May 2020

Sat May 30

Announcing the 2019 Nebula Awards Winners! by Andrew Liptak

Fri May 29

Announcing the 2020 Locus Awards Finalists by Tor.com

This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG Has Everything You’d Ever Want by Mordicai Knode

Five Books About Finding Hope at the End of the World by Mike Chen

Watch the First Trailer for Curon, Netflix’s New Gothic Fantasy-Horror Series by Stubby the Rocket

How to Recover From Reader’s Block by James Davis Nicoll

Sonic 2 is Officially in The Works by Andrew Liptak

Bringing Stories to Life: The World of Science Fiction and Fantasy Model Building by Alan Brown

Clones, Sirens, and Dragons: New Young Adult Speculative Fiction for June & July 2020 by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Thu May 28

The Roger Corman Tour of Puerto Rico: Watching Last Woman on Earth by Ann Dávila Cardinal

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Deadlock” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Lessons from the Star Trek Mirror Universe That We Need Now More Than Ever by Joe George

Rumor Time: Disney+ Turning Kingdom Hearts Into a TV Show by Stubby the Rocket

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: All Good Things Must Come to an End by Alan Brown

Henry Cavill Is Reportedly In Talks to Reprise His Role as Superman in the DC Extended Universe by Stubby the Rocket

Balancing on the Hyphen: AAPI Identity & Nationalism in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series by Elyse Martin

Everything We Know About the Knight Radiant Orders by Alice Arneson

Wed May 27

Safer Meat: Amanda Downum’s “The Tenderness of Jackals” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

On the Origins of Modern Biology and the Fantastic: Part 18 — Nalo Hopkinson and Stem Cell Research by Kelly Lagor

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Soul Key by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Empathy Over Stigma: YA Authors On Making Mental Health Visible In Their Works by Stubby the Rocket

Blogging the Nebulas Predictions: Place Your Bets by Joel Cunningham

Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education Is Getting a Film Adaptation by Stubby the Rocket

Read N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season Along With Us! by Stubby the Rocket

Neverending Stories, Or: My 3 Favorite Books I’ve Never Actually Finished by Bethany C. Morrow

Moving Beyond Martial Arts Stereotypes: Make Room for the AAPI Bruce Willis by S.L. Huang

The Tourist by Alex Sherman

Tue May 26

Kitties in Space: Andre Norton’s Star Ka’at by Judith Tarr

Sleeps With Monsters: Spending Time With Physicians and Dragons by Liz Bourke

Start Reading Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars! by Tor.com

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Investigations” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Read the First Two Chapters From Lilliam Rivera’s Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera

Labyrinth Sequel Is a Go With Doctor Strange Director Scott Derrickson by Andrew Liptak

Five SF Stories That Mix Swords and Starships by James Davis Nicoll

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Embrace Uncertainty: The Joy of Making a Giant Mess by Charlie Jane Anders

Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Has To Be the Adult in the Room in The Shadow Rising (Part 31) by Sylas K Barrett

The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 31 and 32 by Liberty Hardy

Dark Will Return for Its Third Season June 27 by Stubby the Rocket

J.K. Rowling Announces New Serialized Novel, The Ickabog by Andrew Liptak

Edgar Wright vs. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Noah Berlatsky

What We Do in the Shadows Renewed for Season 3 by Stubby the Rocket

If Rand al’Thor Were Your Boyfriend… by Caroline Perny

Mon May 25

How Does a Centaur Eat, Anyway? by Judith Tarr

When Guns Meet Sword & Sorcery: Some of Our Favorite Biceps in Fantasy by Stubby the Rocket

Definitively Ranking Every MST3K Short by Leah Schnelbach

Books That Grab You by Jo Walton

Fri May 22

Escapism and Adventure in the SFF Art of Jenn Ravenna by Aidan Moher

Four SF Stories That Are More Gilligan’s Island Than Lord of the Flies by James Davis Nicoll

Finding Love in Dystopia With Garth Nix’s Shade’s Children by K.W. Colyard

5 SFF Books for the Goth in Your Life by Emily A. Duncan

Thu May 21

Watch the New Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet by Andrew Liptak

S.J. Clarkson is Reportedly Directing a Female-Centric Marvel Movie for Sony by Andrew Liptak

Ashes to Anomalies: Where We’re at After the The 100’s Final Season Premiere by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Lifesigns” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The First Trailer for The Old Guard Shows How Hard It Is To Stay Immortal and Anonymous in the Modern Day by Andrew Liptak

Dragons of the Prime: Jo Walton on Writing Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton

Physician as Paladin, Facing Plague and Pandemic: Med Ship by Murray Leinster by Alan Brown

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa’s New Movie Is About a Vampire/Vampire Slayer Con Artist Duo by Stubby the Rocket

