April 2017

Fri Apr 28

A Head for Heights: The History Behind Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

Deadly Peril Done Right: Brian Staveley’s Skullsworn by Laura M. Hughes

Shared Destinies: Why Wealth Inequality Matters by Cory Doctorow

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Man vs Militarized Nature: Killer by Grady Hendrix

Guardians of the Galaxy Is A Story About Finding, and Choosing, Your Family by Alasdair Stuart

Spring 2017 Anime Preview: Can We Stop Adding “Re:” to Anime Titles Now? by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Science Straight Out of the Vorkosigan Saga: Uterine Replicators! (Sort of!) by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Thu Apr 27

Mother May I: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer by Niall Alexander

Firebrand by A.J. Hartley

The Power of Art: Community Development Through Writing by Maurice Broaddus

Fur, Comedy, and Lawsuits: Monsters, Inc. by Mari Ness

Daniel José Older’s YA Urban Fantasy Shadowshaper Optioned for Film and TV by Stubby the Rocket

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 29 and 30 by Alice Arneson

The Handmaid’s Tale Isn’t Just Offred’s Story Anymore by Natalie Zutter

“The dwarfs’ jazz party was pretty bad.” C.S. Lewis Reviews Disney’s Snow White by Stubby the Rocket

Every Song Mentioned in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods (Plus a Few Bonus Tracks) by Bridget McGovern

Flawed Futures Make for Better Stories: Ada Palmer and Utopian SF by Martin Cahill

Wed Apr 26

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “How Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Bad Solutions For Writer’s Block: Henry Kuttner’s “The Salem Horror” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Attention Citizens: We Have A Premiere Date for The Tick! by Stubby the Rocket

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Taking Flight with Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus by Leah Schnelbach

Such Sweet Sorrow: On the Final Chapter of the Lady Trent Series by Marie Brennan

Strange Days: A Flawed but Fascinating Look at Racism, Voyeurism, and the Future by Michael Moreci

Jurassic World 2 Gets a Little More Chaotic as Jeff Goldblum Joins Sequel by Stubby the Rocket

The Awakening of Insects by Bobby Sun

Tue Apr 25

The Chosen Children of Portal Fantasy by Seanan McGuire

Fighting on Arrival, Fighting for Survival: Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus by Alex Brown

Which Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Character Should Get a Standalone Novel? by Stubby the Rocket

The Horse-Lovers’ Guide to Star Trek by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Sleeps With Monsters: Thorns and Wings and Dragons by Liz Bourke

We’ve Seen Your New Favorite Show, and It’s American Gods by Leah Schnelbach

Announcing the 2017 Chesley Award Nominees by Tor.com

Tor.com Publishing Offering Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway for Free: April 25 and 26 Only by Tor.com

Mon Apr 24

Orlando Jones and Crispin Glover Discuss Race, Fashion, and Breaking Down Barriers in American Gods by Leah Schnelbach

Mormama by Kit Reed

Glen Cook’s ‘The Black Company’ Series Coming to Television; To Star Eliza Dushku by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Ethan of Athos, Chapters 9-10 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Science and Politics: Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan by Liz Bourke

Innsmouth Legacy: “The Litany of Earth” by Ruthanna Emrys

Pull List: The Nutty, Nerdy, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Alex Brown

Excitement and Dread: Looking Ahead to The Wheel of Time TV Series by Leigh Butler

Margaret Atwood’s Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It The Handmaid’s Tale Cameo Is Surprisingly Violent by Natalie Zutter

Triple Threat: Andre Norton’s Three Against the Witch World by Judith Tarr

Sending a Man to Do a Woman’s Job: How the 1990 Handmaid’s Tale Film Became an Erotic Thriller by Natalie Zutter

Subterranean Press to Release Special Limited Edition of N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season by Stubby the Rocket

Hackers, Amusement Parks, and Activism: Where to Start with Cory Doctorow by Stefan Raets

Fri Apr 21

New To The Wheel of Time? This Video Gives You the Basics in 60 Seconds by Stubby the Rocket

American Gods Showrunners Talk Sex; Reveal Favorite Deities by Leah Schnelbach

Night Magic by Jenna Black

Where Do We Go From Here? The Magicians, “We Have Brought You Little Cakes” by Molly Templeton

The Speculative World of William Shakespeare by A.J. Hartley

Supernatural Urban Decay: Night Train by Grady Hendrix

5 Books That Get Ruined If You Take Away a Key Piece of Technology by Emily Asher-Perrin

Firewalk Without Me, Please: Firestarter by Leigh Butler

The X-Files will Return for 10-Episode Event Series by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Apr 20

