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Things Short Stories Did and Didn’t Teach Me About Writing and Selling Novels by José Pablo IriarteWhen I give presentations to aspiring writers – particularly presentations on writing and selling short stories – I’m always careful to emphasize...
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High Evolutionary: Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce Discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemSince their inception in the ’80s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have seen many iterations, most of them unremarkable. This one is more...
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SLF Call for Illustration of the YearThe Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) has announced an open call for “original artwork combining fantasy and science fiction themes to...
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Japanese SF Awards FinalistsThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) have announced the finalists for the 44th Japanese SF Awards: プロトコル・オブ・ヒューマニティ...
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Liz Bourke Reviews The Hurricane Wars by Thea GuanzonThe Hurricane Wars , Thea Guanzon. (HarperVoyager US 978-0-06-327727-4, $30.00, 480pp, hc) October 2023. Hate is another kind of passion. This...
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2023 World Fantasy Convention ReportThe 49th World Fantasy Convention was held as a hybrid event October 26-29, 2023, with the in-person portion held at the Sheraton Kansas City...
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Locus Bestsellers, December and JanuaryThe Locus Bestsellers for December/January include top titles: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower), Dune by Frank Herbert (Ace), A...
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Cover Reveal: Sanctuary by Valentina Cano RepettoCover Reveal! Check out this creepy new cover for Sanctuary by Valentina Cano Repetto, coming April 2024 from CamCat Books. Grief...
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Spotlight on: OmenanaT ell us about your magazine, Omenana. When was it founded, and who’s on the publishing team? What is your mission? Omenana was cofounded...
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Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Jewel Box: Stories by E. Lily YuJewel Box: Stories , E. Lily Yu (Erewhon 978-1-64566-048-4, $27.00, 326pp, hc) October 2023. Jewel Box is both a perfectly appropriate and a...
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New Books 19 December 2023Carthage, Jo: Nuclear Sunrise (NineStar Press 9781648907005, $6.49, 361pp, formats: ebook, 12/19/2023) Historical SF gay romance novel set in...
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Weekly Bestsellers, 18 December 2023A new fantasy novel by Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent & the Wings of Night (Bramble), first in a series, debuts on three...
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Niall Harrison Reviews Nefando by Mónica OjedaNefando , Mónica Ojeda (Coffee House Press 978-1-56689-689-4, $17.95, 184pp, tp) October 2023. Cover by Kyle Hunter. Describing the scenario...
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Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI?Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble. Pick up a rental car at SFO and drive in either direction on the 101...
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Bookstore NewsThe regional Tattered Cover bookstore chain has filed for voluntary bankruptcy, and announced plans to close three of their seven stores in...
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Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fusion Fragment, and FantasyBeneath Ceaseless Skies 9/7/23, 9/21/23 Fusion Fragment 9/23 Fantasy 9/23 September’s Beneath Ceaseless Skies covered a lot of ground, with its...
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New Books Video for 12/12/23 Is Up!Check out the latest science fiction, fantasy, and anthologies for the week of 12/12/23 with Amelia! ...Read More
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World Conventions NewsGlasgow 2024, A Worldcon for Our Futures, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, to be held August 8-12, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland, published...
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Liz Bourke Reviews Shield Maiden by Sharon EmmerichsShield Maiden , Sharon Emmerichs (Head of Zeus 978-1804545553, £20.00, 416pp, hc) February 2023. (Redhook 978-0-316-56691-1, $18.99, 416pp, tp)...
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Issue 755-6 Table of Contents, Dec 2023/Jan 2024The December 2023/January 2024 issue of Locus magazine is a special double issue and has interviews with Robert J. Sawyer, Andrea Stewart, and Ai...
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David Drake (1945-2023)Author David Drake, 78, died December 10, 2023 in Silk Hope NC. Drake was the author of more than 80 works of SF and fantasy, best known for the...
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People & Publishing Roundup, December and January 2023MILESTONES JESMYN WARD ’s Let Us Descend (Scribner) has been chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the next title for her Book Club. Winfrey...
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Jake Casella Brookins Reviews OKPsyche by Anya Johanna DeNiroOKPsyche , Anya Johanna DeNiro (Small Beer 978-1-61873-208-8, $15.00. 160pp, tp) September 2023. Cover by Karl Joseph Aloys Agricola. I was...
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Writing Short Stories in the Margins by A.T. GreenblattI have always loved short stories. I don’t remember a time when I ‘‘discovered’’ them. For me, there was nothing to find. They were always...
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Gabino Iglesias Reviews Whalefall by Daniel KrausWhalefall, Daniel Kraus (MTV Books 978-1-66591-816-9, $27.99, 336pp, hc) August 2023. Cover by Will Staehle. Daniel Kraus’s Whalefall...
