - Matt Haig (Christina) How to Be Perfect - Michael Schur (book riot) You Made a Fool Out of Death With Your Beauty - A Emezi Book of Night - Holly Black (MPL newsletter) Bringing Down the Duke - Evie Dunmore All Your Perfects - Colleen Hoover (Caroline) The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth  - Beth Allison Barr (Andria) How to Stop Time - Matt Haig Heat Wave - Richard Castle Naked Heat - Richard Castle Autumn - Ali Smith (Beanie) Quartet - Jean Rhys (book club) Who Is Maud Dixon? - Alexandra Andrews (Leslie) When Women Were Dragons - Kelly Barnhill (MPL newsletter) Ace - Angela Chen (book riot) Dracula - Bram Stoker (Beanie/daily dracula) Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage (Caroline) A Deadly Education - Naomi Novik The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik How We Talk - NJ Enfield (Aaron) The Golden Enclaves - Naomi Novik (Jessie)

#books of 2022 #books read #book challenge #book riot #memphis public library #daily dracula

[aporias]

Aporias Favoritos 2023

23 discos deste ano

Aaron Diehl - Zodiac Suite

Aaron Novik - Frowny Frown

Allison Miller - Rivers In Our Veins

Ceramic Dog & Marc Ribot - Connection

Darcy James Argue - Dynamic Maximum Tension

Empire State Bastard - Rivers Of Heresy

Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet - Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog

Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis - Calibrating FrictionJohn Zorn - New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2

Kanaan - Downpour

Marek Pospieszalski - No Other End of the World Will There Be

Neil Young - Chrome Dreams

Ni - Fol Naïs

Poil - Yoshitsune

Roomful of Teeth - Rough Magic

Sam Eastmond - John Zorn's Bagatelles, Vol. 16

Steve Lehman - Ex Machina

Sunwatchers - Music Is Victory Over Time

Ultra Zook - Auvergnication

Ultraphauna - No No No No

Uri Caine, Brussels Philharmonic & Alexander Hanson - Agent Orange

The Westerlies - Move

Za! - Za! & la TransMegaCobla 

Playlists

Apple Music Spotify

#music #aporias #2023

[ravenya003]

Stuff I Read/Watched in July...

Jessi and the Superbrat by Anne M. Martin

Welcome Back, Stacey! by Anne M. Martin

The Rema Chronicles: Realm of the Blue Mist by Amy Kim Kibuishi

Daughters of Smoke and Cinders by Núria Tamarit, translated by Jenna Allen

Pearl of the Sea by Anthony Silverson and Willem Samuel

Hotel Dare by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre

The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

Out of the Dark by Betty Ren Wright

Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

The Sound of Music Story by Tom Santopietro

Gaslight (1944)

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Nimona (2023)

Barbie (2023)

Spooks: Season 8 (2009)

The Sound of Music Live! (2013)

Sorry for Your Loss: Seasons 1 – 2 (2018 – 2019)

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia: Season 1 (2020)

Tom Jones (2023)

More details on blog...

#rav's watching log #rav's reading log

[burlveneer-music]

Aaron Novik - Grounded - sounds like a good old-fashioned bleepity-bloopity electronic album, but it’s actually clarinets of various sizes (Astral Spirits)

This album was made with the acoustic sounds of the clarinet, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet with minimal effects. It was recorded during lockdown in Elmhurst Queens, NY, April-May 2020.

Cover Art by Ariadna Garza

#Aaron Novik #clarinet #bass clarinet #contrabass clarinet #astral spirits #improvised music #2021 #electronic

[nikov]

violent tendencies

shatter me, tahereh mafi / little women (2019), greta gerwig / red queen, victoria aveyard / the hunger games, suzanne collins / uprooted, naomi novik / an ember in the ashes series, sabaa tahir / anna dressed in blood, kendare blake / champion, marie lu

#mine:words #web weaving #words #screaming #scream #shatter me #juliette ferrars #Aaron warner #little women #greta gerwig #red queen #Victoria aveyard #the hunger games #suzanne collins #uprooted #Naomi novik #an ember in the ashes #sabaa tahir #Anna dressed in blood #kendare blake #champion #marie lu #parallels

[kwamikikkitale]

Book Series Suggestion.

