Today, HAL turns the same age as James T. Kirk. HAL was born January 12, 1992, in the HAL lab in Urbana, Illinois, on the twelfth of January 1992. That was thirty-four years ago today. And the only time James T. Kirk ever states his age in STAR TREK, he says he's thirty-four.

Thrilled to share that we're hosting renowned Mississauga sci-fi author @robertjsawyer.com for a free talk on Jan 23, 2026. It's called "New Life and New Civilizations: A Science Fiction Perspective on Exobiology" and we can't wait! Details here: mississauga.rasc.ca/event/speake... (please share!)

What does one of Canada's most accomplished science fiction authors say about alien life? Join us Jan 23 from 8-10pm to find out. Free/open to the public, so share this anywhere! Details (including @robertjsawyer.com's impressive biography): mississauga.rasc.ca/event/robert... #canada #mississauga

LOCUS — the trade journal of the S&F fields — on the passing of my friend Terence M. Green: locusmag.com/2025/12/tere...

The celebration of life for Toronto science fiction and fantasy writer Terence M. Green will be this Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Local Public Eatery, 180 Laird Drive, East York (Toronto). Carolyn Clink, David Clink, and I will be there.

Only two more days of the Christmas promotion for "Black Corrosion"! >>Click here to claim your copy for $0.99: a.co/d/h5bUGp4 <<

“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you — all of you on the good Earth.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToHh...

The great Canadian SF&F writer Terence M. Green, one of my very best friends, has left us at 78. Details of the celebration of life are in my blog: sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5866

“And let me tell you, God is not so infinite as the Catholics assert. He is about six hundred meters in diameter, and even then is weak towards the edges.” —Karel Čapek, THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE

CBC Books has a great interview with Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser, the lead narrator of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE, out now from Audible Originals: www.cbc.ca/books/thenex...

The most accessible explanation of quantum physics I ever heard was from @robertjsawyer.com at his science fiction writing course at Ryerson. Of course, he's since explored that area further in Quantum Night. Interested to hear what his latest thinking is!

Robert J. Sawyer's THE DOWNLOADED 1 & 2 are now available on Audible, narrated by Brendan Fraser! 🇨🇦 timothysjohnston.com/robert-j-saw... Each day, I post one carefully curated news item from the Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, and Suspense genres. @robertjsawyer.com #LifeAfterGateway #TSJ

Toronto! Come hear my talk on "Writing to Change the World" at the Writers' Community of Durham Region, Saturday, December 13, at 10:30 a.m. (the meeting starts at 9:30, but I go on at 10:30) at St. Mark's United Church, 201 Centre St., Whitby, Ontario. www.wcdr.info/product/2025...

Went into Toronto yesterday, but the subway trip took a little longer than it should have as I got out to take pictures of the ads for my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE that Audible has up in Wellesely, College, TMU (formerly Dundas), and Queen stations.

New ebook edition of my Hugo Award-nominated ROLLBACK, a novel about love — and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

The French version of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE was just named French Canadian Audiobook of the Year by Audible's editors. Le voyage immobile 2: La machine à fantômes is vailable worldwide; here's the Audible Canada link: www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/B0F...

Come join me and #scifi author/futurist/fascinating fellow @robertjsawyer.com, as I interview him about Human Consciousness, Quantum Entanglements, Panpsychism, writing and other cool stuff. On my new Substack; free to read, listen and comment. sallywienergrotta.substack.com/p/robert-saw...

Tomorrow (Monday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m., come see me in BURLINGTON, ONTARIO, as I give a free talk entiteld "Why Everyone Should Read Science Fiction." attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14568708

Today's MONTREAL GAZETTE has 2/3 page on my THE DOWNLOADED 2, out now from Audible: “This is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem across time and space."—BRENDAN FRASER sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

Came here to check out your social media presence while I’m listening to The Downloaded 2 and this earned you an instant follow 👏 👏 👏

If you like Fraser and thoughtful scifi, I recommend this sequel (start with part 1 if you're new). I admit I'm partial to this franchise as I'm mentioned (twice!) in part 1—but I promise I get nothing from it (other than pride)! 😀 A mind-bending ride w/complex ethical questions. @robertjsawyer.com

Khan Noonien Singh: "On Earth, two hundred years ago, I was a prince." Andrew Mountbatten Windsor: "Me, too!"

