Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
What is the best weapon you can have in a science fiction novel? Sometimes, the answer is ‘who’ and not ‘what.’ Karen Osborne, debut author of Architects of Memory, joined us to share her favorite humans turned weapons of science fiction—do you agree with her choices? By Karen Osborne Guns. Bombs. Bioweapons. Sometimes all of it…
How much swearing is TOO much swearing? Is there even such a thing as too much swearing?! Lavie Tidhar, the author of By Force Alone, dives into that question, and what “bad” language means to our concept of speech in the below article. Check it out here!
Legolas and Gimli. Ripley and her giant space gun. SFF has some of the best dynamic duos. To name a few, we asked The Sin in the Steel (home to chaotic Sherlock & Watson style duo Buc and Eld) author Ryan Van Loan to join us and round up some of the best.
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. is a force within the science fiction and fantasy community, but did you know his first dream was poetry? Check him out as he discusses his journey below!
Read why Nathan Makaryk, author of the upcoming book Lionhearts, thinks that reading books with characters unlike yourself can make you a more empathetic and inclusive person.
Co-writing a novel with a collaborator is WAY easier than writing an entire novel by yourself…right? Ben Bova and Doug Beason, co-authors of Space Station Down, may disagree. Check out their take on writing a book together below!
Read Rachel Howzell Hall’s thoughts on the nature of secrets and what inspired her new novel And Now She’s Gone, coming September 22nd, 2020!
Everything is change and everything ends, but can old things become new again? Check out Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of the acclaimed new novel Trouble the Saints, and her essay below on publishing a novel for the first time in six years and writing about structural inequality, colorism, judicial and extra-judicial violence. By Alaya Dawn…
Alex Gilly, author of the new thriller Death Rattle, talks about the writers who have inspired him throughout his life!
Author Spencer Quinn answered some of our most burning questions in a rapid fire Q&A! Read his answers below, and get ready for the release of Of Mutts and Men on July 7th!