From this two book series which one I should read first.

The Temeraire series or the Heartstrikers series? No spoilers. Like reviews of characters, story and world building.

P.S. Is the Heartstrikers series about a human or dragon? The summary mentions dragons but the cover has

#heartstrikers series #temeraire #temeraire series #rachel aaron #naomi novik #game of thrones #artemis fowl #wings of fire #book recommendations #book #books #book series #httyd #reviews #recommended #harry potter

[xinasvoice]

I don't remember if you've posted a book recommendation list before, but I really enjoyed Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, and Winter's Orbit, both of which I've heard of through your blog. Do you have any other recommendations?

YESSS that was me, I love both of those books!! Here are some recs. These are all great audiobooks, since that is how I read most books.  The other books in the Gentlemen’s Guide series are just as good. I just love Mackenzi Lee’s writing. I really want to be her friend, please help.

Next stop on the Xina Booklist is Nice Dragons Finish Last and the rest of the Heartstrikers series by Rachael Aaron! I fell hard in love with those!! The narrator is totally swoon-worthy. I am also really into this YA superhero story called Not Your Sidekick, which is the closest thing I’ve ever read to the original work in my head that I will start writing at some point.  Dreadnought by April Daniels is another rad superhero story with queer elements, although I have to tw that one for some heavy trans stuff going on. But it has a happy ending!  Or if you want some soft lesbian fantasy, there’s The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin. It’s kind of like the lesbian version of Winter’s Orbit! OH and A Natural History Of Dragons by Marie Brennan! It’s a series as well. Another great narrator! The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a really special story to me, as well. Special mention for the narrator, who makes you feel like you are listening to your grandmother tell you a wholesome and mysterious story while curled up in bed. One of those rare stories that leaves you feeling like a better person once you’ve heard it. I feel that way about the Heartstrikers series too... Lastly, if you really want to get deep into my brain you will check out the Temeraire series that begins with His Majesty’s Dragon, by fandom hero Naomi Novik! *swoon* PLEASE come fan with me about anything you read and love. ❤️ 💕 

[mihrsuri]

I was tagged by @eidetictelekinetic which thank you dearling. 

How many works do you have on AO3? 205 

What’s your total AO3 wordcount? 3,00,543 (Which is way way more than I thought I’d written but here we are)

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

On AO3:

The Tudors (TV) (76)

Criminal Minds (US TV) (41)

The West Wing (18)

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US) (16)

Sherlock (TV) (8)

The Witcher (TV) (6)

Emelan - Tamora Pierce (6)

Tortall - Tamora Pierce (6)

Band of Brothers (TV 2001) (5)

Doctor Who (5)

Game of Thrones (TV) (4)

Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins (4)

Law & Order: UK (4)

Star Trek: Discovery (3)

Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis (3)

The Hour (TV) (3)

Spooks | MI-5 (3)

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (3)

His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (3)

Generation Kill (2)

NCIS (2)

Kushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline Carey (2)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (2)

Historical Farm (UK TV) (2)

Kate and Cecelia - Caroline Stevermer & Patricia Wrede (2)

Fake News RPF (1)

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (1)

Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery (1)

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (1)

The Thick of It (TV) (1)

Emily of New Moon - L. M. Montgomery (1)

American (US) Actor RPF (1)

Life (US TV 2007) (1)

Temeraire - Naomi Novik (1)

Gruen Transfer RPF (1)

Hunger Games Series - All Media Types (1)

Hornblower (TV) (1)

Megillat Ester | Book of Esther (1)

The Girl From Everywhere Series - Heidi Heilig (1)

Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Magnificent Century (TV 2011) (1)

Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey (1)

James Bond (Craig Movies) (1)

Star Trek - Various Authors (1)

Flashpoint (TV) (1)

P.O.W. (TV 2003) (1)

The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (1)

Whitechapel (TV) (1)

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series - Baroness Orczy (1)

Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) (1)

CSI: NY (1)

Good Omens (TV) (1)

16th Century CE RPF (1)

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Undertow [Criminal Minds - co-authored fic] The very short version: Dave gives Aaron a back-rub. More slashy subtext than that scene from Star Trek (you know the one), with a little text thrown in. (The authors have referred to this fic, among themselves, as porn without sex--consider yourself advised.)