Hulu Orders Locke and Key Pilot from Joe Hill and Carlton Cuse by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the First Official Photos from Game of Thrones Season 7 by Stubby the Rocket

Self-Conscious Stories: Tender by Sofia Samatar by Lee Mandelo

10 Cloverfield Lane Writers to Adapt Neal Shusterman’s Scythe by Stubby the Rocket

Nailing the Opening: Thomas McGuane’s Ninety-two in the Shade by Kieran Shea

The Expanse’s Thrilling Season Finale: “Caliban’s War” by Leah Schnelbach

Actor Bruce Langley on Playing American Gods’ Technical Boy by Leah Schnelbach

Trickery, Social Climbing, and Possibly Fish: Puss in Boots by Mari Ness

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 27 and 28 by Alice Arneson

Casting Ideas for the New Wheel of Time TV Series by Leigh Butler

Fahrenheit 451 Coming to HBO with Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon by Stubby the Rocket

Getting the Most Out of Life: Revisiting Television’s Forever by Theodore Krulik

The Wheel of Time TV Series Moving Forward at Sony Pictures Television with Showrunner Rafe Judkins by Stubby the Rocket

Let’s Stop Overlooking SFF in Translation by Rachel Cordasco

Wed Apr 19

Watch the First Trailer for Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger by Stubby the Rocket

New Tor Mini Hardcovers Includes: Brandon Sanderson’s Edgedancer, Charlie Jane Anders Collection, And More by Tor.com

Refuge for Masterminds by Kathleen Baldwin

Marvel Picks Directing Duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to Helm Captain Marvel by Stubby the Rocket

From Robby to Roomba: Robots, AIs, and the Minds of Tomorrow by Nicky Drayden and Marina J. Lostetter

Military SF Without the Space Battles: Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon by Liz Bourke

This Exoplanet May Have an Atmosphere; Could It Support Life? by Swapna Krishna

When You Wish Upon Yog Sothoth: Martha Wells’s “The Dark Gates” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The “True Nature of the Force” is Way More Complicated Than You Think by Emily Asher-Perrin

Expanded Course in the History of Black Science Fiction: Samuel R. Delany’s The Jewels of Aptor by Nisi Shawl

A Burden Shared by Jo Walton

Tue Apr 18

So If Westeros Were Real the Bears Would Kill Everyone? by Stubby the Rocket

The Guns Above: A Tussle in the Woods by Robyn Bennis

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

Bodies in Space: Lidia Yuknavitch’s The Book of Joan by Leah Schnelbach

David Lynch’s Dune is What You Get When You Build a Science Fictional World With No Interest in Science Fiction by Emily Asher-Perrin

Gallows Superstitions and the Repurposing of Corpses by Viola Carr

Sleeps With Monsters: Katabasis and Anabasis by Liz Bourke

The Trial of Galadriel by Jeff LaSala

Essential Works By A Surrealist Master: The Complete Stories and Down Below by Leonora Carrington by Matthew Keeley

Mon Apr 17

Create Your Own Lovecraft Horror: Knitting the Great Race of Yith by Ruthanna Emrys and Samantha Lynn

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Ethan of Athos, Chapters 6-8 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Amazon’s Oasis Pilot: Thoughtful SF That Deserves a Series by Alasdair Stuart

Perfectly Gonzo: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash by Chuck Wendig

“I’ll Find You”: Watch the Outlander Season 3 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Amazing New Star Wars Books Include Ken Liu’s Take on Luke Skywalker by Stubby the Rocket

Doctor Who Reaches Way Back to Its Roots for Season 10 Premiere by Emily Asher-Perrin

When Gender Bias Extends to the Animal Kingdom: C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy by Judith Tarr

The Medieval Origins of Easter by Michael Livingston

BBC to Adapt China Miéville’s The City & the City for Television by Stubby the Rocket

Walkaway: “Takeoff” by Cory Doctorow

Fri Apr 14

Unplanned Parenthood: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel by Niall Alexander

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Minerva, Mayhem, and Millionaires” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

What’s Going On In the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer? by Emily Asher-Perrin

D’Arc by Robert Repino

Deathless Mixes Myth and History, and May Very Well Break Your Heart by Alyx Dellamonica

Bad Science and Worse Parenting: The Orpheus Process by Grady Hendrix

Feast Your Eyes on the Teaser Poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the First Teaser Trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi! by Stubby the Rocket

Five Elegant and Moody Fantasies by Sofia Samatar

Mean Hippos, Fjords, and Fiddly Bits: Making the Map for River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is Coming Back! But Is It Better than Ever? by Leah Schnelbach

