Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ
@andrewliptak.com
Writer, historian, cosplayer, Vermonter. Author of Cosplay: A History.
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Book 48 of 2025: Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to /read a book in a single sitting, but this was a lot of fun: a fascinating take on first contact, memory, and reality with an indigenous twist.
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Book 48 of 2025: Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to /read a book in a single sitting, but this was a lot of fun: a fascinating take on first contact, memory, and reality with an indigenous twist.
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The holiday shopping onslaught is upon us, and per Transfer Orbit tradition, I've rounded up a handful of special books, items, and other stuff to consider for the nerd-inclined person in your life.
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The holiday shopping onslaught is upon us, and per Transfer Orbit tradition, I've rounded up a handful of special books, items, and other stuff to consider for the nerd-inclined person in your life.
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
Its finished!
I built a little free library a couple of years ago and in 2023, the post disintegrated on me and it fell over. I took it down with the intent on fixing it up and never got around to finishing it until this month.
I built a little free library a couple of years ago and in 2023, the post disintegrated on me and it fell over. I took it down with the intent on fixing it up and never got around to finishing it until this month.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Its finished!
I built a little free library a couple of years ago and in 2023, the post disintegrated on me and it fell over. I took it down with the intent on fixing it up and never got around to finishing it until this month.
I built a little free library a couple of years ago and in 2023, the post disintegrated on me and it fell over. I took it down with the intent on fixing it up and never got around to finishing it until this month.
The holiday shopping onslaught is upon us, and per Transfer Orbit tradition, I've rounded up a handful of special books, items, and other stuff to consider for the nerd-inclined person in your life.
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The holiday shopping onslaught is upon us, and per Transfer Orbit tradition, I've rounded up a handful of special books, items, and other stuff to consider for the nerd-inclined person in your life.
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
You can read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nerd-holiday...
The face of a dog who just found an unattended grilled cheese sandwich. 😑
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The face of a dog who just found an unattended grilled cheese sandwich. 😑
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More Ron Moore AOL fan interactions from the 90s.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
More Ron Moore AOL fan interactions from the 90s.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
Book 47 of 2025: There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org. This was a mindblowing read about an unknowable war that touches on memory and existence in some fascinating ways.
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Book 47 of 2025: There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org. This was a mindblowing read about an unknowable war that touches on memory and existence in some fascinating ways.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
Uuuuuuh. 50% chance of survival, with lots of squabbling and maybe a bloody nose?
Uuuuuuh. 50% chance of survival, with lots of squabbling and maybe a bloody nose?
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
Uuuuuuh. 50% chance of survival, with lots of squabbling and maybe a bloody nose?
Uuuuuuh. 50% chance of survival, with lots of squabbling and maybe a bloody nose?
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Science fiction now is a far smaller part of the industry, and if it wants to regain its prominence and remain relevant, publishers and readers are going to have to find new approaches and stories.
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
Cross-genre takeover
A new report points to 2025 being the biggest year for speculative fiction ever, thanks to the ongoing boom in romantasy fiction
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November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Science fiction now is a far smaller part of the industry, and if it wants to regain its prominence and remain relevant, publishers and readers are going to have to find new approaches and stories.
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
This is one of those “was a bullet point in the weekly roundup email that I send out to subscribers that grew beyond a couple of lines”.
I really like writing these pieces because it prompts me to look at the news and think it deeply about it.
I really like writing these pieces because it prompts me to look at the news and think it deeply about it.
Science fiction now is a far smaller part of the industry, and if it wants to regain its prominence and remain relevant, publishers and readers are going to have to find new approaches and stories.
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
I jotted down some thoughts: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/romantasy-sc...
Cross-genre takeover
A new report points to 2025 being the biggest year for speculative fiction ever, thanks to the ongoing boom in romantasy fiction
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is one of those “was a bullet point in the weekly roundup email that I send out to subscribers that grew beyond a couple of lines”.
I really like writing these pieces because it prompts me to look at the news and think it deeply about it.
I really like writing these pieces because it prompts me to look at the news and think it deeply about it.
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Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
whatever.scalzi.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
A new report points to 2025 being the biggest year for speculative fiction ever, thanks to the ongoing boom in romantasy fiction.
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A new report points to 2025 being the biggest year for speculative fiction ever, thanks to the ongoing boom in romantasy fiction.
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Hey, the book I wrote, Cosplay: A History, is heavily discounted at Amazon! It's been marked down to $16 (45% off the cover price!): www.amazon.com/Cosplay-Hist...
