John, Alison and Liz receive a telegram.

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• Letters of comment
  • Chris Garcia
  • Irwin Hirsh
  • Raj on Mastodon (1, 2)
• Hugo voting stats
• Moon Knight
  • Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey’s run
    • Warren Ellis’ predatory behaviour
      • Article at the time of the original story
      • SoManyOfUs
      • Article from the year after
  • Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio’s run
  • Moon Knight: Age of Anubis: A Marvel: Multiverse Missions Adventure Gamebook
    • Want an invite to the Discord? Hit John up! - Glasgow 2024 announces Tanya DePass as special guest
• Picks
  • John: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jiminez [paperback, Amazon]
  • Alison: The Coral Bones by EJ Swift [paperback, ebook, Amazon]
    • Late-breaking news of a new paperback from Jo Fletcher Books
  • Liz: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh [paperback, ebook, audiobook, Amazon]
• Festive gaming corner
  • John:
    • EXIT: The Game: Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
    • Final Girl: North Pole Nightmare
    • Herd Mentality
    • Legendary: Marvel
    • Monikers
    • Paleo
    • SCOUT
  • Alison:
    • Schotten Totten
    • Zuuli
    • Pandemic: Iberia
    • The Mind
    • Bohnanza
    • Terraforming Mars
      • FryxGames’ CEO posted transphobia and racism
  • Liz: Hated by Emily and Andrew
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Telegram from the Queen” by Alison Scott with telegram by Claire Brialey
    • Alt text: A telegram lies with a golden thread bookmark on a plush purple surface. It has two pieces of Weetabix above text which reads “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one hundredth episode in January 2024. I send my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion. Claire R (of Croydon).” The words “Octothorpe 100” are at the top in golden lettering.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)