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LA Times Book Prize Winners
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (162+ words) The Los Angeles Times has announced the winners of their 46th annual Book Prizes. Winners of genre interest, and other titles and authors of genre interest in those categories, include: Science Fiction/Fantasy WINNER: Luminous, Silvia Park (Simon & Schuster) The Buffalo…...
2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (296+ words) For more information, see the Worldcon website. Best Novel (1, 153 ballots cast for 555 nominees) Best Novella (807 ballots cast for 172 nominees) Best Novelette(414 ballots cast for 144 nominees) Best Short Story (507 ballots cast for 549 nominees) Best Series (687 ballots cast for 185 nominees) Best Graphic…...
Seasons of Glass & Iron by Amal El-Mohtar: Review by Gary K. Wolfe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (95+ words) Seasons of Glass & Iron, Amal El-Mohtar (Tor'dotcom 978-1-250-34100-6, $24. 99, 208pp, hc) March 2026. Visit our bookshop. org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Archer, Brooke: A Song in the Dark (Penguin Random House/Putnam 978-0593698358, $19. 99, 336pp, formats: hardcover,…...
Mc Sweeney Receives Windham-Campbell Prize
2+ week, 4+ day ago (177+ words) Locus Online The Windham-Campbell Prize was established in 2013 "to call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns." The prize is administered by Yale University, with a new nominating…...
Maberry & Morton Receive HWA Lifetime Achievement Awards
2+ week, 4+ day ago (161+ words) The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awards: Jonathan Maberry and Lisa Morton. The awards will be presented on June 6, 2026, during the Bram Stoker Awards" at Stoker Con2026 in Pittsburgh PA. The Lifetime Achievement Award…...
Anathema: Spec from the Margins Relaunches
2+ week, 4+ day ago (240+ words) Anathema: Spec from the Margins, a speculative fiction magazine "by and for queer people of color," has announced that it is relaunching after a four-year hiatus. We're committed to supporting marginalized writers by paying them a professional rate for their…...
New Book Releases: April 7, 2026
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1421+ words) Visit our bookshop. org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Fantasy novella set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. Ulcetha is a disgraced scholar, framed and kicked out the University, and…...
Speculative Poetry Feature: Closer to the Heart: A Poetry Roundtable with Marie Brennan, Brian U. Garrison, Brandon O'Brien, Holly Lyn Walrath
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (1352+ words) This roundtable was curated by Brandon O'Brien, who also was part of the driving force making this poetry feature happen in Locus. A set of optimistic convention conversations led to this series of features on poetry " so thanks, Brandon, for…...
Weekly Bestsellers, 6 April 2026
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (258+ words) Danielle L. Jensen's The Traitor Queen (Del Rey), second in a series following The Bridge Kingdom from late last year, debuts on three lists, ranking as high as #6 at Publishers Weekly. And books by Matt Dinniman are steadily occupying the lists....
Kang Wins 2025 NBCC Award
3+ week, 2+ day ago (151+ words) The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has announced the winners for the 2025 NBCC awards for books "published in English (including translations) in the United States." Titles and authors of genre interest among the winners include We Do Not Part by…...