April 2012

Mon Apr 30

Totally Rockin’ SFF Bands by Thom Dunn

The Face of the Dark Tower: Casting Thoughts For Roland Deschain by Shoshana Kessock

The Great Alan Moore Reread: From Hell, Part 2 by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Became, Besaw, Beconquered by Alyx Dellamonica

Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 5: “The Ghost of Harrenhal” by Theresa DeLucci

Downton Abbey is the Edwardian Battlestar Galactica by Ryan Britt

This Ungainly Fowl: The Raven by Danny Bowes

Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book Will Be a Film Directed by Henry Selick by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Riddles, Chapter 5: “Turnpikin’,” Sections 1-10 by Suzanne Johnson

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 16 by Leigh Butler

Sun Apr 29

New Prometheus Trailer by Irene Gallo

Aquaman and the Duality of Self/Other, America, 1985 by Catherynne M. Valente

Fri Apr 27

On Our Radar: Impressive Star Wars Lip-Sync Video “Party With My Friends” by Stubby the Rocket

The Devil Delivered and Other Tales (Excerpt) by Steven Erikson

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

MicroVisions Charity Art Auction Now Running by Irene Gallo

Songs From District 12: Producer Greg Wells Steps Into the Arena by Teresa Jusino

JordanCon 2012: The Bloggening, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Twelve by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

We Saw the Enterprise Fly Over Our Heads! by Stubby the Rocket

A Dreamlike Novel That Soars: The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin by Stefan Raets

Avatar Korra is Here! — The First Three Episodes by Mordicai Knode

Thu Apr 26

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

A Pig Achieves Greatness: Freddy the Detective by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: Admissions Questions for Pat? by Jo Walton

A Memory of Light: Prologue (Excerpt) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Reopening The X-Files: “Talitha Cumi”/”Herrenvolk” by Meghan Deans

Mary Sue Fights Fascism: Diane Carey’s Dreadnought! and Battlestations! by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

What an Avengers Movie Would Look Like in the 1970s by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Apr 25

Beautiful Infographic Breaks Down the Hugo Awards by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for May by Suzanne Johnson

On Our Radar: Hungry Hungry Hippos by Stubby the Rocket

Farscape Rewatch: “Till The Blood Runs Clear” by Scott K. Andrews

Here’s Some More: Long Series, Novels and Chunks by Jo Walton

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Eleven by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Wilds of the Soul: Mythic Delirium 26 by Lee Mandelo

Why Joss Whedon Might Make the Haters Love Superhero Movies by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Announcing the Fierce Reads Tour by Tor.com

Prophet by Jennifer Bosworth

Tor UK E-book Titles to Go DRM-Free by Tor.com

Railsea (Excerpt) by China Mieville

Tue Apr 24

Short, Sharp, Awesome: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig by Stefan Raets

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Teens Surviving the Alien Invasion: Stephen Wallenfels’ POD by Karin L Kross

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Nth Degree” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Another Chance to Win a Memory of Light Backpack! by Stubby the Rocket

Tor/Forge E-book Titles to Go DRM-Free by Tor.com

The Psychic Attacks of Heidi Julavits’s The Vanishers by Lena Valencia

Mastering Comics (Excerpt) by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Get These Space Operas for $2.99! by Tor.com

Will Prometheus Create a Shared Universe Between Alien and Blade Runner? by Ryan Britt

Newest Brave Trailer (Magic! Rebellion! Pies!) by Stubby the Rocket

The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King by Jason Denzel

Mon Apr 23

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

The Pokémon Battle Royale Art Exhibit by Irene Gallo

The Great Alan Moore Reread: From Hell, Part 1 by Tim Callahan

A Stranger May Try to Give You a Free Copy of Ender’s Game Tonight. And That’s Okay. by Tor.com

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: History Lessons by Alyx Dellamonica

Joss Whedon, John Hughes, and Torture Porn: What The Cabin in the Woods Says About the Current State of Pop Culture by Bridget McGovern

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Riddles, Chapters 3 and 4: “The Fair-Day Goose” and “Topeka” by Suzanne Johnson

Sun Apr 22

Jane Austen Among the Women by Jo Walton

Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 4: “Garden of Bones” by Theresa DeLucci

JordanCon 2012: The Bloggening, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

