John is incoherent, Alison is excited, and Liz is romantic.
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Letters of comment

Abigail Nussbaum
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Andy Openshaw
Chris Garcia
Claire Brialey
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Farah Mendlesohn
Irwin Hirsh
Jonny Baddeley
Neil Ottenstein
Roseanna Pendlebury
We also heard from:

Fiona Moore, Ivan Sinha




Readers’ recommendations

Best Novel

Private Rites by Julia Armfield
I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle
Metal from Heaven by August Clarke
In Universes by Emet North
The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley
Someone You Can Build a Nest in By John Wiswell


Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)

Deadpool and Wolverine
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox


Best Game or Interactive Work:

Tactical Breach Wizards


Best Fancast

Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow

Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow




Astounding Award

The End of Nobility by Michael Green




Briardene Books

Preorders for Colourfields by Paul Kincaid are now open!


Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
Picks

John: Sliding Doors
Alison: Three Men in Orbit by Sandra Bond
Liz: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean


Credits

Cover art: “Availability Flowchart” by Alison Scott

Alt text: A flowchart entitled “How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon”. The boxes culminate in “console yourself with Octothorpe 127”, and the various options are listed below, but the original file is here in case that’s more helpful to the partially sighted.
How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon
Are you going to Reconnect?
Of course!/Not sure
Oh go on it will be a laugh
Oh all right then/No…
Are they in the bar?
Yes!
I can’t see them
Are you quite sure? Check again
Oh wait… there they are
No sign
Is there another bar?
Yes!
Nope
Are they on programme?
Yes!
No
Wait till the moderator asks for questions
But it’s Octothorpe Live!
Is your joke very funny?
Obviously!
Excellent! Good to know.
COME AND SAY HELLO
until then…
Are they asleep or on the loo?
No, they look chill
Er, yes?
Oh, that’s a shame
Console yourself with Octothorpe 127


Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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