Blogging the Nebulas: Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Gods of Jade and Shadow Explores Life and Death in Jazz Age Mexico by Joel Cunningham

Everything We Know About The Heralds by Alice Arneson

Wed May 20

Read This Free Astrobiology Anthology From the European Astrobiology Institute by Andrew Liptak

Cribbage and Elder Gods: Manly Wade Wellman’s “The Terrible Parchment” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Does John Scalzi Prefer Spaceships or Dragons? Find Out in a Series of Rapid Fire Questions! by Tor.com

The 100 Is a Master Class in Bonkers-But-Epic Worldbuilding by Natalie Zutter

Everything We Learned About CBS’s The Stand From Vanity Fair’s Big Reveal by Andrew Liptak

Blogging the Nebulas: Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth Is Space Opera Unhinged by Joel Cunningham

Love Can’t Make You a Villain: How She-Ra’s Catra Helped Make Sense of My Heart by Emmet Asher-Perrin

What If I Told You John Wick Was a Portal Fantasy by Leah Schnelbach

New Antebellum Trailer Offers a Few More Clues to the Mystery by Stubby the Rocket

Blogging the Nebulas: Alix E. Harrow’s The Ten Thousand Doors of January Unlocks the Magic of Portal Fantasy by Joel Cunningham

Ruby Rose Announces Surprise Exit from The CW’s Batwoman by Stubby the Rocket

Open Your Door to Centaurs and Unicorns in Across the Green Grass Fields, the Newest Installment of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series! by Tor.com

Beyond the Dragon’s Gate by Yoon Ha Lee

Tue May 19

Gen Con Announces Cancelation of 2020 Show by Andrew Liptak

Five Revenge Tales Featuring Treacherous Bosses and Evil Overlords by James Davis Nicoll

Fighting Alongside Friends in Isabel Sterling’s This Coven Won’t Break by Cassie Schulz

Edgar Wright to Adapt Tade Thompson’s The Murders Of Molly Southbourne, Plus Works From S.A. Chakraborty and Jonathan Stroud by Stubby the Rocket

“Hit it” — Seven Thoughts on the Announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Imposter Syndrome Is Just Part of Being a Writer by Charlie Jane Anders

We Also Brought Our Demons: Announcing Veronica Schanoes’ Debut Story Collection, Burning Girls and Other Stories by Tor.com

Hot Fuzz: A Police Film for Those Who Love (and Hate) Police Films by Noah Berlatsky

Steve Carrell Reboots the Space Race in a New Trailer for Space Force by Andrew Liptak

Blogging the Nebulas: Charles E. Gannon’s Marque of Caine Is Packed With Old-School Adventure by Joel Cunningham

South Asian Cli-Fi Takes Center Stage in Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha by Tor.com

Download a Free eBook of Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton Before May 23! by Tor.com

Mon May 18

The Springtime Magic of Baby Horses by Judith Tarr

Blogging the Nebulas: Sarah Pinsker’s A Song for a New Day Is Eerily Relevant Sci-Fi by Joel Cunningham

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Death Wish” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Where the Steward Is King: Faramir Is Never Second Best by Theresa DeLucci

Queer Love Saves the Universe (Literally) in She-Ra’s Final Season by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Blogging the Nebulas: Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire Marries Cyberpunk, Space Opera, and Political Thriller by Joel Cunningham

Announcing the 2019 BSFA Award Winners by Tor.com

The Devastating Impact of Parental Suicide and Arrested Grief in I Am Not Okay with This by Mike Alvarez

The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Will Be Released July 31 by Stubby the Rocket

A Thrilling Pirate Eco-Fantasy: Revealing The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson by Tor.com

Fri May 15

Never Say You Can’t Survive: How To Make Your Own Imaginary Friends by Charlie Jane Anders

CBS Greenlights Spock-Led Star Trek: Strange New Worlds by Andrew Liptak

5 Young Adult SFF Spin-Offs to Keep on Your Radar by Zoraida Córdova

This Excellent “Danger Zone” Video Rekindles My Desire For an X-Wing Disney+ Series by Andrew Liptak

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: April 2020 by Alex Brown

5 Heroes Who Use Non-Traditional “Weapons” by Leah Schnelbach

Thu May 14

Disney is Adapting Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson Series for Disney + by Andrew Liptak

A Claustrophobic Space Thriller: Goldilocks by Laura Lam by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Dreadnought” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Psychology of Tel’aran’rhiod in The Wheel of Time by Sylas K Barrett

Who’s Not Returning? Patrick Stewart Gives Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Update by Stubby the Rocket

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Faramir, Captain of Gondor by Megan N. Fontenot

Here’s Everything You Need to Remember About She-Ra Before Its Final Season by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Introducing When the Sparrow Falls, the Debut Novel From Neil Sharpson by Tor.com

