April 2016

Fri Apr 29

Elisabeth Moss to Play Offred in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale by Stubby the Rocket

Let Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen Guide You Through the World of YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy by Natalie Zutter

Five Books About War and Military Culture by Sean Danker

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “The Devil’s Fingers” / “The Dead Ringers” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Clockwork Canada: Exploring the Ticking Heart of the North by Haralambi Markov

Creating a More Perfect Human Being: Orphan Black, “The Stigmata of Progress” by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Second Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning, Chapters 3 and 4 by Mahvesh Murad

The Punisher Gets His Own Netflix Spinoff by Stubby the Rocket

How Guy Gavriel Kay Mashes Up Real Events and People Into Alternate History Fantasy by Natalie Zutter

Will the Watership Down Remake Be as Traumatizing as the Original? by Stubby the Rocket

Bloodrush: Baroque Murders and a Complicated Conversation about Race by Grady Hendrix

Roll All the Critical Hits with this 120-Sided Die! by Leah Schnelbach

5 Reasons to Watch Penny Dreadful by Theresa DeLucci

Thu Apr 28

TV Rights to The Wheel of Time Optioned by New Studio, With Jordan Estate’s Approval by Chris Lough

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 29 and 30 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Is This Our First Look at a New Cinematic Team of X-Men? by Chris Lough

Potent, Flexible Language: The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria by Haralambi Markov

Dungeons and Dragons was “a Revolution” for Junot Diaz by Leah Schnelbach

When Your Dream Project Is A Financial Failure: Disney’s Treasure Planet by Mari Ness

Paolo Bacigalupi Uses Fiction and Law to Debate Whether Robots Are Capable of Murder by Natalie Zutter

The Thrill of Mountain Climbing, or, Why Am I Doing This Again? by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 78 by Alice Arneson

“This is the Beginning of Your Story” — New Trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings! by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi Episode 53: Thomas Olde Heuvelt by Mahvesh Murad

Engaging in the Democratic Process with Infomocracy by Malka Older

Scenes We Wish Made It Into HBO’s Game of Thrones by Fire and Lunch

Wed Apr 27

Stage Dramatic Readings of Star Trek Episodes With This Book by Stubby the Rocket

The Temeraire Reread: Throne of Jade by Kate Nepveu

Five Books with Unusual Methods of Travel by Martha Wells

Announcing the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist by Niall Alexander

The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde

At Least Ten Percent of Women Are Cyborgs by Natalie Zutter

The Power of Words: Joan Aiken’s The People in the Castle by Em Nordling

When Your Lawn Starts to Moan, Get Out: Stephen King’s “Crouch End” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

We Don’t Need Another Hero: The Magicians’ First Season by Molly Templeton

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Thirteen (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter

J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Book of the Film of the Book by Niall Alexander

How Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice Pulls the Rug Out From Under You by Steven Erikson

Huge Adult Ideas Taught to Us By Weird Movies by Leah Schnelbach and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Nnedi Okorafor Pens Two More Binti Tales by Lee Harris

La beauté sans vertu by Genevieve Valentine

Tue Apr 26

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 7-10 by Stefan Raets

Hobbes & Me is Like Getting a Hug from a Tiger, in a Good Way by Stubby the Rocket

Romance and Rebellion: The Star–Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi by Caitlyn Paxson

Pull List: Black Panther by Alex Brown

2016 Hugo Award Finalists Announced by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 17 by Leigh Butler

On Finding the Right Book at the Right Time by Caitlyn Paxson

A Helpful Addendum to “Spoon Theory” Using Captain America’s Shield by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Evil Within: HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt by Niall Alexander

The Cosmic Becomes Personal: Fall of Light by Steven Erikson by Bill Capossere

Why Is Westeros So F%cked Up? by Robert Repino

Captain Kirk goes Joyriding in the Batmobile by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 25

Frankenstein’s Origins Can All Be Traced Back to a Violent Volcano by Natalie Zutter

Surprise! The Cast of the Twin Peaks Revival is Deeply Weird by Stubby the Rocket

The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a Hilarious, Retconned Mess of Fun by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: High Deryni, Chapters 13-15 by Judith Tarr

Five Books About Magical Transformations by Roshani Chokshi

Let The Clown Wars Commence! Revealing Blood & Aspic by Joseph D’Lacey & Jeremy Drysdale by Niall Alexander