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hey, the book I wrote, Cosplay: A History, is heavily discounted at Amazon! It's been marked down to $16 (45% off the cover price!): www.amazon.com/Cosplay-Hist...
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We're coming up on the final couple of weeks of November, which means it's time for another roundup of books that are hitting shelves this month!
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're coming up on the final couple of weeks of November, which means it's time for another roundup of books that are hitting shelves this month!
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
Hey, the book I wrote, Cosplay: A History, is heavily discounted at Amazon! It's been marked down to $16 (45% off the cover price!): www.amazon.com/Cosplay-Hist...
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hey, the book I wrote, Cosplay: A History, is heavily discounted at Amazon! It's been marked down to $16 (45% off the cover price!): www.amazon.com/Cosplay-Hist...
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Thanks to @andrewliptak.com for putting my novel Exo on his list of new titles to consider checking out this month. Lots of great titles on that list that you should definitely *LOOK INTO MY EYES* FORGET THEY EVER EXISTED, BUY ONLY EXO . . .
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thanks to @andrewliptak.com for putting my novel Exo on his list of new titles to consider checking out this month. Lots of great titles on that list that you should definitely *LOOK INTO MY EYES* FORGET THEY EVER EXISTED, BUY ONLY EXO . . .
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
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Eeeeeeeee! I was never a huge Star Trek person, but Stargate SG-1 was *my* show. I'm really excited to see that they're not only doing a new series, but that it's apparently not a reboot / reimagining but a continuation.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Eeeeeeeee! I was never a huge Star Trek person, but Stargate SG-1 was *my* show. I'm really excited to see that they're not only doing a new series, but that it's apparently not a reboot / reimagining but a continuation.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
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This list has @peterclines.bsky.social - so I'm already in! I loved his book Ex-Heros and The Fold, which couldn't be more different, which I admire.
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This list has @peterclines.bsky.social - so I'm already in! I loved his book Ex-Heros and The Fold, which couldn't be more different, which I admire.
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
We're coming up on the final couple of weeks of November, which means it's time for another roundup of books that are hitting shelves this month!
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're coming up on the final couple of weeks of November, which means it's time for another roundup of books that are hitting shelves this month!
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
There are a lot of interesting ones coming: books about uninhabitable worlds, spirits, family secrets, and quite a bit more to check out.
Eeeeeeeee! I was never a huge Star Trek person, but Stargate SG-1 was *my* show. I'm really excited to see that they're not only doing a new series, but that it's apparently not a reboot / reimagining but a continuation.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Eeeeeeeee! I was never a huge Star Trek person, but Stargate SG-1 was *my* show. I'm really excited to see that they're not only doing a new series, but that it's apparently not a reboot / reimagining but a continuation.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-starg...
Come work with me!
We have a new position on our team: Stewardship Coordinator. This position is on our development team and is responsible for the stewardship of our members and volunteers and the handling of day-to-day operations of the organization.
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Come work with me!
ICYMI yesterday: SFWA has named NK Jemisin a grandmaster!
This is an exceedingly well-deserved honor: @sfwa.org has awarded @nkjemisin.bsky.social the Demon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
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N.K. Jemisin has been named a SFWA Grandmaster
The 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grandmaster
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI yesterday: SFWA has named NK Jemisin a grandmaster!
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"This analysis has, so far, neglected the Science Fiction category as it is now by far SFF’s junior partner with just two titles in the 2025 Top 50." www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/...
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"This analysis has, so far, neglected the Science Fiction category as it is now by far SFF’s junior partner with just two titles in the 2025 Top 50." www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/...
This is an exceedingly well-deserved honor: @sfwa.org has awarded @nkjemisin.bsky.social the Demon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nk-jemisin-s...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nk-jemisin-s...
N.K. Jemisin has been named a SFWA Grandmaster
The 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grandmaster
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an exceedingly well-deserved honor: @sfwa.org has awarded @nkjemisin.bsky.social the Demon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nk-jemisin-s...
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/nk-jemisin-s...
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John @scalzi.com's The Shattering Peace is an optimistic addition to his Old Man's War series in which smart, competent people are working to solve huge problems while powerful aliens are trying to mess with them.
Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/john-scalzi-...
Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/john-scalzi-...
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
John @scalzi.com's The Shattering Peace is an optimistic addition to his Old Man's War series in which smart, competent people are working to solve huge problems while powerful aliens are trying to mess with them.
Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/john-scalzi-...
Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/john-scalzi-...