Synopsis: Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak years ago, they never expected to see each other again. Now, as part of his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book lives aboard the Christabel, a 19th century freighter half-sunken off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, […]
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COVER REVEAL: Mad Days: Stories and Curses by Elford Alley
Title: Mad DaysAuthor: Elford AlleyArtist: AuthorWrap & Spine: Laura Cathcart of Infested PublishingRelease Date: September 2nd 2025 Blurb A vanishing town. A cursed cemetery. A treasure hunt on Earth’s last day. Mad Days is a tour of the forgotten corners of Texas and Oklahoma, past and present. Featuring 16 short stories, 19 drabbles, and 3 novelettes, […]
Review: The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (Hart and Mercy #2) by Megan Bannen
Synopsis The entire town of Eternity was shocked when widowed, middle-aged Twyla Banneker partnered up with her neighbor and best friend, Frank Ellis, to join the Tanrian Marshals. Eight years later, Twyla and Frank are still patrolling the dangerous land of Tanria, the former prison of the Old Gods. Twyla might look like a small […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 166: Annalee Newitz talks Automatic Noodle, Robots, Journalism & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/journalist Annalee Newitz about their new novella Automatic Noodle, robots as allegory, near-future San Francisco, writing cozy science fiction, food as a form of community, journalism and founding io9.com, the blogger diaspora, podcasts and punk media, information and storytelling in relation to propaganda, AI, LLMs, ancient Minoan cat ladies and much more.
Review: Shield of the Mothership (The Hybrid Helix #7) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis: Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is still your enemy. Rohan swore he’d never work for the il’Drach again, never again be called Lance Primary, never again kill or risk the lives of his friends on behalf of the Empire. But when the safety of the sector is at risk, when inaction could lead […]
Review: The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min
Synopsis: From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend Three years ago, Elle (the “E” in the self-proclaimed L.O.V.E. Club) disappeared from Calendula, an affluent Chinese American suburb in inland California. Soon afterward, […]
Review: The Fourth Wall (A Thousand Li #12)
Synopsis: The Final Step on a Thousand Li Journey. The half-Immortal tyrant of Cai has been defeated, but at a devastating cost. Wu Ying has sacrificed both his chance at immortality and his greatest treasure. Now, gravely injured and with his cultivation path shattered, he has to rebuild with the help of his friends. To […]
Review: How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates
How Bad Things Can Get lives up to its title from the get go, with things starting off seemingly fine if a tiny bit off, only to then get progressively worse for our protags. Fast paced and delectably foreshadowed, this book is also an intelligent commentary on influencer culture, not merely a sassy dig against it.
Spotlight + Excerpt: Silence of the Dead (Bones & Betrayals #1) by Erica Marks & Andi Ewington
Blurb “A magical murder mystery filled with magnificent mirth and mayhem.”Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons) ”Bones and Betrayals: Silence of the Dead is a must-read for anyone who likes their mystery with a dash of tongue-in-cheek humor and a pinch of zippity-pow.”Jodie Crump (Witty & Sarcastic Book Club) ”This novel delivers the perfect […]
Cover Reveal: A Footstep Echo by J.D. Sanderson
A Footstep Echo is J.D. Sanderson’s re-release of his time travel series, set for a release this fall. We’re here to share the cover reveal and give you all the information you’re going to need to catch this release. A Footstep Echo Release Date: Monday September 22nd Blurb: Who is the Mystery Girl? Bernard Abbey’s […]
Review: Itch! by Gemma Amor
Synopsis: Josie is at rock bottom, living a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin.When Josie stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, she plummets into a downward […]
Review: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
Synopsis IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES. Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center of which an island sits. Upon the island, a spire of stone. Surrounding the spire, an orchard of dreams. Beneath an apple […]