Christina Orlando, Author at Reactor

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Christina Orlando

Christina Orlando is the Senior Books Editor for Reactor. Find them on Twitter at @cxorlando and Instagram at @thechristinaorlando

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Announcing Maddie Martinez's The Haunting of Lady Death from Tor Books

Books

publishing news

Announcing The Haunting of Lady Death by Maddie Martinez

By Christina Orlando

April 8, 2026

Editor's Picks: The Most Anticipated Books of 2026

Books

Editor's Picks

30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026

By Christina Orlando

January 13, 2026

detail from the cover of Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera

Books

Vajra Chandrasekera

A Conversation With Vajra Chandrasekera, Author of Rakesfall

By Christina Orlando

November 10, 2025

Photos of 17 SFF authors interviewed at San Diego Comiccon 2025

Books

book culture

Seventeen Authors, Two Big Questions: What Is Your Favorite SFF Trope, and What Trope Needs To Be Reimagined?

By Christina Orlando

August 12, 2025

Collection of 30 covers of SFF books publishing in 2025

Books

Editor's Picks

30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2025

By Christina Orlando

July 15, 2025

Squid Game S3 Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun carrying a baby in Squid Game S3 Cr. No Ju-han/Netflix

Movies & TV

Squid Game

Squid Game Season 3 Is Unhinged

By Christina Orlando

June 30, 2025

Photo of author Erin Morgenstern and the cover of the Folio Society edition of The Night Circus

Books

Erin Morgenstern

Erin Morgenstern on the Beauty & Magic of The Night Circus

By Christina Orlando

April 23, 2025

Collection of 30 book covers for SFF titles publishing between January and June 2025

Books

Editor's Picks

30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2025

By Christina Orlando

January 21, 2025

Most Iconic Books of the 21st Century - Readers' Choice

Books

Most Iconic Books

Readers Pick the Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st Century

By Christina Orlando

November 20, 2024

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"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

TPG 2026 • Site Credit