June 2017

Fri Jun 30

The One Book That Showed Me How to Break the Rules by Cassandra Rose Clarke

I Preferred the Book: The Pulse-Pounding Novelization of Invasion USA by Grady Hendrix

The Primitive, Magical Process of Cooking a Bigass Piece of Meat by Robert Jackson Bennett

Thu Jun 29

Fan Outcry Over Cancellation Revives Sense8 For Two-Hour Special by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Aurora Australis: Reprints, Retellings, and Recolonisations by Alexandra Pierce

The Shape of the Word/World: Amatka by Karin Tidbeck by Lee Mandelo

The Magic and Mathematics of Paper-Folding by Ken Liu

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 47 and 48 by Alice Arneson

Beyond the Warp Drive: Five Examples of Creative FTL by Jason Hough

Behold the Covers for Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust by Stubby the Rocket

The First Trailer for Marvel’s Inhumans Includes the Teleporting Dog We All Need by Stubby the Rocket

An Animated Superfamily: The Incredibles by Mari Ness

The Many Facets of Sherlock Holmes by Genevieve Cogman

Wed Jun 28

Assassin’s Price by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Learning to Read Critically by Liz Bourke

Horrible Things Come in Small Packages: H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald’s “Winged Death” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Illustrated Scenes from Seanan McGuire’s Beneath the Sugar Sky by Tor.com

Rereading Frank Herbert’s Dune: Children of Dune, Part One by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Medieval Matters: Timeline is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Film by Michael Livingston

Laura Lam on Flawed Utopias, Sun-Drenched Noir, and the Future of Publishing by Alasdair Stuart

Tue Jun 27

Five Books About Psi Powers by Daryl Gregory

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Star Trek Generations by Keith R.A. DeCandido

My Love Affair With Ancient Aliens by Karin Tidbeck

Transformers: The Last Knight Isn’t Good, But There’s Still Some Hope for the Franchise by Alasdair Stuart

Making All Those Gears Spin: Engineering in Science Fiction and Fantasy Roundtable by Fran Wilde

Kevin Bacon Returns for Tremors TV Sequel on Syfy by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Older Women and Tomorrow’s Kin by Liz Bourke

Unity of Purpose: The Oathbringer Beta Story by Alice Arneson

Necessary Whimsy: Hippos, Zombies, Ballroom Dance, and Dragon Vomit by Lish McBride

Mon Jun 26

Daryl Gregory’s Spoonbenders: A Quirky Dance with an Unforgettable Family by Alyx Dellamonica

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 4-6 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

That Kid Tony Stark Saved in Iron Man 2? It Was Peter Parker by Stubby the Rocket

A High Fantasy with All Your Old Friends: The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams by Sarah McCarry

Recognizing a Familiar Future: William Gibson’s Blue Ant Trilogy by Ren Warom

Pinpointing the Exact Moment the Harry Potter Magic Happened by Stubby the Rocket

Growing Up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Polygamous Space Horses: Considering Equinoid Sexuality by Judith Tarr

Beren and Lúthien and Their Not-So-Little Dog, Too by Jeff LaSala

More Murderbot Adventures from Martha Wells by Lee Harris

Sat Jun 24

Announcing the 2017 Locus Awards Winners by Tor.com

Fri Jun 23

The Wings of Inspiration by Leanna Renee Hieber

How Your RPG Campaign Can Inspire Your Novel by Marie Brennan

Haunting the Body: Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones by Em Nordling

Pull List Goes Pride: The Queer Webcomics Revolution by Alex Brown

Idris Elba Is So Damn Good in Genre Roles by Alasdair Stuart

Thu Jun 22

The Beauty of Physical Writing by Yoon Ha Lee

Enchantment and Distrust: Marie-Jeanne L’Heritier’s The Discreet Princess by Mari Ness

“The Northern Thing”: Five Books Inspired by Norse Sagas by Scott Oden

Spaceballs Brakes for Nobody by Leigh Butler

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 44, 45 and 46 by Alice Arneson

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers are Pitching Book Agents with #SFFPit on Twitter by Stubby the Rocket

Women of Harry Potter: Hermione Granger is More than a Sidekick by Sarah Gailey

My Muse is a Rat: 10 Years On, Ratatouille Is Still Inspiring by Leah Schnelbach

Octavia Butler Will Change the Way You Look at Genre Fiction by Jenn Northington

Wed Jun 21

Killing is My Business by Adam Christopher

Rereading Frank Herbert’s Dune: Dune Messiah, Part Four by Emmet Asher-Perrin

How Not to Handle Rejection Letters: M.R. James’s “Casting the Runes” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Latest Game of Thrones Trailer Has Dragons About to Set Some Boats On Fire by Stubby the Rocket

Dear God, Who Aren’t in Heaven: The Management Style of the Supreme Beings by Tom Holt by Niall Alexander

Who Should Direct the Han Solo Spin-Off? by Leah Schnelbach

This Fantasy Might Save Your Life: Tony Kushner’s Angels in America by Leah Schnelbach

