September 2020

Wed Sep 30

Marvel Has Chosen Newcomer Iman Vellani to Play Ms. Marvel by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Peter McLean’s Priest of Bones Is Being Adapted for TV by Andrew Liptak

Maybe Just Don’t Rob Graves: Louisa May Alcott’s “Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy’s Curse” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Saga Press Will Release New DemonWars Trilogy From R.A. Salvatore by Andrew Liptak

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

Netflix Is Working on a Conan The Barbarian Series by Andrew Liptak

His House Trailer Pulls Back the Curtain on the Horrors Faced by Refugees by Andrew Tejada

Four Questions With V.E. Schwab on Her New Novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue! by Tor.com

Tom Sturridge in Talks to Star in The Sandman by Molly Templeton

Do Not Offend the Gods: 8 SFF Books Featuring Deities by Megan Whalen Turner

Read an Excerpt From Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface (Part 2) by Cory Doctorow

Aslan the Demon: Religious Transformation in The Horse and His Boy by Matt Mikalatos

The Ashes of Around Twenty-Three Strangers by Jeremy Packert Burke

Tue Sep 29

Trailer for The Craft: Legacy Welcomes Four New Witches Into the Tale by Andrew Tejada

Read an Excerpt From Megan Whalen Turner’s Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies Will Finally Be a Movie by Molly Templeton

Barry Jenkins to Direct Sequel to 2019’s The Lion King by Molly Templeton

Cowboys With Phasers: Star Trek’s “Spectre of the Gun” and the Genre of Space Western by Noah Berlatsky

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Weirdness Gives Me the Strength To Keep Going by Charlie Jane Anders

Spotify and DC Comics Will Release Original Batman Podcast by Andrew Liptak

Tomi Adeyemi Is One of TIME’s Most Influential People by Molly Templeton

Reading the Wheel of Time: Death Cannot Be Healed in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 5) by Sylas K Barrett

Vampires Are the Gentrifiers In the First Trailer for Netflix’s Vampires vs The Bronx by Andrew Liptak

The Folio Society Is Releasing a Limited, Special Edition of Frank Herbert’s Dune by Andrew Liptak

Five SFF Novels Featuring Disabled Characters Who Know Their Own Worth by Allison Alexander

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Thirteen by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Thirteen by Brandon Sanderson

Mon Sep 28

Spinning Through Genres in Andre Norton’s Wheel of Stars by Judith Tarr

Naomi Novik and Christopher Paolini Talk About Their New Books, Old Inspirations, Dragons, and More! by Andrew Tejada

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Scorpion, Part II” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Production Resumes on Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series by Molly Templeton

Why Batman Is a Terrible Superhero (Or, Why Our Present Social Crises Demand a Different Class of Hero) by Daniel Whyte IV

Read an Excerpt From Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface (Part 1) by Cory Doctorow

Lara Elena Donnelly Enters Jim Henson’s Labyrinth by Molly Templeton

Five SF Books Featuring Relativistic Relics and Timey-Wimey Problems by James Davis Nicoll

Joan of Arc Meets Space Opera: Announcing a New SF Trilogy From Author Neon Yang by Tor.com

Sun Sep 27

Hippolyta Takes Center Stage: Lovecraft Country, “I Am” by Alex Brown

Fri Sep 25

Marvel is Reportedly Making a Nick Fury Series For Disney+ by Andrew Liptak

Got Series Fatigue? Try These Ten Standalone Fantasy Novels! by Sarah Waites

Rankin & Bass’ The Hobbit Predicted the Future of Pop Culture by Austin Gilkeson

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part II by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Fantasy Novels Starring Self-Taught Protagonists by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Sep 24

Diving Into Christopher Paolini’s New Science Fiction Epic, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Cassie Schulz

Read the First Two Chapters From Dune: The Duke of Caladan by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

Ken Liu’s The Hidden Girl is Being Turned Into a TV Series by Andrew Liptak

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: Third Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Bilbo Baggins Is the Ultimate Icon of Self-Care by Leah Schnelbach

Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War Launches With a Special Event and Signed Books by Andrew Tejada

Planetary Romance Under the Clouds: Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs by Alan Brown

“Can someone give us some context in here please?” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Veritas” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Revealing Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders by Tor.com

Wed Sep 23

The Old Drift Takes Home the 34th Arthur C. Clarke Award by Andrew Tejada

John Cena’s Suicide Squad Character is Getting an HBO Max Spinoff by Andrew Liptak