Whether You Love Tyrion, Sansa, or Jon Snow, There’s a Book for You! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapters 1-3 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Final X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer Goes Claws Out by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 1: “The Red Woman” by Theresa DeLucci

Wheel of Time Coloring Book “Patterns of the Wheel” Arrives This Fall by Tor.com

Fall of Light, Chapter Four by Steven Erikson

Sun Apr 24

Daniel Polansky’s A City Dreaming Has Arrived by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Apr 23

More Than Thirty Years Later, Tom Doherty is Still Curating New Worlds by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Fri Apr 22

Hiding Doesn’t Work: Orphan Black, “Transgressive Border Crossing” by Natalie Zutter

A Sci-Fi Story As Told Through 9 Innings of Baseball by Leah Schnelbach and Chris Lough

The Long, Slow Spiral of Ian McDonald’s The Dervish House by Gregory A. Wilson

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Childhood Love Letter to Bagheera, Reliable Panther Extraordinaire by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Thirteen (Part One) by Amanda Rutter

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning, Chapters 1 and 2 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

The Sort-Of Pyramids of King Sneferu by Chris Lough

Fear, Inc. Is This Year’s The Cabin in the Woods by Natalie Zutter

London Bridge Falls Down in New Independence Day 2: Resurgence Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Playwrights, Magicians, and Zombies: 15 Fictional Shakespeares by Sarah Tolf

Thu Apr 21

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 27 and 28 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

Coming of Age: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel by Niall Alexander

Ahoy There, Mateys! Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island by Mari Ness

New Doctor Who Companion to be Announced Saturday, April 23 by Chris Lough

Now You Can Actually Play “Tak”, the Strategy Game from Patrick Rothfuss’ The Wise Man’s Fear by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 77 by Alice Arneson

Wild and Haunting: An Outsider’s Perspective on American Literature by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Midnight in Karachi Episode 52: Eugene Lambert by Mahvesh Murad

Our Future is Here — And It’s Gothic by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Spring 2016 Anime Preview: Plus Ultra! by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Death, Rebirth, and Vengeance: Game of Thrones Season 6 Predictions by Fire and Lunch

A Deadpool Knife Block, For When You Need to Expend MAXIMUM EFFORT in the Kitchen by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing Ian McDonald’s Time There Was by Lee Harris

Wed Apr 20

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Assignment: Earth” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Internet of Brains: Join, by Steve Toutonghi by Em Nordling

The One Big Lesson Fiction Writers Can Learn by Writing a Comic Book by Leah Schnelbach

Company Town by Madeline Ashby

Gaslight-Era Gaslighting: Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Look at the Aurora Borealis in a Whole New Way From Space by Natalie Zutter

A Conjuring of Light is the Third Book in V.E. Schwab’s “Darker Shade of Magic” Series by Stubby the Rocket

Why Are We Still White-Washing Characters? by Leah Schnelbach

Malazan Refresher: What Happened in Forge of Darkness? by Bill Capossere

The New Warcraft Trailer is Chock Full of Magic by Stubby the Rocket

The Next Legend of Zelda Should Include These Fan Dungeons by Chris Lough

Willem Dafoe Is Joining the Justice League Movies! by Stubby the Rocket

The Temeraire Reread: His Majesty’s Dragon / Temeraire by Kate Nepveu

The Destroyer by Tara Isabella Burton

Announcing Two New Urban Fantasy Books from Emma Newman by Lee Harris

Tue Apr 19

Submit to This Year’s Speculative Fiction 2016, Edited by Liz Bourke and Mahvesh Murad! by Stubby the Rocket

The Audacity of Hope: Supergirl Season 1 Finale, “Better Angels” by Natalie Zutter

Words Into Images and Images Into Words by Richard Kadrey

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 5-6 by Stefan Raets

“What’s Past is Prologue”: Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose by Alex Brown

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 16 by Leigh Butler

Funpocalypse: The Everything Box by Richard Kadrey by Alex Brown

Science Fiction and the Defiant Weirdness of Queen by Robert Repino

Previously on Game of Thrones: Season 5 Refresher by Theresa DeLucci

Dune Time by Jack Nicholls

Mon Apr 18

Kelly Link’s Get in Trouble is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist! by Stubby the Rocket

