Uncredited cover for the 1956 French edition of Jack Williamson's Dragon's Island (1951) French title: Les dents du dragon #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Vincent Napoli's interior art for Dave Dryfoos' "Here Lies Bottlethwaite" in Startling Stories (August 1952) #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Old SF short story identification time! I receive a lot of emails along these lines. Ring any bells? #scifi #sciencefiction

Artist Philippe Druillet (1944-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1968; R, 1977 #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy

Robert Asprin (1946-2008) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Wayne Barlowe, 1978; R, James Warhola, 1990 #scifi #sciencefiction #books

Be the kind of person who supports your local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.

Uncredited cover for the 1956 French edition of Jack Williamson's Dragon's Island (1951) French title: Les dents du dragon #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Makes me love Interpol even more -- THE nostalgic band of my high school years. "‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece" www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

Philippe Druillet's interior art in the 1967 French edition of A. E. van Vogt's Empire of the Atom (1957) and The Wizard of Linn (1962) French title: L'empire de l'atome / Le sorcier de Linn #scifi #sciencefiction #art 1/4

"Replacing the instrument in its sanitizing case, he decided he'd have to experiment [...] But at most two or three times." In John Brunner's dystopia even personal pleasure is under surveillance by the capitalist overlords. From The Shockwave Rider (1975) #scifi #sciencefiction

Alain Tercinet's cover art for the 1966 French edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core (1922) and Pellucidar (1923) French title: Au cœur de la Terre & Pellucidar #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Artist Pierre Joubert (1910-2002) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1955; R, 1958 #scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

Artist Tibor Csernus (1927-2007) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1972 (illustrates Ira Levin's This Perfect Day); R, 1973 (illustrates Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s Slaughterhouse-Five) #scifi #books #art #sciencefiction

Dan Adkins' interior art for John T. Phillifent's "Point" in Fantastic Stories of Imagination (December 1961) #scifi #sciencefiction #art

I tell my students this too. They press submit on writing assignments mere seconds after they finish the last word....

Killerbowl, Gary K. Wolf (1975) Stolen Faces, Michael Bishop (1977) Twilight Country, Knut Faldbakken (1974, trans. Joan Tate, 1993) [you are not going to find this one] Catacomb Years, Michael Bishop (1979) We Who Are About To . . ., Joanna Russ (1976) All reviewed on my site of course!

Artist Milton Glaser (1929-2020) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1959; R, 1952 #scifi #sciencefiction #art

John Blackburn (1923-1993) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Peter Curl, 1958; R, uncredited, 1966 #scifi #sciencefiction #thriller

Colin Wilson (1931-2013) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, uncredited, 1977; R, John Holmes, 1973 #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #weirdfiction

Uncredited cover art detail for the 1st edition of George Turner's The Sea and Summer (1987) #scifi #sciencefiction #books

Charles Sheffield (1935-2002) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, John Melo, 1986; R, Attila Hejja, 1979 #scifi #sciencefiction #books

George Orwell (1903-1950) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Paul Lehr, 1960; R, Michel Siméon, 1965 #scifi #sciencefiction #books

"Science fiction is basically a fantastic genre of writing. Let's not deny it." Harlan Ellison on SF in the fanzine Peon (May 1955) #scifi #sciencefiction

Such a cutie! Cyrus the Reader. #cat #cats #books #scifi #sciencefiction

Angus McBride

What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? sciencefictionruminations.com/2026/06/24/w... #scifi #sciencefiction #books

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

#localangle check out the linked PDF article below for an in-depth examination of the Minneapolis context of Clifford D. Simak

Season 15, episode 1 is now LIVE! When news broke in 1952 that Christine Jorgensen, an ex-GI from the Bronx, had undergone gender-affirming surgery, she became a global sensation. In this 1957 interview, meet the thoughtful woman behind the frenzied headlines. 🔊 bit.ly/mgh-jorgensen

Walt Miller's interior art for Richard Ashby's "Commencement Night" in Astounding Science Fiction (August 1953) #scifi #sciencefiction

Cool thread!

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Alan Gutierrez, 1985; R, John Jude Palencar, 1994 #scifi #sciencefiction #books

Lima de Freitas (1927-1998) was born on this day. One of my favorite science fiction cover artists. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1967; R, 1967 #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Paul Orban's interior art for Chan Davis' "Share Our World" in Astounding Science Fiction (August 1953) #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Pixel Scroll 6/21/26 Pixel Scrollers Spend Half Their Time Tuning And Half Their Time Scrolling Out Of Tune file770.com/pixel-scroll...

My final retweet just in case anyone missed it. This was a striking article from a science fiction author whom I wish wrote so much more. It contains a quite sophisticated look, for 1950, at the impact and power of representation in art.

What I ended up acquiring from the used book store with $4 and $2 science fiction hardbacks. I fudged my 1985 cutoff date a little... #scifi #sciencefiction #books

The House Azure.

David J. Skal (1952-2024) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Gerry Daly, 1980; R, Gene Szafran, 1971 #scifi #sciencefiction

Cleve Cartmill (1908-1964) was born on this day. Best known for running afoul of the FBI due to his 1944 short story "Deadline" with its discussion of nuclear weapons. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, William Timmins, 1944; R, Hubert Rogers, 1950 #scifi #sciencefiction

"Write a story that will give a few bigots the jolt they need. Write a story that will open the eyes of the unconsciously bigoted." Exploration Log 14: Anti-Racism in Chandler Davis’ “Stereotypes Are Dangerous” (1950) sciencefictionruminations.com/2026/06/21/e... #scifi #sciencefiction

The used bookstore down the street is closing and moving online so managed to get a bunch of mostly star trek paperbacks for $0.50 each

I did buy it. Alas. No self control when it comes to books.

Only $4! Do I really need a hardback when I already own a paperback?

My sister keeps on sending my adorable photos of my cat while she's cat sitting. I think she secretly wants to keep him! #caturday #cats #cat

Mark S. Geston (1946-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, John Schoenherr, 1967; R, George Barr, 1972 #scifi #sciencefiction

Editor and author Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1910-2003) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, J. W. Scott, 1939; R, Leo Morey, 1936 #scifi #sciencefiction

Pamela Zoline (1941-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Ron Walotsky, 1970; R, Anita Siegel, 1970 #scifi #sciencefiction

Josef Nesvadba (1926-2005) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Rodney Matthews, 1979; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1962 #scifi #sciencefiction #Czech #books

Salman Rushdie (1947-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Peter Goodfellow, 1979; R, uncredited, 1981 #scifi #sciencefiction #literature #books