Down Among the Sticks and Bones Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

Five Tales in Which History Meets Horror by Tobias Carroll

Magic and Mathematics: Revealing Mandelbrot the Magnificent by Tor.com

The White-Throated Transmigrant by E. Lily Yu

Tue Jun 20

Secret Wars and the Power of Persistence by Stephen Graham Jones

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Killer Instinct: Shattered Minds by Laura Lam by Liz Bourke

Where to Start with the Genre-Hopping Work of Victor LaValle by Leah Schnelbach

Doctor Who’s Missy Is Way Better When She’s Being Bad by Charlie Jane Anders

Sleeps With Monsters: A Peculiar Couple of Things by Liz Bourke

Five Monsters That Explore Gender, Sexuality, and Race by Theodora Goss

Unveiling the World Map for JY Yang’s Fantastical Tensorate Series by Tor.com

Mon Jun 19

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 3-4 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Reapers are the Angels and the Dynamic Utility of Prose by Christopher Husberg

Arabella and the Battle of Venus by David D. Levine

Star Trek: Discovery Gets a Premiere Date! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Check Out a Cover Reveal and Excerpt From John Scalzi’s Head On, Sequel to Lock In by Stubby the Rocket

Pride and Persistence: Andre Norton’s Gryphon in Glory by Judith Tarr

The Odd Thomas Movie Is Better Than You Think (Because of Anton Yelchin) by Alex Brown

What the World of The Hunger Games Teaches Us About Global Warming by Alex Acks

The End Is Only the Beginning: American Gods, “Come to Jesus” by Alex Brown

Re-enlisting in the Old Man’s War by The G

Fri Jun 16

The Wild Magic of Karaoke by Charlie Jane Anders

Speaking From the Shadows: Five Books That Tell the Monster’s Story by Ruthanna Emrys

Star Wars: Supreme Leader Snoke’s True Identity “Revealed”! by Stubby the Rocket

Beehive Books Puts Out Gorgeous Illustrated Editions From Paul Pope, Yuko Shimizu, and Bill Sienkiewicz by Stubby the Rocket

If Stephen King and Oliver Stone Had a Baby They’d Name It Shinglo by Grady Hendrix

Fighting Fire with Espionage: Firebrand by A.J. Hartley by Em Nordling

Algebra for Fantasy Writers by Brian Staveley

Subway Library to Brighten Your Commute with Free Books and Short Stories by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing Cassandra Khaw’s Bearly A Lady by Tor.com

Thu Jun 15

French Fries, Spandex, and Other Surefire Ways to Kill a Werewolf by Nicky Drayden

Enchantment, Death, and Footwear: The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Mari Ness

Five Books about Futuristic California by Laura Lam

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 42 and 43 by Alice Arneson

Neill Blomkamp and Sigourney Weaver Have A 20-Minute Movie Pitch For You Called Rakka by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Handmaid’s Tale Gains New Voices in the Season Finale by Natalie Zutter

A Spoiler-Free Impression of John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War by Ron Hogan

John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War is the Tor.com eBook Club Pick for June! by Tor.com

Wed Jun 14

Writing Through the Lens of an Artist by Cindy Pon

Tropic of Kansas by Christopher Brown

Black Mirror to Plague You With Existential Dread in Book Form by Stubby the Rocket

The Handmaid’s Tale is Reclaiming the Power of “Bitch” by Natalie Zutter

Five Books Celebrating Geek Culture by Melissa Blue and Rachel Stuhler

The Void is a Harsh Critic: John Glasby’s “Drawn From Life” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Swords, Lances, and Innuendo: James Branch Cabell’s Jurgen by Matthew Keeley

Art of SFF: Galen Dara’s Daring Style by Aidan Moher

eyes I dare not meet in dreams by Sunny Moraine

Tue Jun 13

A Madcap Debut: The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden by Sarah McCarry

Rebellious Acts of Kindness: C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul Series by Cora Carmack

Gwenda Bond and Lois Lane Save the Day by Alex Brown

Rereading Frank Herbert’s Dune: Dune Messiah, Part Three by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Love and War in Wonder Woman by Liz Bourke

A Sort of Fairy Tale: Victor LaValle’s The Changeling by Leah Schnelbach

The Time for Peace is Ending: Revealing Dark State by Charles Stross by Charles Stross

Mon Jun 12

Tomorrow’s Kin by Nancy Kress

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms Chapters 1-2 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Theme of Orphan Black’s Final Season is Protest by Natalie Zutter

War Never Ends: Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee by Aidan Moher

Adam West’s Five Best Bat-Moments by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Mapping Fantasies Into a Single Multiverse Through Seanan McGuire’s “Wayward Children” Series by Stubby the Rocket

Imagining Space Horse Culture: Stallion Security Forces and Badass Mares by Judith Tarr

In the Old Country: American Gods, “A Prayer for Mad Sweeney” by Alex Brown

The Mummy Was the Perfect Successor to Indiana Jones by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sat Jun 10

