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Illustration of Alice holding a flamingo from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (art by John Tenniel, 1865, colorized c.1890)

Eight Overlooked Characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books

Everyone loves the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, but what about these weird and wonderful c...

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Illustration of a deer in the center of a wreath of evergreen boughs from the back cover of a 1929 edition of Bambi, A Life in the Woods (art by Kurt Wiese)

A Prince Among Deer: Felix Salten’s Bambi: A Life in the Woods

The inspiration for Disney's adorable fawn was not intended for children, and gets considerably...

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Covers of 5 young adult SFF books with queer themes

Backlist Bonanza: 5 Queer YA Books for Pride Month

Pride isn’t just a celebration, it’s a revolution.

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Ray Milland in Panic in Year Zero!

Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral Depravity…

We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before. Let's give it a name...

Cover of The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley.

Read an Excerpt From The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley

The stakes are high, the love is forbidden, and the slow burn turns steamy…

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Mosaic of 29 covers for June 2026's new young adult SFF releases

All the New SFF Young Adult Books Arriving in June 2026

This June head back to the Grishaverse, hang out in Eternia, investigate with Moriarty's daughte...

Mosaic of 19 covers for June 2026's new crossover SFF releases

All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in June 2026

This June find out what happens when you hex the moon, run into a peculiar jellyfish, take a rid...

detail from the cover of The Folly of the World by Jesse Bullington

Seven Deeply Unsettling Nautical Horror and Fantasy Novels

We've got mermaids, elder gods, ghost pirates, sunken cities, and more!

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cover of Downright Scoundrels Needed by Sarah Gailey

Announcing Downright Scoundrels Needed by Sarah Gailey

Return to the world of Upright Women Wanted for an explosive train heist!

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Cover of Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne.

Read an Excerpt From Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne

Torian Razner finally bought a starship, and contrary to Amelia’s assessment, it was not “a mete...

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Mosaic of 31 covers for June 2026's new romantasy releases

All the New Romantasy Books Arriving in June 2026

Get cozy with sapphic mermaids this June, along with a dhampir, a dark eleven king, and more thi...

Mosaic of 1 covers for June 2026's new horror releases

All the New Horror Books Arriving in June 2026

June brings us a retelling of Faust, a killer Peter Pan, a vampire priest, and more…