Jim Carroll

My wife had to pay for her hyphen. When we married, she had the choice of adopting my surname or keeping hers. She split the difference, choosing a hyphenated version. To make it official, she had to petition the circuit court for a name change.

Our "turkey" is Field Roast Hazelnut and Cranberry Roast.

His belongings were sentenced to prison?

fake news about Mark Pope donating millions of dollars to homelessness

I’ve talked about this before one of the most lowkey depressing things on social media in 2025 is these incredible obvious fake slop new stories and the thousands of credulous comments underneath. hard not to think we’re cooked

Your 9th-great paternal grandmother, Rebecca Nurse, was the oldest person executed at the Salem Witch Trials.

From the Fantasy community on Reddit: I'm Jordan S. Carroll — ask me anything! Posted by jordanscarroll - 1 vote and 0 comments

I'm doing an AMA on r/Fantasy if you have any questions!

Hugo award by day

Hugo award by night

my Hugo arrived!

FCHS graduate Jordan S. Carroll wins Hugo Award for ‘Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right’ MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Jordan S. Carroll has won the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Related Work for his book “Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (University of Minnesota Press,

I made it into my hometown newspaper!

The state pension fund ended the fiscal year with a 11.22% annual return, more than twice the assumed rate. Retirees hope this additional revenue will help fund a badly needed inflation adjustment payment.

Normally, the King would expel the interlopers—guards, seize them!—but something is wrong. Something is very wrong. His chest tightens at a distant threat suddenly remembered. Gripped by dark foreboding, he cannot help but table today’s business of state.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown in J.S. Carroll’s new story “Quest-Giver.”

kaleidotrope.net/spring-2025/...

Reading the Obscene | Stanford University Press With Reading the Obscene, Jordan Carroll reveals new insights about the editors who fought the most famous anti-censorship battles of the twentieth century. While many critics have interpreted obsceni...

if you liked Speculative Whiteness, you may want to consider purchasing my other book, Reading the Obscene.

I had a great conversation with Alan on the "If This Goes On (Don't Panic)" podcast about Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right! Look for more episodes in the future.

2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 21, 2025, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile …

Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right is a finalist for the Locus Award for Non-Fiction! I feel honored to be nominated. Congrats to all of the other finalists! @locusmag.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social

The Nerd Reich Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.

Some may claim racism has no place in science fiction, but sadly SF has a long history of enabling fascist worldbuilding

That's why you need to read @jordanscarroll.bsky.social's "Speculative Whiteness," a first-rate takedown of racist subtext in sci-fi

Blog: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

We will be doing a series with @jordanscarroll.bsky.social soon! Questions are written and the date is set. Now comes the hard part! 🙂

Kentucky Government Retirees expresses its heartfelt appreciation to all the public employees working hard to keep our citizens safe.

Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right Science Fiction and the Alt-Right

Hi new followers! If you want to purchase Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right, it is available here.

"Tortured to death at least eight times?" I'm pretty sure that's not what happened. Do better.

He has halted the wind? Wow, that must have been quite a feat.

Are they limited at other times, or just early Friday morning?

Kentucky Government Retirees is grateful that Reps. Hancock and Laferty have introduced bills that would provide a badly needed inflation adjustment for state retirees. We hope the General Assembly will act favorably on either HB 336 or HB 337.

Congress approves changes to Social Security for some public sector workers The legislation will now go to President Joe Biden's desk and is expected to be signed into law.

Welcome news for some public retirees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Welcome news for state employees.

Science Fiction and the Alt-Right | University of Minnesota Press | Episode 94

I especially enjoyed the opportunity in this conversation with David Higgins to speak to what Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right means for fan studies and science fiction studies.