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Cover Reveals: Whispers of the Storm & Rising Gale (Song of the Damned Book #1-2) by Z.B. Steele

May 19, 2026

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Excerpt: A Dance in the Dust: A Prelude to the Last Ballad by Scott Palmer

David W
May 19, 2026

A Note on the Last Ballad Reading Order: I called this the Last Ballad Series with the idea that I could write an epic fantasy series like a song—a song that echoed across tens of thousands of years, across multiple continents, cultures, religions, families, and people. A song of myth, and legend, heroes, and of…

SFF Addicts Ep. 203: Shannon Chakraborty talks The Tapestry of Fate, Older Protagonists, Found Family & More

Adrian M. Gibson
May 19, 2026

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty about her new novel The Tapestry of Fate, writing a more mature, middle-aged protagonist in The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi series, portraying motherhood on the page, blood family vs. found family, Middle Eastern poisoners and demons, balancing science with the occult, writing complex antagonists, the value of day jobs, breaking into publishing and more.

Guest Post: Why Adults Should Consume Fantasy, Even When Living in a Dystopia by Zara Marielle

David W
May 18, 2026

With the real world crumbling a little more beneath our feet every day, the urge to escape into fiction is strong, am I right? Tolkien said as much in his essay On Fairy Stories, likening escapism to a heroic act. Indeed, escapism can be a powerful tool in preserving our collective sanity, but it is…

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Cover Reveal: The Mayhem of Scoundrels (The Envoys of Chaos #2) by Dave Lawson

Adam Bassett
May 14, 2026

Gen and Cordyn embark on a dangerous mission. The Mayhem of Scoundrels releases January 18, 2027.

SFF Addicts Ep. 202: Writing for the Reader Experience with Sunyi Dean (Writing Masterclass)

Adrian M. Gibson
May 12, 2026

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for the Reader Experience with bestselling author Sunyi Dean. During the episode, Sunyi caters to the reader, discussing why authors should consider the reader experience, putting yourself in the “beginner’s mindset,” offering value to the reader, promises and hooking them from the outset, delivering information at the right time, simple vs. complex prose, writing for yourself vs. the reader, author voice, revision and more.

SFF Addicts Ep. 201: Sunyi Dean talks The Girl with a Thousand Faces, Chinese Ghosts, Publishing Rodeo & More

Adrian M. Gibson
May 5, 2026

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Sunyi Dean about her new novel The Ghost with a Thousand Faces, Chinese ghosts and folklore, Cantonese humor, Kowloon Walled City and the horrors of war, juggling multiple storylines, the Publishing Rodeo Podcast and transparency about publishing, living around the world and experiencing different cultures, persistence and community, autism and representations of neurodivergence in SFF, balancing work with family, messy first books, agent rejections and more.

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