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In “Nona the Ninth,” Tamsyn Muir Zooms In on Her Goth Puzzle Box World

If you want to feel the dazzling space-goth world of Gideon and Harrow within reach, to pull it close enough to see its day-to-day details, then Nona will feel like…

Yashwina —

Sep 19, 2022

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The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia features an illustrated hand reaching toward a kingdom.

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“The Bruising of Qilwa” Review: A Trans and Queer Fantasy Novella That Packs a Punch

The short book by Naseem Jamnia is an extremely fast-paced, engaging read.

Abbie Jones —

Aug 8, 2022

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The cover of Spear shows a cauldron with white steam rising out of it and a red knight on a red horse.

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Nicola Griffith’s Spear Is a Gender-Bending, Queer Arthurian Adventure

There’s magic! There’s sword fights! It’s Mulan meets Merlin with a healthy helping of sapphic romance.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 18, 2022

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The cover of X by Davey Davis features a large black letter X against a gold background. The image is repeated three times.

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Davey Davis on “X,” True Crime, and the Fantasy of Screwball Comedy

“The thing that gets me about a lot of people’s just criticisms of Fifty Shades of Grey is, as a romance novel, as a ravishment novel, it’s a lot closer…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 28, 2022

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The cover of How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann features a large image of a wolf and a small image of Little Red Riding Hood

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In “How To Be Eaten,” Fairytales and Reality TV Are Twisted Sisters

The new novel takes classic fairytales and a Bachelor-like reality show and twines them into a fresh tale of wronged women.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 20, 2022

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“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones —

Mar 22, 2022

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The author Gretchen Felker-Martin. She is wearing red framed glasses and black lipstick and her hair is short and dark brown. On either side of her is the cover of her new novel Manhunt.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid

“Manhunt is really my attempt to show the utility and the importance of existing in discomfort.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 22, 2022

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Charlie Jane Anders on Trans Speculative Fiction and Rethinking ‘Hope’

In this Autostraddle interview, Charlie Jane Anders discusses her new collection of short stories, “Even Greater Mistakes.”

Abbie Jones —

Dec 8, 2021

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A composite of the cover of First, Become Ashes and a photo of the author, KM Szpara

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Cruising for Rivendell: What Draws Queer People to High Fantasy?

“I think people who are seekers can just really want something so badly to be real… but then you’re almost willing to do anything to make it real.”

Rachel —

Jun 7, 2021

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Malice’s Lesbian Love Story (and Bitter Realities) Are Worthy Additions to Dark Fantasy Re-Tellings

The dark fairytale re-telling has become an established fantasy sub-genre in its own right, and Malice’s sweet lesbian love story and bitter realities are a more-than-worthy addition.

Lindsay Lee Wallace —

Apr 15, 2021

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Book cover art for "A Desolation Called Peace". Illustration of a figure looking out of a large geometrically paneled window, where a large saturn-like object floats in a dazzling burst of light and red smoke. Text reads "A Desolation Called Peace — Arkady Martine" "A mesmerizing debut... it left me utterly dazzled." — The New York Times Book Review on A Memory Called Empire. The second slide is a selfie of the author, Arkady Martine, blue eyes staring directly at camera, red hair in soft waves around her face.

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EXCLUSIVE: A+ Members, Read a Generous Excerpt of Arkady Martine’s “A Desolation Called Peace” Here!

We’re delighted to be able to share an exclusive EXTENDED excerpt of A Desolation Called Peace in honor of its launch.

Rachel —

Mar 3, 2021

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Curses, Crushes and Celesbians Abound in Emily M. Danforth’s “Plain Bad Heroines”

Plain Bad Heroines is a story so much about storytelling that it feels almost obscene to point it out. “This is story-telling, people!” it seems to shout, in the voice…

Lindsay Lee Wallace —

Nov 23, 2020

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EXCLUSIVE: A+ Members, Read a Generous Excerpt of Arkady Martine’s “A Desolation Called Peace” Here!

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