July 2017

Mon Jul 31

All of Your Favorite SFF TV and Movie Adaptations in the Works by Natalie Zutter

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Staring into the Abyss of Mirror Dance by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Disappointing Colonialism: Arabella and the Battle of Venus by David D. Levine by Liz Bourke

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

I Built My Own Godd*mn Castle by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 3: “The Queen’s Justice” by Theresa DeLucci

Werecats and Moon Magic: Andre Norton’s The Jargoon Pard by Judith Tarr

Peter Parker, Millennial Photographer by Natalie Zutter

A Very Happy Birthday to J. K. Rowling… Whose Real Life is More Incredible Than Any Fiction by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sat Jul 29

Victor LaValle’s The Ballad of Black Tom in Development at AMC by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jul 28

Six Gifts that Changed the World by Stubby the Rocket

Tade Thompson’s The Murders of Molly Southbourne Optioned for Film by Tor.com

The Dark Tower, Internet Fandom, and True Love by Jen Williams

Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig Just Wrote Horror Movie Gold on Twitter by Stubby the Rocket

What Star Wars Taught Me About My Epic Fantasy Trilogy by Brian McClellan

Making the Narrative Fit with Headcanons by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Jul 27

Colson Whitehead Is the Winner of the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award by Niall Alexander

Negative, I am a Meat Popsicle: The Fifth Element by Leigh Butler

For a Revolution: The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo by Lee Mandelo

Iraq + 100 by Hassan Blasim

The Great Stephen King Reread: Cell by Grady Hendrix

Revealing a New Fantasy Series From R.A. Salvatore by Tor.com

Jon Hamm is a Hologram Ghost in the Marjorie Prime Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

From Herring to Marmalade: The Perfect Structure of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Jo Walton

Driving Without Wonder: Pixar’s Cars by Mari Ness

Wed Jul 26

The 2017 World Fantasy Award Nominees Have Been Announced by Tor.com

Wow, the Iron Throne Makes an Excellent Phone Charger! by Stubby the Rocket

Healthcare for All, Even the Monsters: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw by Liz Bourke

I Want My Necromancy: H.P. Lovecraft and C.M. Eddy Jr.’s “The Loved Dead” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Five Books About Strange Cities by Adam Christopher

Get an Early Unreleased Novel by Brandon Sanderson Over on The 17th Shard by Stubby the Rocket

Finding Horror in the Details: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa by Leah Schnelbach

Rage and Radioactivity: Revealing Brooke Bolander’s The Only Harmless Great Thing by Tor.com

Illustrating the Arc of a Series: The Art of the Bone Universe by Fran Wilde

Space Opera, Now With Poetry Contests! Tor Books to Publish Debut Novel From Arkady Martine by Stubby the Rocket

These Deathless Bones by Cassandra Khaw

Tue Jul 25

Matt Groening Will Riff on Fantasy Tropes with New Animated Series Disenchantment by Stubby the Rocket

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

Continuing Adventures: Sovereign by April Daniels by Liz Bourke

The One Book That Taught Me There’s More to Life Than Sniffing Unicorn Poo: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss by Leena Likitalo

Midnight, Texas Is Magical Trash by Alex Brown

Sleeps With Monsters: Stolen Tomatoes and Undead Deer by Liz Bourke

Valerian is Supposed to Be About Love — Why is it So Unromantic? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Pull List: The Body-Swapping, Fantasyland, Awesomeness of Crosswind and Moonstruck by Alex Brown

Mon Jul 24

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 13-16 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Five Books About Extreme Worlds by Michael Johnston

Simon & Schuster Launches SFF/Horror Imprint Skybound Books with Robert Kirkman by Stubby the Rocket

Five Murders: Adam Christopher’s Killing Is My Business by Alex Brown

Canadian Prairie Futurism: Looking at Tomorrow without Forgetting the Past by Annalee Newitz

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2: “Stormborn” by Theresa DeLucci

The Sacred and the Equinoid: Horses, Spirituality, and Space by Judith Tarr

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time Optioned for Film by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Jul 23

George R.R. Martin Teases “A Westeros Book” in 2018 That May or May Not Be The Winds of Winter by Natalie Zutter

