https://locusmag.com/feed
-
Spotlight on Winona NelsonArtist/writer Winona Nelson was born in 1983 and grew up in Duluth MN. She has drawn all her life and began painting digitally as a teenager....
-
Clyburn Awarded SLF Working Class Writers GrantDeirra Clyburn is the recipient of this year’s Working Class Writers Grant, presented by the Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF). The...
-
CJ Leede wins Octavia E. Butler AwardMaeve Fly by CJ Leede (Nightfire) has won CALIBA’s Octavia E. Butler award for best “Sci Fi/Fantasy/Horror”. California...
-
Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead by K.J. ParkerSaevus Corax Deals with the Dead , K.J. Parker (Orbit 978-0316668903, $18.99, 359pp, tp) October 2023. Saevus Corax Captures the Castle ,...
-
Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Reviews Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope by Brad WeismannHorror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope , Brad Weismann (becker&mayer! 978-0760376799, $24.99, 232pp, hc) September 2023....
-
Magazines Received – JanuaryThis list covers new SF/F/H print, online, and electronic periodicals (including regularly updated websites) seen by Locus magazine, focusing on...
-
Alex Brown Reviews Frost Bite by Angela SylvaineFrost Bite , Angela Sylvaine (Dark Matter INK 978-1-95859-803-0, $17.99. 280pp, tp) October 2023. Cover by Eric Hibbeler. In Angela Sylvaine’s...
-
New & Notable Books, January 2024Naomi Alderman, The Future (Simon & Schuster 11/23) Dystopian near-future technothriller about two women alarmed by new...
-
Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, Cast of WondersBeneath Ceaseless Skies 10/5/23, 10/19/23 Escape Pod 10/12/23, 10/19/23, 10/26/23 Worlds of Possibility 10/23 Cast of Wonders 10/14/23, 10/25/23,...
-
Archita Mittra Reviews Dry Land by B. PladekDry Land , B. Pladek (University of Wisconsin Press 978-0-29934-394-1, 264pp, $18.95, tp) September 2023. D ry Land , B. Pladek’s debut...
-
2023 Stoker Awards Preliminary BallotThe Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards. Superior Achievement in a Novel...
-
Gary K. Wolfe Reviews The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 by R.F. Kuang & John Joseph Adams, eds.The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 , R.F. Kuang & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner 978-0-06-331574-7, $18.99, 292pp, tp)...
-
New Books: 23 January 2024Bristow, Su: The Fair Folk (Europa Editions 9798889660125, $18, 400pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, 01/23/2024) Faustian fairytale fantasy...
-
Weekly Bestsellers, 22 January 2024Two new novels debut this week: Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Complex (Tor), conclusion of her Atlas trilogy; and Aurora...
-
A. Y. Chao Guest Post–“Sparking Joy”In Shanghai Immortal I wanted to create a fantasy world that was fresh and cosy-nostalgic—the way Stars Hollows is for Gilmore Girls —but...
-
Paula Guran Reviews The Reformatory by Tananarive DueThe Reformatory , Tananarive Due (Saga Press 978-1-982-188344, $28.99, 567pp, hc) October 2023. Nothing is more horrific than real life....
-
2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award, and Astounding Award Nominations ReleasedThe official Hugo Awards website posted the 2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award, and Astounding Award Nominating and Final Ballot statistics from the...
-
Gabino Iglesias Reviews What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod ChapmanWhat Kind of Mother, Clay McLeod Chapman (Quirk Books 978-1-68369-380-2, $21.99, 304pp, hc) September 2023. Clay McLeod’s Chapman’s What Kind...
-
2024 Nebula Conference NewsThe Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced that the 2024 Nebula Conference and Awards will be held June 6-9, 2024...
-
Liz Bourke Reviews These Burning Stars by Bethany JacobsThese Burning Stars , Bethany Jacobs (Orbit US 978-0-316-46332-4, $19.99, 423pp, tp) October 2023. These Burning Stars is Bethany Jacobs’s...
-
Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Fantasy, Flash Fiction Online, GigaNotoSaurus, and BafflingFantasy 10/23 Flash Fiction Online 10/23 GigaNotoSaurus 10/23 Baffling 10/23 Unfortunately, October also brought the final issue of Fantasy,...
-
Baldacci Named PEN/Faulkner Literary ChampionAuthor David Baldacci has been named the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion to recognize “a lifetime of devoted literary advocacy and a...
-
Alexandra Pierce Reviews Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate PearsallBittersweet in the Hollow , Kate Pearsall (Putnam 978-0-59353-102-0, $18.99, 384pp, hc) October 2023. Cover by Imogen Oh. Linden James is the...
-
StokerCon 2024 Guests of HonorStokerCon 2024 has announced new Guests of Honor Justina Ireland and Nisi Shawl, who will be joining previously announced guests Paula Guran,...
-
Gabino Iglesias Reviews The September House by Carissa OrlandoThe September House, Carissa Orlando (Berkley 978-0-59354-861-5, $27.00, 352pp, hc) September 2023. Cover by Daniel Brount. Books that can...
