John is playing a game, Alison is in New Zealand, and Liz’s head is on fire.
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Letters of comment
Dave Mansfield
Esther MacCallum-Stewart
Chris Garcia
Abigail Nussbaum
SJ Johnson


Hugos
Congratulations to Hugo, Girl!
Thanks to Nicholas Whyte for
Being our designated Hugo acceptor
Liveblogging the Hugo Award ceremony




GUFF
It goes from Australasia to Europe (and vice versa)
Australasia


Stonehenge Aoteroa
Woomera
Te Tauaarangi Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Kākāpō family tree


Picks
John: Don’t Play This Game (play the demo)
Alison: Australia
Liz: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (epub, paperback, audiobook, Amazon)


Credits
Cover art: “Birds” by España Sheriff
Alt text: A kakapo, a kiwi and a SIAMESE FIREBACK just chilling out. They look a bit like John, Alison and Liz. The words “Octothorpe 95” adorn the top of the cover.


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

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