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Dear all, </div>
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The temperature is finally climbing, Summer is well and truly on the way—and there are only 76 sleeps to go until
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Alien: Romulus</a> is released. Good times! </div>
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Many of the cyberpunk comics I mentioned in my last email have been cataloged and are ready for use in the reading room. As well as these, I acquired the following items for the Eaton Collection: </div>
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Lessing, Doris, <b>The Golden Notebook</b> (1962). A gorgeous first edition of this classic of feminist literature, signed by the author. </div>
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<b>Introductions 7: Stories by New Writers</b> (1981). A first edition copy of an anthology notable for being Kazuo Ishiguro's first appearance in a print book. </div>
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A very exciting archival collection is also on the horizon, and I will of course keep you posted about that when I can! </div>
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May also saw some wonderful conferences and events take place, including <b>Futurity as Praxis: Learning from Octavia E. Butler,
</b>at the Huntington, <b>the Eaton Symposium </b>here at UCR, and<b> Ancestral Futures,
</b>also at UCR. Kudos to all the hard-working faculty, staff, and students, for putting on such amazing programming! </div>
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Next month sees the <b>Nebula Awards</b> (June 6th-9th)—at which I'll be presenting—and the
<b>Mini Comic Fest at the Culver Center for the Arts, on June 29<sup>th</sup></b> (<a href="https://ucrarts.ucr.edu/events/comic-fest-2024/" id="OWA8df5a7d2-05ba-a681-45aa-d13b6a4cc8fd" class="OWAAutoLink">Mini Comic Fest feat. Black Kirby - UCR ARTS</a>).
Do stop by then if you can; I'll be tabling there with some neat items from the Eaton Collection, and will happily answer any and all sci fi-related questions. </div>
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Speaking of which: Eaton Collection materials are to be featured in not one, but two (!) forthcoming documentaries from PBS, who will be coming to film in SCUA later this month. Again: more on that in due course.</div>
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Wishing you all a productive and peaceful end to the quarter! </div>
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Warmth and Light, </div>
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Phoenix </div>
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<u>Recommended book of the month:</u> <b><i> Escape Velocity, </i></b>Victor Manibo<b><i> </i></b>(2024) </div>
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