Sat Apr 21

What the Dragon Said: A Love Story by Catherynne M. Valente

JordanCon 2012: The Bloggening, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Fri Apr 20

Assembled! A Spoiler-Free Review of The Avengers by Shoshana Kessock

Silver (Excerpt) by Rhiannon Held

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Identity Crisis” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Darrell K. Sweet Wheel of Time Tribute, Including A Memory of Light Sketch by Irene Gallo

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Ten by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Community: Subverting the Genre by Mordicai Knode

JordanCon 2012: The Bloggening, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

New Picture Book Darth Vader and Son is Melting Our Dark Sith Heart (Excerpt) by Jeffrey Brown

A Ringworld Movie Would Be a Spectacle You Could Never Forget by John Bonner

Thu Apr 19

When We Ask You to Contribute to Poetry Month, Suddenly Poetry Follows You Everywhere by Stubby the Rocket

Grimm Special: “Love Sick” by Teresa Jusino

Centaur Anatomy Revealed: Two Hearts, Six Limbs, One Brain by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Capitalism, Meet Santa Claus: Freddy Goes to the North Pole by Mari Ness

Dark Shadows’ Original Barnabas Collins, Jonathan Frid, Passes Away by Stubby the Rocket

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 27: Kvothe the Arcane by Jo Walton

This is What Happens When You Lock Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear In a Room by Mark Teppo

The Mongoliad: Book One (Excerpt) by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, E.D. deBirmingham, Mark Teppo, Joseph Brassey, Erik Bear and Cooper Moo

Reopening The X-Files: “Quagmire” by Meghan Deans

Are James Cameron and Google Getting into the Asteroid Mining Business? by Stubby the Rocket

The Glee Upon Which Airbender Fans Greet The Legend of Korra by Faith Erin Hicks

The Glee Upon Which Airbender Fans Greet The Legend of Korra by Faith Erin Hicks

Voice like a Stair: Story of a Collaboration by Amal El-Mohtar

Wed Apr 18

Happy Birthday Rick Moranis! by Stubby the Rocket

What the Pulitzer Dust-Up Does (And Doesn’t) Mean for SF by Ryan Britt

Science Fiction Killed the Dinosaurs by Ryan Britt

Farscape Rewatch: “They’ve Got A Secret” by Scott K. Andrews

Download Free Wallpaper from the Lord of Chaos Ebook by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Nine by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Space Music: The 2999 Project by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

The 10 Best Comedic Fantasy Films According to Me by Ron Hogan

Sons and Decisions: Sheri S. Tepper’s The Gate to Women’s Country by Jo Walton

Tue Apr 17

What You Never Knew about Neverland: Peter and the Starcatcher by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Princeps (Excerpt) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

They Wrote What? 5 Screenplays Surprisingly Penned by Famous Novelists by Ryan Britt

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Night Terrors” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 28 by Leigh Butler

The Battle of Blood and Ink: A Fable of the Flying City (Excerpt) by Jared Axelrod

Poems of Fantasy and Wonder: Goblin Fruit by Mari Ness

Hey, Everyone — Stop Taking This Picture! (No, I Mean It.) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Bordertown, Behind-the-Scenes by Jane Yolen and Will Shetterly

Mon Apr 16

Save Sean Bean! Your Game of Thrones Humor Roundup by Stubby the Rocket

The Best Science Fiction Ideas in any Non-Fiction Ever: David Graeber’s Debt: The First Five Thousand Years by Jo Walton

Cats in Space by Matt London

The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Batman Stories by Tim Callahan

Walter Jon Williams’s Aristoi Now Available as an Ebook by Jo Walton

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: When Bad Things Happen to Sunnydale People by Alyx Dellamonica

Talking Spoilers for Cabin in the Woods by Danny Bowes

Geek & Sundry’s Table Top Got Me Table Top Gaming by Mordicai Knode

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Riddles, Chapters 1 and 2: “Beneath the Demon Moon” and “The Falls of the Hounds” by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 3: “What is Dead May Never Die” by Theresa DeLucci

Sun Apr 15

The Ballad of Death and the Maid by Roz Kaveney

Sat Apr 14

Dark Magic (Excerpt) by James Swain

Fri Apr 13

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the NASA Budget by Irene Gallo

