July 2016

Sun Jul 31

It’s Time to Talk About Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Jul 29

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Zodiac Crimes” / “The Joker’s Hard Times” / “The Penguin Declines” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Angry Robot Books Announces New Books by Jeff Noon by Tor.com

Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang by Haralambi Markov

The Fog in the Trees: Interviewing Warren Ellis About Normal by Geoff Manaugh

The Dala Horse by Michael Swanwick

Romancing the Throne: Revealing Skullsworn by Brian Staveley by Niall Alexander

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 3, Chapters 7 and 8 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Reconnecting With Fantasy, Thanks to Two Mercenaries and Their Very Cranky Client by Alasdair Stuart

Thu Jul 28

Superman Cramps His Cousin’s Style in New Supergirl Season 2 Poster by Natalie Zutter

Rocketeer Sequel in Development, Seeking Black Female Lead by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Space Unicorn Tale: The REAL Story Behind the Creation of Uncanny Magazine by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas

Black Mirror Season 3 Will Give You Nightmares About Social Media and Video Games by Natalie Zutter

Animation as War Propaganda: Disney’s Victory Through Air Power by Mari Ness

Marvel’s Jessica Jones and Daredevil Won’t Return to Netflix Until 2018 by Natalie Zutter

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 89 by Alice Arneson

Romanov-Inspired Fantasy: Announcing Two Novels by Leena Likitalo by Carl Engle-Laird

Diana Gill Named Executive Editor at Tor/Forge by Tor.com

Medieval Matters: Warcraft by Michael Livingston

American Gods Gets the Retro Cover of Neil Gaiman’s Dreams! by Leah Schnelbach

Conjoined Twins: The Real-Life Inspiration Behind False Hearts by Laura Lam

Overcoming Genre Clichés: Stranger Things by Alasdair Stuart

9-Year-Old Fan Writes Letter to Alan Moore Calling Him “Best Author in Human History” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Wed Jul 27

Can Charlie Stross, Seanan McGuire, and John Scalzi Save Us From a World Where Tea is Bad? by Stubby the Rocket

Finally Revealed: The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Tor.com

Bera the One-Headed Troll by Eric Orchard

Please Don’t Send in the Clowns: Thomas Ligotti’s “The Last Feast of Harlequin” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

So. Let’s Talk About The Killing Joke. by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Midnight in Karachi Returns with an Exclusive Interview with Margaret Atwood! by Mahvesh Murad

Testing the Waters: What to Do When You Don’t Like Anything by Melissa F. Olson

The Art of Space Travel by Nina Allan

Tue Jul 26

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 31-35 by Stefan Raets

Why Max Gladstone’s Craft Sequence is So. Damn. Powerful. by Martin Cahill

Tor.com Acquires a New Laundry Files Novel by Charles Stross! by Tor.com

The Temeraire Reread: League of Dragons by Kate Nepveu

Alex Garland on How His Annihilation Adaptation is a Response to Jeff VanderMeer’s Novel by Natalie Zutter

Spellbreaker by Blake Charlton

The Sweet, Sweet Songs of San Diego Comic-Con by Leah Schnelbach

Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone: A Farmer’s Market Can Change the Course of History by Liz Bourke

Tor Books Announces New Associate Publishers by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: The Continuation Of Diplomacy by Liz Bourke

Elementalists and Engineers: Announcing Two Novellas from JY Yang by Carl Engle-Laird

Five Fantastic Cities by Willow Palecek

Great Sci-Fi & Fantasy BookTubers to Follow by Natalie Zutter

Mon Jul 25

Orange is the New Black’s Samira Wiley Joins The Handmaid’s Tale by Natalie Zutter

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Barrayar, Chapters 9-10 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Pull List: Kim & Kim by Alex Brown

See Max Gladstone in Conversation with Malka Older! by Tor.com

“I Think You’re Underestimating Humanity” — Star Trek Beyond Spoiler Review by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Sherlock’s Inspector Lestrade Wore A Cute Apron, Still Didn’t Get Sent to Comic Con by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Death’s End: The Death of the Magician by Cixin Liu

Five Books That Get Survival Right by Alexandra Oliva

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Saint Camber, Prologue through Chapter 2 by Judith Tarr

Voltron: Legendary Defender is Immensely Satisfying and Massively Fun by Alasdair Stuart

Sun Jul 24

First Look at Sherlock Season 4 is Deeply Unsettling, Darker Than Ever Before by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sat Jul 23

The New Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Coming to Netflix! by Leah Schnelbach

The Vulture Confirmed as Spider-Man: Homecoming Villain by Chris Lough

Star-Lord’s Father Revealed in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 SDCC Panel by Chris Lough

