Loscon 51, a gathering of writers and fans of all ages, with common interests in Fantasy, Science Fiction, Cosplay, Film, STEM, Art and Music. Held over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov 27-29, 2026) at the LAX Hilton on Century Blvd.https://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3mgrt6qjonk2nGuests of Honor​ Writer – Bill Wolkoff (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Wars Rebels) Artist – Selina Phanara Music – Griff the Filker Fan – Chris Marble Science – G. David Nordley loscon.org11 Mar 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrt6qjonk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkof5lkzuj2eStarting at $59.95 on Amazon, the A24 Screenplay Collection features 12 of the studio and distribution company’s most popular films. https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/where-to-buy-a24-screenplay-books-online-1236331174/18 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkof5lkzuj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lko47iec462qFrom her earliest years, Adeena Mignogna (B.S. ’97, physics; B.S. ’97, astronomy) always saw space in her future. It started with “Star Wars.” https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/news/adeena-mignogna-space-science-fiction18 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko47iec462qhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkluooluw623For these sci-fi detectives, solving whodunit is complicated, involving immortal murder victims, interplanetary travel, and robot PIs. https://bookriot.com/science-fiction-detective-novels/17 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkluooluw623https://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkllqjwhfc2x"Split Fiction’s fun, but its central character conflict makes no sense." https://www.polygon.com/opinion/537650/split-fiction-game-fantasy-sci-fi-conflict-rivalry17 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkllqjwhfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkje7pboh32bAnnouncing the winners of the 2025 Libby Book Awards. https://www.sunset.com/lifestyle/2025-libby-book-award-winners16 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkje7pboh32bhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkj3bltreg2b"Want to take your speculative fiction on the go? I've got eight excellent sci-fi series to listen to on audio for you here." https://bookriot.com/excellent-sci-fi-series-to-listen-to-on-audio/16 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj3bltreg2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkgtqriemi2dStories that lead to different conclusions than the author intended. https://reactormag.com/five-works-of-sf-that-undermine-their-own-thesis/15 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgtqriemi2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkgkspcwpg2eThe American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide. https://www.bookweb.org/news/indie-scififantasy-bestseller-list-163168615 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgkspcwpg2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkedbugiru2bThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) have announced their list of finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards. https://bookriot.com/here-are-this-years-nebula-awards-finalists/14 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkedbugiru2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lke2dqtb6d2hMichel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2470316-new-scientist-book-club-why-i-chose-a-mosquito-as-my-hero/14 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke2dqtb6d2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkbssywx3n2xWhat fantasy books would you like to see adapted? https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/fantasy-book-series-ready-for-tv-adaptations/13 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbssywx3n2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lkbjuu3gk62qWhat are some of your favorite fantasy audiobooks? https://www.themarysue.com/best-fantasy-audiobooks-of-all-time/13 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbjuu3gk62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk7ce3pylo2bYou can tell a lot about a science fiction story and its world by sharing a meal with it. Just ask the crew of the Nostromo in Alien.... https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-kitchen-the-most-important-room-in-sci-fi-spaceship/12 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7ce3pylo2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk6zfxmvf32xLet's geek out about our favorite continuous shots! https://reactormag.com/six-spectacular-long-takes-in-sf-horror-films-and-tv-shows/12 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6zfxmvf32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk4rv45bqy2jRead 'Dekar Druid and the Infinite Library' by Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson; No Gods, No Monsters; and We Are the Crisis. https://gizmodo.com/a-cosmic-discovery-spills-from-a-magical-book-in-this-short-fantasy-story-200057284111 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4rv45bqy2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk4iwywu5x2aHave you read “The Hampdenshire Wonder”? https://lithub.com/ted-chiang-on-superintelligence-and-its-discontents-in-j-d-beresfords-innovative-work-of-early-20th-century-science-fiction/11 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4iwywu5x2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk2gf54brc2o Loscon tabling at the Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Book show in Glendale, Sun Mar 23rd. $10 admission at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. Book & collectible vendors, & authors. We share space with the LASFS book sale table! Details including schedule of authors www.la-vintage-paperback-show.com10 Mar 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2gf54brc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3lk2bg6ap6b2lAgree? Disagree? https://collider.com/best-sci-fi-miniseries-must-watch-ranked/10 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2bg6ap6b2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljzyi2x7pl2rIs it you reading a book, or a book reading you? https://www.destructoid.com/10-most-mind-bending-books-of-all-time/10 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzyi2x7pl2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljxqxc2bc622From epic fantasy to cozy and comedic sci-fi, new installments in long-running series and debut novels that start fresh adventures, March is jam-packed with new fantasy and science fiction books. https://winteriscoming.net/16-new-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books-to-read-in-march-202509 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxqxc2bc622https://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljvdtnlkxj2sFive futures ranging from the bucolic to the dystopian.. https://reactormag.com/five-sf-novels-about-being-the-last-people-on-earth/08 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvdtnlkxj2shttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljv2vjjh2j2sWhat have you been reading lately? https://lithub.com/dust-storms-dream-hotels-and-road-trips-marchs-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books/08 Mar 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljv2vjjh2j2shttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljsteotzrf2zFrom aliens to robots, time travel to superpowers, these stories are packed with exciting sci-fi adventures. https://bookriot.com/new-middle-grade-sci-fi-for-your-library-shelves/07 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsteotzrf2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljskgmazws2sAgree? Disagree? https://www.themarysue.com/best-fantasy-books-for-kids/07 Mar 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljskgmazws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljqcvuikc62jThe first recorded was Chicago’s sci-fi fanzine Comet, published by the Science Correspondence Club in 1930. Following that, artistic movements held zines up, namely punk and riot grrrl waves. https://artsmidwest.org/stories/illinois-zine-history/06 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqcvuikc62jhttps://bsky.app/profile/loscon.bsky.social/post/3ljpzxr5wkc2jNASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map of the cosmos ever made. https://theconversation.com/nasas-new-telescope-will-create-the-most-colourful-map-of-the-cosmos-ever-made-24710406 Mar 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:xj7j6xcz4lmqw3hlis667wsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpzxr5wkc2j