Five Times Out Of Many David Rossi Realised He Was Happily Doomed [Criminal Minds] Basically what it says on the tin. Five ways David Rossi knew that he was totally totally doomed in the best possible way in regards to the way he loved these kids. Set in the CM Kid-Verse

To Dwell In Enchantment [Criminal Minds]  It doesn't make the world any less messy, but it does make a balance, this family he has. David Rossi, coming home from work.

If I Could Go Back [Criminal Minds | CSI: NY | NCIS - co-authored fic] It's the day of Derek's high school graduation, and Jason Gideon is standing at the bottom of the porch steps, trying not to hope

What About Now [Criminal Minds] The urge to murder Jason Gideon had started two months in.

Do you respond to comments, why or why not? I do my absolute best to respond to all my comments - I don’t always manage because Brain but I appreciate and adore each and every comment and I mean that. 

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? I think Let It End (Wipe The Blood From The Steel) [Tudors | Hunger Games] is definitely up there because it’s history canon and also Hunger Games but The Guarding Dark aka the one in which I basically killed off all the canon characters (Criminal Minds) is definitely also there. Oh and Hope Deferred Maketh Something which is a Criminal Minds | West Wing apocalypse fic (the surrounding world is actually more hopeful but its definitely not for the two characters)

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve ever written? I absolutely do write crossovers. I have written a lot - I was going to say Tudors and Hunger Games but actually in some ways it maps scarily well. I do have an entirely self indulgent multi-fandom universe involving among others Christopher Pike (Disco!Edition), Aaron Hotchner and my Tudors OT3. It’s kind of my niche in fandom of ‘can I make this ridiculous au plausible’ is like, my thematic statement. Oh also @bibliothekara (and to some extent @shes-a-voodoo-child as well) definitely have a British TV Shows Cinematic Universe going on. 

Have you ever received hate on a fic? I’ve honestly blocked it out of my memory if I have. Recently I got pretty triggered and had to put on comment moderation because someone was spamming AO3 with comments about another authors work that had zero to do with me and I hadn’t read) 

Do you write smut? If so what kind? I used to write way way more (there was going to be a joke that isn’t actually funny bleak humour about writing consensual sex here) but then Trauma Brain happened so now I don’t. Or at most I write some vaguely suggestive/sexy scenes  

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of

Have you ever had a fic translated? I actually don’t know for sure if I have. I think I might have - or at least I think I had someone request to do so which was incredibly flattering. 

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes! It’s an absolute joy - I haven’t actually co-written a thing for a while that’s been posted but I absolutely make up fic with friends still. 

What’s your all time favorite ship? OT3s. I do have favourite ships but mostly they are canon or like, I will read very very specific fics about them but I love poly ships where everyone is in love with everyone else. 

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? I would love to say that I’ll finish Into The Fire (Tudors) as it currently stands but I do not think I will honestly. See also Let Us Dream (Tudors). 

What are your writing strengths? I think I’m pretty good at AUs. 

What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue. 

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? I don’t do it really - I’ve put in a couple of words in my most recent WIP but I think that because I don’t know the language I’m better saying something about [spoke in language]

What was the first fandom you ever wrote for? I think the first fic that you could still find published somewhere was for The Bill. It was extremely angsty and had no dialogue which is like On Brand Dot Gif. 

