October 2016

Mon Oct 31

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber the Heretic, Chapters 6-7 by Judith Tarr

5 Funny Books About Very Bad Witches by Tina Connolly

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: The Vor Game, Chapter 1 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Lost Child of Lychford by Paul Cornell

Women of Harry Potter: Ginny Weasley Is Not Impressed by Sarah Gailey

When Horror Isn’t Scary Enough: Why Modern Media Has Embraced Creepypasta by Natalie Zutter

“The Auntie” by Alyssa Wong and Wendy Xu

Westworld Season 1, Episode 5: “Contrapasso” by Theresa DeLucci

Elizabeth Bear Answers Eight Questions by Liz Bourke

It’s the 50th Anniversary of The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! by Leah Schnelbach

The Morning in Publishing: October 31st, 2016 by Leah Schnelbach

Find Out What’s Inside Brandon Sanderson’s New Cosmere Book Arcanum Unbounded by Tor.com

David S. Pumpkins Makes Everything Scarier by Leah Schnelbach

Sun Oct 30

Announcing the 2016 World Fantasy Award Winners by Tor.com

Fri Oct 28

We Tried The New Tim Burton-Themed Bar in NYC by Emily Asher-Perrin, Theresa DeLucci and Leah Schnelbach

Wouldst Thou Like to Play Deliciously? by Stubby the Rocket

Cover Reveal and Excerpt: C.A. Higgins’ Radiate by C.A. Higgins

Holy Rewatch Batman! “Black Widow Strikes Again” / “Caught in the Spider’s Den” by Keith DeCandido

This Week in the Arrowverse: Ninjas Are Real by Molly Templeton

Authors, Actors, and Fans Participate in #HoldOnToTheLight to Raise Awareness For Mental Illness by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Burning Light by Brad Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler

New Arrival Trailer Lands on Common Ground by Natalie Zutter

Celebrate Christmas a Little Early with This Stranger Things/Charlie Brown Mashup! by Leah Schnelbach

Get the eBook of Paul Cornell’s Witches of Lychford for Just 99 Cents — Today Only! by Tor.com

Farsickness, Homesickness in The Found and the Lost by Ursula K. Le Guin by Emily Nordling

Oh Come On, the Fright Night Remake Isn’t That Bad… by Alex Brown

The Morning in Publishing: October 28, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Adorable Gadget Cosplay Honors Our Favorite Mechanic! by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Oct 27

Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Universe Movie Rights Sold in Massive Multi-Film Deal by Tor.com

A Guide to Assassin’s Creed for Non-Gamers by Alasdair Stuart

The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta

Aliens and Family Values: Lilo and Stitch by Mari Ness

FYI: This Three-Headed Dragon Statue in Russia Breathes Real Fire by Stubby the Rocket

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Childhood Trauma Here: Poltergeist by Leigh Butler

The Offbeat Infernal: 5 Books with Unusual Demons and Devils by Sarah Porter

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 2 by Alice Arneson

How Fantasy Author Brent Weeks Makes Space for His Readers’ Opinions by Natalie Zutter

The Only Way Is Down: Faller by Will McIntosh by Stefan Raets

Midnight in Karachi Episode 69: Sami Shah’s “Fire Boy Interlude C” by Mahvesh Murad

Bryan Fuller Steps Down as Showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery by Emily Asher-Perrin

Where to Start with Joe Hill by Alex Brown

This Morning in Publishing: October 27, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Recluce Tales: “The Forest Girl” by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

HAIL JUICE DEMON by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 26

New Game of Thrones Season 7 Pics Show the Epic Team-Up We’ve Been Waiting For by Natalie Zutter

Villains Need Love, Too–So This Artist Has Their Hero Pals Give Them Hugs by Emily Asher-Perrin

Captain Kirk Has a Man-Cave: Brad Ferguson’s Crisis on Centaurus by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

BBC Reveals Sherlock Season 4 Premiere Date by Natalie Zutter

Comics Artist Continues the Avatar Cycle With Fan Art For “The Legend of Abioye” by Stubby the Rocket

