Asimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams (pictured) since 2004. It was launched in 1976 under the title Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, and was quickly successful, reaching a circulation of over 100,000 within a year. George H. Scithers, the first editor, published many new writers who went on to be successful in the genre. Shawna McCarthy became the editor in 1983, and expanded the range of stories Asimov's was willing to publish. Stories involving sex or violence scandalized some readers, but Isaac Asimov, the editorial director, defended McCarthy's choices in an editorial. McCarthy transformed the magazine into a leading market for science fiction writers, and more award-winning stories appeared, including fiction by Robert Silverberg and John Varley. Gardner Dozois took over as editor in 1985 and multiple award-winning stories appeared during his tenure. Asimov's was acquired by Dell Magazines in 1992, and by Penny Press in 1996.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1941:

American photographer Ansel Adams shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise,_Hernandez,_New_Mexico

1944:

World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_November_1944_reconnaissance_sortie_over_Japan

1963:

Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_South_Vietnamese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

have Jesus in one's heart: (intransitive, Christianity, idiomatic) To be a firm believer in the Christian faith. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_Jesus_in_one%27s_heart

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

I'm interested in the tension between what is represented and what isn't represented, between the articulate and the silent.   --Edward W. Said https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edward_W._Said