Brie Larson Confirmed as Captain Marvel by Natalie Zutter

Watch the New Trailer (and Get the WiFi Password) for Doctor Strange by Chris Lough

Black Panther Movie Adds Full Cast of Warriors by Chris Lough

Robin Selects His Uniform in Latest LEGO Batman Trailer! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Elijah Wood Explains That He’s No Watson in Trailer for Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Everything Happening Next Season in the DC Television Universe! by Natalie Zutter

Watch the First Trailer for Marvel and FX’s Legion by Natalie Zutter

Check Out the Teaser for The Expanse Season Two, Plus Highlights from their San Diego Comic-Con Panel! by Leah Schnelbach

New Trek Series Has A Name and a Ship — Star Trek: Discovery by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fantastic Beasts Revealed in New Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Behold: The Justice League! by Chris Lough

Watch the First Trailer for Wonder Woman! by Natalie Zutter

Fri Jul 22

New Preacher Trailer Reveals the End of Season One, Possibly The World by Chris Lough and Leah Schnelbach

Allow Rick & Morty to Present the Most Disturbing Version of Kafka’s Metamorphosis by Leah Schnelbach

Watch Tatiana Maslany Break Character as Every Single Clone in the Orphan Black Season 4 Blooper Reel by Natalie Zutter

The Earth Strikes Back in This Teaser for The 100 Season 4 by Natalie Zutter

Feast Your Eyes On the First Footage From American Gods! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Ghost Rider Will Appear in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 by Chris Lough

Watch the Blooper Reel for Game of Thrones Season 6 by Chris Lough

Roxane Gay and Yona Harvey to Helm New Black Panther Spin-Off Series! by Leah Schnelbach

Here Are the Star Wars Books That Will See You Through Until Episode VIII Arrives by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Did Bryan Fuller Just Ask Steven Moffat To Write a Star Trek Episode? by Leah Schnelbach and Chris Lough

Watch The Walking Dead Season 7 Trailer by Natalie Zutter

SDCC’s Fantasy Mixology Panel Will Teach You How to Mix Cocktails and Stories! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Van Helsing’s San Diego Comic-Con Panel Takes Us Into the Future of Vampirism! by Stubby the Rocket

The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford

Check Out Wonder Woman’s New Solo Poster! by Leah Schnelbach

Erotic Paperback Horror: Let’s Get it On by Grady Hendrix

Reframing Future Shock: Interviewing Warren Ellis About Normal by Laurie Penny

The Man in the High Castle Previews Season Two, and Promises Even More Tension in their San Diego Comic-Con Panel! by Leah Schnelbach

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 3, Chapters 5 and 6 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Danny’s Home in the First Teaser for Marvel’s Iron Fist by Natalie Zutter

Sony Options Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song for Film by Natalie Zutter

“We Will Find Hope in the Impossible” — Star Trek Beyond Non-Spoiler Review by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Thu Jul 21

Marvel and Netflix Tease The Defenders in Short Trailer by Natalie Zutter

“I’m Just Getting Started”: Watch the First Trailer For Marvel’s Luke Cage! by Natalie Zutter

Prepare to Worship the New Poster for American Gods by Natalie Zutter

“I Know the Answer to Everything”: Watch The Man in the High Castle Season 2 Trailer by Natalie Zutter

What is Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets? by Natalie Zutter

New Trailer for Rocky Horror Picture Show Gives First Glimpse of Tim Curry as Criminologist by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Mid-life Diplomatic Crisis: Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon’s The White Gryphon by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville

Animation on a Budget: Disney’s Dumbo by Mari Ness

Who Rides the Riders? The Race by Nina Allan by Niall Alexander

The Movie Rewatch of Great Nostalgia: Starman by Leigh Butler

Five Books About Policing the Supernatural by Melissa F. Olson

The Tick Has a Premiere Date! Also a Costume! And Whoopi Goldberg! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Few Words from Roger Zelazny, Part Six: Personal Interests and Writerly Concerns by Theodore Krulik

Some Offbeat Panels to Check Out at San Diego Comic Con by Chris Lough

Exploring a Haunted Spaceship in The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison by Carl Engle-Laird

Summer 2016 Anime Preview: Giving 110% by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Wed Jul 20

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Day of the Dove” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

California Bones by Greg van Eekhout

Bright Days, Dark Fiction: 5 Horror Reads for Summer by Theresa DeLucci

Rearranging Angels: Revealing The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard by Niall Alexander

Thoreau Meets the Unnamable: Algernon Blackwood’s “The Wendigo” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

American Gods’ Bilquis and The Technical Boy Look Perfect by Stubby the Rocket

Invasive by Chuck Wendig

Announcing Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones by Carl Engle-Laird

See the Ash vs Evil Dead: Season Two Trailer That’s Too Bloody for Comic-Con by Leah Schnelbach

