Show Notes
John picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 7)
Letters of comment
Andreas Davour (toot) Bridget Bradshaw (skeet) Chris Garcia David Bamford (skeet) DC (skeet, requires sign-in)
Przypadek/Blind Chance
Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Karen Schaffer Meg MacDonald (Facebook) Raj (toot)
Short story: “Bond, Bond, and James Bond” by Eric Molinsky Novelette: “Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie (from her new collection, Lake of Souls) Novella: Last Stop by Django Wexler
Tammy Coxen (skeet)
Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
John has been asked to head up the Discord Bursaries
Deadline is noon on 16 February Email [email protected] with as much or as little detail as you like
Eastercon 2026: Iridescence, a bid for Birmingham BSFA
BSFA Award Longlist
Octothorpe 122 has been nominated, thank you very much!
Review policy rumours
Steven French’s comment on Camestros Felapton’s blog
New chair: Stewart Hotson
Picks
John: Severance S2 Alison: The Brutalist Liz: Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
Credits
Cover art: “Live From Minidisc” by Alison Scott
Alt text: A blue Sony MiniDisc Walkman shows, on its LCD screen, “Now playing: Octothorpe_128”.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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