Show Notes
John couldnât check, Alison was wrong, and Liz is accurate. 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: None
Letters of comment
Ali Baker (Facebook)
One-day Frances Hardinge symposium
Chris Garcia (email) Frederik Coulter (Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins (email)
âHugo Overlaps: Some Comparisonsâ on Ancillary Review of Books Casellaâs SFF Award Comparator
Kate Macdonald (email) Kin-Ming Looi (Facebook) Mike Scott (Facebook) Neil Ottenstein (Facebook) Niall Harrison Paul Weimer (email) Raj (Mastodon)
The Worldâs 100 Best Coffee Shops European Coffee Trip
Scott Edelman (Facebook)
Broken Clock Café (Facebook, Instagram) Tantrum Doughnuts Pastéis Lisboa
Tammy Coxen (Bluesky and Facebook)
Meg MacDonaldâs offer on Bluesky
Trish Matson (Bluesky) We also heard from: DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Ivan Sinha, Karen Schaffer
Worldcon 2026: LAcon V in Los Angeles
Itâs that special time of year again, the WSFS Business Meeting Agenda is out! Business Meetings at LAcon V 17 July, 26 July, 1 August, 9 August, 30 August
Eating the Fantastic
Tammy Coxen wrote about TGI Fridays being American and how Alison âcouldnât be more wrongâ
Eurocon 2026: Metropol Con in Berlin, Germany Eurocon 2027: FĂłrum FantĂĄstico in Lisbon, Portugal
Fantasycon/World Fantasy Con
Eurocon 2028: Bid for Croatia Eurocon 2029: Bid for Warsaw, Poland Eurocon 2030:
Bid for Birmingham, England Bid for Copenhagen, Denmark
Other things Liz thinks are neat:
Eddie Clark has finished the Queersar not-an-award blog series
Picks
John: Widowâs Bay
Katie Dippold as the Babadook Hugo, Girl!âs episode on Widowâs Bay
Alison: Portmeirion Liz: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Credits
Cover art: âAlison the Goldfishâ by Sue Mason
Alt text: A goldfish with the head of Alison wearing goggles and swim headphones. The words âMoist Ear Tunes*â appear at the top and the words âSF Fandomâs Premier Swim Headphone Podcastâ, âFun Fact: Moist Ear Tunes is a nonogram of Octothorpe 163â and âSue Mason art appears courtesy of Plokta (thanks guys)â appear at the bottom. I know that Alison has forgotten to include the asterisk on the footnote, but since she also has the memory of a goldfish maybe itâs a delightful and multilayered joke.
Theme music: âFanfare for Spaceâ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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