In case you missed the announcements last week, the October issue of Salon Futura is now available. You can read it here.

I have a guest article this time — an update of Kevin’s legendary article on designing convention badges, because this is one con-running lesson that people never seem to learn. There’s also my report on FantasyCon, and an audio interview with Ellen Datlow. But as usual the main content is book reviews and in this issue we have:

• The Warrior Moon by K Arsenault Rivera
• FranKissStein by Jeanette Winterson
• The Pleasant Profession of Robert A Heinlein by Farah Mendlesohn
• Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
• Shadows of Athens by JM Alvey
• David Mogo, Godhunter, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
• Brightfall by Jamie Lee Moyer