David Langford (Ansible)

Bill Rotsler cartoon

Oh no, it's August, and that means Ansible 457....
news.ansible.uk/a457.html

"Moon Girl" cartoon by Ulrika O'Brien

Too hot here for any clever comment, but here's the July Ansible:
news.ansible.uk/a456.html

Brad Foster cartoon: "Ironically sarcastic robot"

You are trapped in that bright moment where you learned your doom ... and to make matters worse, here's Ansible 455.
news.ansible.uk/a455.html

Ian Gunn cartoon "Robodog"

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, but who cares: here's Ansible 454. news.ansible.uk/a454.html

Brad Foster cartoon

The April issue of Ansible: news.ansible.uk/a453.html

Ian Gunn cartoon

Ansible 452 for March 2025 ... news.ansible.uk/a452.html

Brad Foster cartoon "Foot High Ruler of the Metric Kingdom"

Here we go again: news.ansible.uk/a451.html

I understand that his involvement consisted only of the use of his name. The actual editor, a friend who asked me to contribute and slipped in a story of his own, was the late Richard Evans. See sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/evans_...

X v. Rex by Philip Macdonald

Random book cover of the day: 1955 Penguin paperback of a serial-killer crime novel from 1933. Absolutely nothing to do with unhinged billionaires giving ill-informed advice to British royalty.

Artwork by Julia Morgan-Scott

Slightly belated Happy New Year sentiments accompanied by a slightly belated Ansible: news.ansible.uk/a450.html

The next London First Thursday meeting is postponed to 9 January because the usual pub will be closed on 2 January. See news.ansible.uk/london.html

Brad W. Foster cartoon

Christmas starts earlier every year, and so does the "December" issue of Ansible: news.ansible.uk/a449.html

Retsim Snikliw would be proud of you!

Ian Gunn cartoon: "space platypus"

"Deep Thought says the answer to life, the universe and everything is ... Ansible 448!" "Try turning it off and on again."
news.ansible.uk/a448.html

Brad W Foster cartoon

Here's the October issue of Ansible:
news.ansible.uk/a447.html

Atom (Arthur Thomson) cartoon

Suddenly it's Ansible 446. news.ansible.uk/a446.html

Canadian Tire faux banknote -- 25 cents "cash bonus"

Things people use as bookmarks, number 5,271,009.

Catalogues for the Glasgow Worldcon fan funds auctions were released on 9 August. The live auction is at 20:30 Saturday (today) and the silent auction closes at 13:00 Sunday. I've linked to the catalogues in the latest post at taff.org.uk.

Brad Foster cartoon

Last issue before the Glasgow Worldcon: Ansible 445. news.ansible.uk/a445.html

Random book cover of the day, inside out: Kingsley Amis's The Book of Bond; Or, Every Man His Own 007 (Jonathan Cape, 1965), as by Lt-Col William ("Bill") Tanner, has a reversible dust-jacket "for use in the field."

Random convention badge of the day: Novacon 6 (1976). Gnome Press artwork by Edd Cartier, supplied by guest of honour Dave Kyle.

Cartoon by Ulrika O'Brien

Amid a flurry of Ansible Editions book royalty statements and updates to the SF Encyclopedia, I somehow managed to sneak in the July issue of Ansible. Here:
news.ansible.uk/a444.html

Atom (Arthur Thomson) cartoon

Here we go again with Ansible 443....
news.ansible.uk/a443.html

Cartoon by Ulrika O'Brien

Mayday! Mayday! Help is urgently needed but all you get is Ansible 442 ... news.ansible.uk/a442.html

Cover art for Both Sides of the Case (1958) by Julian Prescot

Random hardback cover of the day, from 1958. The "Julian Prescot" (John Budd) books were a solicitor version of Henry Cecil's insider novels about barristers and judges, and went on until 1967. All published by Arthur Barker. Most of my copies are signed "J.P." for a particular friend of the author.

Leslie Charteris: The First Saint Omnibus

Random book cover of the day: 1008 pages of, er, sanctity.

Atom cartoon of an aghast fan reading a letter or fanzine

Rejected blurbs, number 5,271,009: "An April without Ansible is like a sevagram without an interocitor!" Well, here it is anyway ... news.ansible.uk/a441.html

@sfencyclopedia.bsky.social Hugo finalists announced: glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/...

Random book cover of the day: John Sladek, 1970. I think John was too charmed by the idea of people asking for this title at bookshops to worry about any possible effect on sales. (See also ansible.uk/writing/jsla...)

Wondering whether this replacement $DEVICE would ever finish charging up, I finally consulted the manual ...