It’s a most wonderful time of the year…If like many of us in the Northern Hemisphere you are already missing the daylight and desperately seeking something to hold on to to get you through the next 3 months, take heart. Preparations are already underway for the Fourth Annual International Cryptozoology Conference. Loren Coleman is firming up the guest speaker list, the selection of vendors continues to grow, and an early agenda has already been posted. Mark your calendars for April 27-29, 2019, and take heart that now there’s something to get you through the winter. Loren has also announced the The Top Ten Best Cryptozoology Books of 2018. The cryptozoology book of the year honor goes to Mystery Creatures of China: The Complete Cryptozoological Guide by David C. Xu. Among other winners are Far-Out, Shaggy, Funky Monsters: A What-It-Is History of Bigfoot in the 1970s by Daniel S. Green for Best Bigfoot book of the year, and Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America  by Michael Mayes, published by Anomalist Books, for Best Mystery Cat book of the year. Thank you, Loren! (CM, PH)

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