NOT THE BEES! Black Mirror, “Hated in the Nation” by Natalie Zutter

My Not-So-Excellent Lucid Dreaming Adventure by Will McIntosh

Bram Stoker’s Dracula Owes a Debt to Its Lesbian Vampire Novel Predecessor by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Shaggy Frog Story: Neil Gaiman’s “Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

9 Horrifying Books That Aren’t Shelved as Horror by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Assail Chapter Four by Bill Capossere

When the Minister of Magic Narrates Your Audiobook by Stubby the Rocket

Get Inspired for NaNoWriMo with Advice from Your Favorite SFF Authors! by Natalie Zutter

Kubo and the Two Strings Screenwriter to Adapt Kelly Barnhill’s The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Natalie Zutter

90s Nostalgia and the Death of Campy Teen Slasher Flicks by Alex Brown

This Morning in Publishing: October 26th 2016 by Leah Schnelbach

meat+drink by Daniel Polansky

Fahrenheit 451 Reading Assignment Elicits Perfect Response by Leah Schnelbach

Tue Oct 25

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: The Graveyard Game, Part 3 by Stefan Raets

Pull List: Gather ‘Round for Some Spooky Tales from the Darkside by Alex Brown

The Face of the Enemy: Black Mirror, “Men Against Fire” by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Savage Curtain” by Keith DeCandido

Peter Jackson Will Write and Produce a Film Adaption of Dystopian YA Novel Mortal Engines by Stubby the Rocket

To Hell and Back: Lost Gods by Brom by Alex Brown

5 Vampire Novels That Don’t Sparkle by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

George R. R. Martin Explains Wild Cards: His Largest Book Series by Tor.com

Romance Found Unseen: A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson by Liz Bourke

Do You Know What That’s Worth? Black Mirror, “San Junipero” by Natalie Zutter

Sleeps With Monsters: Fun’s Important by Liz Bourke

Chris Pine Cast as Dr. Murry in A Wrinkle in Time by Natalie Zutter

Announcing The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells by Lee Harris

Amnesty Is Just Another Mask: Supergirl, “Welcome to Earth” by Natalie Zutter

This Morning in Publishing: October 25, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Clover by Charlie Jane Anders

Mon Oct 24

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber the Heretic, Chapters 4-5 by Judith Tarr

Sci-Fi and Mystery Author Sheri S. Tepper, 1929-2016 by Tor.com

Willful Child: Wrath of Betty (Excerpt) by Steven Erikson

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: The Warrior’s Apprentice, Chapter 21 and Epilogue by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

You Mad, Bro? Black Mirror, “Shut Up and Dance” by Natalie Zutter

Wings Gleaming Like Beaten Bronze: Elizabeth Bear’s Eternal Sky Trilogy by Liz Bourke

Revisiting a Horror-Comedy Classic: Gene Wilder’s Haunted Honeymoon by Jeff LaSala

Trying Too Hard: Black Mirror, “Nosedive” by Natalie Zutter

Westworld Season 1, Episode 4: “Dissonance Theory” by Theresa DeLucci

This Morning in Publishing: October 24, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Why I’m Walking Out On The Walking Dead by Alex Brown

The Emperor’s Soul: Prologue to Day Five by Brandon Sanderson

Looks Like Somebody Let the Dementors Out of Azkaban Again by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Oct 21

Donald Glover will be Lando Calrissian in Upcoming Han Solo Standalone Film by Leah Schnelbach

Wonder Woman, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Princess Leia Have the Same Birthday Because Obviously They Do by Emily Asher-Perrin

This Week in the Arrowverse: More Pep Talks, More Trust Issues by Molly Templeton

Holy Rewatch Batman! “King Tut’s Coup” / “Batman’s Waterloo” by Keith DeCandido

Betrayal and Revenge: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo by Liz Bourke

Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Play Dr. Murry in A Wrinkle in Time by Natalie Zutter

Rocky Horror Picture Show Remake is Far Too Sanitized to Make For Fun Viewing by Emily Asher-Perrin

