March 2021

Wed Mar 31

Advertising for Burglars: Lord Dunsany’s “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt From The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence

Five SFF Works That Put Bards Center Stage by James Davis Nicoll

Calling Evil Good, and Good Evil: Spiritual Abuse in C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle by Matt Mikalatos

Powerpuff Finds Its Professor Utonium in Donald Faison by Molly Templeton

Five SFF Stories That Shed Light on Obscure History by Eleanor Konik

Amazon Casts Midsommar’s Jack Reynor for Adaptation of William Gibson’s The Peripheral by Andrew Liptak

El nido de libros by Naomi Kritzer

Tue Mar 30

Sam Weber on Illustrating Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun for The Folio Society by Andrew Liptak

Our Fine Feathered Friends: The Best Birds in Fantasy by Stubby the Rocket

Lucifer’s Next Batch of Season 5 Episodes Will Debut on Netflix in May by Andrew Liptak

Who Gets to Be People? Encountering the Alien in A Desolation Called Peace by CD Covington

Godzilla Vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Will Bring ThunderCats to the Big Screen by Molly Templeton

Five Thrilling SFF Works About Meticulously Planned Infrastructure by James Davis Nicoll

Game of Thrones On Stage? Get the Fake Blood Ready! by Molly Templeton

Five Heart-Pounding Jump Scares in Horror Fiction by Ferrett Steinmetz

Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses Is Headed to Hulu by Molly Templeton

Season Five of Rick and Morty Arrives June 20th by Andrew Liptak

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Is Here and Ready to Wreak Havoc by Molly Templeton

Five Persian Legends and Their Western Counterparts by Melissa Bashardoust

George R.R. Martin Signs Huge Overall Deal With HBO by Andrew Liptak

American Gods Won’t Continue for Another Full Season by Andrew Tejada

Here’s the Cast for Star Wars: Kenobi by Andrew Liptak

5 SFF Character Pairs With Ever-Changing Relationships by Catriona Silvey

New Shadow and Bone Trailer Will Answer Some of Your Pressing Questions by Molly Templeton

Revealing Dragonblood Ring by Amparo Ortiz by Tor.com

Mon Mar 29

Flash Gordon’s Kid Cousin Journeys to the Center of the Earth: Andre Norton’s Garan the Eternal by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From The Blue-Spangled Blue by David Bowles

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Someone to Watch Over Me” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A K-Pop Playlist for Your Favorite Young Adult SFF Books by Kat Cho

Why I Love Planet of the Apes, and You Should Too by Bethany C. Morrow

Seven Thrilling SFF Murder Mysteries by Elisa Shoenberger

Fri Mar 26

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Is Fully Assembled by Molly Templeton

Black Falcon, White Wolf. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s “The Star-Spangled Man” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Showtime’s Man Who Fell To Earth Adaptation Casts Naomie Harris and Jimmi Simpson by Andrew Liptak

Watch a New Sizzle Reel for That Last Starfighter Sequel by Andrew Liptak

Unforgettable SFF Books Involving Amnesia by James Davis Nicoll

5 Modern Cyberpunk Stories by Corey J. White

6 SFF Characters Who Commune With Animals by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Mar 25

Humanizing a Magnificent Bastard: Nick Martell’s The Two Faced Queen by Paul Weimer

Read an Excerpt From K.M Szpara’s First Become Ashes — Meet Kane by K.M. Szpara

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

Sleipnir: A Horse Between Worlds by Judith Tarr

Five Books Featuring Heroic Criminals Who Save the Day by Alexandra Christo

A New Edition of Lord of the Rings Will Feature J.R.R. Tolkien’s Artwork For the First Time by Andrew Liptak

Millennium: An Essential Guide to One of TV’s Most Fascinating Shows by Gemma Files and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Revealing H.M. Long’s Temple of No God by Tor.com

Peter S. Beagle Has Finally Regained the Rights to His Body of Work by Andrew Liptak

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty-Nine by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Mar 24

More Wondrous on the Inside: T. Kingfisher’s The Hollow Places, Part 2 by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Arizona State University’s Free Solarpunk Anthology is All About Optimistic Futures by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From K.M Szpara’s First Become Ashes — Meet Deryn by K.M. Szpara

Five Unconventional Economic Systems as Imagined in SFF by Eleanor Konik

The Wrath of Khan Easter Egg in For All Mankind Suggests an Alternate Pop Culture Timeline by Ryan Britt

Read an Excerpt From Dark Lullaby by Polly Ho-Yen

Amazon Taps Doctor Who and Wheel of Time Director Wayne Che Yip For Its Lord of the Rings series by Andrew Liptak