City Come to Life: Jenna Black’s Nightstruck by Lee Mandelo

Serialization: From Charles Dickens to Star Wars by Stubby the Rocket

After “Ever After” — Seanan McGuire and Lee Harris on Every Heart A Doorway by Jill Pantozzi

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Falling Free, Chapters 13-16 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: High Deryni, Chapters 10-12 by Judith Tarr

Intellectual Superheroes: Why You Should Be Watching The Librarians by Alasdair Stuart

Fall of Light, Chapter Three by Steven Erikson

Fri Apr 15

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “An Egg Grows in Gotham” / “The Yegg Foes in Gotham” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Good Omens Will Be Adapted By Neil Gaiman Into a Miniseries by Stubby the Rocket

More Vomit Than the Exorcist: Such a Good Baby by Grady Hendrix

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Twelve by Bill Capossere

“I Must Have Ravened You A Thousand Times.” Sophie Turner Sings Adele’s ‘Hello’ as Jon Snow, and we Weep with Joy by Stubby the Rocket

“Look at Me. See Me.” Orphan Black, “The Collapse of Nature” by Natalie Zutter

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning, Prelude by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Americanizing Words and Witches by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Thu Apr 14

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 25 and 26 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Books That Carry Curses by Samantha Mabry

Too Like the Lightning, Chapter 4 by Ada Palmer

The End of the Disney Renaissance: Tarzan by Mari Ness

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 76 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 51: Seanan McGuire by Mahvesh Murad

Zootopia is the Best Science Fiction Movie of 2016 by Ryan Britt

It’s Time To Acknowledge How Important the Death Star is to Star Wars by Alasdair Stuart

Announcing The Keeper’s House, a New Novella by Elizabeth Hand by Carl Engle-Laird

Wed Apr 13

Explore Westeros and Essos in the New Immersive Game of Thrones Opening Sequence! by Stubby the Rocket

Hawking and Milner Set A Course for Alpha Centauri by Rocket Science

Apocalypse Drought: Thirst by Benjamin Warner by Alex Brown

Five Books that Expand Our Mental Horizons by Steve Toutonghi

Loch Ness Monster Turns Out To Be Loch Ness Monster Prop From Classic Loch Ness Monster Film by Stubby the Rocket

Too Like the Lightning, Chapter 3 by Ada Palmer

Conan Versus the Cosmic Insignificance of Humanity: “The Challenge From Beyond” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Eleven by Bill Capossere

Missing the Myth Adventures by Dusty Jackets

The Extinction Event is Jurassic London’s Last Act by Niall Alexander

Bring Out Your Dead: Game of Thrones S5 Edition by Fire and Lunch

Terminal by Lavie Tidhar

Forget Everything You Think You Know and Watch the First Trailer for Doctor Strange by Natalie Zutter

Tue Apr 12

Don’t Trust the Interns (or the Narrator): The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales by Em Nordling

Are You Ruled by Fear, Control, or Hope? Supergirl, “Myriad” by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Omega Glory” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 2-4 by Stefan Raets

Practical Effects, Impractical Emotion: Syfy’s Hunters by Leah Schnelbach

Too Like the Lightning, Chapters 1 and 2 by Ada Palmer

A Brief History of an Anime Fan by Django Wexler

Preparing Myself for Death with Joe Versus the Volcano by Leah Schnelbach

Mon Apr 11

Water Zombies and Pirates: Fear The Walking Dead, “Monster” by Alex Brown

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes” / “The Clock King Gets Crowned” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: High Deryni, Chapters 7-9 by Judith Tarr

Now We Can Map Every Magical World into a Multiverse by Chris Lough and Stubby the Rocket

“Make No Mistake, The Dead Are Coming” — New Game of Thrones Trailer is Here by Stubby the Rocket

This Clip From Captain America: Civil War is All About Teamwork by Stubby the Rocket

Cartography and its Discontents by Brian Staveley

Someone Else’s Memories: Revealing A Window into Time by Peter F. Hamilton by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Falling Free, Chapters 9-12 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Five Books With Asexual Protagonists by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the New Teaser Trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Stubby the Rocket

Fall of Light, Chapter Two by Steven Erikson

Sun Apr 10

The New Suicide Squad Trailer Delivers Even More Action! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Apr 8

Over Your Dead Body by Dan Wells

What We Learn From the Special Features on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray Release by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Returning Home: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire by Liz Bourke

