Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
Renowned Burrito Expert and bestselling author John Scalzi wrote a really cool book about escaping from your old life to start a new job and also caring for giant monsters, and now it’s out in paperback!
Olivie Blake’s on our blog running down romance tropes and providing suggested Halloween activities to match! Check out Part 3: Hit’s Different When It’s SFF
Olivie Blake’s on our blog running down romance tropes and providing suggested Halloween activities to match! Check out Part 2: So Wrong It’s Right
The mystery genre loves that delectable combination of murder and fancy drinks! But, our fictional tastes don’t translate 1:1 to real life. For example: generally we humans are not fans of murder, and a lot of us don’t like to drink. However, alcohol has historically been a large part of socializing. Enter: award-winning science fiction / fantasy author Mary Robinette Kowal, who’s upcoming book The Spare Man is a spacefaring murder mystery set amid glitzy future high society, and each chapter is punctuated by a different drink recipe, several sans alcohol! We asked Mary Robinette to write for us about her concoctions, and why she has chosen to include these delicious alcohol-free mocktails. Read on for recipes and insightful commentary! And then read The Spare Man when it releases on Tuesday, October 11th
Spencer Quinn’s Bark to the Future continues the adventurous New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls “without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available.” Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” (Boston Globe) is the best partner to fight against crime. Read below to see Spencer’s take on what…
Set during the heroism and heartbreak of World War I, and in an occupied France in an alternative timeline, Sarah Adlakha’s breathtaking new book, Midnight on the Marne, explores the responsibilities love lays on us and the rippling impact of our choices. If you’re someone who loves a good time travel story, then read below to…
Home is where the heart is! Of course, hearts are messy and bloody organs in real life, and home is often much more complicated than idealistic pithy-isms would have us believe. Enter insightful and thrilling author Sarah Gailey, to explore this intimate and unsettling territory with Just Like Home, their new book which you can take home from stores, right now. We wanted to share this letter where Sarah talks Gothic horror with you, their reader, directly.
From the USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe comes Heather Webber’s next charming novel, In the Middle of Hickory Lane! Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up on the run with her con artist mother, she’s been shuffled from town to town, drawn…
Everyone loves a good villain: the scheming mastermind, the taunting bully, the monster under the bed. However, real world evil often stems not from one individual, but from a long line of people making small, selfish decisions. In his upcoming thriller Project Namahana, John Teschner casts a corporation as his antagonist and asks the question, can…
Want to know more about New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader and his new book Omega Rules? Keep reading to see his answers to all of our burning questions! What’s your favorite place to write about? I’d have to say Istanbul. It’s the nexus point of Europe and Asia, East and West. It’s…