Show Notes
John is tired, Alison is listening to music, and Liz is catsitting. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Clowns (Chapter 1), Hugo Award statistics (Chapter 3)
Worldcon 2026: LAcon V
Hugo Awards
Results Full Statistics Administrator’s Report Hugo Awards Ceremony on YouTube Southside Symphony Robert Jackson Bennett on the award speeches Hugo, Girl!
Program guide Worldcon Photos on Flickr
Worldcon 2028: Aussiecon 5 Picks
John:
The Prestige by Christopher Priest The Recollections by Christopher Priest
Alison: Little, Big by John Crowley Liz: Sublimation by Isabel J Kim
Credits
Cover art: “Love Is In the Air” by IHOP Photographer
Alt text: A photograph of John and Duncan MacGregor taken at an IHOP near the Hilton Anaheim. They are turned to look at each other in a booth. Their facial expressions are difficult to read, but hearts overlay the picture and so we surmise they are in love. Faces of bystanders are pixellated for privacy purposes. Words above the photo read “Octothorpe 168” and below read “Love is in the air at LAcon V”.
Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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