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? Such A Time As This (Jewish Anne Boleyn) because I was so scared of putting something so personal out into the world and scared I’d gotten something wrong and I did it! 

Tagging (if you want to obvs): @shes-a-voodoo-child @quillington @ofcouragehault @jackironsides

#meme #lil and her ridiculous aus

[bemused-writer]

I miss Vnc so much that I re read previous chapter a lot because I miss ma boys noe and Roland 😭😭. I hope they resume soon.

Oh, I totally feel this pain. XD I miss them, too! And the suffering is real...

I’ve been thinking I might reread the whole series as well, partially because we’re in quarantine and I have time, but partially so I can make sure I’ve picked up on as many tiny details as possible. I still want to write my Roland comparison and I am still haunted by numerous unfinished fanfic, so... Rereading never hurt. 8D

But, uh, if anyone wants my personal suggestions for stuff they can check out while they wait for more VNC (Yes, I absolutely am trying to get more people invested in my personal obsessions) here are a few!

Manga

1. Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama- If you like magic, witches, worldbuilding, and a plot that gets more complex over time, you will like this. A current obsession.

2. The Girl from the Other Side by Nagabe - Has a dreamy (or nightmarish?) quality. Uses simple language that ends up more powerful because of it. Haunting and elegant.

3. A Bride’s Story by Kaoru Mori- Incredibly detailed art and incredibly well researched, this one is awesome. It really speaks to the kid in me that loved the Little House books, but this is told in a more complex, adult manner and also takes place across the Silk Road.

4. The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio - It’s a classic for a reason! I just started reading this and I’m already hooked. If you need a vampire fix and a story that spans the years, this is a good one.

Graphic Novels

1. Loki: Agent of Asgard by Al Ewing and Jason Aaron - Actually deals with the idea of what a trickster god is, what stories are, and has a fantastic friendship.

2. Bird Boy by Anne Szabla - I believe you can also find this as an online Web comic. Beautiful art and vibes similar to ATLA.

3. Cucumber Quest by Gigi D.G. - This one is just a lot of fun. Lots of great humor and tropes turned on their head.

4. The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag- Kind of a cross between a graphic novel and a book. Deals with a woman trying to restore her robot brother in a ruined world.

Books

1. Uprooted and Spinning Silver - These are both standalone books, but they’re both by Naomi Novik and have a similar vibe. They both deal with magic, folklore, and they go in directions you might not expect. Highly recommend.

2. Brandon Sanderson - No, not a book, but an author who writes so many good books you may as well read all of them. 8D However, if you want something shorter, I would recommend starting with either Legion or Skyward. The former is a novella and the latter is a YA series. Both are sci-fi, both are awesome. If you want something longer, I would recommend Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, which are so ridiculously good I can’t even begin.

3. Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente - If you want a book that feels like a silent film and has purposefully old-school sci-fi settings that also feels a little unreal, this is an excellent pick.

4. The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - If you want some sci-fi novellas that feel like really good movies with witty dialogue and a sympathetic robot protagonist, this is your series.

Television

1. What We Do In the Shadows - Superb comedy and it features vampires. I just love this series.

2. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency - The first season is so good that I have watched it numerous times, sometimes in a row. Everything you expect will be turned on its head.

3. Good Omens - Decent chance you’ve already watched or read this, but if you hadn’t, it’s very timely and is just a feel-good show despite the forces of Heaven and Hell trying to destroy the planet.

4. Over the Garden Wall - Has a delightfully surreal vibe set in an autumn wood where two boys try to figure out how to get home. Witty and thought provoking.

Video Games

1. Finding Teddy 2 AKA Chronicles of Teddy by Storybird - Super cute, great puzzles, and an excellent metroidvania. Way too much fun.

2. Anything by Frictional Games (Penumbra, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA). You will feel existential for days and be glad for it.

3. Anything by Wadjet Eye Games (Blackwell series, Technobabylon, Unavowed, etc.). They make fantastic point-and-click adventures with excellent plots and characters. Rosa is extremely relatable.