This Stained Glass Dalek is the Most Beautiful Villain In All of Doctor Who-dom by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Assail, Chapter Three by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Never Hire Doctor Strange for Your Kid’s Birthday Party by Leah Schnelbach

Join Brandon Sanderson on His Arcanum Unbounded Tour! by Tor.com

Depicting Violence and the Grotesque: The Devourers by Indra Das by Cassandra Khaw

The Morning in Publishing: October 21, 2016 by Leah Schnelbach

Don’t Touch That Dial: Fall 2016 TV — The DC Television Universe by Alex Brown

This Costume of John Carpenter’s The Thing is Exactly What it Appears to Be! by Stubby the Rocket

Imaginative Anthropology: In Celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Oct 20

Finally a Handy Chart of the “Big 5” Book Publishers and Their Imprints by Chris Lough

An Expensive Adventure: Atlantis: The Lost Empire by Mari Ness

A Long Lost Character is Returning to Game of Thrones Next Season! by Stubby the Rocket

Tie-In Fiction, and Stepping Outside of Tribal Nerdery by Sam Sykes

Stephen King Releasing a Children’s Book Set in the Dark Tower Universe by Stubby the Rocket

Fall 2016 Anime Preview: That Ice Skating Show by Kelly Quinn

Revealing the Table of Contents for The Djinn Falls in Love by Tor.com

The Medieval Origins of Halloween by Michael Livingston

The Sequel to Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere is Coming to Radio! by Leah Schnelbach

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 1 by Alice Arneson

Gandalf Brings Street Magic to Middle-earth! by Leah Schnelbach

Midnight in Karachi Episode 68: Naomi Alderman by Mahvesh Murad

The New Author’s Guide to Preparing For Book Events by Lish McBride

Wolverine Channels Johnny Cash in the First Trailer for Logan by Natalie Zutter

The Morning in Publishing: October 20, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times: James Gleick’s Time Travel: A History by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Tragedy Strikes the Pumpkin Spice Away Team by Leah Schnelbach

Wed Oct 19

Kim Stanley Robinson Has Some Tips For Anyone Hoping to Colonize Mars by Stubby the Rocket

Growing an Anthology Series: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 by Martin Cahill

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Beren and Lúthien Will be Published in 2017 by Stubby the Rocket

Blade Runner Composer Creates Brand New Space Opera Concept Album by Emily Asher-Perrin

Science and the City by Laurie Winkless

A Computer Solved Time Travel’s “Grandfather Paradox” With An Extra Time Machine by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Series of Interesting Tangents: Jonathan Lethem’s A Gambler’s Anatomy by Leah Schnelbach

Check Out KGB’s Fantastic Fiction Readings 2016-2017 Lineup! by Stubby the Rocket

The Game of Kings… in Yellow: Fritz Lieber’s “The Dreams of Albert Moreland” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Five Mosaic Novels You Should Read by Angela Slatter

Check Out Our First, Tantalizing Look at Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2! by Leah Schnelbach

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Assail, Chapter Two by Bill Capossere

The Compact Teen Wolf: Get Caught Up Before the Final Season by Jenn Northington

How Much Beer Does it Take to Get a Hobbit Drunk? by Emily Asher-Perrin

This Morning in Publishing: October 19, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Paramount and Scott Rudin are Teaming Up for an Adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s Borne by Stubby the Rocket

Everything that Isn’t Winter by Margaret Killjoy

Does Your Resume Need Leveling Up? by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 18

Sabaa Tahir Picks Patrick Rothfuss’ Brain About Writing Sequels and Impostor Syndrome by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: The Graveyard Game, Part 2 by Stefan Raets

The Gates of Hell by Michael Livingston

Magnificent Labor: The Underground Railroad by Meg Elison

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Requiem for Methuselah” by Keith DeCandido

Swoon Reads Opens Submissions to Young Adult Fiction Across All Genres by Stubby the Rocket

