September 2021

Fri Sep 17

5 SF Stories in Which Kindness Prevails by James Davis Nicoll

Time Travel Makes Everything Worse in the Teaser for Needle in a Timestack by Molly Templeton

Watch the First Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Witches Abroad, Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Preview Cytonic, Book 3 in Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson

Thu Sep 16

Sword Stone Table and the Metaverse of Camelot by Jared Shurin

Empire Director Sanaa Hamri Joins Wheel of Time Season 2 by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Vespertine, a New YA Fantasy From Margaret Rogerson by Margaret Rogerson

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

Philosophers and Plough-dwarves, Each Must Know His Part in The Nature of Middle-earth by Jeff LaSala

The Maybe-Impossible Ideal Window of Reading Opportunity by Molly Templeton

Red Shirts and Big Helmets — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The Spy Humongous” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

I Sing the Body Electric: 5 SF Works About Sex and Technology by James Davis Nicoll

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Fifty by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 15

You Will Fear the Fuchsia, Yet Again: From Beyond (1986) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Anthony Mackie Will Face Deranged Clowns and More in a Twisted Metal TV Series by Molly Templeton

A New Flight of the Navigator Is on the Way From Director Bryce Dallas Howard by Molly Templeton

The Incredible Shrinking Man Saw Beyond the Material Façade of Post-War Prosperity by Dan Persons

Becoming a Saint in Shadow and Bone by Dorothy Bennett

The Majestic Gwendoline Christie Joins the Cast of Netflix’s Wednesday by Molly Templeton

What If…“Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?” Gives Us a Violent Alternate Reality by Leah Schnelbach

N.K. Jemisin Is One of TIME’s Most Influential People by Molly Templeton

As the Computer Commands: The General, Book 1: The Forge by David Drake and S. M. Stirling by Alan Brown

Stephen King’s It Taught Me About the Shape of Stories by Leah Schnelbach

Dive Into the South Asian Fantastic: Tordotcom Publishing Acquires Three Novels by Vajra Chandrasekera by Tor.com

Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre by Lavie Tidhar

Tue Sep 14

Read an Excerpt From Monica Byrne’s The Actual Star by Monica Byrne

“Kill your ex. You’ll feel better.” — The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl by Alex Brown

Netflix Is Transforming Matt Wagner’s Grendel Into a Series by Molly Templeton

Five Doomed Attempts at Planetary Colonization by James Davis Nicoll

Download Hammers on Bone By Cassandra Khaw This Week! (September 14-17) by Tor.com

Netflix’s Locke & Key Season Two Teaser Is Vague and Creepy by Molly Templeton

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Watch Anime by Kali Wallace

Reading The Wheel of Time: Seamstresses and Bankers in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 7) by Sylas K Barrett

Warner Bros. Eyeing Batman Spinoff Featuring Colin Farrell’s Penguin by Andrew Liptak

Where to Start Reading the Work of Nicola Griffith by Jonathan Thornton

Announcing The Lies of the Ajungo and Two Subsequent Novellas From Debut Author Moses Ose Utomi! by Tor.com

Mon Sep 13

Amazon Is Adapting Charlie Jane Anders’ Victories Greater Than Death by Andrew Liptak

Combining Talents in Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith’s Atlantis Endgame by Judith Tarr

Read Chapters Nine and Ten From Alex Pheby’s Mordew by Alex Pheby

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

Y: The Last Man Kicks Off Its Post-XY Apocalypse with a Tick… Tick… BOOM by Natalie Zutter

Amazon Is Developing a Live-Action She-Ra Series by Molly Templeton

Read an Excerpt From Along the Saltwise Sea by Seanan McGuire, Writing as A. Deborah Baker by A. Deborah Baker

Haunted Houses and Magic Brownies: New Young Adult SFF/H September & October 2021 by Alex Brown

Rereading Y: The Last Man, Part 5: Motherland & Whys and Wherefores by Natalie Zutter

The Holidays Are Coming in First Trailer for Marvel’s Hawkeye by Andrew Liptak

Tea and Sympathy (and Robots): Revealing Becky Chambers’ A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Tor.com

Fri Sep 10

SFF Women Who Sail the High Seas by Adalyn Grace

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

Winchell Chung’s Atomic Rockets: An Invaluable SF Resource by James Davis Nicoll

Halloween Kills Will Debut in Theaters and on Peacock Simultaneously by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Witches Abroad, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

You Can Print Up Your Own Murderbot Helmet! by Andrew Liptak

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

Thu Sep 9

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

5 Books That Treat Friendship as Seriously as Romance by Nicole Kornher-Stace

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

David Tennant Might Be Another Monster in Hide by Molly Templeton

Check Out This Awesome Murderbot Cosplay by Andrew Liptak

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

This One’s Too Large, This One’s Too Small: Is There a Perfect Shape for Books? by Molly Templeton