Five Views of the English Regency by David D. Levine

Robert Kirkman Adapting Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber for Television by Natalie Zutter

The Japanese Trailer for Disney’s Moana is Heart-Melting by Stubby the Rocket

Speculative Fiction in Translation: 15 Works to Watch Out For in 2016 by Rachel Cordasco

Something Happened Here, But We’re Not Quite Sure What It Was by Paul McAuley

Tue Jul 19

Charles Vess Talks Slipping Into Ursula K. Le Guin’s Brain to Draw Earthsea Dragons by Tor.com

I Want To Believe: Flying by Carrie Jones by Alex Brown

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 26-30 by Stefan Raets

Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Jim Henson Company Helping Joins the Adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free Men by Natalie Zutter

Underwater but Above Water: Drowned Worlds, edited by Jonathan Strahan by Lee Mandelo

Sleeps With Monsters: Ghostbusters Go To Town by Liz Bourke

Visit FierceReads at San Diego Comic-Con 2016! by Tor.com

Five Recent Books Hovering at the Edge of Genre by Nina Allan

SFF Against Cancer: Shawn Speakman on Unfettered II by Aidan Moher

Mon Jul 18

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Barrayar, Chapters 7-8 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Things That Get On Without Us by Becky Chambers

Your New Favorite Pastime is Watching Orchestra Conductors Cast Harry Potter Spells by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Where Are The New Cult Musicals? by Reneysh Vittal

Game of Thrones Season 7 Will Be Only 7 Episodes by Natalie Zutter

Grand Admiral Thrawn Will Be Reintroduced to Star Wars Canon Through Rebels, New Zahn Book by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Translating the Alien: Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem by Rachel Cordasco

The New Ghostbusters is a Great Comedy—But It’s Also More Than That by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 19-21 by Judith Tarr

What’s Your Favorite SFF Book of 2016 So Far? by Tor.com

Take a Nap with Toothless! by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing the UK Cover for Gilded Cage by Bella Pagan

Fri Jul 15

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Contaminated Cowl” / “The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Freaky Friday: Phantom of the Soap Opera by Grady Hendrix

Fiction and Anthropology: Interviewing Warren Ellis About Normal by Robin Sloan

Highlights from the Star Wars Celebration Rogue One Panel by Stubby the Rocket

The Kind Folk by Ramsey Campbell

Five Books With Unlikely Heroes by Brian Hastings

Meet Mantis in the New Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 Concept Art! by Leah Schnelbach

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

Working Toward the Empathetic Revolution: Sense8 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Beelzebub Has A Krykna Spider Set Aside For Me! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jul 14

Nested Pop Culture Narratives: A Hundred Thousand Worlds by Bob Proehl by Leah Schnelbach

Fusing Music to Moving Paint: Disney’s Fantasia by Mari Ness

Scholastic to Publish Philip Pullman’s First Graphic Novel The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Tor.com

Visit First Second at San Diego Comic-Con 2016! by Tor.com

Pokémon Go Player Lets 2-Year-Old Name Pokémon, With Results That Rival Almighty Pikachu Himself for Cuteness by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 88 by Alice Arneson

Four Roads Cross (Chapters 6 and 7) by Max Gladstone

Revealing the Cover for Marie Brennan’s Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Tor.com

In Praise of Humor in Fantasy and Science Fiction by Joe Monti

Showing, Telling, and the Limits of Adaptation: An Orwellian Case Study by Robert Repino

Wed Jul 13

“Mo’ Power? Mo’ Problems!” Samuel L. Jackson Sums Up A Game of Thrones For You! by Leah Schnelbach

Endgame: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane by Niall Alexander

Not Sublimated, Not Fading to Black, Part II: Poppy Z. Brite’s “His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The Apollo 11 Source Code is Filled With All Sorts of Delightful Easter Eggs by Natalie Zutter

Five Books About Holmesian Horror by Paul Kane

Four Roads Cross (Chapters 4 and 5) by Max Gladstone

Just Like Bustin’, This Weather Report Chock Full of Ghostbusters Puns Will Make You Feel Good by Natalie Zutter

Victor Milán Answers Your Burning Dino-Questions on Reddit by Tor.com

Check Out this Real-Life Version of Aquaman’s Trident! by Leah Schnelbach

Fox and Marvel Developing Untitled X-Men Television Series by Natalie Zutter

Anthologizing 100 Years of Science Fiction by Ann VanderMeer

Announcing Sarah Gailey’s River of Teeth Novella Duology by Carl Engle-Laird

Once More Into the Abyss by Dennis Danvers

MIND THE PUFT by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Jul 12

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 21-25 by Stefan Raets

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Breaking Water by Indrapramit Das

Galactic Imperialism: Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine by Liz Bourke

