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2012

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October 9, 2012

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September 5, 2012

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August 8, 2012

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July 10, 2012

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June 6, 2012

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May 1, 2012

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April 3, 2012

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March 7, 2012

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February 1, 2012

2013

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December

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December 4, 2013

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for November

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November 8, 2013

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October 4, 2013

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September

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September 2, 2013

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May

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May 13, 2013

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April 3, 2013

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March 6, 2013

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February 15, 2013

2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December

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December 5, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for November

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November 7, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October

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October 2, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September

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September 3, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for July

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July 13, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June

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June 4, 2014

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May 7, 2014

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April

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April 4, 2014

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March 7, 2014

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February 5, 2014

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January 6, 2014

2015

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December 4, 2015

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November 5, 2015

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October

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September 30, 2015

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September

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August 27, 2015

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July 30, 2015

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July 6, 2015

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June

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June 3, 2015

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May

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May 4, 2015

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March 2, 2015

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February 4, 2015

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January 9, 2015

2016

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December 1, 2016

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November 2, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October

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September 30, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September

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September 1, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for August

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August 1, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for July

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July 1, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June

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June 1, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May

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May 2, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April

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March 30, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for March

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March 1, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for February

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January 28, 2016

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for January

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January 7, 2016

2017

Space Opera, Fairy Tales, and Epic Fantasy Await in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for December

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December 1, 2017

Journey from Middle-earth to Distant Planets in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for November

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November 3, 2017

Visit Snowy Wastelands, Mysterious Desert Towns, and a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for October

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October 3, 2017

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for September

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September 1, 2017

Family Squabbles, Divine Weapons, and Cloned Crews in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for August

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August 2, 2017

Meet Aliens, Robots, and Ghosts in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for July

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July 6, 2017

Visit Fantastic Realms, Bizarre Dystopias, and Distant Planets in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June

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June 1, 2017

Empires, Aliens, and Fools in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May

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May 1, 2017

Pulp Heroes, Imperial Commanders, and Giant Robots Are Revived in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April

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April 4, 2017

Barnes & Noble Bookseller's Picks for March 2017

Kingdoms Have, Are, and Will Fall in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for March

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March 1, 2017

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for February

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February 3, 2017

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for January

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January 5, 2017

2018

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December

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December 4, 2018

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for November

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November 5, 2018

Meet Hackers, Gunslingers, and Witches in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for October

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October 2, 2018

Visit Space Prisons, Faerie Kingdoms, and Alternate Futures in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for September

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September 5, 2018

Reunite with Vampire Hunters, Elephantine Aliens, and Murderbots in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for August

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August 6, 2018

Meet Assassins, Superheroes, and Rebels in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for July

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July 6, 2018

Travel to Fantasy Kingdoms, Robotic Cities, or the Edge of the Universe with Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for June

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May 30, 2018

Adventure Awaits in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for May

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April 30, 2018

Join Witches, Assassins, and Scoundrels in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for April

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April 2, 2018

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Stitchpunk, Guardian Angels, and Zombie Dance-Offs in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for March

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March 2, 2018

Combat Demons, Gods, and Alien Flora in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for February

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February 1, 2018

Meet Spies, Bakers, and Psychic Warriors in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for January

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January 2, 2018

2019

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for July

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July 1, 2019

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May

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May 3, 2019

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April

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April 1, 2019

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for March

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March 1, 2019

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February 1, 2019

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January 4, 2019

September 2011 - Firsts in Epic Fantasy

Firsts in Fantasy: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

By Stefan Raets

September 19, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

By Chris Lough

September 16, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

By Bill Capossere

September 15, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

By Linda Antonsson, Elio García

September 14, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

By Liz Bourke

September 13, 2011

The Eye of the World Robert Jordan

Firsts in Fantasy: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (and Why You Should Read It)

By Leigh Butler

September 12, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky

By Amanda Rutter

September 9, 2011

Firsts in Fantasy: Ultimate evil and banking in Daniel Abraham’s The Dragon’s Path

By Jo Walton

September 8, 2011

Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself

By Ron Hogan

September 7, 2011

Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold

By Ron Hogan

September 6, 2011

See All September 2011 - Firsts in Epic Fantasy

October 2011 - Steampunk

Steampunk Appreciations: Steampunk! – An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories

By Mike Perschon

October 12, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Steampunk by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer

By Fabio Fernandes

October 11, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan Trilogy: Around the World in the Belly of a Whale