Everything We Know About the History of Roshar by Alice Arneson

Download the March/April 2020 Tor.com Short Fiction Newsletter by Tor.com

Wed May 13

Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles Is Heading to AMC by Andrew Liptak

Beware the Crib: Ray Bradbury’s “The Small Assassin” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 29 and 30 by Liberty Hardy

The New Mutants Movie Finally Has A Release Date by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From The Archer at Dawn by Swati Teerdhala

Arkady Martine on Pen Names, Monarchies in SF, and the Trouble With Sequels by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Fearful Symmetry by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Classic SF With Absolutely No Agenda Whatsoever… by James Davis Nicoll

“Eustace Was a Dragon All Along”: Aslan and Spiritual Growth in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Matt Mikalatos

Gawyn and Éowyn: Two Great Epic Fantasy Characters with Very Different Fates by Brittany Callan

Neil Gaiman Reveals Star-Studded Cast of Audible’s Sandman Adaptation, Released July 15 by Stubby the Rocket

Tordotcom Publishing Unveils New Logo, Celebrating 5 Years of Award-Winning Novels and Novellas by Tor.com

Benjamin 2073 by Rjurik Davidson

Tue May 12

Francesca Momplaisir’s My Mother’s House Shows the Price Women Must Pay for Freedom by Mary Retta

Love, Magic, & Spooky Cults in the Deep South: The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos by Em Nordling

Listen to the First 11 Minutes of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Audiobook by Stubby the Rocket

Katee Sackhoff Is Reportedly Joining The Mandalorian’s Second Season as Her Clone Wars Character by Andrew Liptak

More Thrilling than Fiction: The Real Life Heroines of the Early Gothic by Dr. Sam Hirst

Never Say You Can’t Survive: How To Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders

Subterranean Press Announces Special Edition of Ted Chiang’s Exhalation by Andrew Liptak

The Solidarity of the Weird: Los Espookys Explores Community Over Capitalism by Leticia Urieta

A Guide to Condor Heroes: The Martial Arts Epic That Influenced All Your Faves by Alexis Ong

Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Meets Old Friends and Learns From His Mistakes in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 30) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 11

5 Questions About Boba Fett’s Upcoming Appearance in Season Two of The Mandalorian by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The War Never Ends in Andre Norton’s At Swords’ Points by Judith Tarr

Ruthanna Emrys on Weird Fiction, Cryptids, and Sympathizing With Cthulhu by Stubby the Rocket

Read an Excerpt From The Mother Code, the Debut Novel by Carole Stivers by Carole Stivers

CBS’s The Twilight Zone Reboot Returns on June 25th. Watch the Trailer. by Andrew Liptak

The Outlander Season 5 Finale Weighs the Price for Meddling in the Past by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Meld” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Allow Sir Patrick Stewart to Read a Shakespearean Sonnet to You Every Day by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time’s Daniel Henney Talks Playing Lan in an Instagram Q&A by Stubby the Rocket

Shaun of the Dead Eats the Zombie Genre’s Brain by Noah Berlatsky

Thought Exercise: Do Jedi Sleep Naked? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Explore the Real Mythologies Behind The Witcher’s Monsters by Stubby the Rocket

What Kind of Knights Radiant Would You Be? A Guide to Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere by Vanessa Armstrong

A Portal Beyond the Pony Express: Check out the Cover for J.M. Lee’s The Nightland Express by Tor.com

Fri May 8

The Mandalorian has Reportedly Cast Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett by Andrew Liptak

The Great Fantasy Debate Video Series Tackles Fantasy’s Greatest “What Ifs?” by Andrew Liptak

Elisabeth Moss Is a Terrifying Shirley Jackson in the First Trailer for Shirley, Released June 5 by Stubby the Rocket

10 Long-Running SFF/Horror Fiction Podcasts by Natalie Zutter

Veronica Roth’s Chosen Ones Calls on Young People to Save the World by Mary Retta

Ilze Hugo’s The Down Days Gives a Surprisingly Optimistic Twist to the Apocalypse by Mary Retta

The Producers of Midsommar and Parasite Are Teaming Up for an English-Language Remake of Save the Green Planet! by Stubby the Rocket

8 of Our Favorite In-Universe Superfans by Leah Schnelbach

Five Truly Inhospitable Fictional Planets by James Davis Nicoll

Thu May 7

A New Trailer for TNT’s Snowpiercer Teases a Tense Class Revolution by Andrew Liptak

Old Gods Are Better Than the New in the Epic World of Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson by Genine Tyson

All the New Genre Bending Books Arriving in May! by Tor.com

5 Animal-Friendly Fantasy Books to Read After Watching Tiger King by Carly Silver

Beware the Ojos Pequeños: Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin by Angela Maria Spring