16 Things We Want to See If/When the Fast and Furious Family Goes to Space by Stubby the Rocket

Ode to The Master: A Brief History of Everybody’s Favorite Evil Time Lord (or Lady) by Alasdair Stuart

Thu Apr 13

No Fate But What We Make: The Magicians, “Ramifications” by Molly Templeton

“Together We Are One”: Watch the Orphan Black Season 5 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Labyrinth Spinoff in the Works from Don’t Breathe Director by Stubby the Rocket

Austerity Measures: Waking Hell by Al Robertson by Niall Alexander

Two Betrayals and a Rescue! The Expanse: The Monster and the Rocket by Leah Schnelbach

Announcing the 2017 Eugie Award Nominees by Tor.com

Seeker by Veronica Rossi

Star Wars Celebration Remembers Carrie Fisher with Poignant Video Tribute by Stubby the Rocket

When Real Life Is Juicier Than Fairy Tale Fiction: Edmund Gordon’s The Invention of Angela Carter by Mari Ness

New World Fantasy Award Design Has Been Revealed! by Stubby the Rocket

The One Book That Made Me Believe In Female Heroes by Gwyneth Jones

What Are the Greatest Easter Eggs on Film? by Stubby the Rocket

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 26 by Alice Arneson

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is a New Cartoon You Won’t Want to Miss by Emily Asher-Perrin

Rereading The Handmaid’s Tale: The Legacy of Margaret Atwood and Offred by Natalie Zutter

The Peril of Being Disbelieved: Horror and the Intuition of Women by Emily Asher-Perrin

When Computers Refuse to Obey: The Terrifying Future of Technology by Cory Doctorow

Wed Apr 12

Have Some NSFW Fun With Hashtag #NameASuperheroSexAct by Stubby the Rocket

Deadpool 2 Casts Josh Brolin as Cable by Stubby the Rocket

Aboriginal Sci-Fi: Take Us To Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor by Aidan Moher

A Quantum Mathematical Superhero: Tor Books Acquires S.L. Huang’s Cas Russell Series by Tor.com

The Best of Both Forms: Hypertextuality and Serial Storytelling in Shadow Unit by Ruthanna Emrys

The Game’s Afoot in Brittany Cavallaro’s Charlotte Holmes Trilogy by Alex Brown

Jude Law to Play Young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts Sequel by Stubby the Rocket

Sophie Turner is the Latest Actress to Play A Time Traveler’s Girlfriend by Natalie Zutter

Where Are the Rugose Cones I Was Promised? Duane Rimel’s “Dreams of Yith” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Piers Anthony’s Xanth Novels to Become Feature Film and TV Series by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the First Trailer for Stephen King’s The Mist Television Series by Stubby the Rocket

Dream Casting The Raven Cycle by Molly Templeton

Revealing the Next Nightshades and Lychford Novellas by Tor.com

Dark Warm Heart by Rich Larson

Tue Apr 11

Proof of Concept by Gwyneth Jones

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Practical Joker” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Books About Achieving Immortality by Neal Asher

Altered Skulls, Body Modification, and Visceral Corruption: The Fiction of Jeremy Robert Johnson by Tobias Carroll

Rereading Frank Herbert’s Dune: Dune, Part Twenty by Emily Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Thoughts on the 2017 Hugo Awards Ballot by Liz Bourke

Netflix Orders Modern Reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing the Cover for Greg Manchess’ Fully Illustrated Novel Above the Timberline by Tor.com

Girls on Fire: 9 SFF Heroes Inspired by Joan of Arc by Leah Schnelbach

Mental Diplopia by Julianna Baggott

Mon Apr 10

Daveed Diggs Raps a Human/A.I. Love Story in Hugo-Nominated Hip-Hop Space Opera by Stubby the Rocket

“We Are All Worth Fighting For”: Watch the Sense8 Season 2 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Ethan of Athos, Chapters 3-5 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland

Kindling Hope: Brimstone by Cherie Priest by Aidan Moher

Don Juan in the Machine: Amanda Prantera’s Conversations with Lord Byron by Matthew Keeley

2017 Ditmar Awards Preliminary Ballot Announced by Tor.com

Webs Within Webs: Andre Norton’s Web of the Witch World by Judith Tarr

Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle is Coming to Television by Stubby the Rocket

Art of SFF: Richard Anderson’s Broad, Luminous Worlds by Aidan Moher

Thor Loses Mjolnir in the Teaser for Thor: Ragnarok by Stubby the Rocket

Catherynne M. Valente’s Deathless is the Tor.com eBook Club Pick for April! by Tor.com

