Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: literature

  • New Trailer for Gaslight Arcanum

    The good people at Edge did a terrific job on this new trailer for Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes.  The trailer features a catchy soundtrack, illustrations from the book, and photos of the authors. Great stuff! Related news, on November 30, the website Bitten By Books will be hosting a 24-hour interview session…

  • 2011 World Fantasy Awards Ballot

    The World Fantasy Convention 2011 will be held October 27-30 in San Diego, California. Judges are Andrew Hook, Sascha Mamczak, Mark Rich, Sean Wallace, and Kim Wilkins Life Achievement winner Peter S. Beagle winner Angélica Gorodischer Novel Lauren Beukes, Zoo City (Jacana (South Africa)/Angry Robot) N K Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, (Orbit) Graham Joyce,…

  • Scop 101

    scop (skop)  — n (in Anglo-Saxon England) a bard or minstrel an Anglo-Saxon minstrel, usually attached to a particular royal court, although scops also traveled to various courts to recite their poetry. In addition to being an entertainer who composed and performed his own works, the scop served as a kind of historian and preserver…