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2023 Writing NSW Diverse Writers Mentorship RecipientsWriting NSW has announced the recipients of its 2023 Diverse Writers Mentorship. Writers in the the program have the opportunity to work on a...
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Michael D. Toman (1949-2023)Writer and librarian Michael D. Toman, 73, died September 2, 2023. He wrote several short stories published in the ’70s, ’80s, and...
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Locus Bestsellers, September 2023The Locus Bestsellers for July include top titles: Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom), Dune by Frank Herbert (Ace), and Children of Time...
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Liz Bourke Reviews The Master of Samar by Melissa ScottThe Master of Samar , Melissa Scott (Candlemark & Gleam 978-1-952456-16-9, $22.95, 340pp, tp) June 2023. Cover by H. Won. Melissa Scott’s...
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2023 BBC Young Writers’ Award ShortlistThe BBC has announced the shortlist for its 2023 Young Writers’ Award: “Fridays”, Evie Alam “The Wordsmith”,...
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Nihar Malaviya Named CEO of PRHBertelsmann has announced that Nihar Malaviya is now officially the chief executive officer of Penguin Random House. Malaviya has been the interim...
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Milford Readers & Writers FestivalThe Virginia Kidd Agency and Arrowhead SF Foundation are running the sixth annual SF branch of the Milford Readers & Writers festival, to be...
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New Books: 19 September 2023Blake, Kendare: Champion of Fate (HarperCollins/Quill Tree 9780062977205, $19.99, 480pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 09/19/2023)...
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R J Theodore (1980-2023)SF writer REKKA KOROL JAY , who wrote as R J THEODORE , 43, died July 18, 2023 of cancer at home in Connecticut. Rebecca A. Jay was born April...
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Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole TalabiShigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon , Wole Talabi (DAW 978-0-756-41826-7, $27.00, 320pp hc) August 2023. It’s no news to any fantasy reader...
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New Books Video Is Up!We’ve got all the top books that came out for the week of September 12, 2023. Come spend a few minutes with Amelia and find out all about...
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2023 British Fantasy Awards WinnersThe British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the winners for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards: Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy...
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Weekly Bestsellers, 18 September 2023Stephen King’s Holly (Scribner) debuts at the top of the four print lists compiled here. Title...
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Around the Web: Martin MacInnes Interview; Reviews by Adam Roberts, Liz Braswell, Charlie Jane Anders, and Lisa Tuttle» The Booker Prizes: Martin MacInnes interview: “An SF novel can be as high-brow as any other genre” » The Guardian: Adam Roberts...
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John Wiswell: Monstrous HumorJOHN CORCORAN WISWELL was born September 4, 1981, and grew up around the Mount Kisco area of New York State. He attended Bennington...
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Colleen Mondor Reviews The Wonder State by Sara Flannery MurphyThe Wonder State , Sara Flannery Murphy (MCD/Farrar, Straus, Giroux 978-0-374-60177-5, $28.00, hc, 371pp) July 2023. Arkansas writer Sara...
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Paul Di Filippo Reviews Lessons in Birdwatching by Honey WatsonLessons in Birdwatching , Honey Watson (Angry Robot 978-1915202536, trade paperback, 312pp, $17.99) August 2023 In what appears to be her...
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Readercon 32Readercon 32 was held July 13-16, 2023, in Quincy MA. Guests of honor were Jeff VanderMeer and Justina Ireland; L.A. Banks was the memorial...
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Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, GigaNotoSaurus, and Fusion FragmentBeneath Ceaseless Skies 6/1/23, 6/15/23 GigaNotoSaurus 6/23 Fusion Fragment 6/23 The first of Beneath Ceaseless Skies’s June issues features...
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Alexandra Pierce Reviews Immortal Longings by Chloe GongImmortal Longings , Chloe Gong (Saga 978-1-66800-022-9, $28.99, 384pp, hc) June 2023. Chloe Gong had me at ‘‘inspired by Antony and...
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Paul Di Filippo Reviews A Second Chance for Yesterday by R.A. SinnA Second Chance for Yesterday , R.A. Sinn (Solaris 978-1786188274, hardcover, 320pp, $24.99) August 2023 This provocative, assured, compelling...
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Inaugural Black To The Future FestivalIrenosen Okojie MBE, in collaboration with the British Library and the Royal Society of Literature, have announced the inaugural Black to the...
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2023 National Book Awards LonglistsLonglists for the National Book Awards (NBA) have been announced. Fiction and Translated Literature categories include titles and authors of...
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Saga Press on the RiseSaga Press announced some organizational changes, including new additions to its growing staff and a shift in division for the imprint. Nivia...
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People & Publishing Roundup, September 2023AWARDS RICHARD BLEILER won the 2023 Munsey Award, given at Pulpfest to “an individual or organization that has bettered the pulp...
