[Sfts-faculty] Klein Librarian update June 2026

[phoenix.alexander at ucr.edu]

 Dear all,

I hope you're all keeping cool as the temperatures rise.

We're approaching high summer, which means campus is quiet(er), and as well
as the students being out, no staff or faculty are present, either, so all
the coffee shops and restaurants are close- wait, what? No! We're still
here! Feed us! *rattles at locked doors*

Anyhow, it's been another busy month (aren't they all?), so without further
blabber I'll start with a bit of exciting news, and a call for submissions:

*I'm delighted to join the editorial board of Science Fiction Studies
<https://sfs.scholasticahq.com/editorial-board> as the Reviews Editor*, and
I encourage graduate students and faculty to reach out if they are
interested in reviewing new academic releases in SF/F. I can provide
physical or digital review copies of books, and we typically require a
first review draft (of no more than 2k words) three months after a book is
received by the reviewer. Please do spread the word - and reach out if
interested! This is a fantastic way to build an academic resume (and
academic book library!)

Next, here are some selected new acquisitions for the Eaton Collection:

- An almost complete run of *Dragon magazine*
<https://www.aeolia.net/dragondex/>, launched in 1976 by the publishers of
Dungeons and Dragons. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the
history of TTRPGs (tabletop role-playing games!)

- Relatedly: a collection of *D&D role-playing manuals*, many relating to
the problematic, but historically interesting, 'Dark Sun' campaign.

- Ariel Bignami, editor, *Fantasticos e inequietantes *(1980). Anthology of
fantasy and science fiction by Latin American (mostly South American)
authors.

- Rodolfo Alonso, editor, *Primera antologia de la ciencia-ficción
latinoamericana* (1970). Anthology with works from Mexico, Central America,
South America, and the Caribbean. The publisher aimed to address the lack
of attention to Latin American science fiction amid the Latin American Boom
of the 1960s.

- Haydée Flesca, editor, *Antología de literatura fantástica argentina*
(1980). A mass market anthology of fantasy literature from Argentina.

- Ángel Arango, *El arco iris del mono* (1980). A collection of fantasy and
science fiction short stories. Along with Oscar Hurtado and Miguel Collazo,
Arango was one of the first wave of authors to emerge in the
post-revolutionary boom in Cuban science fiction.

- Pablo Capanna, *El sentido de la ciencia-ficción* (1966). Very likely the
first book-length analysis of science fiction available in the
Spanish-speaking world.

- Daína Chavlano, *Los mundos que amo*. Debut fiction publication (five
short stories) of this female Cuban science fiction author.

*Events*

I was at the *Nebula Awards Conference* 4th-7th of June, where I met with
donors, helped run the ceremony - and had the privilege of working with
SFWA's newest Grand Master, N. K. Jemisin! You can catch the entire ceremony
on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmAxXj7-xxA>.

Next month (already?!) sees *World Con coming to LA*, and I'll be
presenting on the Eaton Collection's holdings along with colleagues from
the Huntington Library and Cal State Fullerton.

And even further ahead, in September, the Lucas Museum
<https://lucasmuseum.org> is due to open its doors.

It's a great place and time to be a science fiction fan, folks!

That's all for now. Have a fabulous summer.

Warmth and light,

Phoenix

*Recommended book of the month:*  Douglas Stuart, *John of John  *(2026)

*Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)*

*Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy *


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