4. INSIDE by Playdead - A short game featuring a boy trying to escape unknown assailants trying to bring him back to a lab. Haunting, disturbing, and the story is told without a word of dialogue. Love this one.

Anyway, I could go on, but I’ll leave it there for now. 8D If anyone wants more suggestions, I’m happy to give them though. You can find all this stuff online, through streaming services, etc., but if all else fails your library probably has OverDrive and/or Hoopla where you can ask them to get said goods if they don’t have it already (except for the video games, but that’s a given).

I’m definitely looking forward to VNC’s return, but we can get through this! ^^

#vanitas no carte #Bemused's post #reference #suggestions #Anonymous

[violetcancerian]

Greetings! We are new mutuals so I'm not so familiar with your work yet so hope you don't mind a couple asks as stated by your one post. So, here goes: 1. What books would you say are most formative for you as a writer? 2. If you write fantasy creatures (dragons, gryphons, phoenixes, etc.), what are your favorites to use & how do you make 'em unique? 3. Favorite type of magic system if you have one? (Elemental, Dark, Healing, etc.) 4. Would you like to be on my weekly story/premise poll taglist?

Hello! Oh, these are very good questions, took me a bit to answer them!

1. What books would you say are most formative for you as a writer?

Aaahh probably the Inkworld series by Cornelia Funke. The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron, and anything by Juliet Marillier and Naomi Novik!

2. If you write fantasy creatures (dragons, gryphons, phoenixes, etc.), what are your favorites to use & how do you make 'em unique?

There are dragons in the Arthurian story, but they're not much of the focus, there are fae, werewolves, shapeshifting and such in other stories, I'm still trying to figure out how to make them unique, maybe it'll come as I keep writing along!

3. Favorite type of magic system if you have one? (Elemental, Dark, Healing, etc.)

I am a sucker for healing and elemental, like for someone to use their magic to heal is honestly so great but for someone to be able to control the elements with their magic is honestly the best thing ever???? And when their magic and the elements tie to their mood??? I'M HERE FOR THAT.

4. Would you like to be on my weekly story/premise poll taglist?

I sure would, definitely!

#hobbit talks #hobbit answers #lordfenric #andy rambles #about writing #writblr asks #writing asks #writblr #writing community #writblr community

[mostlysignssomeportents]

2019 Hugo Award finalists announced

The 2019 Hugo Award nominees have been announced; the Hugos will be presented this summer at the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland.

Normally, I find that I've read and reviewed a huge slice of the year's finalists, but this year is different; I've done a lot less reading lately, partly because I wrote two books in 2018 and partly because the new EU Copyright Directive ate my life for about 10 months in the past year.

I was a little sad to be so far behind the curve when I saw the new list, but then I realized that this meant that I had a bunch of really exciting books to add to my to-be-read pile!

One notable inclusion: the Archive of Our Own fanfic archive -- a project of the Organization for Transformative Works (for whose advisory board I volunteer) -- is up for "Best Related Work."

Congrats to all the nominees!

Best Novel * The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) * Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager) * Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga) * Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan) * Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Best Novella * Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) * Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing) * Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing) * The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing) * Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing) * The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)

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) * “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018) * “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018) * The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing) * “The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November- December 2018) * “When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)

Best Short Story * “The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018) * “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018) * “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018) * “STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018) * “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018) * “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)

Best Series * The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor) * The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Tor.com Publishing/Orbit) * Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW) * The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press) * Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Best Related Work * Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works * Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street Books) * The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube) * An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953- 2000, by Jo Walton (Tor) * www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio) * Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)

Best Graphic Story * Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) * Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel) * Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics) * On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second) * Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics) * Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form * Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance) * Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios) * Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios) * A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night) * Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures) * 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 Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment) * Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC) * Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records) * The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC) * The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC) * Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)

Best Professional Editor, Short Form * Neil Clarke * Gardner Dozois * Lee Harris * Julia Rios * Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas * E. Catherine Tobler