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Threshold” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Jo Walton’s Reading List: April 2020 by Jo Walton

Martha Wells on Reading Recommendations and Murderbot’s Favorite Media by Stubby the Rocket

Mercenaries and the Future of Humanity: Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson by Alan Brown

Andy Serkis Will Read to You All of The Hobbit for 12 Hours Straight by Stubby the Rocket

An Insider’s Guide to Slavic-Inspired Fantasy by Teo Bileta

The Art of the Cosmere: An Interview With Isaac Stewart by Drew McCaffrey

Wed May 6

Don’t Talk to Strangers After All: Shirley Jackson’s “The Witch” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

“You’ve the feel of destiny about you.”: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Jeff VanderMeer’s A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in May! by Tor.com

You Can’t Eat Something That Talks: People and Cultures in Martha Wells’ Books of the Raksura by Kali Wallace

Kim Stanley Robinson on His Next Novel, The Ministry for the Future by Andrew Liptak

The Unlikely Philosophy of Joe Versus the Volcano by Leah Schnelbach

Christopher Paolini Reads an Excerpt From To Sleep in a Sea of Stars! by Christopher Paolini

The Farthest Shore: The Return of the King by Sean Guynes

Queer Happily Ever Afters in The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek by T.J. Klune

Melissa Albert Returns to the Hazel Wood! Read a Story From Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

Berlin Is Never Berlin by Marko Kloos

Tue May 5

NASA Confirms It’s Making a Movie With Tom Cruise on the ISS by Andrew Liptak

Netflix Is Working on a Bright Sequel From the Director of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance by Andrew Liptak

A.K. Larkwood Recommends Escapist Adventure Fantasy Books by A.K. Larkwood

A Prank on the Emperor? Names and Vocabulary in The Goblin Emperor by CD Covington

Read From Rebecca Roanhorse’s Darth Maul Story in The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark by Andrew Liptak

Howl-ever It Moves You: Diana Wynne Jones and Hayao Miyazaki Do the Same Work With Different Stories by Elyse Martin

All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in May! by Tor.com

Join Amazon’s The Wheel of Time Book Club on May 6 by Stubby the Rocket

For the Love of a Murderbot: Network Effect by Martha Wells by Em Nordling

Watch the First Trailer for Space Force, a Sci-Fi Comedy from the Team Behind The Office by Stubby the Rocket

About Time: Fashion and the Space-Time Continuum, an SFF Met Gala by Christina Orlando

Allow Daniel Radcliffe to Read to You the First Chapter of Harry Potter by Stubby the Rocket

How to Heist Your Novel: A Writer’s Guide by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Revealing A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel, Author of The Themis Files! by Tor.com

Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne and Perrin Both Make Mistakes in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 29) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 4

Elizabeth Bear’s “Covenant” To Be Adapted by 10 Cloverfield Lane Screenwriters by Andrew Liptak

Westworld Season 3 Finale: “Crisis Theory” by Theresa DeLucci

Movie Horses Have a Lot to Answer For by Judith Tarr

Everything We Learned About Netflix’s Shadow and Bone, From Ben Barnes’ Collider Interview by Stubby the Rocket

Serial Box Releases Pandemic-Inspired Collection of SFF Stories: How We Live Now by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Alliances” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Puts the Prequels Into Perspective by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Taika Waititi Will Write and Direct a New Star Wars Film by Andrew Liptak

These 5 Books Will Give You Geeky Knowledge You Won’t Find Anywhere Else by Ryan Britt

Stephenie Meyer is Finally Publishing Midnight Sun This August by Andrew Liptak

All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in May! by Tor.com

Yoda Was My First Rabbi by M. Evan Wolkenstein

Download a Free eBook of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Today, May 4 [Update: And May 5!] by Tor.com

Fri May 1

Murderbots, Hamster Princesses, and Other Cute Reads by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The First Trailer For Lovecraft Country Will Horrify You by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“They want you to have a happy birthday.” Highlights From #TorDotReads’ Sixth Discussion of The Goblin Emperor! by Stubby the Rocket

Put a Ring On It: Potential Planetary Ring Systems and Where to Find Them by James Davis Nicoll

9 Bad Guys You Can Defeat in One Punch by Stubby the Rocket

Rick and Morty and Nihilism: Embracing a Show That Cares About Nothing by Destiny Soria

Roadtrips and Truthseeking: Revealing the Cover for K.M. Szpara’s First, Become Ashes by Tor.com

Crowley and Aziraphale Weather the Lockdown on Good Omens’ 30th Anniversary by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Must Read Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books From Brazil by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

On May 4 We’re Offering a Free eBook of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson [Update: Now on May 5th, Too] by Tor.com