Halloween Activities & Romance Tropes: Hits 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 3: Hit’s Different When It’s SFF
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Halloween Activities & Romance Tropes: So Wrong It’s Right
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
Halloween* Activities & Romance Tropes: Conspiring Fates
Olivie Blake’s on our blog running down romance tropes and providing suggested Halloween activities to match! Check out Part 1: Conspiring Fates
Motherhood and the Zombie Apocalypse
What would you do if the zombie apocalypse actually happened? Would you pull a Walking Dead and drag out the crossbow you have under the bed (just in case)? Or would you perhaps…rather not deal with it at all. Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six (now available in paperback!), joins us on the blog to discuss…
Zero-g and Zero-proof: Making Space in Cocktail Culture
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
Aliens? Aliens! by Harry Turtledove
Do you love aliens in sci-fi? Are you fascinated by all the different ways extraterrestrial life can be brought to the pages of books? So does Harry Turtledove, author of Three Miles Down. Check out his guest post on the topic here!
What Makes a Dog the Perfect Companion by Spencer Quinn
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…
My Top 5 Alternative Timeline/Time Travel Books, Movies, and TV Series by Sarah Adlakha
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…
Map-i-matical Considerations from R.R. Virdi
Is it really a Big Epic Fantasy Book if there’s no map to be seen? R.R. Virdi, author of The First Binding, says NO WAY! Check out his thoughts on maps in fantasy books, PLUS an exclusive first look at the map you’ll find inside of The First Binding, right here.
Inventing a Game for a Future Disunited States
“I didn’t want to write about why the caged bird sings; I wanted to write about how the caged bird flies.” –Lucinda Roy, author of Flying the Coop