Best Professional Editor, Long Form * Sheila E. Gilbert * Anne Lesley Groell * Beth Meacham * Diana Pho * Gillian Redfearn * Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist * Galen Dara * Jaime Jones * Victo Ngai * John Picacio * Yuko Shimizu * Charles Vess

Best Semiprozine * Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews * Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini * FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert * Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler * Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff * 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 * Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus * Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet * Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan * nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G * Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur * Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast * Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace * The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe * Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams * Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch * Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders * The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer * Foz Meadows * James Davis Nicoll * Charles Payseur * Elsa Sjunneson-Henry * Alasdair Stuart * Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist * Sara Felix * Grace P. Fong * Meg Frank * Ariela Housman * Likhain (Mia Sereno) * Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book * The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz) * Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published) * Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press) * Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books) * Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer * Katherine Arden (2nd year of eligibility) * S.A. Chakraborty (2nd year of eligibility) * R.F. Kuang (1st year of eligibility) * Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility) * Vina Jie-Min Prasad (2nd year of eligibility) * Rivers Solomon (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book * The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz) * Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books) * The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books) * Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray) * The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic) * Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)

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Shout out to Aaron Novik and Calvin Reid, rocking their old school CAB shirts at the show this Saturday

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2019 Exhibitor List

ZINE/DISTRO; REPRESENTATIVE; WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA

Alt-Bae Zine (Alternative Blacks Are Everywhere); Mariah Fortune; alt-bae.com Anthony Levy; Anthony Levy; anthony-levy.com APEP Publications; Jeremy Gaulke; www.apeppublications.com Art Activist Nia; Nia King; niaking.com Art Dept Collective; Sam Merkt; www.artdeptphilly.com art+food+feminism; Kate Lorey; @art+food+feminism Atom Shine; Noah; www.atomshine.com Avant LaGuardia; Aaron Novik; www.aaronnovik.com BEE FANT; Bianca "Bee" Fanty; www.biancafanty.com Buttchin The Comic and TV Rots Your Brain; Jay McQuirns / Nicole Krecicki; https://www.instagram.com/jaymcquirns/?hl=en and https://tapedofftv.com Comics by Emily K; Emily Kesselman; www.emilyk.art Comix Collection; Christine Larsen; christinelarsenillustration.com Dark and Druzy; Vivien Wise, Marria Nakhoda, Meghann Altomare; https://www.instagram.com/darkanddruzy/ and www.vivienwise.com Defectivepudding; Christa Dippel; www.defectivepudding.com Displaced Snail // This & That Tapes; Joseph Carlough; thisandthattapes.com Dreamyguts; Tia McClelland; Instagram.com/dreamygutss Drunk Doofy; Nicholas Bunch; www.nickbunch.com FAKE Publications Friendly Neighborhood Comix Club; Dre and Corey; https://friendlyneighborhoodcomixclub.tumblr.com Gilbert Drive Productions; Megan Barbieri (Nutmeg); https://www.facebook.com/GilbertDriveProductions/ Girls, on Film; Janene Scelza; girlsonfilmzine.com Graham Millar; Graham Millar; Insta_Graham_Millar

GRL PWR HAUS; Carson Parris & Landri Peirce; cargocollective.com/grlpwrhaus

HOT Press Comics; Michael Kamison; www.hotpresscomics.com I Love Soda zine; Rebecca Berkowitz; Facebook.com/ilovesodazine Ian Parsons; https://www.behance.net/awesomeiane654 Impostor Monster; Mick Moran; meetmickmoran.com In a Rut Comics; Eros Livieratos; https://inarutcomics.bigcartel.com/ Jaz Malone; Janelle Smith; jazimated.com John Minkoff; http://www.johnminkoff.com Katrina Kopeloff Illustration; Katrina Kopeloff; www.katrinakopeloff.com Kit Fraser; www.kitfraser.com Labyrinth Comics; Candice LombardiIG;  @labyrinthcomics and @candysblock

