SFWA announced today that William F. Nolan will be named the 2006 Author Emeritus, and Harlan Ellison will be named a Grand Master.

Congrats to both!

Read the press release.

On the Asimov’s forum, someone was asking for Ellison recommendations. Here’s what I said:

For my money, you’ve absolutely GOT to read “The Deathbird.” Oh, and “Jefty is Five.” Also high on my list of Ellison faves are “A Boy and His Dog” and “I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream.” Of his lesser known stuff, “Along the Scenic Route” is one of my faves. He’s such a master at the short story length though, he’s got a lot of great ones to choose from. There’s one up at SCI FICTION “All the Sounds of Fear” which I liked a lot, though it doesn’t hold a candle to some of his other work listed above.