The Gift of Fire/On The Head of A Pin (Excerpt) by Walter Mosley

To Joss Whedon’s House We Go!: A Non-Spoiler Review of The Cabin In The Woods by Danny Bowes

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Galaxy’s Child” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Moiraine Sedai Wins the 2012 Suvudu Cage Match by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 15 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Eight by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

First Trailer for Looper Features Time Traveling Mobsters by Stubby the Rocket

On Our Radar: New Trailer for Titanic Super 3D by Stubby the Rocket

Running Away to Bordertown by Janni Lee Simner

Thu Apr 12

Ballroom Blitz: Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire by Michael M Jones

Voices of 1956: Hear Asimov, Bradbury, and Campbell on the State of Science Fiction by William S. Higgins

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear Part 26: You’re alive! by Jo Walton

Orb Sceptre Throne (Excerpt) by Ian Cameron Esslemont

Reopening The X-Files: “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space” by Meghan Deans

J.K. Rowling’s New Book is The Casual Vacancy by Stubby the Rocket

Behold My True Power! 8 Onscreen SFF Characters That Went God-Mode by Stubby the Rocket

The Advent of a Pig: Freddy Goes to Florida by Mari Ness

Wed Apr 11

This Kraken Is Made Entirely Out of Money by Stubby the Rocket

Welcome to Bordertown Anthology Releases in Paperback by Tor.com

Flying Talking Horses, Yay!: Robin McKinley’s Pegasus by Jo Walton

Farscape Rewatch: “DNA Mad Scientist” by Scott K. Andrews

Let’s Go To Space Jail!: Lockout by Danny Bowes

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Seven (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Reading Joanna Russ: The Hidden Side of the Moon (1988) by Lee Mandelo

A Message from John Sargent by John Sargent

A Modest Proposal For Increased Diversity in D&D by Mordicai Knode

On 20468 Petercook by Andy Duncan

Tue Apr 10

Moiraine Sedai Is This Close to Winning the 2012 Suvudu Cage Match by Stubby the Rocket

Time and Relative Dimensions in Improv: The Professor by Karin L Kross

The End of It All: Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery by Alex Brown

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “First Contact” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Book Tour for Suzanne Johnson’s Royal Street Starts Today! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 27 by Leigh Butler

Grimm Special: “The Thing With Feathers” by Teresa Jusino

Genre in the Mainstream: Ryan Boudinot’s Blueprints of the Afterlife by Jenn Northington

Download the First Five Chapters of Redshirts for Free by Tor.com

Wading Into the Hard Side of the Big Easy by Suzanne Johnson

The Atlantic’s List of Greatest Girl Characters in Literature: Really? by Mari Ness

The Assassin’s Code (Excerpt) by Jonathan Maberry

Mon Apr 9

On Our Radar: Mike Wallace Interviews Rod Serling by Stubby the Rocket

Monsterpiece Theatre by James Reese

Queering SFF: Stone Telling Magazine #7: “Bridging” by Lee Mandelo

The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Ballad of Halo Jones by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: BeSingled, BeCoupled, BeXandered by Alyx Dellamonica

Twenty Years Later, One of the Greatest ST:TNG Episodes Gets a Sequel by Stubby the Rocket

Adventures in Republic City: The Legend of Korra Premieres! by Matt London

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Riddle and Waste Lands” by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 2: “The Night Lands” by Theresa DeLucci

Winner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Announced by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 8

Nemi by Jo Walton

Good Hunting by Scott Brundage

Sat Apr 7

Announcing the 2012 Hugo Award Nominees by Tor.com

Fri Apr 6

Wheel of Time Fans, Fancy Up Your Facebook by Tor.com

Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 14: Keep Your Mouth Shut and Your Hands Off The Cookies! by Teresa Jusino

Can Elementary Actually Be Viewed as a Sherlock Rip-Off? by Ryan Britt

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Clues” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Mass Effect: Who Owns an RPG? by Theresa DeLucci

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 14 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Seven (Part One) by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Small Scale Fantasy: Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey by Jo Walton

SFF Bunnies (and Other Strange, Rabbit-Type Creatures) by Bridget McGovern

Attention, Vault Dwellers: Download the First Fallout This Weekend for Free by Pritpaul Bains