In Stowaway, Having Too Many Roommates Is Even More Stressful in Space by Molly Templeton

The Pen and the Sword: Learning Medieval Weaponry by Christopher Buehlman

Masquerade Season by 'Pemi Aguda

Tue Mar 23

Marvel’s Black Widow Will Debut on Disney+ and in Theaters on July 9th by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: C.L. Polk Answers Seven Questions by Liz Bourke

Supergirl Will Save the World From a Superpowered Lex in Her Final Season by Andrew Tejada

Read an Excerpt From K.M Szpara’s First Become Ashes — Meet Calvin by K.M. Szpara

The Full Trailer for Joss Whedon’s The Nevers Has a Victorian X-Men Vibe by Molly Templeton

The Shadows in Our Stories: Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas by Maya Gittelman

Five YA Fantasies for Lovers of Libraries by Intisar Khanani

Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Faces Galad, Salidar, and Maerion’s Arrows in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 23) by Sylas K Barrett

Every King Arthur Retelling Is Fanfic About Who Gets to Be Legendary by Tracy Deonn

Hulu is Adapting Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam Trilogy by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From House of Hollow and Join Author Krystal Sutherland for a Virtual Tour by Tor.com

Mon Mar 22

Marvel is Reportedly Developing Disney+ Echo Spinoff From Forthcoming Hawkeye Series by Andrew Liptak

Understanding Horses: The Soul-Bond Between Human and Animal by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From K.M Szpara’s First Become Ashes — Meet Lark by K.M. Szpara

Emerald Fennell Will Write DC’s Zatanna Movie by Molly Templeton

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

Finding Comfort in Apocalyptic Stories by Rachel Ayers

Netflix’s The Witcher Bulks Up Ciri’s Magic Training, Adds Another Seven Characters for Season 2 by Molly Templeton

The CW’s Batwoman Recasts Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane With Krypton’s Wallis Day by Andrew Liptak

Ten Questions We Hope to See Answered in Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle Book 3 by Michelle RJ

Being a Ghostbusting Hero Isn’t Easy in Swashbucklers by Dan Hanks by Tor.com

Fri Mar 19

They Made a Whole New Justice League so We Don’t Have to Look at Superman’s Uncanny Face by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Stumbling to Move Forward: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s “New World Order” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Collections of Tales From the Science Fiction Barroom by James Davis Nicoll

Nickelodeon Is Planning Major Avatar: The Last Airbender Expansion by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Guards! Guards! Part V by Emmet Asher-Perrin

HBO Considering Three Additional Game of Thrones Shows by Andrew Liptak

6 Stunning Fantasies for Nature Lovers by Emily B. Martin

Thu Mar 18

Kaci Walfall Will Lead Ava DuVernay’s Naomi by Andrew Liptak

9 Fascinating Spaceship Societies by Stubby the Rocket

Five Genre-Jumping Masterpieces by Ashley Poston

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

Watch the Teaser Trailer for New Adaptation of The Yellow Wallpaper by Andrew Liptak

Classic SF About Extremely Long Naps by James Davis Nicoll

Hi Stranger, New in Town?: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke by Alan Brown

Timur Bekmambetov Will Transform the Animal Crossing-Inspired Short Don’t Peek Into a Feature Film by Molly Templeton

Paul McAuley’s Austral Will Be Adapted Into a Series by Molly Templeton

Logan’s Run: The Film That Killed ’70s SF by Dan Persons

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty-Eight by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed Mar 17

Warner Bros. Is Developing Film About DC Golden Age Superhero Hourman by Andrew Liptak

Syfy’s Resident Alien Is Coming Back for a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Looks Like a Stargate Revival Might Include Daniel Jackson by Andrew Liptak

A Terrible Time for Birdwatching: Daphne Du Maurier’s “The Birds” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From A River Called Time by Courttia Newland

Lena Headey Will Star in Beacon 23 by Molly Templeton

Have Five Seconds of Rosamund Pike as Moiraine in Amazon’s The Wheel of Time by Molly Templeton

Man Who Fell to Earth Adaptation Moving from Paramount+ to Showtime by Andrew Liptak

Stephen King Books That Aren’t (Strictly) Horror by Keith Rice

A Brief History of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier in the Comics by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Disney+ Gets Some Cool Old-New Star Wars Content in April by Andrew Liptak

Better Things Ahead: The Last Battle and the End of Narnia by Matt Mikalatos

Shonen Anime and the Myth of Meritocracy by Minyoung Lee

Gawyn and Éowyn: Exploring the Parallels Between Two Great Epic Fantasy Characters by Brittany Callan

Tue Mar 16

Fractured Reflections: The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas by Aiden Thomas

