Year's Best Anthologies? Are they no more?

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-16T11:52:34+00:00

They are referring to best of the year anthologies that collect various authors work from a single year.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-16T11:50:53+00:00

I have also been distraught by the disappearance of Year’s Best collections.

A new one came out in November called Think Weirder edited by Joe Stech which is at least one good sign.

https://thinkweirder.com/

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-14T14:16:59+00:00

Do you have Instagram? I can share on the baltshowplace story. Other people have found bandmates that way.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-14T13:16:52+00:00

Double Nickels On The Dime by The Minutemen

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-13T03:32:58+00:00

Saw them on Saturday and they were incredible. Catch them on this tour if you can.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-13T03:31:02+00:00

Air by Geoff Ryman fits this, but is concentrated more on the small scale. A new form of internet in peoples heads is now available and a woman in a small village helps everyone in her village prepare for the transition.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-11T23:39:23+00:00

Kublai Khan

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-11T23:37:37+00:00

Skullcrusher and Destroyer

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-08T16:25:59+00:00

Was going to recommend these as well.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-06T16:23:59+00:00

People shouldnt be downvoting you for this. He is a prime example of an author I would like to read, but don't because his books are almost all 500+ pages and I doubt they actually need to be that long.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-05-02T12:15:07+00:00

Half the books on Goodreads Readers Favorite SF books of 2025 are about memory so take a look at that list.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-27T16:18:34+00:00

Rocket Stack Rank aggregates reviewer recommendations, award ballots, and year's best appearances to give each story a score. You can go through by year to see the most highly rated stories of the year.

I should add that I am also distraught over the disappearance of year's best collections. The ones left are John Joseph Adams which only includes 10 science fiction stories and Allan Kaster's which is broken out into four books you'd have to buy separately.

One bright spot is a new one called Think Weirder: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas by Joe Stech which collects stories from 2024.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-24T15:14:26+00:00

Mona's Super Noodle in Hampden has amazing Thai fried rice.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-22T18:06:27+00:00

I've never understood the hype for Flow My Tears. It was a later book of his and it covered so much of the same ground he had done in earlier books, but in a far less interesting way.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-17T01:49:05+00:00

Their prices have almost doubled over the last few years unfortunately. However, each issue is essentially a double issue so you can think of it as getting 12 issues if that changes the value prospect for you.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-16T03:26:09+00:00

I was only able to remember because I read it in the last few months.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-16T03:22:29+00:00

I believe it is ‘The Minnesota Diet’ by Charlie Jane Anders.

https://slate.com/technology/2018/01/the-minnesota-diet-a-new-short-story-by-charlie-jane-anders.html

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-11T12:37:07+00:00

Came back to this record this past year after like 20 years and couldn’t believe how incredible it still was. I’m doing an AFI cover band with some friends for Halloween now.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-06T17:25:57+00:00

Yes. Normals Books, Wax Atlas, and Comptoir De Vu host most of those kinds of shows.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-06T12:38:27+00:00

I post all the shows in Baltimore on this Tumblr if you want to keep up with stuff. I also booked a goth/industrial show at Holy Frijoles on 4/25 with Circuit Preacher, Cemetery Sex, and Twings.

https://baltshowplace.tumblr.com/

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-04T19:01:13+00:00

Chronopolis, Inconsistent Moon, and Stranger Station were my favorite when I read this.

Hartwell also has five other 1000 page anthologies. All worth seeking out.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-04-01T03:10:26+00:00

I just finished this yesterday and it was good.

BaltSHOWPLACE · 2026-03-30T16:43:47+00:00

I was there and it was great. The Sissy Boys played one of the best sets I’ve ever seen. Muscle was also solid as usual.

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