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Cover of Among the Thorns by Jennifer K. Lambert.

Read an Excerpt From Among the Thorns by Jennifer K. Lambert

Two sorceresses of unrivaled potential clash to claim the greater fate and the heart of prince c...

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Cover of The Dorians by Nick Cutter.

Life, Death, and Something Sinister In-Between: Nick Cutter’s The Dorians

Tobias Carroll reviews a disquieting horror novel about a too-good-to-be-true age reduction tech...

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cover of Silk and Sinew anthology

Spicy Fables: Ayida Shonibar’s “An Unholy Terroir”

Laugh about degeneracy today, and you'll be tempted into degeneracy tomorrow!

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Cover of To Drown a Witch by Lindsey Olsson.

Read an Excerpt From To Drown a Witch by Lindsey Olsson

A criminal and a royal guard are drawn into the hunt for a dangerous witch—and an unexpected rom...

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Cover of The Franchise by Thomas Elrod.

Eternal Sidequests For The Spotless Mind: Thomas Elrod’s The Franchise

Sasha Bonkowsky reviews a pastiche of doorstopper fantasy and creatively incestuous IP that’s al...

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Photo of an open book laying in the grass; small white flowers are visible around the book, and pale purple flowers.

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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detail from the cover of Downbelow Station

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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