The Trailer For Peter Capaldi’s Final Doctor Who Adventure: “Twice Upon A Time” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“I Knew I Could Rely on Thor!” Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Gives us a Sneak Peek of Season 2 by Leah Schnelbach

Sat Jul 22

The Cast of Black Panther Talk about Character and History at San Diego Comic-Con! by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the Arrow Season 6 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

New Trailer For Thor: Ragnarok Gives Us More Hulk and More Loki and More Everything Good in This Universe by Stubby the Rocket

The Expanse Promises War in Season 3! by Leah Schnelbach

Chasing Down The Flash in the Season 4 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

The Hosts Are Out for Blood in the Westworld Season 2 Teaser by Natalie Zutter

Legends of Tomorrow Releases Season 3 Trailer and Expert Titanic Joke by Stubby the Rocket

“Kara Danvers Was a Mistake”: Watch the Supergirl Season 3 Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Be Thrilled by the New Trailer For Stranger Things 2! by Leah Schnelbach

Watch the New Star Trek: Discovery Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

DC Announces New Roster of Films to Include Shazam, Flashpoint, Green Lantern Corps, and More! by Stubby the Rocket

Arrival Screenwriter Eric Heisserer Adapting Another Ted Chiang Novella by Natalie Zutter

A New Trailer and Posters For DC’s Justice League! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Superman” Returns: The Iron Giant is in the Ready Player One Teaser Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Who Would Win in a Battle Between Science and Magic? Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz Ponder the Big Questions by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jul 21

Watch the Final Trailer for Marvel’s The Defenders! by Stubby the Rocket

Daredevil Renewed For Season 3, Iron Fist Gets Expanded Cast in Season 2 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Two Families Come Together in The Gifted SDCC Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Let’s Get Dangerous: Darkwing Duck is Coming Back to Cartoons! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“We Have to Find God First.” The Preacher Season 2 Trailer Hits the Road by Leah Schnelbach

Black Lightning Recharges in New Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Spawn Film Reboot Officially in the Works From Creator Todd McFarlane by Stubby the Rocket

Daenerys Gains a New Ally in Game of Thrones SDCC Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Luke Skywalker Gets His Own Canterbury Tales and More in Upcoming Star Wars Books by Emmet Asher-Perrin

It’s Happily Never After in The 100 Season 5 Teaser by Natalie Zutter

SDCC Drops Trailers For The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead! by Stubby the Rocket

The Best Vacation Spots in Science Fiction & Fantasy by Stubby the Rocket

The Greatest Journalists in Current Live-Action Superhero Fiction by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and the Importance of Storytelling Cultures by Jerome Stueart

Orlando Jones is Officiating Geeky Weddings at SDCC by Stubby the Rocket

Medieval Matters: Game of Thrones and the Problem with Dragonstone by Michael Livingston

Stargate Origins Will Be the Fourth Series in the Stargate Franchise by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Spirit of the Rebel Alliance is Defined by Rogue One’s Jyn Erso and Bodhi Rook by Alasdair Stuart

Thu Jul 20

Medusa Beats Up Ramsay Bolton with Her Hair in New Inhumans Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Legion Casts The Shadow King and Other Highlights From SDCC by Natalie Zutter

A Cop and His Orc Partner Walk Into a Crime Scene: First Trailer For Bright by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Imagination and Refinement: Creating Replica Movie Props by Michael F. Haspil

The Firemen Start the Fires in the First Look at HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 by Stubby the Rocket

Two Visions of Transformation: Riquet with the Tuft by Mari Ness

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 52 and 53 by Alice Arneson

How to Actually Make a Sword “Forged From the Blood of Your Enemies” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Strange Bird by Jeff VanderMeer

Happy Moon Landing Day! by Stubby the Rocket

The Laundry Files Pits Computational Demonologists Against Nihilism by Lee Mandelo

Wed Jul 19

Five SFF Books Written Collaboratively by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison

Destiny Schmestiny: Aditi Khorana’s The Library of Fates by Alex Brown

Don’t Judge a Book By Its Lacy Frock: Kishin Houkou Demonbane by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Kushiel’s Dart is the Sex-Positive Fantasy We Need by Natalie Zutter

