AustLit

'The February 2022 issue of Locus is the annual Year in Review overview with essays and the Locus 2021 Recommended Reading List. The issue also features an interview with Marlon James and spotlights on artist Marcela Bolívar and writing workshop Aspen Words. Worldcon 79, DisCon III in Washington DC, is covered with an extensive report and photos, the complete Hugo voting breakdown, and a WSFS business meeting report. Dave Wolverton (1958-2022) and Willie Siros (1952-2022) are remembered with obituaries and appreciations. News includes the PKD Award nominees, the arrest of manuscript thief Filippo Bernardini, DisCon III and World Fantasy news, and more. Additional obituaries remember Ron Goulart, John Jos. Miller, J. Brian Clark, Sally Gwylan, Jane E. Hawkins, Elizabeth Miller, Bill Wright, Chuck Verrill, and Athos Eichler Cardoso. Reviews cover new titles by Emily St. John Mandel, Richard Butner, Charlie Jane Anders, Kate Elliott, T. Kingfisher, Ken MacLeod, Charles Stross, Anthony Doerr, Lina Rather, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Premee Mohamed, Femi Fadugba, Wab Kinew, Samantha Cohoe, Adam Roberts, Kim Fu, Gunnhild Øyehaug, Sue Lynn Tan, Gwynne Garfinkle, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, and others.' (Publication summary)