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Touching Grass and Listening to Renaissance Gossip: Inspiration Beyond Books

What inspiration for speculative stories can we find while enjoying travel, art, music, philosop...

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Five Very Different Science Fictional Takes on Space Habitats

Imagining life among the stars, from space stations in crisis to a planet-sized shopping mall...

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cover of The Final Death of Namjoo Han by Elain U Cho

Revealing The Final Death of Namjoo Han by Elaine U. Cho

A contemporary fantasy arriving April 2027

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detail from the covers of three short fiction magazines: Uncanny May/June 2026, Apex issue 153, and Lightspeed issue 192

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction — May 2026

Treat yourself to ten short reads to kick off the summer!

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Detail from the cover of The Black Girl Survives This One

Five Horror Stories That Offer a Twist on the Final Girl Formula

These books and stories feature final girls who don't conform to the conventional mold.

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Cover of Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots.

Super Feelings and Spreadsheets: Villain by Natalie Zina Walshots

Vanessa Armstrong reviews the complex sequel to Hench by Natalie Zina Walshots.

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cover of The Knife by R.L. Stine

Killer Jobs: The Knife and The Waitress 

Your part-time job might just be murder...

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Safer Driving Through Science Fiction

Surely, issues like traffic jams, speeding, and road rage can be solved through these creative s...

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Cover of The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen.

Read an Excerpt From The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen

An aspiring scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer’s inn, only to uncover a...

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