Revealing Jack McDevitt’s Latest Academy Series Novel, The Long Sunset by Tor.com

The Great Stephen King Reread: The Colorado Kid by Grady Hendrix

Check Out the Spooky-yet-Sweet Trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water by Stubby the Rocket

5 Horror Reads to Keep the Sunshine Away by Theresa DeLucci

Black Helicopters Circle Overhead as Caitlín R. Kiernan’s Signalman Returns by Carl Engle-Laird

The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata

Tue Jul 18

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

Claire Searches for Jamie in New Outlander Season 3 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Dinosaur Princess by Victor Milán

Oh Hi Mark! It’s the First Teaser for The Disaster Artist by Stubby the Rocket

The One Book That Made Me Believe In Aliens (Not In The Way You Think) by David D. Levine

Sleeps With Monsters: Stop Erasing Women’s Presence in SFF by Liz Bourke

Religion, Revolution, and 80s Politics: Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad by Katie Rask

River Song in Hades by Sarah Gailey

Mon Jul 17

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 11 and 12 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller: A Strategy Guide for the War of Mind vs. Matter by Em Nordling

Paying Tribute, Long Overdue, to Horror Icon George A. Romero (1940-2017) by Alasdair Stuart

Five Books That Resemble Science Fiction by Karen Heuler

Check Out the UK Cover for Brandon Sanderson’s Oathbringer by Stubby the Rocket

The Moment Has Been Prepared For: Jodie Whittaker and the Future of Doctor Who by Alasdair Stuart

Cosplaying the Stormlight Archive: Alethi Uniforms and the Havah by Lyndsey Luther

The Latest Blade Runner 2049 Trailer Means to “Break the World” by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 1: “Dragonstone” by Theresa DeLucci

Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards! by Tor.com

Listen to the First Trailer for Tor Labs’ Sci-Fi Thriller Podcast Steal the Stars by Tor.com

Dreamscapes and Nightmare Magic: Andre Norton’s Year of the Unicorn by Judith Tarr

Dialect in SFF: What Does the Future Sound Like? by Brandon O'Brien

Sun Jul 16

Doctor Who’s New Time Lord: The 13th Doctor is Jodie Whittaker by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sat Jul 15

The Last Jedi Behind-the-Scenes Video Will Get You Choked Up by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the First Trailer for A Wrinkle in Time! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jul 14

Corpselight by Angela Slatter

Already Home: Telling the Map by Christopher Rowe by Lee Mandelo

Announcing the British Fantasy Awards 2017 Nominees by Tor.com

Is Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Based on Cleopatra? by Michael Livingston

More Than the Sum: Check out the UK Edition of Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin by Niall Alexander

How The Laundry Files Got Published by Charles Stross

Why Planet of the Apes Movies Will Always Blow Our Minds by Ryan Britt

Sin Versus Salvation: Victoria Schwab’s Monsters of Verity by Alex Brown

Thu Jul 13

Fairy Tales and Trauma: Kate Forsyth’s The Wild Girl by Mari Ness

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Star Trek (2009) by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Medieval Matters: Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and Mullets by Michael Livingston

Five Books With Ambitious Birds by Nancy Kress

Star Trek IV Now Exists in the Same Universe As All Marvel Films Thanks to a Special Cameo by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Visit Tor Books and Tor.com Publishing at San Diego Comic-Con 2017! by Tor.com

Warbreaker Reread: Chapters 50 and 51 by Alice Arneson

The Persistence of American Folklore in Fantastic Literature by Christopher Brown

Leigh Brackett’s Tales of Planetary Romance: Eric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars by Alan Brown

Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Dart is the Tor.com eBook Club Pick for July! by Tor.com

Wed Jul 12

How to Investigate Cthulhu on Ten Dollars a Day With Your Sanity Intact by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Practical Victorian Magic: Ami McKay’s The Witches of New York by Alex Brown

In the Battle of Man vs Machines, Are We the Baddies? by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison

Hiding Out in the Happiest Place on Earth: Revealing the Cover for Seanan McGuire’s Tricks for Free by Tor.com