I'm going to be a fellow and writer-in-residence at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg — Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) in Delmenhorst (just west of Bremen), Germany, from February 15 to May 15, 2026. Woohoo! hanse-ias.de/en

And here’s a startup offering influencing/propaganda services. Called it ;) www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...

These days, as the world descends into gangsterish behavior, it does seem appropriate that our species name Homo sapiens can be translated as "wiseguy."

Launch day! My 26th novel THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is now available worldwide from Audible, narrated by Academy Award-winner BRENDAN FRASER! “Speculative fiction at its very best.” —Finnian Burnett Get it here: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

Dropping in two days on Audible (but you can preorder now!): THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE by me, narrated by Oscar winner Brendan Fraser: www.audible.com/pd/The-Downl...

Registration is now open for my free public talk on "Why Everyone Should Read Science Fiction" at the Burlington (Ontario) Public Library as part of BurlLITFest 2025. The talk is on Monday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14568708

I just pre-ordered The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine by @robertjsawyer.com. On Oct. 23, it will join the six other Sawyer novels in my Audible library.

Of interest, I would think, to @robertjsawyer.com

Happy FlashForward Day!

Come see me this Saturday and Sunday at Toronto's Word on the Street AT ITS NEW LOCATION at David Pecaut Square (next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).

This Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 to 4:00, I'll be autographing and selling my books on the 3rd floor of the Hazel McCallion Central Branch of the Mississauga Public Library. If there's any particular older title or special edition you want me to bring along, please let me know.

Come hear the first-ever reading of my next novel at Dragon Con! Sunday at 11:30 a.m., Learning Center Hyatt [Lower Level 1, Atrium Tower — see map below]:

Had lunch today with Canadian pop-culture royalty Daniel Hawes (co-creator of CHILLY BEACH) and Alyson Court (Loonette from THE BIG COMFY COUCH)!

Delighted to be a Featured Guest again at Dragon Con. My schedule: sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm

Also from @robertjsawyer.com is the rather different, but no less cool, Quintaglio Ascension trilogy.

The joys of alphabetical order! Nice to be sandwiched between Katee Sackhoff and William Shatner on Dragon Con's "Featured Guests" page. Come see all three of us in Atlanta later this month! www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...

Did not know this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gr... I watched the first episode of the tv series, then immediately went and bought the book (loved it) then headed back to the bookshop and bought his novel "Woke" (loved it), and by then was hooked. Addictive writing.

Today in much of Ontario, it's the Simcoe Day holiday. The lead character of my novel FLASHFORWARD — played by Jack Davenport in the TV series — is named after John Graves Simcoe, the person the holiday is in honour of. Buying links for FLASHFORWARD: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

It's much nicer now, honest! “But what's below us?” “Canada, to the best of my knowledge—and a jolly bleak, empty, inhospitable country it looks.” —H.G. Wells, THE WAR IN THE AIR, 1907

I love this Windows utility that inverts the screen (so white becomes black, etc.) for any app, including legacy ones that don't support dark mode; US$10 for a lifetime license: darkmodeanyapp.com

Just a warning that if I ever hear any of you pronounce the word "clique" as "click," I will hurt you. As @robertjsawyer.com said to me once, it's pronounced "cleek," and people who pronounce it otherwise are deeks.

My QUANTUM NIGHT is in this bundle:

Going to When Words Collide in Calgary next month? Sign up for my two-hour master class "A Thematic Approach to Writing," Friday, August 15, at 1:00 p.m.; Cdn$40. www.whenwordscollide.org/master-class...

Just a reminder that I sell autographed first editions of my books worldwide via my eBay store. This order is on its way to Münster, Germany. sfwriter.com/autograp.htm

Let’s talk about an Edmonton science fiction institution -- On Spec, Canada’s most prominent English-language science fiction magazine. onspec.ca/about-on-spec

One of my all-time fave sci-fi novels right here, and damn I've read a lot of 'em. (Including, obviously, the excellent stories referenced below!)

I LOVED 😍 this book. Strong recommendation! #booksky