Is it a Fall or a Flight? Oliver K. Langmead’s Birds of Paradise by Leah Schnelbach

Making Comfort Food From Fireheart Tiger With Author Aliette de Bodard by Aliette de Bodard

Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Meets the Prophet in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 22) by Sylas K Barrett

Starz’s Outlander Will Return for a Seventh Season by Andrew Liptak

The Cruel Optimism of the Gothic: Wealth, Class, and Villainy in YA Fiction by Allison Saft

Five SF Stories in Which Kindness Prevails by James Davis Nicoll

Mon Mar 15

Announcing the 2020 Nebula Awards Finalists by Molly Templeton

Finding the Groove Again: Andre Norton’s Brother to Shadows by Judith Tarr

Hearts on Fire: Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes by Michal Schick

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

Marvel Reportedly Casts Kingsley Ben-Adir as Villain for Secret Invasion by Andrew Liptak

7 Wrong Lessons That Creators Learned From Game of Thrones by Charlie Jane Anders

The Latest Trailer for Netflix’s The Irregulars Teases a Supernatural World of Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Liptak

Announcing the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists by Molly Templeton

Five Sapphic Fantasies That Helped Me Find My Freedom by Adrienne Tooley

The Final Trailer for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Looks to a Post-Captain America World by Andrew Liptak

N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy Is Being Adapted for TV by Andrew Liptak

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is Underway — With New Cast Members by Molly Templeton

100 Speculative Fiction Titles to Add to Your To-Be-Read Pile by James Davis Nicoll

Fri Mar 12

Tiffany Haddish Will Star in Netflix’s Mystery Girl by Molly Templeton

Five Recent Books for Fans of Old-Fashioned SF Adventure by James Davis Nicoll

V.E. Schwab’s City of Ghosts Is Getting a TV Adaptation by Andrew Liptak

Adaptation Anxiety: Can Chaos Walking Live Up to the Books? by Cassie Schulz

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Guards! Guards! Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Revealing The Offset, A Dystopian Novel From Calder Szewczak by Tor.com

Thu Mar 11

A Complicated Revolution: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé

Castle Rock’s Ruby Cruz Joins Disney+’s Willow Series by Andrew Liptak

Following the Justice League Snyder Cut, Kiersey Clemons Will Co-Star As Iris West in The Flash by Molly Templeton

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

The Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoon Is Not What You Think It Is by Dan Persons

The Sapphic Witchy Slowburn of Adrienne Tooley’s Sweet & Bitter Magic by Maya Gittelman

The Mother Goddess of Middle-earth by Megan N. Fontenot

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

We Never Got To See Colin Trevorrow’s Episode 9, Now a Fan Is Adapting the Leaked Script as a Comic by Andrew Liptak

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty-Seven by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed Mar 10

Bigfoot, Therefore Evolution: T. Kingfisher’s The Hollow Places, Part 1 by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Alexandre Aja’s Netflix Film Oxygen Looks Terrifying by Andrew Liptak

George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards TV Show Is Moving to Peacock by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Nino Cipri’s Defekt by Nino Cipri

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — What We Might Be Leaving Behind by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Netflix’s Adaptation of V.E. Schwab’s Story “First Kill” Has Found Its Stars by Molly Templeton

Turns Out Hunting Down a Story Can Be Very Satisfying: On the Rise of Lore by Ferrett Steinmetz

Adam Christopher’s Mandalorian Novel No Longer Happening by Andrew Liptak

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

This Mandalorian Cosplay Is Next Level by Molly Templeton

Portraying Grief in SFF: From Beloved to WandaVision by Leah Schnelbach

Five Classic SF Novels Written From an Alien Perspective by James Davis Nicoll

Tue Mar 9

NBC’s Dan Brown Series Langdon Heads Over to Peacock by Andrew Liptak

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Broadway Stars Join the CW’s Powerpuff Girls by Andrew Tejada

Read an Excerpt From The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst by Sarah Beth Durst

Watch the Trailer for Amazon’s New Horror Anthology Them by Andrew Liptak

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: February 2021 by Alex Brown

Marvel’s Third Law of Motion: How WandaVision Shows That Actions Have Consequences in the MCU by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Wrong Lesson: Nynaeve al’Meara and Bodily Autonomy by Sylas K Barrett

The Phantom Tollbooth Author Norton Juster Has Died at the Age of 91 by Andrew Liptak

An Introduction to Critical Role: Prepare Your Emotions by Emily A. Duncan

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

Revealing Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier by Tor.com

Mon Mar 8

FX Is Adapting Octavia Butler’s Kindred by Andrew Liptak

Understanding Horses: Trust Between Human and Animal by Judith Tarr

How Meta Sitcoms and The Truman Show Shape WandaVision’s Stages of Grief by Natalie Zutter