Fairy Tales Gorgeously Reimagined: The Starlit Wood by Haralambi Markov

To Be Continued: Supergirl, “The Last Children of Krypton” by Natalie Zutter

This Infographic Tallies Every Spell Used During the Harry Potter Series by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Shadow Rising, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

How Your Role-Playing Game Campaign Can Inspire Your Novel by Marie Brennan

Romance and Anger Fuel the Final Episodes of Luke Cage by Monique Jones

Meet Your New Prehistoric Shark Hunters by Natalie Zutter

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Film Company Wants to Make a Captain Planet Movie by Emily Asher-Perrin

Celebrate Halloween with Ten Tales of Possession! by Leah Schnelbach

This Morning in Publishing: October 18, 2016 by Leah Schnelbach

Alt-History Queer Memoir: Black Wave by Michelle Tea by Brit Mandelo

You Can All Stay Home – This Kid Just Won Halloween by Leah Schnelbach

Mon Oct 17

The Answer to Why Humans Are So Central in Star Trek by Emily Asher-Perrin

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber the Heretic, Prologue through Chapter 3 by Judith Tarr

Magical Banquet in a Minor Key: Angela Slatter’s A Feast of Sorrows by Alyx Dellamonica

Rereading the Vorkosigan Series: The Warrior’s Apprentice, Chapters 19 and 20 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Don’t Touch That Dial: Fall 2016 TV by Alex Brown

Eleven Meets Yet Another Eleven! by Stubby the Rocket

Everything Belongs to the Future by Laurie Penny

Knit Your Own Doctor Who Scarf with Instructions Straight from the BBC! by Stubby the Rocket

How the MCU Changed Luke Cage from the Comics by Keith DeCandido

Westworld Season 1, Episode 3 “The Stray” by Theresa DeLucci

Mentally Ill Women Belong In Your Stories, Too by Sarah Gailey

This Morning in Publishing: October 17, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Balancing Act: Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear by Brit Mandelo

This Fan-Made Harry Potter-Inspired Pensieve Makes for a Magical Wedding Gift by Stubby the Rocket

L’Esprit d’Escalier: A Tribute to Robert Jordan on his Birthday by Leigh Butler

Fri Oct 14

This D&D Comic Reminds Us of the Power of Love Where We Least Expect It by Stubby the Rocket

Holy Rewatch Batman! “A Piece of the Action” / “Batman’s Satisfaction” by Keith DeCandido

This Week In the Arrowverse: We Need to Talk About Barry by Molly Templeton

Alien Morning by Rick Wilber

Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty Series to Be Adapted Into Films by Stubby the Rocket

Forces Beyond Human Control: Mercedes Lackey’s Storm Rising by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Wesley Chu Pits Roen Tan Against Rand al’Thor in Battle by Natalie Zutter

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Assail, Prologue and Chapter One by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Local Library Encourages Readers With Banned Book Trading Cards! by Stubby the Rocket

Mary W. Shelley: Life After the Monster by Theodore Krulik

Five Episodes of The Librarians You Need to Check Out by Greg Cox

Saga Press and Gollancz to Publish Elizabeth Bear’s Space Opera Ancestral Night in 2018 by Natalie Zutter

Your Morning in Publishing: October 14, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

NaNa NaNa NaNa NaNa: BATCAT! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 13

J.K. Rowling Confirms There Will Be Five Fantastic Beasts Films by Natalie Zutter

Open Road Media Launches New Science Fiction and Fantasy Website, The Portalist by Stubby the Rocket

Extrahumans Excerpt and Cover Reveal by Susan Jane Bigelow

When Chaos Leads to Comedy: The Emperor’s New Groove by Mari Ness

Tor Acquires Debut Fantasy Series from Author Sam Hawke! by Tor.com

Finding the Tao: Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time Chronicles the Mysteries of the Universe by Gilbert Colon

