Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Ninety new sci-fi, fantasy and horror books are headed for your nightstand this November.
ODETTE: Vox pop. Somebody is always willing to be asked. ▶
BARNABY: How we got here, in one tidy explainer. ▶
DIRECTOR MARGE: Pencil it in: THE BACKGROUND. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. io9 has ninety new science fiction, fantasy and horror books for November. Greta, who reads books off a screen? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Per the io9 article, the days are getting shorter and colder, which makes it prime stay-home-and-read season. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The same article says the flood of new releases tapers off the closer November gets to Thanksgiving. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: And what are other outlets saying? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Reactor ran its own November list, for movies and shows streaming, titled Deeply Flawed Gems Edition. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Reactor describes them as movies and shows that almost get there. So: books on one side, almost-there screens on the other. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Vera, what is still open? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The article says editors selected the titles and Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission on links. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: It also doesn't rank the ninety titles. So which one to read first is still your call, and your reading lamp's. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Several of the listed titles arrive November 3. Plenty of reading time, then. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Harley-Davidson's electric motorbike brand LiveWire says its future is in substantial doubt.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Harley-Davidson's electric motorbike brand, LiveWire, says there is substantial doubt about its future. Going concern, they call it. I thought that was a gym. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It means the company says it may not survive its current difficulties. It cited recurring operating losses, negative cash flows and limited liquidity. ▶
KAI: Huge news from the garage, Greta. Sales rose this quarter, and LiveWire holds an 80 percent share of the 50-plus kilowatt on-road EV segment. Still, the warning. ▶
KAI: It formed a special restructuring committee to explore financing, a sale, restructuring and partnerships. It also withdrew its 2026 operating loss guidance of 70 to 80 million dollars. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Kai, is there any good news in the report? ▶
KAI: Huge, actually. The S4 Honcho series starts under 5,000 dollars. Honcho Trail units are delivered in the US, Street is planned for dealerships in October. Also a new Dust Spur. Still no word on USB-C. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Harley held 74 percent when it spun them off through a SPAC in 2022. Like a hotel minibar: nobody checks the price until checkout. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report doesn't say what the committee will choose. Financing, a sale or a partner are all on the list. ▶
The OB Van [FICTION]
GRANT BRICKMAN: Kai and Dot argue with the satnav on the way to the next story.
DOT: The satnav wants a left. The satnav is wrong. We are going right.
KAI: Dot, huge respect, but it's recalculating again. Also this van has no USB-C port. None. In this economy.
DOT: Decades on the road, kid. I know a shortcut. It's the long way.
KAI: Is that a sandwich on the dashboard?
DOT: Ham. Mine. Eyes on the road.
KAI: Hold on tight, we're headed to this story: Harley-Davidson's electric motorbike brand has 'substantial doubt' about its future.
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