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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 5d

Thank you, Derryl!

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 9d

Of interest, I would think, to @robertjsawyer.com

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 9d

In a new featured essay, @donkaye.bsky.social reappraises Bernard Quatermass, an early star of serialized television and sci-fi horror who would go on to influence John Carpenter, Doctor Who, and The X-Files 🛸

reactormag.com/brains-over-...

Brains Over Brawn: The Story Of Quatermass, British Sci-Fi's Scientist Superhero - Reactor

One of the founding templates of serialized television, the trials of Bernard Quatermass pit scientific knowledge against the unknown.

reactormag.com

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 5d

Happy FlashForward Day!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 15d

Come see me this Saturday and Sunday at Toronto's Word on the Street AT ITS NEW LOCATION at David Pecaut Square
(next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Sep 9

This Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 to 4:00, I'll be autographing and selling my books on the 3rd floor of the Hazel McCallion Central Branch of the Mississauga Public Library. If there's any particular older title or special edition you want me to bring along, please let me know.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Sep 4

It is indeed my favourite SF book, but, more than that, I think GATEWAY is the finest SF book novel ever written; that is, it's not just one I enjoy. And thanks for suggesting me!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 28

Come hear the first-ever reading of my next novel at Dragon Con! Sunday at 11:30 a.m., Learning Center Hyatt [Lower Level 1, Atrium Tower — see map below]:

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 28

Had lunch today with Canadian pop-culture royalty Daniel Hawes (co-creator of CHILLY BEACH) and Alyson Court (Loonette from THE BIG COMFY COUCH)!

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Chris Barkley (He/Him) @cmzhang42.bsky.social · Aug 28

www.npr.org/2025/08/24/n...

A look at the legacy of the Rashomon effect in the movies

In the real world, events happen in a linear order - but in the movies, they don't have to. A look at the Rashomon effect, and how films handle complicating the narrative.

www.npr.org

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 27

Delighted to be a Featured Guest again at Dragon Con. My schedule: sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm

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Simon Jessey @scjessey.bsky.social · Aug 8

Also from @robertjsawyer.com is the rather different, but no less cool, Quintaglio Ascension trilogy.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 6

The joys of alphabetical order! Nice to be sandwiched between Katee Sackhoff and William Shatner on Dragon Con's "Featured Guests" page. Come see all three of us in Atlanta later this month!

www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...

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J White @kardomah.bsky.social · Aug 4

Did not know this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gr...

I watched the first episode of the tv series, then immediately went and bought the book (loved it) then headed back to the bookshop and bought his novel "Woke" (loved it), and by then was hooked. Addictive writing.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 4

Today in much of Ontario, it's the Simcoe Day holiday. The lead character of my novel FLASHFORWARD — played by Jack Davenport in the TV series — is named after John Graves Simcoe, the person the holiday is in honour of.
Buying links for FLASHFORWARD:

sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 4

It's much nicer now, honest!

“But what's below us?”

“Canada, to the best of my knowledge—and a jolly bleak, empty, inhospitable country it looks.”

—H.G. Wells, THE WAR IN THE AIR, 1907

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Aug 3

I love this Windows utility that inverts the screen (so white becomes black, etc.) for any app, including legacy ones that don't support dark mode; US$10 for a lifetime license:

darkmodeanyapp.com

Dark Mode Any App – Enable Dark Mode On Any Windows Application

darkmodeanyapp.com

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · Aug 2

Just a warning that if I ever hear any of you pronounce the word "clique" as "click," I will hurt you. As @robertjsawyer.com said to me once, it's pronounced "cleek," and people who pronounce it otherwise are deeks.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 29

Thank you!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 27

My QUANTUM NIGHT is in this bundle:

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Jul 25

For another 17 days, my short story collection #ChasingNewSuns is part of a #speculativefiction e-book bundle from Arc Manor.

www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle

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@robertjsawyer.com,‬ @ourmankoto.bsky.social, @davidhankins.bsky.social, @markleslie.bsky.social.

#iwritespecfic #wotfbundle

Writers of the Future ebook bundle from Arc Manor Publishers

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 27

Going to When Words Collide in Calgary next month? Sign up for my two-hour master class "A Thematic Approach to Writing," Friday, August 15, at 1:00 p.m.; Cdn$40.

www.whenwordscollide.org/master-class...

Master Classes

Master Classes are an additional opportunity for festival goers to get some focused learning in a smaller group. Max seats: 25/session. This year, we have 7 wonderful options to choose from. All...

www.whenwordscollide.org

Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 24

Just a reminder that I sell autographed first editions of my books worldwide via my eBay store. This order is on its way to Münster, Germany.

sfwriter.com/autograp.htm

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ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton) In 2030 @edmontonin2030.bsky.social · Jul 17

Let’s talk about an Edmonton science fiction institution -- On Spec, Canada’s most prominent English-language science fiction magazine.

onspec.ca/about-on-spec

About On Spec / Contact Us

In 1989, a small group of Edmonton writers formed The Copper Pig Writers Society in order to fill a niche in Canada–a paying market for English SF. SF with a uniquely Canadian Perspective. Of…

onspec.ca

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Mike Stevens🫰 @mikestevens.link · Jul 16

One of my all-time fave sci-fi novels right here, and damn I've read a lot of 'em. (Including, obviously, the excellent stories referenced below!)

Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 16

Beautiful new 25th-anniversary editions of my Hugo Award-nominated CALCULATING GOD — perfect for fans of Mary Doria Russell's THE SPARROW or Carl Sagan's CONTACT — in hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook!

Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

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Pip's owner, Liz. Chemist. Progressive. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏒 ⚽️ @lizbethd.bsky.social · Jul 16

I LOVED 😍 this book. Strong recommendation! #booksky

Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 16

Beautiful new 25th-anniversary editions of my Hugo Award-nominated CALCULATING GOD — perfect for fans of Mary Doria Russell's THE SPARROW or Carl Sagan's CONTACT — in hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook!

Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Jul 16

I haven't seen RACE FOR THE BOMB, but I love Maury Chaykin!

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