Toys vs. Toys Uses the Power of Stop Motion for Good! by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragonlance Reread: Guest Highlord Ben Peek on The God Who Broke the Fourth Wall by Ben Peek

Shadowland: Harry Potter For Grown Ups by Grady Hendrix

Sincerity is the Watchword by Seanan McGuire

The First Four Minutes of Orphan Black Have Been Unleashed! by Stubby the Rocket

Sowing History: A Gardener’s Tale by Ursula Vernon

Thu Apr 7

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 23 and 24 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“The New World, Same as the Old World”: Long Dark Dusk by J. P. Smythe by Niall Alexander

Heredity, Environment, and a Few Dead Lions: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes by Mari Ness

Marvel Superhero Duo Cloak and Dagger Get TV Show by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 14 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 50: M.R. Carey by Mahvesh Murad

Revisiting Man of Steel in the Wake of Batman v Superman by Alasdair Stuart

The Cold Flame by Joan Aiken

Watch the First Trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! by Natalie Zutter

Wed Apr 6

All the Demons Are Here: The Demonists by Thomas E. Sniegoski by Alex Brown

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for April by Tor.com

Five Books Where Assassins Are the Good Guys by Jeff Wheeler

Learning to See Through Photography by Marie Brennan

Vegetable Vengeance: A. Merritt’s “The Woman of the Wood” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

There Will Always Be a Max by Michael R. Underwood

Sleeps With Monsters: “Once Again We Return” — The Wicked + The Divine by Arkady Martine

The Cheysuli Reread, Book 1: Shapechangers by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Introducing The Cheysuli Reread by Tansy Rayner Roberts

The Single Most Important Film of My Childhood: Flight of the Navigator by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Freedom is Space for the Spirit by Glen Hirshberg

Tue Apr 5

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Science Fiction by Tor.com

“We’re weird. So what?” The Magicians, “Thirty-Nine Graves” by Molly Templeton

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Ultimate Computer” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Central Station by Lavie Tidhar

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 15 by Leigh Butler

The BFG Hears Your Lonely Heart in the Movie’s First Trailer by Natalie Zutter

The Joys of Science: In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan by Liz Bourke

Five Heroines Who Are Better at Kicking Butt Than Keeping a Level Head by Alwyn Hamilton

The Great Classic Fantasy Reread: The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin by Ilana C. Myer

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapter 1 by Stefan Raets

From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (A Lady Trent Story) by Marie Brennan

Mon Apr 4

Mongolian-inspired Epic Fantasy: Announcing The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Fantasy by Tor.com

A Virtual Underdog Story: Arena by Holly Jennings by Liz Bourke

The BBC’s His Dark Materials Assembles Creative Team from Doctor Who and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Natalie Zutter

Rereading Katherine Kurtz, High Deryni, Chapters 4-6 by Judith Tarr

Announcing A New Novel from J. M. McDermott by Lee Harris

The Walking Dead Season 6 Finale: “Last Day on Earth” by Alex Brown

A Long Transition: Visitor by C.J. Cherryh by Liz Bourke

Lifting the Black Rock: Five Dark Reads Not to Miss by Theresa DeLucci

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Falling Free Chapters 7 and 8 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Opening Doors: The Chosen Children of Portal Fantasy by Seanan McGuire

Fall of Light, Chapter One by Steven Erikson

Fri Apr 1

Announcing the 2015 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honors by Tor.com

This Tribble Livestream is the Best Thing to Come Out of April Fool’s Day, Ever by Stubby the Rocket

Somehow Not an April Fool’s Prank — Loki Does Weather Report, Blames Thor by Stubby the Rocket

Alphabetical Aurora Australis by Alexandra Pierce

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “The Greatest Mother of Them All” / “Ma Parker” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

“Well, I’ve Died Before.” Legends of Tomorrow “Left Behind” by Molly Templeton

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night, Epilogue by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Tyrion Lannister is A Song of Ice and Fire’s True Hero, According to Math by Natalie Zutter

Rocket Talk Episode 76: Myke Cole and Isaac Fitzgerald by Justin Landon

Announcing the 2016 Aurora Awards Nominees! by Tor.com

The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood

Han Solo — 1977-2015 (Corellian Years) by Stubby the Rocket

Five of the Most Creative Monsters by Garth Jennings