Powerful Siblings Face Their Demons in Horrifying Helstrom Trailer by Andrew Tejada

Black Widow Will Have to Complete Her Mission in 2021 by Andrew Tejada

Good Ghost-Hunters are Hard to Find: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 1) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Catch Cory Doctorow’s Virtual Lecture Series This October by Tor.com

Read an Excerpt From The Burning God, the Conclusion to R.F. Kuang’s Poppy War Trilogy by R.F. Kuang

Old Money, New Gods: Revealing The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo by Tor.com

If Doctor Doom Were Your Boyfriend… by Natalie Zina Walschots

Cupcakes and Cacti, Meteors and Magic: Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore by Alex Brown

New Trailer for Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor Shows Off a New Haunted House by Andrew Liptak

On Reading Book Series in the Wrong Order by James Davis Nicoll

The Perfection of Theresa Watkins by Justin C. Key

Tue Sep 22

Supergirl Will Hang Up Her Cape After Season 6 by Andrew Tejada

Black Mirror: U.S.S. Callister Director Will Take Over Directing Duties For Rogue One Prequel Series by Andrew Liptak

Superheroes and Spreadsheets in Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots by Vanessa Armstrong

Let’s Celebrate Tolkien Week (By Force of Hobbit)! by Jeff LaSala

Netflix’s Over The Moon Wants to Soar Into Space and Our Hearts by Andrew Tejada

Read an Excerpt From Yoon Ha Lee’s Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Never Say You Can’t Survive: The Unexamined Story Is Not Worth Writing by Charlie Jane Anders

A Different Kind of ’80s Fantasy in Garth Nix’s The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Molly Templeton

Reading the Wheel of Time: Ji’e’toh and What Must Be Done in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 4) by Sylas K Barrett

Peacock’s Code 404 Is about a Glitchy, British Robocop by Andrew Liptak

8 SFF Books That Center Mental Health by Latonya Pennington

“What Do People Need?” — Revealing A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers by Tor.com

Saga Press Will Celebrate The Year’s Best Science Fiction With a Special Event by Andrew Tejada

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Twelve by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Twelve by Brandon Sanderson

Mon Sep 21

Netflix Has Canceled Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance by Andrew Liptak

Writing Horses: Why Bother to Get It Right? by Judith Tarr

“Oh, Relax It’s Only Magic”: The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Roshani Chokshi’s The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

Floaters is a Cute Animated Film About Two Bickering Spaceships by Andrew Liptak

Welcome to Garbagetown: Revealing The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente by Tor.com

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Scorpion, Part I” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Once a Bookseller, Always a Bookseller by Garth Nix

The Croods 2: A New Age Trailer Ventures to a Vast and Vibrant World by Andrew Tejada

“Take Risks, Follow Your Heart, and Move Forward”: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn by Alex Brown

Five Books Where Assuming Aliens Are Just Like You Might Get You Killed by Karen Osborne

Forged in the Fire: Revealing Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard by Tor.com

Watch the First Trailer for Marvel’s WandaVision by Andrew Liptak

Sun Sep 20

What Makes a Monster: Lovecraft Country, “Meet Me in Daegu” by Alex Brown

Fri Sep 18

Adaptation of Sylvain Neuvel’s The Test to Star John Boyega and Payman Maadi by Emmet Asher-Perrin

How Much Alcohol Does it Take to Get a Hobbit Drunk? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Four Amazing Fictional (But Possible) Planets by Keith Cooper

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Unforgettable Books Involving Amnesia by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Sep 17

Fantasy and The Sword of Truth Author Terry Goodkind Has Died by Andrew Liptak

Tatiana Maslany Will Play She-Hulk in Marvel TV Series by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read an Excerpt From Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson

Bending the Arc of History: Erin K. Wagner’s An Unnatural Life by Paul Weimer

Raised by Wolves is Coming Back For a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Trailer for The Place of No Words Gives Us Harsh Truths in a Fantasy Land by Andrew Tejada

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Worst Case Scenario” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Mythology, Trauma, and Bachata in Lilliam Rivera’s Never Look Back by Angela Maria Spring

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Pippin, the Fool of a Took! by Megan N. Fontenot

A Substitute Captain, a Dog, and a Transporter Accident Walk Into an Episode — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Much Ado About Boimler” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Asian SFF Authors Who Write About Asia by Rita Wang

