3 headshots of nnedi okorafor, tananarive due, and stephen graham jones on a paper background with text and a qr code
Get your tickets to the Locus Awards in May! Guests of Honor are Nnedi Okorafor, Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due, we are so excited to be partnering with the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley!
Tickets at locusmag.com/2026-lo... or via the link in our bio!! C U there.
06.03.2026 00:32
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Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum
I know I said romcomantasy.
good morning! new from me in @strangehorizons.bsky.social today, a review of Alexandra McCollum's Into the Midnight Wood, in which I vent some frustrations with the current state of the cozy romcom fantasy novel
(I liked this one tho!)
04.03.2026 15:01
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Banner explaining that THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY is currently available for just $1.99.
The Invisible Library is available for just $1.99 until the 10th of March - do take advantage!
www.bookbub.com/books/the-in...
05.03.2026 02:49
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"A high-stakes, science-fantasy family epic" with shattered worlds and dynastic conflict, you say? Sounds intriguing!
03.03.2026 16:37
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The cover of The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall, art by Ken Dawson
The image shows the back view of a cloaked (but not hooded) warrior with her sword out. The is standing on the shore of a lake. There are mountains in the distance. Celtic knotwork decorates the corners of the cover.
Cover reveal! In April we are bringing back The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall. The book was a finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (the Rob Holdstock Award) when it was first published.
27.02.2026 19:52
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Non-Fiction Submission Guidelines
How to submit or query about essays, round-tables, interviews, and columns.
🚨🚨Submissions call. 🚨🚨
Strange Horizons invites non-fiction submissions for our March 30 special issue on “Fungi in SFF.”
Please send in your mycelial pitches to gautam.strangehorizons@gmail.com.
For word-count, formats, and remuneration:
strangehorizons.com/submit/non-f...
27.02.2026 05:31
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Congratulations!
25.02.2026 18:43
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It’s such an honour to have been chosen as a finalist for the Compton Crook Award for best debut SFFH novel! And huge congratulations to all my fellow finalists!
25.02.2026 18:33
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A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST by M. H. Ayinde is one for readers who want to immerse themselves in a vast secondary world and uncover its mysteries from a variety of different perspectives.
25.02.2026 17:20
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So I feel (both as a reader & author) like discoverability of new books is down lately, especially for the midlist. Please tell me some recently published (past year-ish) SFF books you loved that are midlist/overlooked/deserve more hype! (And please share your recs/this list!)
My recs in reply!
25.02.2026 16:54
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the shortlist from this prize is always incredible. if you read a book last year that hits these notes, you can nominate it!
www.ursulakleguin.com/prize-overview
24.02.2026 22:55
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57TH
NAACP
IMAGE AWARDS®
DEATH
OF THE
AUTHOR
A NOVEL
Nnedi
Okorafor
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
WINNER
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - FICTION
Photo taken by Nollywood director Tchidi Chikere, 😏
My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR has won the 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction!!
💃🏿🇳🇬🇺🇸🤖
Sigh…wow. 🥹
24.02.2026 21:06
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Another Hugo nomination-time thread! And in this one, I'll be talking about novellas.
(this thread will probably go long, sorry-not-sorry)
24.02.2026 17:30
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Icymi, my interview on the blog with @acwise.bsky.social
24.02.2026 00:02
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List of nominees
Thrilled and a bit shy to announce that my essay “My Long Road to Horror” is an official nominee for a Bram Stoker Award. 🤩
Congrats to ALL of the finalists and editor Becky Siegel Spratford, who pulled together a HELL of a book of powerful essays on what drew us to horror. (And thanks, Mom!)
23.02.2026 20:48
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Michael Swanwick Guest Post and Book Giveaway | Fantasy Cafe
Guest post on the history of twentieth-century fantasy by speculative fiction author Michael Swanwick with a book giveaway of his collection THE UNIVERSE BOX.
New guest post and book giveaway! Read the essay "A Thumbnail History of Twentieth-Century Fantasy" by @michaelswanwick.bsky.social and enter to win a copy of THE UNIVERSE BOX! (Giveaway is US only.)
#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/mich...
23.02.2026 18:26
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Ugh, what a combo. Hope you are better soon.
23.02.2026 20:04
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It's such a gorgeous, magical book, and it's one of my absolute favorites.
23.02.2026 19:11
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My favorite comfort reads are THE CHANGELING SEA by Patricia A. McKillip and THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA by Axie Oh.
Best of luck finding something that works for you!
23.02.2026 19:05
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The Essential Patricia A. McKillip by Patricia A. McKillip
In “What Inspires Me,” Patricia A. McKillip’s WisCon 2004 Guest of Honor speech, and penultimate entry in The Essential Patricia A. McKillip, the award-winning fantasy writer said: “What I set out …
First SH review of the week is from the always good @rtbm.bsky.social, on The Essential Patricia A. McKillip.
"As far as themes, a prominent one is women who are trapped by men. A lot of McKillip’s work in general ends happily; but it’s the men who are willing to reconsider who find happy endings."
23.02.2026 17:00
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Michael Swanwick Guest Post and Book Giveaway | Fantasy Cafe
Guest post on the history of twentieth-century fantasy by speculative fiction author Michael Swanwick with a book giveaway of his collection THE UNIVERSE BOX.
New guest post and book giveaway! Read the essay "A Thumbnail History of Twentieth-Century Fantasy" by @michaelswanwick.bsky.social and enter to win a copy of THE UNIVERSE BOX! (Giveaway is US only.)
#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/mich...
23.02.2026 18:26
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3D hardcover of The Serpent Called Mercy with the author photo and the text, "WINNER of the Aurealis Award.
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau is the winner for the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel! 🥳🥳🥳
Read this blood-pounding, gripping, and show-stopping fantasy novel if you haven't already!
Book: buff.ly/U3hXEju
23.02.2026 17:30
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Books featured during this event:
THE TETHERED MAGE by Melissa Caruso
THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar
THE SCARLET THRONE by Amy Leow
THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow
TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose
21.02.2026 18:24
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PSA - If you missed the Fantasy Cafe's 2026 book recommendations events with the Ashland Public Library last night, you can catch the video on Youtube here. Link below👇
Please support independent bookstores, and as always, your local library.
#FreedomToRead
21.02.2026 00:03
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