"This might be a bit off topic, but maybe it can be a subscriber post at one point... I’m really interested in *how* you read, and getting your thoughts on the act of reading."
This is excellent, Andrew. I want to use Astrolabe as a way to life up other voices and signal boost, so I appreciate the insight you've got here, and might do something similar.
Ah, thanks for the heads-up about Babylon 5. I'm looking forward to checking that out. I was wanting to do a selective re-watch after the news of Mira Furlan's death on the 20th -- her final message on her website is as beautiful and eloquent an epitaph as one could hope for.
And speaking of SF/F I was obsessed with in the 90s, I'm reeling between very cautious optimism and full-on fangirl enthusiasm about Netflix's casting announcements for Gaiman's The Sandman....
You'd have a clean case for appealing to people as a Best Semiprozine nominee. A publication that has some freely available issues, but the rest require a subscription, doesn't seem in the spirit of the Best Fanzine rules to me.
Great news about Babylon 5; maybe it's time for me to pick it up?
I'd love to read a future newsletter outlining the background to the High Republic books. I'm intrigued but don't quite know the background or what groundwork they're laying.
I do have a piece planned about the High Republic and LFL’s history with big, overarching projects like the NJO. It went a bit on the back burner as I started working on terrorism stuff.
I haven’t actually read anything from Charles Saunders, but I’m on the lookout for his stuff.
"This might be a bit off topic, but maybe it can be a subscriber post at one point... I’m really interested in *how* you read, and getting your thoughts on the act of reading."
Good idea! I definitely have a process.
This is excellent, Andrew. I want to use Astrolabe as a way to life up other voices and signal boost, so I appreciate the insight you've got here, and might do something similar.
Ah, thanks for the heads-up about Babylon 5. I'm looking forward to checking that out. I was wanting to do a selective re-watch after the news of Mira Furlan's death on the 20th -- her final message on her website is as beautiful and eloquent an epitaph as one could hope for.
And speaking of SF/F I was obsessed with in the 90s, I'm reeling between very cautious optimism and full-on fangirl enthusiasm about Netflix's casting announcements for Gaiman's The Sandman....
I’m heartbroken about Mira’s death. Her character in B5 was such a phenomenal hero, and one that has long been a favorite.
I’ve actually never read any of the Sandman comics. I’ve had friends recommend them, but I’ve never quite gotten around to it.
You'd have a clean case for appealing to people as a Best Semiprozine nominee. A publication that has some freely available issues, but the rest require a subscription, doesn't seem in the spirit of the Best Fanzine rules to me.
Heh. The Semiprozine field always seems like a strange minefield when it comes to eligibility.
Great news about Babylon 5; maybe it's time for me to pick it up?
I'd love to read a future newsletter outlining the background to the High Republic books. I'm intrigued but don't quite know the background or what groundwork they're laying.
And: any Charles Saunders you'd recommend?
I do have a piece planned about the High Republic and LFL’s history with big, overarching projects like the NJO. It went a bit on the back burner as I started working on terrorism stuff.
I haven’t actually read anything from Charles Saunders, but I’m on the lookout for his stuff.
And yes! You should watch B5! If you don’t have HBO Max, I have all five seasons on DVD that I can lend you.