Wed Sep 16

(Re)Introduction to Reading the Weird by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From The Half-God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams

Leviathan Falls Will Be The Final Installment of The Expanse by Andrew Liptak

Anthony Mackie Takes Audiences on a Strange and Deadly Trip in the Trailer for Synchronic by Andrew Tejada

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Lust’s Latinum Lost (and Found) by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Love and Monsters Trailer Shows Humor, Heart, and Huge Creatures by Andrew Tejada

Susanna Clarke Returns With the Beautifully Kind Piranesi by Kate Nepveu

Grading the Best Time Travel Movies Ever Made by Joe George

Ethnocentrism, Heathens, and Heretics in The Horse and His Boy by Matt Mikalatos

Henchmen Looks Like a Delightful Animated Anti-Superhero Movie by Andrew Liptak

Three Ways Fantasy Roleplaying Made Me a Better Writer by Destiny Soria

Revealing We Are Satellites, a New Novel From Nebula Award-Winning Author Sarah Pinsker! by Tor.com

Solution by Brian Evenson

Tue Sep 15

Exploring Empire and Agency in The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart by S. Qiouyi Lu

A Late-Summer SFF Reading List by James Davis Nicoll

Read an Excerpt From Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Good Worldbuilding Shows How Things Could Be Different by Charlie Jane Anders

We Are the Stories We Tell One Another: Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro by Maya Gittelman

Reading The Wheel of Time: Saidin, Saidar, and a Drinking Game in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 3) by Sylas K Barrett

This is the Way to Watch the First Trailer for The Mandalorian’s Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Matriarchy and Gender Magic in The Tamir Triad by Lynn Flewelling by Molly Majumder

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Eleven by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Eleven by Brandon Sanderson

Mon Sep 14

Ruritania Meets Gothic in Andre Norton’s Iron Butterflies by Judith Tarr

Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors Will Star in Ant-Man 3 by Andrew Tejada

“Insects Don’t Have Politics”: Jekyll, Hyde, and The Fly by Noah Berlatsky

Listen to Chapters 1-9 of Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Tor.com

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

EA Games’ Short Star Wars: Squadrons Film Hunted is Everything I Want in an X-Wing Series by Andrew Liptak

Ken Liu Provides Update on Next Dandelion Dynasty Novels by Andrew Liptak

Horns, Feathers, and Scales: Reclaiming Genderqueer Monstrousness by Tessa Gratton

Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles Is Coming to Netflix by Andrew Tejada

Watch the First Teaser for Showtime’s Moon Comedy Series, Moonbase 8 by Andrew Liptak

Warner Bros. Delays Wonder Woman 1984 Again by Andrew Liptak

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

Five Science Fiction Books Featuring Floating Habitats by James Davis Nicoll

Sun Sep 13

Magic Isn’t About Freedom, But Power: Lovecraft Country, “Strange Case” by Alex Brown

Fri Sep 11

The Amazing Adventures of Space Cat! by James Davis Nicoll

Someone Created an Updated Trailer for David Lynch’s Dune by Andrew Liptak

Nightfire Acquires Catriona Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street and Two More Titles by Andrew Tejada

Who watches the King? Nick Martell’s The Kingdom of Liars by Paul Weimer

African-Inspired Space Opera Film Yohancé Looks Amazing by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Equal Rites, Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Six Books of Truly Epic Secret History by David Mack

Thu Sep 10

Marie Lu’s Sci-Fi Hacking Tale Warcross Is Getting a TV Adaptation by Andrew Tejada

Watch a First Trailer for Hulu’s Anthology Series Monsterland by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

A Mismatched Adventure: Night Shine by Tessa Gratton by Liz Bourke

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

Rescuing the Lost Desk: A Letter From the Books Editor by Christina Orlando

Badgieeeeeeeeee! — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Terminal Provocations” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Star-Shattering Conclusion: Children of the Lens by E. E. “Doc” Smith by Alan Brown

The Most Traumatic Moments From SFF We Watched as Children by Tor.com

Mortal Men Doomed to Die: The Giver of Gifts and the Wise-women of Middle-earth by Jeff LaSala

Wed Sep 9

Taking a Baseball Bat to Cthulhu: Watching the First Two Episodes of Lovecraft Country by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt From Garth Nix’s The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

