Joachim Boaz

History PhD. Joachim Boaz maps the more esoteric inclines and declines of science fiction between 1945-1985. When SF tackles the greater morass of things and our oblique interiors he is happy. His fanzine Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations charts these movements. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/

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2026-04-26 12:02:31 GMT

A. E. van Vogt (1912-2000) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?58
L, Richard Powers, 1955; R, Bart Forbes, 1977
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2026-03-27 14:41:04 GMT

Artist and author Helmut Wenske (1940-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?148771
L, 1973; R, 1973
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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2026-03-23 23:00:34 GMT

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@nprofile…k95v That's older than the one I listed. Please click the bibliographic link for details.

2026-03-23 22:55:28 GMT

Kim Stanley Robinson (1952-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?49
L, Melvyn Grant, 1992; R, Mark Weber, 1984
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2026-03-23 22:51:56 GMT

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1947-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1460
L, uncredited, 1987; R, Braldt Bralds, 1988
#scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #books
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2026-03-23 00:26:10 GMT

"Never Underestimate the power of Science fiction... or the magazines produced by people who believe in it!"
Art by Bowman in Infinity Science Fiction (September 1957)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art
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2026-02-18 00:56:06 GMT

Lasker's interior art for Richard Wilson's "Murder from Mars" Astonishing Stories, ed. Frederik Pohl (April 1940)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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2026-02-07 16:35:58 GMT

A selection of science fiction histories that touch on African American visions from my shelves.
#history #scifi #sciencefiction #blackhistorymonth
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2025-10-12 21:37:58 GMT

Mick van Houten's cover art detail for the 1st edition of Ian Watson's The Book of the River (1985)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art
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2025-08-10 13:30:20 GMT

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@nprofile…de2h I reviewed that collection. And no, I am not in the throw Malzberg camp. Haha. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2014/08/20/book-review-the-many-worlds-of-barry-malzberg-barry-n-malzberg-1975/

2025-08-08 15:28:50 GMT

Uncredited cover art for Lester del Rey's "Lady of Space" in Venture Science Fiction Magazine (July 1958)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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2025-07-27 23:54:47 GMT

New fanzine column: What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXIV
Come join the community and discussion! https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/07/27/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-update-no-xxiv/
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2025-07-10 12:44:23 GMT

Artist Bob Larkin (1949-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?25670
L, 1978; R, 1976
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist #books
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2025-06-29 14:46:06 GMT

A lovely still from the SF movie Liquid Sky (1982)
#scifi #sciencefiction #Movie #film
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2025-06-26 01:59:17 GMT

New history purchase. #history #books
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2025-06-25 14:59:17 GMT

George Orwell (1903-1950) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1377
L, Michael Kennar, 1949; R, Art Brenner, 1946
#scifi #sciencefiction #dystopia #literature #books
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2025-06-08 14:59:56 GMT

Paul Pierre's interior art for Anthony Boucher's "Transfer Point" in Galaxy Science Fiction, ed. H. L. Gold (November 1950)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art
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2025-05-11 00:15:42 GMT

There are covers and then there are covers...
Don Maitz puts in his worst shift with his art for the 1985 edition of Richard S. Meyers' Return to Doomstar (1979)
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #art #artist
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2025-04-27 22:30:51 GMT

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@nprofile…20qw Yeah, it's a good one

2025-04-27 21:52:31 GMT

Ed Emshwiller's cover detail for Galaxy magazine, ed. H. L. Gold (February 1960)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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2025-04-05 21:42:48 GMT

A letter by a 13-year-old Chinese-American fan of SF in the interwar period -- he points out the need for more "alien" Martians and less Chinese villains.
Discussed in John Cheng's Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America (2012)
#scifi #sciencefiction #history
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2025-04-05 16:16:52 GMT

Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?152
L, uncredited, 1962; R, John Holms, 1971
#scifi #sciencefiction #horror #books
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2025-03-31 11:31:53 GMT

John Jakes (1932-2023) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1170
L, Don Ivan Punchatz, 1973; R, Jeff Jones, 1969
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2025-03-27 14:23:50 GMT

Stefan Wul (1922-2003) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?574
L, René Brantonne, 1957; R, Lima de Freitas, 1959
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2025-03-27 00:59:20 GMT

Science Fiction in Dialogue with The Great Depression: Frank K. Kelly’s “Famine on Mars” (1934) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/03/26/science-fiction-in-dialogue-with-the-great-depression-frank-k-kellys-famine-on-mars-1934/
#scifi #sciencefiction #GreatDepression #history
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2025-03-17 16:15:33 GMT

William Gibson (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?172
L, James Warhola, 1984; R, Rich O'Donnell, 1986
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2025-03-07 23:37:12 GMT

Stanley Schmidt (1944-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?225
L, Richard Powers, 1976; R, Doug Beekman, 1986
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2025-03-07 23:19:31 GMT

Artist Gray Morrow (1934-2001) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?25251
L, 1965; R, 1966
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #books
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2025-03-07 23:16:19 GMT

Elizabeth Moon (1945-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?444
L, Kevin Davies, 1988; R, Gary Ruddell, 1996
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #fantasy
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2025-03-07 23:12:54 GMT

Paul Preuss (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2141
L, Howard Koslow, 1983; R, uncredited, 1980
#scifi #sciencefiction #book
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2025-02-27 01:01:11 GMT

Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?56
L, Richard Powers, 1960; R, Peter Curl, 1957
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2024-12-22 12:55:05 GMT

SF author Alan Dean Foster sent me a photo (left) of Dean Ellis' original canvas for the 1st edition of his book Icerigger (1974)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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2024-08-10 20:56:44 GMT

Such a regal reader! #scifi #cats #cat #caturday #catsofmastodon #sciencefiction
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2024-07-31 13:06:03 GMT

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@npub1ptm…rtr5 what?

2024-07-31 11:01:37 GMT

Arsen Darnay (1936-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1222
L, Boris Vallejo, 1976; R, Don Maitz, 1981
#scifi #sciencefiction #Books
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2024-04-06 14:43:04 GMT

Douglas Hill (1935-2007) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1441
L, David B. Mattingly, 1986; R, Tony Roberts, 1985
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2023-08-13 13:47:47 GMT

K. L. Jones (1946-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?14219
L, uncredited, 1979; R, Elinor Mavor, 1979
#scifi #sciencefiction
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2023-08-05 17:43:13 GMT

What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading this weekend?
Now a column on my fanzine: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2023/08/05/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-bimonthly-update-no-iii/
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
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2023-07-30 19:17:32 GMT

Ed Emshwiller's interior art for Clifford D. Simak's "How-2" in Galaxy Science Fiction (November 1954)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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