This week is the 2026 Strange Horizons Criticism Special, which includes a new essay and review every day, a podcast, an editorial, and a roundtable: “Giving Permission: A Roundtable on the Obscurity of Influence” with Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Charles Payseur, Daniel A. Rabuzzi, and me. You can read the entire discussion here. Here’s a bit about the overall premise from the preamble: “We were seeking to identify a score or so authors who defy easy classification, whose unique style and/or […]

If you missed the third quarterly Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library last night, you can catch the video on Youtube here. This included discussion of the following books: Lilith’s Brood by Octavia E. Butler The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks Mirage by Somaiya Daud A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills Essays Related to the Highlighted Books: “Ideologies of Space” by Somaiya Daud “The WIP […]

One week from today, I’ll be doing a third quarterly virtual book recommendation event with the Ashland Public Library in Massachusetts. I’ll be sharing some fantasy and science fiction book recommendations on Zoom on from 6:30 to 7:00 PM EDT on Thursday, November 20, and if you want to join us next week, you can register here. It’s not necessary to catch up on previous events since these are standalone sessions, but if you missed the August event and want […]

If you missed the second quarterly Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library last night, you can catch the video on Youtube here. This included discussion of the following books: Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor; illustrated by Jim di Bartolo The Reformatory by Tananarive Due The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Death of the […]

One week from today, I’ll be doing a second quarterly virtual book recommendation event with the Ashland Public Library in Massachusetts. I’ll be sharing some fantasy and science fiction book recommendations on Zoom on from 6:30 to 7:00 PM EDT on Thursday, August 21, and if you want to join us next week, you can register here. If you missed the first one, you can watch it on Youtube here. The books highlighted were as follows: The Changeling Sea by […]

If you missed the first quarterly Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library last night, you can catch the video on Youtube. This included discussion of the following books: The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip Warchild by Karin Lowachee The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem Seed to Harvest by Octavia E. Butler These are quarterly half-hour long discussions taking place on Zoom on the third Thursday of the month, and the […]