The Great Stephen King Reread: Everything’s Eventual by Grady Hendrix

5 Insane Game of Thrones Theories That Make the Show More Fun by Stubby the Rocket

Searching for the Heart of Whiteness: Mat Johnson’s Pym by Leah Schnelbach

Taser Tots! It’s the First Trailer for The Tick! by Stubby the Rocket

Everything You Need to Know About Kushiel’s Dart by Natalie Zutter

Dog’s Ballet Routine Set to Music from The Last Unicorn Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart by Stubby the Rocket

Waiting on a Bright Moon by Neon Yang

Tue Jul 11

Telling the Map: “Jack of Coins” by Christopher Rowe

Predicting the Future and Remembering the Past with John Crowley by Matthew Keeley

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

Five Books (or Series) to Read if You Like The Laundry Files by Charles Stross

New Favorite Theory: David Bowie Went to Hogwarts by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Short and Striking Things by Liz Bourke

A Storm’s A-Brewin’ in the Stranger Things Season 2 Teaser! by Stubby the Rocket

5 Kinds of Stories You Can Tell With a Lost Spaceship by Stubby the Rocket

OMNI Magazine Back in Print This Fall by Stubby the Rocket

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2017—So Far by Tor.com

Mon Jul 10

New Warriors’ Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Has Been Cast! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 9 and 10 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy

HBO and George R.R. Martin to Adapt Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death for Television by Stubby the Rocket

Spider-Man: Homecoming Has the Clearest Vision of Spider-Man’s Most Important Message by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Winter Is Seriously Here: What Happened on Season Six of Game of Thrones by Molly Templeton

All for One and One for All: Horse Herds in Space by Judith Tarr

An Exercise in Governmental Restructuring: The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross by Lee Mandelo

Expanded Course in the History of Black Science Fiction: The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl, by Virginia Hamilton by Nisi Shawl

Fri Jul 7

The Punch Escrow by Tal M. Klein

A Most Peculiar Ship: The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison by Liz Bourke

The (Non-Spoilery!) Moment in Spider-Man: Homecoming That Made Me Cry by Leah Schnelbach

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

Paranormal Spy Games: At the Table of Wolves by Kay Kenyon by Liz Bourke

Is Magic the Cause of Westeros’ Problems? by Robert Repino

Fantasma Pits the Mafia Against Werewolves by Grady Hendrix

The Language of Storytelling Goes Beyond Words by Matt Wallace

A Sober and Verbose Reflection on Robert A. Heinlein by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Jul 6

We Are the Weirdos, Mister: The Craft by Leigh Butler

Meet Aliens, Robots, and Ghosts in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for July by Tor.com

Alienated: The Rift by Nina Allan by Niall Alexander

You Don’t Know It Yet, But You’re Reading a Hilarious Sci-Fi Short Story by Stubby the Rocket

Warbreaker Reread: Chapter 49 by Alice Arneson

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

Hubris and Poetry: The Fisherman and His Wife by Mari Ness

Explore New Worlds and Revisit Old Favorites with Tor.com Publishing’s Fall 2017 Lineup by Tor.com

Wed Jul 5

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

See Leigh Bardugo on Tour for Wonder Woman: Warbringer! by Tor.com

Green Sky at Night, Hacker’s Delight: The Function of Tropes in The Laundry Files by Lee Mandelo

Spider-Man: Homecoming Settles Some of the Hottest Debates About Superhero Movies by Charlie Jane Anders

Sleeps With Monsters: Entertaining Boys With Magical Problems by Liz Bourke

All My Role Models Are Evil: How a Lack of Representation Birthed a Supervillain by Brittany N. Williams

When the Devil Drives by Melinda Snodgrass

Mon Jul 3

Follow the Crooked Path From Fireworks to Candy to…Corpses? by Kate Milford

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms, Chapters 7 and 8 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

It’s OK to Follow Your Emotional Dominoes and Write Out of Order by Susan Dennard

Always Coming Home: Andre Norton and A.C. Crispin’s Gryphon’s Eyrie by Judith Tarr

From Japanese Space Opera to Russian Vampires: Six SFF Series in Translation by Rachel Cordasco

The Pure Primal Joy of Watching Han Solo Fly Out of the Sun by Marcus Sakey