Hard Concepts, Passionate Things: The Sublime Art of Maurice Sendak by Bridget McGovern

Fri Jun 9

Alan Dean Foster’s Alien: Covenant Novel Hardens the Movie’s Sci-Fi by Robert Lamb

Darkly Magical Illustrations from Seanan McGuire’s Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Tor.com

What’s the Matter with the Midwest, Oklahoma Edition: Blood Sisters by Grady Hendrix

Heart and Humor Made the Brendan Fraser Mummy Movies Great — Can the Dark Universe Reboot Match Them? by Alasdair Stuart

Is Time Travel Science Fiction or Fantasy? by Natalie Zutter

Vintage Shannara: The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks by Aidan Moher

Five Books About The Making of a Dystopia by A.J. Hartley

Thu Jun 8

Collapse and Survival: The Space Between The Stars by Anne Corlett by Liz Bourke

Amateur Archaeology: From Bone Yards to Writing Desks by Stephen Graham Jones

Abandoned Children and Wish Fulfillment: Hansel and Gretel by Mari Ness

Latest Trailer For Pixar’s Coco Takes You to the World of the Dead by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 40 and 41 by Alice Arneson

She’s Electric: Naomi Alderman Wins the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction by Niall Alexander

Offred is a Terrible Spy But an Excellent Manipulator by Natalie Zutter

The Creeping Resurgence of Literary Horror: Six Places to Start by Tobias Carroll

Why Was 2006 Such An Epic Year for Epic Fantasy? by Jared Shurin

Wed Jun 7

Twelve Days by Steven Barnes

Someone Has Completed the Climb Captain Kirk Attempted at the Opening of Star Trek V by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Here’s What Art Tells Us About the World of the Wild Cards by Katie Rask

Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of… Um: Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette’s “Boojum” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Medieval Matters: The Great Wall, White Saviors, and Lizard Dogs from Space by Michael Livingston

A Cabinet of Curiosities: Amber Sparks’ The Unfinished World by Leah Schnelbach

From the Faerie Kingdom to a Post-Zombie-Apocalypse: Visit the Many Worlds of Seanan McGuire by Natalie Zutter

Studio Ghibli’s Double Feature of Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro Was a Terrible Idea by Leah Schnelbach

Bourbon, Sugar, Grace by Jessica Reisman

Tue Jun 6

The Full English: Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott by Niall Alexander

Is It Any Wonder: Neil Jordan’s Carnivalesque by Mahvesh Murad

The Unruly Lives of Fictional Superheroes by Tobias Carroll

Children, Victims, Monsters: Two Tales of Youth and Brutal Violence on the Moors by Alasdair Stuart

Sleeps With Monsters: Science Fictional Democracy in Malka Older’s Infomocracy by Liz Bourke

Princess Buttercup Became the Warrior General Who Trained Wonder Woman, All Dreams Are Now Viable by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Are We Reading About a Hero or Terrorist? Wasp by Eric Frank Russell by Alan Brown

Mapping Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Raises So Many Questions About His Future Books by Chris Lough

Mon Jun 5

Sleeping With Monsters by Kate Elliott

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: “Borders of Infinity” by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Everything Falls Apart: 5 Books With Different Takes on the Apocalypse by Anne Corlett

Death Becomes Them: American Gods, “A Murder of Gods” by Alex Brown

Netflix Seems Set on Alienating Fans by Cancelling Sense8 and Renewing Iron Fist by Alasdair Stuart

Heart and Souls: Andre Norton’s The Crystal Gryphon by Judith Tarr

The Wonder Woman Movie Is An Experience That’s Long Overdue by Alex Brown

Fri Jun 2

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

Prepare for Galactic Adventure: Revealing Michael Moreci’s Black Star Renegades by Tor.com

What’s the Matter With the Midwest? John Tigges’s Vessel by Grady Hendrix

Lúthien: Tolkien’s Original Badass Elf Princess by Jeff LaSala

Charlie Jane Anders, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older Talk about the Future at BEA! by Leah Schnelbach

The Tiger’s Daughter: Chapter 4 by K Arsenault Rivera

Thu Jun 1

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

Memory, Fairy Tale, and the Holocaust: Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose by Mari Ness

Matronly Ghosts and Haunted Mansions: Kit Reed’s Mormama by Alex Brown

Visit Fantastic Realms, Bizarre Dystopias, and Distant Planets in Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June by Tor.com

Forget the Horoscope; Try These 5 Methods of Divination by Marie Brennan

Never Forget: Anakin Skywalker is Furious at His Grandson by Stubby the Rocket

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 38 and 39 by Alice Arneson

Out of the Darkness: Revealing After the Fire by Will Hill by Niall Alexander

The Handmaid’s Tale Makes “Jezebels” All About the Men by Natalie Zutter

Of Bloodless Beheadings and Lifeless Voice Work: The Animated Wonder Woman by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Beginner’s Guide to Malazan Characters: Deadhouse Gates by Laura M. Hughes

The Tiger’s Daughter: Chapter 3 by K Arsenault Rivera