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LOCUS MAGAZINE | 5/30/23 New SF Fantasy Horror Books This Week!

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New SF Fantasy Horror Books This Week!
LOCUS MAGAZINE | 5/30/23 New SF Fantasy Horror Books This Week! from YouTube

It’s Friday and I have the low down on the top science fiction, fantasy, horror, and YA books that are slated to hit bookstore (and Amazon) shelves the week …

It’s Friday and I have the low down on the top science fiction, fantasy, horror, and YA books that are slated to hit bookstore (and Amazon) shelves the week of May 30, with reviews and blurbs and covers! Our channel is    / @locusmagazine   SCIENCE FICTION:    • LOCUS MAGAZINE | …   HORROR:    • LOCUS MAGAZINE | …   FANTASY:    • LOCUS MAGAZINE | …   Based on the Locus Magazine New…

Missouri House Republicans vote to defund libraries

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Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state’s public libraries

Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state’s public libraries, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate.The Missouri House debated for over eight hours last Tuesday on a budget that is roughly $2 billion less than the one Gov. Mike Parson…

Naughty Nuns, Flatulent Monks, and Other Surprises of Sacred Medieval Manuscripts

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Surprises of Sacred Medieval Manuscripts

Flipping through an illustrated manuscript from the 13th century, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Jesus loved a good fart joke. That’s because the margins of these handmade devotional books were filled with imagery depicting everything from scatological humor to mythical beasts to sexually explicit satire. Though we may still get a kick out of…

The Lord of the Rings and its far right fans | Tapestry with Mary Hynes | Live Radio | CBC Listen

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Fascism and LOTR Fandom in Italy
The Lord of the Rings and its far right fans from cbc.ca

The dangers of traditionalism when the tradition is fascism or some other dysfunctional political stream.

Why is Lord of the Rings and fantasy novels so intriguing to conservatives and the far right? Journalist John Last has been researching the links between The Lord of the Rings and Italian fascist movements. He talks about how the Italian prime minister’s love for Tolkien is interwoven with her politics. Source: The Lord of…

Roaring Back at the Lion of Winter: A Speculative Reading Tickets, Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

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Roaring Back at the Lion of Winter: A Speculative Reading
Roaring Back at the Lion of Winter: A Speculative Reading (EventBright)

A night of 10 readings by authors who will make you kermit-flail, muppet-scream, and MEME ABOUT!

Esteemed Audience: Get ready for the Reading of the Year! (I know! And so early in the year too!)On Sunday, February 5th, 7 PM – 8:30 PM EST, we will have, for your virtual delight and entertainment, such writers as:Zig Zag Claybourne, Linda Addison, Charlie Jane Anders, Martha Wells, Patty Templeton, LaShawn Wanak, Maria Dong,…

Why the Myth of the Library of Alexandria Is Wrong

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Myth of the Library of Alexandria
Why the Myth of the Library of Alexandria Is Wrong from YouTube

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDYkQaxSFg&ab_channel=KazRowe[/embed] We’ve all heard about how the Library of Alexandria held the great knowledge of the ancient world and was burned down, setting us back up to 1000 years due to lost texts. But the truth is, it’s a lot more complicated than that, and a lot of facets of this legend don’t even add…

LOCUS MAGAZINE | New SF, Fantasy, Horror Books This Week! 01/03/2023

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LOCUS MAGAZINE | New SF, Fantasy, Horror Books This Week! 01/03/2023 from YouTube

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a peaceful holiday! Amelia here, to catch you up on the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and YA books that are slated to …

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfGbjZal_3A&ab_channel=LocusMagazine[/embed] Based on the Locus Magazine New Books listing: a weekly list of select genre books that come out every week. Don’t miss a thing!

The Gruesome History of Real Life Vampire Hunting – YouTube

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We all know Buffy and Van Helsing, but the true history of real life vampire hunting may be stranger than fiction. From folk medicine exhumations to city-wide vampire hunts to $15,000 “Vampire Defense Kits”, come learn with me about the fears that created real vampires!

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How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft | Monstrum

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0bE6wYeqlo[/embed] The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways.    

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