By Mike Perschon

October 10, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Clay & Susan Griffith’s The Greyfriar

By Nina Lourie

October 7, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Kady Cross’s The Girl in the Steel Corset – Gadgets, Gears and Grease

By Angela Leonard

October 6, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age – Steampunk’s 22nd-Century Sourcebook

By Ron Hogan

October 5, 2011

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Steampunk Appreciations: This is American Steampunk (And How!): Cherie Priest’s Clockwork Century Series

By Ay-leen the Peacemaker

October 4, 2011

Steampunk Appreciations: Mike Resnick’s The Buntline Special: A Weird West Tale

By Rajan Khanna

October 3, 2011

Barnes and Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October: Steampunk Edition

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October 3, 2011

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January 2012 - Military Science Fiction

The Wary Returning Hero: Jack Campbell’s Dauntless

By Robert H. Bedford

January 30, 2012

David Drake’s Hammer’s Slammers Stories

By David Hartwell

January 29, 2012

Legion of the Damned (Excerpt)

By William C Dietz

January 28, 2012

A Warrior’s Complexity: Orphanage by Robert Buettner

By Myke Cole

January 27, 2012

Portals, Portals Everywhere: Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo

By Michael M Jones

January 26, 2012

Naval débutantes in space: Mike Shepherd’s Kris Longknife: Mutineer

By Liz Bourke

January 25, 2012

Of treecats and spaceships: David Weber’s On Basilisk Station

By Nina Lourie

January 24, 2012

For Whom the Space Beacon Tolls: Another Look at Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers

By Ryan Britt

January 23, 2012

Unity Against The Storm: A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo

By Michael M Jones

January 23, 2012

Ragnarok (Excerpt)

By Patrick A Vanner

January 22, 2012

Overkill (Excerpt)

By Robert Buettner

January 21, 2012

The Rest is History: David Weber and John Ringo’s March Upcountry

By Robert H. Bedford

January 20, 2012

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November 2011

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Gallows Humor and Occasional Profanities: An Appreciation of Terry Pratchett

By Karin L Kross

November 17, 2011

Vampire Dystopia: Guillermo del Toro’s The Night Eternal

By Ron Hogan

November 16, 2011

I Balance the Force with a Little Help From My Friends — Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan by Drew Karpyshyn

By Emmet Asher-Perrin

November 15, 2011

The Year’s Most Fantastic SFF Art: Spectrum 18

By Gregory Manchess

November 14, 2011

Magic on the Line (Excerpt)

By Devon Monk

November 11, 2011

The Warrior Princess: Mike Shepherd’s Kris Longknife: Daring

By Michael M Jones

November 10, 2011

All Things Rachel: The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison

By Suzanne Johnson

November 9, 2011

Only One of Us is Getting Out of this Genre Alive: Brandon Sanderson’s The Alloy of Law

By Chris Lough

November 8, 2011

The Profound Rantings of a Sane Madman: An Appreciation of The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

By Ryan Britt

November 7, 2011

The Heart of “Eyes to See” by Joseph Nassise

By Alex Bledsoe

November 4, 2011

A Talent for Future Archaeology: Firebird and Echo by Jack McDevitt

By Liz Bourke

November 3, 2011

The Doomsday Vault (Excerpt)

By Steven Harper

November 2, 2011

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December 2011

Michael Scott and Colette Freedman Explain the Mythology of The Thirteen Hallows

By Colette Freedman, Michael Scott

December 15, 2011

Inventing Palpatine — Star Wars: Darth Plagueis

By Emmet Asher-Perrin

December 14, 2011

Dash Rendar and Han Solo Walk into a Bar — Star Wars: Shadow Games

By Emmet Asher-Perrin

December 13, 2011

Wizards Never Get a Day Off: Side Jobs by Jim Butcher

By Alex Brown

December 12, 2011

Arkham State of Mind: New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird

By Michael M Jones

December 9, 2011

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Catching Up To the Future: An Appreciation of William Gibson

By Karin L Kross

December 8, 2011

Not Your Father’s Computer Simulation: Rod Rees’ The Demi-Monde: Winter

By Liz Bourke

December 7, 2011

A Compliment to Fantasy: Archon: The Book of Raziel

By Sabrina Benulis

December 6, 2011

Spoiler-free review of A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

A Look Back at A Dance With Dragons

By Theresa DeLucci

December 5, 2011

Barnes and Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December

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December 5, 2011

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