Fri Apr 7

Fashion is the Key to Discovering Whether or Not Rey is the Next Chosen Skywalker by Stubby the Rocket

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Faith Erin Hicks’ Nameless City Trilogy is Making Its Way to Television by Stubby the Rocket

Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus

New Perspectives and Deadly Nuns: Mark Lawrence’s Red Sister by Laura M. Hughes

Tradition and Superstition: The Jinn in the Family Closet by Karuna Riazi

Hi, Satan! The Devil-Worshiping Pulps of the ’70s by Grady Hendrix

A Bunch of Your Favorite Authors Are Contributing to Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Stubby the Rocket

Failure is Just the Beginning: Revealing Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn by Tor.com

Which Books Would You Add to the Arctic Doomsday Vault? by Stubby the Rocket

Scalzi Levels Up: The Collapsing Empire’s Characters Are Its Secret Weapon by Renay Williams

This Baby Hippo Needs a Name! by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Apr 6

Bowling in the Underworld: The Magicians, “The Rattening” by Molly Templeton

Minutes to Midnight: The End of the Day by Claire North by Niall Alexander

Do You Draw a New Map, or Turn Around? The Expanse: “Here There Be Dragons” by Leah Schnelbach

Absolute Beginners: The Joy of Being a Dilettante by Ruthanna Emrys

All the New Genre-Bending Books Coming Out in April by Tor.com

I’m Getting Off This Merry-Go-Round: Logan’s Run (1976) by Leigh Butler

John Simm Returns to Doctor Who to Play the Master Opposite Michelle Gomez by Emily Asher-Perrin

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 25 by Alice Arneson

Who Are We Cheering for Here? The Goose Girl by Mari Ness

Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops to Become Board Game with Shadow Ops: Reawakening by Stubby the Rocket

Village of the Dead: Five Ways of Reading An American Cemetery by Joe M. McDermott

Skullsworn: Chapter 2 by Brian Staveley

Wed Apr 5

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: What the Hail, Hydra? by Alan Brown

Marvel’s New Warriors Coming to Freeform, Starring Squirrel Girl! by Stubby the Rocket

Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan

All the New Science Fiction Books Coming Out in April by Tor.com

Killer Space Yeast Attacks: Wild Cards II Is A Superpowered Love Letter to Science Fiction by Katie Rask

Let’s Talk About Marvel Comics, the “Diversity Doesn’t Sell” Myth, and What Diversity Really Means by Alex Brown

Art That Challenges Your Assumptions: Ann K. Schwader’s “Objects From the Gilman-Waite Collection” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Five Offbeat Quasi-Fantastic Novels of the 1930s by John Kessel

We’ve Been Waiting On This Tor.com Joke For a Long Time by Stubby the Rocket

On Endings and New Beginnings: Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Three Distinct Finales by Leah Schnelbach

When Stars Are Scattered by Spencer Ellsworth

Tue Apr 4

Under a Red Reign: The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard by Niall Alexander

Check Out the Short List for the 2017 Nommo Awards by Tor.com

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

Marvel and Netflix Release The Defenders’ Premiere Date in the Sneakiest Way Possible by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: An Announcement by Leigh Butler

Pulp Heroes, Imperial Commanders, and Giant Robots Are Revived in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April by Tor.com

Rereading Frank Herbert’s Dune: Dune, Part Nineteen by Emily Asher-Perrin

Unfamiliar Rooms: Magic and Dread in Kari Sperring’s The Grass King’s Concubine by Aliette de Bodard

Sleeps With Monsters: Sundry Novellas for Spring by Liz Bourke

2017 Hugo Award Finalists Announced by Tor.com

Open Thread: What is the Name of Your Favorite Magical Weapon? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 3

Aurora Australis: Mixing Genres and Outrunning Robots by Alexandra Pierce

Could Gene Wolfe’s “Blacker Than Black” Cloak Be A Reality? by Stubby the Rocket

The Guns Above: On the Safe and Effective Use of Gunpowder-Filled Shells by Robyn Bennis

Lovecraft’s Depths, Reimagined: Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys by Tobias Carroll

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Ethan of Athos, Chapters 1-2 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

All the New Fantasy Books Coming Out in April by Tor.com

Await the End Times with Eight Books Featuring Doomsday Cults! by Stubby the Rocket

So How Does a Centaur Eat, Anyway? by Judith Tarr

Storming the Gates of Geekdom: Conan the Warrior by Robert E. Howard by Alan Brown

Walkaway: “You All Meet in a Tavern” by Cory Doctorow