April Recommendations from University Book Store by Duane Wilkins

Thu Apr 5

Moiraine Sedai Proceeds to the Final Round of the Suvudu Cage Match by Stubby the Rocket

Human-Focused Sci-Fi That Makes You Cry: Blast Radius by Natalie Zutter

Eyes Like Leaves (Excerpt) by Charles de Lint

Love in Summer Theatre: The Joys of Love by Mari Ness

There Can Be Only One: Alabaster: Wolves by Rachel Edidin

Pros, Amateurs, and Cons: Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope by Danny Bowes

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 25: I Forgot Who I Was by Jo Walton

The Yesterday Saga: Yesterday’s Son and Time for Yesterday by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Reopening The X-Files: “Pusher” by Meghan Deans

The End is Nigh: Box Brown’s The Survivalist by Tim Callahan

Make It So Timey-Wimey: Doctor Who/Star Trek Crossovers Then and Now by Dayton Ward

Wed Apr 4

On Our Radar: Every Single Batmobile Parked at a Burger Joint by Stubby the Rocket

Relocating The Secret Garden by Ellen Potter

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Six by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Telling Tales: Above by Leah Bobet by Lee Mandelo

Farscape Rewatch: “That Old Black Magic” by Scott K. Andrews

It’s Wheel of Time vs. Malazan in Suvudu’s Cage Match! by Stubby the Rocket

Download Free Wallpaper from The Fires of Heaven Ebook by Tor.com

More Info Revealed About The Lands of Ice and Fire by Stubby the Rocket

The Avengers Helicarrier is Real! by Stubby the Rocket

“First Rule: Do not interfere.” Sherwood Smith’s Banner of the Damned by Liz Bourke

President Obama and Nichelle Nichols Court the Only Demographic That Truly Matters by Stubby the Rocket

Wonder Woman Comics and the Violation of the Amazons by Shoshana Kessock

Tue Apr 3

The Twelfth Doctor Probably Won’t Be a Woman. But If She Was…. by Stubby the Rocket

Windships and Drowning Basins: The Straits of Galahesh by Bradley Beaulieu by Stefan Raets

Rage of the Dragon (Excerpt) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Devil’s Due” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

My Shapechanging Boyfriend: Sharon Shinn’s The Shape of Desire by Karin L Kross

“I forget you have a sense of humor, Mundy.” David Drake’s The Road of Danger by Liz Bourke

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 26 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: Hemlock Grove and the Post-Lynchian Melodrama by Ron Hogan

Green-Blooded Hooligans: IDW’s Star Trek #7 by Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin

No One Ever Quits: Black Heart by Holly Black by Lee Mandelo

Royal Street (Enhanced Excerpt) by Suzanne Johnson

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress by Stefan Raets

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April by Tor.com

Mon Apr 2

Excuse This Rant About Mirror Mirror by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Geek and Sundry: A YouTube Channel For the Geek Masses by Teresa Jusino

Avengers vs. X-Men: Marvel’s Major Event and Why You Should Read by Shoshana Kessock

Royal Street (Enhanced Excerpt) Answer Key! by Suzanne Johnson

Once Upon a Time Special: “Hat Trick” by Teresa Jusino

A Good Day for Richard Matheson: A New Musical & Century-Spanning Award by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Green Lantern Corps by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: The Wonderful World of Oz by Alyx Dellamonica

Mouse Koan by Catherynne M. Valente

Celebrating National Poetry Month on Tor.com by Tor.com

Mark Molnar Takes Us to Arrakis: Dune Concept Art by Irene Gallo

Winners of the 2011 Bram Stoker Awards Announced by Tor.com

Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 1: “The North Remembers” by Theresa DeLucci

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”: Bridge and City, Sections 35-42 by Suzanne Johnson

Steven Moffat Reveals New Picture of Old Dalek by Stubby the Rocket

Full Total Recall Trailer Hits by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 1

All Of Us Are In The Gutter: Review of Oscar! by Jo Walton

Sword and Sensibility: Conan Creator Robert E. Howard’s Lesser Known Collaboration by Mary Robinette Kowal

Entirety of Game of Thrones Season 2 Leaked by Stubby the Rocket

Covers Revealed for John Scalzi’s Manga Fantasy Trilogy by Tor.com