Read an Excerpt From Amanda Joy’s YA Fantasy A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy

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

Ranking the Live-Action Members of Superman’s Supporting Cast by Joe George

A Powerhouse Team Will Bring Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman to Life as a Series by Molly Templeton

Raya and the Last Dragon Is a Stunningly Animated Reminder That No One Saves the World Alone by Molly Templeton

NASA Honors Octavia Butler With Martian Landing Site by Andrew Liptak

Nesta’s Story: Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Silver Flames by Molly Templeton

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

Trashy Tales: Five Stories About Space Garbage by James Davis Nicoll

Fri Mar 5

Richard Kadrey’s Original Screenplay Dark West Has Been Optioned by Molly Templeton

WandaVision Brings One Chapter to a Close in “The Series Finale” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Germany’s Grim Inc. Sounds Charming, But Can We Please Have Dead Like Me Back by Molly Templeton

Play the Plot: Tabletop Games To Pair With Your Favorite Fantasy by Linda H. Codega

Sarah Gailey’s The Echo Wife Will Be Adapted for Film by Molly Templeton

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Guards! Guards! Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Paramount Is Moving Forward With New Star Trek Movie by Andrew Liptak

Jo Walton’s Reading List: February 2021 by Jo Walton

Thu Mar 4

Batman Broods Darkly in the Latest Teaser for Zack Snyder’s Justice League by Molly Templeton

Stock Up on Tachyon’s Books With This Latest Humble Bundle Deal by Andrew Liptak

In the Shadows of Space: Sylvain Neuvel’s A History of What Comes Next by Tobias Carroll

Arkady Martine Examines the Costs of Empire in A Desolation Called Peace by Martin Cahill

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

Sequels and Standalones: New Young Adult SFF for March and April 2021 by Alex Brown

Spinning New Tales: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster and Han Solo at Star’s End by Brian Daley by Alan Brown

The Premiere Episode of Every Star Trek Series Is Currently Available on YouTube by Molly Templeton

Maybe Thunder Force Is Better Than This Trailer Suggests by Molly Templeton

Five SFF Books Featuring Middle-Aged and Elderly Heroes Who Still Kick Ass by Sarah Beth Durst

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty-Six by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Mar 3

More Hungry Houses: Oliver Onions’ “The Beckoning Fair One” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

A New Documentary Focuses on Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. Olson

Queer Romance and Political Intrigue in Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell by Em Nordling

Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis Join Dungeons & Dragons Film by Andrew Liptak

C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves, and The Magician’s Nephew by Matt Mikalatos

Gore Verbinski to Direct Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Sandkings by Andrew Liptak

Five Fascinating Twists on Cosmic Horror by James Davis Nicoll

#Spring Love, #Pichal Pairi by Usman T. Malik

Tue Mar 2

Rogue A.I.s and Pharma Tycoons in S.B. Divya’s Machinehood by Alexis Ong

The CW Has Renewed Superman & Lois for a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From The Councillor by E. J. Beaton

Wesley Chu’s Forthcoming War Arts Saga Series Optioned for TV by Andrew Liptak

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

Hot Young Astronauts Do What They Want in the Trailer for Voyagers by Molly Templeton

Here Are the Finalists for the LA Times 2021 Ray Bradbury Prize by Andrew Liptak

Protecting Ashkenazi Jewish Magic: Preservation Through Storytelling and History by Gavriel Savit

Sissy Spacek and Ed O’Neill Have a Secret in Amazon’s Lightyears by Molly Templeton

San Diego Comic-Con Will Remain a Virtual Event in 2021 by Molly Templeton

Red Sonja Adaptation Brings in Tomb Raider Showrunner Tasha Huo by Andrew Liptak

Reading The Wheel of Time: Birgitte Is in the Limelight in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 21) by Sylas K Barrett

Indira Varma Joins the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series by Molly Templeton

Five SFF Books About Division and Separation by Aliya Whiteley

Download a Free eBook of The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood Before March 6! by Tor.com

Revealing Omnibus Editions of Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné by Tor.com

Mon Mar 1

Tweaking the Formula in Andre Norton’s Moon Called by Judith Tarr

Elizabeth Knox’s The Absolute Book Arrives at Last by Matthew Keeley

Priestess of a Lesser Goddess: H.M. Long’s Hall of Smoke by Paul Weimer

15 SFF Books That Demand a Soundtrack by Meghan Ball

Young Einstein Is Serious Alternate History Hidden Behind a Campy Exterior by Joe M. McDermott

Seven Excellent Escapist Adventure Fantasy Books by A.K. Larkwood