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 27 by Leigh Butler

Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble and Tor.com Publishing! by Tor.com

“No, Sokrates, We Have Certainly Been Paying Attention” — Jo Walton’s Necessity by Liz Bourke

The Edge of Space — Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig by Molly Templeton

Sprawling with Stories: The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer by Lee Mandelo

Four Roads Cross (Chapters 2 and 3) by Max Gladstone

A Passion for Mars by David D. Levine

Catch All the Books, Spearow! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Jul 11

Intimacy as Magic: The Devourers by Indra Das by Mahvesh Murad

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Barrayar, Chapters 5-6 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Rewriting the Rules of Urban Fantasy: Paul Cornell’s London Falling by Melissa F. Olson

Panels and Gutters Rendered in Prose: Making Fictional Comics Work by Tobias Carroll

Four Roads Cross (Chapter 1) by Max Gladstone

One Free Book Every Month: Announcing the Tor.com eBook Club! by Tor.com

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 16-18 by Judith Tarr

The 2016 World Fantasy Award Nominees Have Been Announced by Tor.com

Five Anthologies Worth Setting Aside a Novel For by Adrian Collins

The History Behind Game of Thrones: Daenerys Targaryen and Cleopatra by Michael Livingston

Fri Jul 8

Answering Frequently Asked Questions About the NASA Juno Mission by Leah Schnelbach

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Sandman Cometh” / “The Catwoman Goeth” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Bug Out: The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone by Niall Alexander

John Halkin and Mark Sonders Agree: Insects Want our Booty by Grady Hendrix

Eterna and Omega by Leanna Renee Hieber

A Darker Shade of Magic’s Kell Leaps from the Page to the Pillow! by Stubby the Rocket

Visit Tor Books and Tor.com Publishing at San Diego Comic-Con 2016! by Tor.com

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 3, Chapters 1 and 2 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Kiss the Girls: Two Little Mermaids an Ocean Apart by Jack Heckel

Thu Jul 7

Aurora Australis: Sampling Every Sub-Genre by Alexandra Pierce

Zachary Quinto is Bringing Biopunk to Television by Natalie Zutter

The Cheysuli Reread, Book 4: Track of the White Wolf by Tansy Rayner Roberts

The Devourers by Indra Das

Exploring Other Disney Franchises: Big Hero 6 by Mari Ness

The Movie Rewatch of Great Nostalgia: Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II by Leigh Butler

Star Trek Beyond to Feature Sulu’s Husband and Daughter by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Cosmere Gets Graphic: Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand, Volume 1 by Martin Cahill

A Few Words from Roger Zelazny, Part Five: Space Travel, Cybernetics, and the SF Mystery by Theodore Krulik

Five Books About Ancient Rome by Daniel Godfrey

Chains and Darkness: Ben H. Winters’ Underground Airlines by Alex Brown

Brooklyn is Getting the Heroic Statue it Deserves! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jul 6

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Barrayar, Chapters 3-4 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Cure to End All Cures: Panacea by F. Paul Wilson by Alex Brown

Just a Little Corner Store Gossip: Lovecraft and Heald’s “Horror in the Burying Ground” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 26 by Leigh Butler

Altering the Familiar: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay by Joshua Palmatier

100 African Writers of SFF — Part One: Nairobi by Geoff Ryman

Rocket Talk Episode 80: Alasdair Stuart by Justin Landon

Subterranean Press Announces Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by Tor.com

Five Books About Monstrous Humans by Victoria Schwab

The Russo Brothers Adapting Cult Classic The Warriors for Television by Natalie Zutter

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 13-15 by Judith Tarr

Sic Semper, Sic Semper, Sic Semper by Deandra Fallon Warrick

Tue Jul 5

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 16-20 by Stefan Raets

Five Ordinary People That Are Extraordinary Heroes by A. Lee Martinez

One Day at a Time: This Savage Song by V. E. Schwab by Niall Alexander

Take Ten Medical Genre Novels and Call Us in the Morning by Stubby the Rocket

The Joy of the Journey: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers by Niall Alexander

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Jupiter Ascending is A Chilling Look at Our Possible Future, in More Ways Than One by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reduced to Absurdity: Bill, the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison by Alan Brown

Fri Jul 1

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Puzzles are Coming” / “The Duo is Slumming” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A History of Warlords, Kings, and Gods: The Hellenistic Age by Peter Thonemann by Liz Bourke

Captain America Didn’t “Accidentally” Meet Sam in Winter Soldier by Chris Lough

Skeleton Doctors are the Worst Doctors: The Children’s Ward and Alison’s Baby by Grady Hendrix

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 2, Chapter 9 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

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

NIXON’S BAAACK: Our Favorite Fictional Presidents by Stubby the Rocket