John is summarising, Alison is eating, and it’s all Liz.

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• Letters of comment
  • Ali Baker Brooks (Bluesky)
  • Chris Garcia (email)
  • Duncan MacGregor (Bluesky, Mastodon)
  • Farah Mendlesohn (email, Facebook)
  • Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook)
  • Henry Balen (email)
  • Ivan Sinha (Facebook)
  • Kev McVeigh (Facebook)
  • Mike Scott (Facebook)
  • Raj (Mastodon)
  • Ron Payne (Bluesky)
  • Scott Edelman (Bluesky)
  • Shi Lala (Facebook)
  • We also heard from Kin-Ming Looi and Steve Lockley
• Worldcon 2028: Bid for Brisbane
  • They have a sweet new logo
  • The land acknowledgement at the 2022 Hugo Award ceremony from the Chi Nations Youth Council
• Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
  • Financial report
• Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis has gone viral
• Picks
  • John: Miniature Worlds: Little Landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter
  • Alison: Titan
  • Liz: Thank Goodness You’re Here!
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Be Prepared” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: John’s head and shoulders appear behind a pinkish desk as if he is the puppeteer of Sooty and Sweep (Americans, ask your British friends). Sooty is pulling on Sweep’s ear. Text at the top reads “Octothorpe 152: John is preparing for the big dust-up”.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)