Low Level; www.lowlevelgo.com Margot Terc; http://margot-terc.com | instagram.com/margot.terc METROPOLARITY; Monk; http://metropolarity.net Moonsang; Alex Moonsang; alexmoonsang.com Moose Lane; https://www.instagram.com/mooselanezines/ Moviejawn; Rosalie Kicks (Leonard); www.moviejawn.com

My Wingman; https://mywingman.tumblr.com/ Naan cül Press; Matt Baczewski; naanculpress.com Omlet Factory; Kylie Leuthold; omletfactory.com One Year Out, Evangelion NOW; L Hyun Philly Zine Teens; Linnea deRoche Philomena The Plant; Max Wilde; https://www.instagram.com/philomenatheplant/ Prayers ZIne; Mikela Sheskier; https://www.instagram.com/prayers.zine/?hl=en Rachael Amber Illustration / Cycles Journal; Rachael Amber; Www.rachaelamber.com RatDog Comics; Chuck Kaslow; www.chuckkaslow.com Recenter Press; Terra Oliveira; www.recenterpress.com Retrosofa; Salvatore Marrone; tapas.io/retrosofa Rodger Binyone; https://rodgerbinyone.bigcartel.com/ Southern Exposure; Brandon Dean; www.brandon-dean.com/southernexposurecover Space 1026 Art Collective; Nora Einbender-Luks; https://space1026.com/ Spratty Lin; sprattylin.art Swan in a Ditch; Valentina; Www.etsy.com/shop/thelittleswan The Bettys; Thebettys.com The Detritus King; Mo Karnage The La-La Theory; Katie Haegele; www.thelalatheory.com The Soapbox; Studio Members; www.phillysoapbox.org The Travelers' Survival Guide to Bathroom Yokai; Meghan blade; Meghanblade.com The Word Distro; Ed Kemp; www.theworddistribution.com Things people said; Art Johnston; Thethingspeoplesaid.wordpress.com Triplebummer; Eddy lezama; Triplebummer.com Truong Illustration; Ellen Truong; ellentruong.com Ventanas; Ariadna; behance.net/arimelig9222 Victoria Schenck; cargocollective.com/victoriaschenck WATCHING; Oliver Jenkins; oliver-jenkins.com

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KATTRA’S TOP BOOKS OF 2019

(GOAL: 200 // READ: 212)

***YA FICTION*** The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum (bonus: The Wicker King) Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi Newsflesh Series by Mira Grant The Devouring Grey by Christine Lynn Herman Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff  Dig by A.S. King Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson  There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon  Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan  Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell  If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo  Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater 

***GENERAL FICTION*** Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory  Motherhood by Sheila Heti  An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard (bonus: A Cathedral of Myth and Bone) Middlegame by Seanan McGuire  Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik  The Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S. Pacat  The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (bonus: Daisy Jones & The Six) If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Shades of Magic Trilogy by V.E. Schwab  Party Girls Die in Pearls by Plum Sykes 

***NON-FICTION*** I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking  The Friendship Cure: Reconnecting in the Modern World by Kate Leaver  Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life by Katherine Ormerod Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life From Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed 

***POETRY*** Dickinson: Poems by Emily Dickinson  The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur  The Flower Can Always Be Changing // Asking by Shawna Lemay  bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward 

***GRAPHIC NOVELS*** Thor (2014) // The Might Thor (2015) — Aaron et al. (complete series, 7 volumes total) Marvel 1602 — Gaiman et al. (standalone) The Wicked + The Divine — Gillen et al. (complete series, 9 volumes) Toil and Trouble — Scott/Matthews/Matthews (standalone) Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur A Aliebn Too by Jomny Sun (standalone) Paper Girls — Vaughan et al. (complete series, 6 volumes) Sleepless — Vaughn et al. (complete series, 2 volumes)

Books of: 2014 (favs) | 2015 (favs) | 2016 (favs) | 2017 (favs) | 2018 (favs) | 2019 | 2020 | my goodreads 

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