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(2016) Terry Bisson: This Month in History / 15, 19, 21, 23 Locus Online CORRECTIONS TO LOCUS <www.locusmag.com> In the September 2018 issue, we incorrectly listed the subtitle for Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature as A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Fiction. We apologize for the error. In October, Locus Online features week- ly listings of notable new books; peri- odic listings of periodicals, new books in paperback, and classics in reprint; Eight Light Minutes ....................(FM)3 Frank Hayes, Pierre & Sandy Pettinger, and ‘‘Blinks’’ to online reviews, articles, F. Brett Cox ...............................(ED)5 PHOTO LISTING Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Walter Day, and genre e-publications. In addition p. 78 Tade Thompson ................... (F/DDT)5 Hernandez, C.S.E. Cooney, John Picacio, the site posts breaking news posted L. Timmel Duchamp ...................(FM)5 Scott H. Andrews .............. 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