Join the Tor/Forge Blog in Celebrating Fantasy Firsts! by Stubby the Rocket

The Last Starfighter: It’s Interstellar! by Leigh Butler

Luke Cage Meets Family Matters in this Perfect Mashup! by Leah Schnelbach

Warbreaker Reread: Prologue by Alice Arneson

Same Old Kingdom: Goldenhand by Garth Nix by Liz Bourke

Midnight in Karachi Episode 67: Fran Wilde by Mahvesh Murad

Announcing Two Novellas by Margaret Killjoy by Carl Engle-Laird

Five Books With Female Protagonists Who Shoot First and Ask Questions Later by Amy S. Foster

This Morning in Publishing: October 13, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Glimpse the World of A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson

The New Rogue One Trailer is Here! by Leah Schnelbach

She Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost! by Leah Schnelbach

Wed Oct 12

Best F(r)iends Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero Reunite for the First Time Since The Room in New Movie by Natalie Zutter

Dead and Buried: The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike by Alex Brown

BookTubers Describe Themselves in 3 Fictional Characters and Discuss the Future of BookTube by Natalie Zutter

Violent Passions: Muay Thai and Writing by Cassandra Khaw

Nature Bites Back: The Queen of Blood, by Sarah Beth Durst by Emily Nordling

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Way to Eden” by Keith DeCandido

The Iron Beast by Andy Remic

New Game of Thrones Set Photos Reveal Lyanna Mormont’s Next Move by Natalie Zutter

Nuking Them From Orbit May Not Help: Charlie Stross’s “A Colder War” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

10 Supernatural Detectives That We Love to Drag Into Trouble by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books About Kick-Ass Chicks in Space by Sam Maggs

The Battle After Victory: Impersonations by Walter Jon Williams by Liz Bourke

Naomi Novik Expanding Short Story “Spinning Silver” into a Novel by Natalie Zutter

The Flight of Dragons: Revisiting a Forgotten Gem of ’80s Fantasy by Reneysh Vittal

Blue is a Darkness Weakened by Light by Sarah McCarry

Eleven Meets Eleven! by Stubby the Rocket

This Morning in Publishing: October 12, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 11

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: The Graveyard Game, Part 1 by Stefan Raets

Black January by Douglas Wynne

The Wild, Weird West of Lila Bowen’s Conspiracy of Ravens by Alex Brown

This Doctor Who-Roger Hargreaves Mashup Book Series is Straight Up Adorable by Stubby the Rocket

An Echo in the Mind: The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan by Brit Mandelo

Celebrate the Launch of Laurie Penny’s Everything Belongs to the Future! by Katharine Duckett

How to Be Kara: Supergirl Season 2 Premiere, “The Adventures of Supergirl” by Natalie Zutter

Concept Art For 1966 Batman is Full of Delicious Atmosphere by Emily Asher-Perrin

Sam Spade Vs Cthulhu: Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw by Mahvesh Murad

Sleeps With Monsters: Fran Wilde Answers Nine Questions by Liz Bourke

H.G. Wells and Orson Welles Have a Radio Chat About War of the Worlds by Emily Asher-Perrin

Futuristic Diseases, Futuristic Cures: On Science Fiction, Medicine, and Mortality by Tobias Carroll

Music to Stop the World: Announcing A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw by Carl Engle-Laird

Tremontaine: “The Eye of the Swan” by Kelly Robson

This Morning in Publishing: October 11, 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 10

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Saint Camber, Chapters 24-25 by Judith Tarr

Black Mirror Blurs the Line Between Virtual Reality Horror and Real-Life Fear in “Playtest” by Natalie Zutter

Check Out the Highlights of New York Comic-Con 2016! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Series: The Warrior’s Apprentice, Chapters 15-18 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw

Get In Mr. Robot’s Red Wheelbarrow by Molly Templeton

A Story About You: The Narrative of Video Games by Sarah Maria Griffin

Power, Loyalty, and Leadership in Luke Cage by Monique Jones

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is High On Energy, Humor, and Verve by Emily Asher-Perrin

Westworld Season 1, Episode 2 “Chestnut” by Theresa DeLucci

Where to Start with the Works of Elizabeth Bear by Liz Bourke