The Walking Dead Will Shamble to Its End in 2022, Triggering New Spinoff by Andrew Tejada

“No hope without change, no change without sacrifice”: Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston by Alex Brown

The First Trailer for Dune is Here by Andrew Liptak

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else: Le Guin’s Thoughtful, Mundane YA Novel of Companionship in an Isolating World by Sean Guynes

Seven Books I Love From Seven “A” Authors by Jo Walton

Jim Butcher Releases Trailer for Next Dresden Files Novel: Battle Ground by Andrew Liptak

What We Needed Were Men to Set Ablaze: Revealing Star Eater by Kerstin Hall by Tor.com

Hearts in the Hard Ground by G. V. Anderson

Tue Sep 8

What We Learned About Star Trek: Strange New Worlds During Today’s Star Trek Day Panel by Andrew Liptak

A New Trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Finds The Crew a Millennium in the Future by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: Revisiting Michelle Sagara’s Chronicles of Elantra by Liz Bourke

Writing Horses: Those Handy Equestrian Metaphors by Judith Tarr

Never Say You Can’t Survive: How to Write a Political Story Without Falling on Your Face by Charlie Jane Anders

Entertainment Weekly Previews The Mandalorian’s Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Reading the Wheel of Time: Life Changes Direction in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 2) by Sylas K Barrett

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Ten by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Ten by Brandon Sanderson

Sun Sep 6

Like Dragons Hoarding Gold: Lovecraft Country, “A History of Violence” by Alex Brown

Announcing the 2020 Dragon Awards Winners by Andrew Liptak

Fri Sep 4

Celebrating the Working-Class Warriors of SFF by Stubby the Rocket

The Power of Teamwork: 5 SFF Books Written Collaboratively by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Equal Rites, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

Thu Sep 3

All the New Horror and Genre-Bending Books Arriving in September! by Tor.com

CBS All Access’ Free Star Trek Day Will Celebrate 54 Years of Exploration by Andrew Tejada

Read an Excerpt From Devastation Class, a YA Space Opera by Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon

Everything We Learned about Denis Villeneuve’s Dune From Empire’s Reveal Issue by Andrew Liptak

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

The Evolution of The Ballad of Mulan by Mari Ness

The Folio Society’s Next Big Fantasy Release is Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy by Andrew Liptak

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

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Théoden the Renewed by Megan N. Fontenot

No Time to Die Trailer Makes a Retired James Bond Look Good by Andrew Tejada

“That is messed up!” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Cupid’s Errant Arrow” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Revealing Erika Johansen’s Beneath the Keep, Prequel to the Bestselling Queen of the Tearling Trilogy by Tor.com

Wed Sep 2

Nature Is Boring: William Browning Spencer’s “The Essayist in the Wilderness” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

A Haunted Inauguration in Andrew Pyper’s The Residence by Christopher Buehlman

Star Trek: Discovery Will Introduce First Trans and Non-Binary Characters in Upcoming Season by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Read an Excerpt From Marie Lu’s Skyhunter by Marie Lu

The Welcome to the Blumhouse Trailer Wants to Unsettle You at Home by Andrew Tejada

BTS Meets TBR: A K-Pop Playlist for Your Favorite Young Adult SFF Books by Kat Cho

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

Disney+ Drops the Anticipated Mandalorian Season 2 Release Date by Andrew Tejada

 “Narnia and the North!”: The Horse and His Boy by Matt Mikalatos

(Some) Big Moments From 5 Years of Tordotcom Publishing by Tor.com

Wait for Night by Stephen Graham Jones

Tue Sep 1

Change Is Not Collapse: Alex London’s Gold Wings Rising by Maya Gittelman

Five Sequels That Are Even Better Than the First Book by Katy Rose Pool

Read the First Two Chapters From Battle Ground, Jim Butcher’s New Dresden Files Book by Jim Butcher

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Twelve Ways to Keep the Fun of Writing Alive by Charlie Jane Anders

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

Reading The Wheel of Time: Everyone Needs a Scapegoat in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 1) by Sylas K Barrett

The Three-Body Problem Will Be Adapted for Netflix by Game of Thrones Showrunners by Emmet Asher-Perrin

God Is Change: Transformation and the Trans Experience in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hannah Abigail Clarke

Tordotcom Publishing is 5 Years Old! Download The First Book It Ever Published: The Sorcerer of The Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Nine by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Nine by Brandon Sanderson