“Was I too much trouble?” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Follow Keanu Reeves Down the Rabbit Hole in the First Trailer for The Matrix Resurrections by Molly Templeton

Revealing The City Inside by Samit Basu by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Forty-Nine by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 8

Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard Gets Greenlight; Season 2 Premieres February by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Announces Its Crew—Including Lieutenant Uhura by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Season Four of Star Trek: Discovery Will Premiere This November! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Prodigy Announces Premiere Date, Releases New Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Messy Revisions: John Connolly’s “The Fractured Atlas,” Part 3 by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

The Luminous Hope of Zoraida Córdova’s The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Maya Gittelman

Jennifer Lawrence Has a Relatable Reaction to the Potential End of the World in the Don’t Look Up Teaser by Molly Templeton

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

Frank Herbert, the Bene Gesserit, and the Complexity of Women in the World of Dune by Kara Kennedy

What If… “ZOMBIES???” Gives Us the Earth’s Mightiest Flesh-Eating Ghouls by Leah Schnelbach

Bent But Not Yet Broken: C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet by Matt Mikalatos

Jeffrey Wright Gives Voice to Batman on HBO Max by Andrew Liptak

A Ghost Story: Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri by Leah Schnelbach

Return to the Multiverse of Fairy Tales: Revealing A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow by Tor.com

The Station of the Twelfth by Chaz Brenchley

Tue Sep 7

Horses, Murder, and the SCA: Mary Monica Pulver’s Price and Brichter Novels by Judith Tarr

You Can Now Listen to Hans Zimmers’ Dune Sketchbook Soundtrack by Andrew Liptak

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

Read an Excerpt From The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

Which Pill Will Lead You to the Matrix Resurrections Trailer? by Molly Templeton

The Incredible Queerness of Peggy and Steve in Marvel’s What If…? by Sylas K Barrett

Five Extremely Unscientific Methods for Picking Your Next Book by James Davis Nicoll

Necromancy, Loss, and the Afterlife: The Enduring Legacy of Garth Nix’s Sabriel by Meghan Ball

Here Are the Winners of the 2021 Dragon Awards by Andrew Liptak

5 Books About Death and What Comes Next by T.J. Klune

Adventure Meets Alien Bureaucracy in Eddie Robson’s Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Tor.com

Mon Sep 6

Ten Standalone Fantasy Novels to Combat Series Fatigue by Sarah Waites

Read Chapters Seven and Eight From Alex Pheby’s Mordew by Alex Pheby

Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke and the Labor of Creativity by Simon Jimenez

The Life-Changing Fantasy of Tamora Pierce by Meghan Ball

10 Horror Movies That Will Make You Permanently Suspicious of Nature by Joe George

Fri Sep 3

Neil Gaiman’s Dead Boy Detectives May Be Coming to HBO Max by Molly Templeton

Rosamund Pike and Rafe Judkins Answer Questions About Amazon’s Wheel of Time by Andrew Liptak

5 Young Adult Fantasies for Lovers of Libraries by Intisar Khanani

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

Five Ghosts You Should Definitely Invite to Your Cookout by Jeremy Shipp

Annie Wersching Will Play the Borg Queen in Star Trek: Picard by Molly Templeton

The Dragonlance Books Launched My Lifelong Love of Fantasy by Jeremy Finley

Thu Sep 2

Five Books Where Gods Walk the Earth by L. Penelope

An Ancient Spirit Awakens in Brom’s Slewfoot by Brom

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities Is Packed With Intriguing Actors, Writers, and Directors by Molly Templeton

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

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time Trailer Is Here! by Molly Templeton

The Only Way Out Is Through: On Reading Slumps by Molly Templeton

Here Are the Finalists for the 2019 and 2020 Sidewise Awards by Andrew Liptak

“A lot’s changed since slightly earlier today” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Mugato, Gumato” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Here’s a Trailer for Moonfall, In Case You Haven’t Had Your Fill of Natural Disasters by Molly Templeton

What We Do in the Shadows Is the Funniest Show on Television by Tyler Dean

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Forty-Eight by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 1

Watch the Full Trailer for Doom Patrol’s Third Season by Andrew Liptak

You Read Too Much Into Little Things: Grace Chan’s “The Mark” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Classic Science Fiction About Extremely Long Naps by James Davis Nicoll

Not Your Average Magic School: Sasha Peyton Smith’s The Witch Haven by Molly Templeton

You Can Now Look Through the “Series Bibles” That Guided Star Trek by Andrew Liptak

Choose Wisely: Ranking 25 Memorable Deaths in SFF by Leah Schnelbach

Soar Through the Cosmos With Star Trek: Prodigy’s Main Title Sequence by Molly Templeton

What If…? “Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” Takes Us Down a Dark Path by Leah Schnelbach

A Prison Planet Full of Mystery: Jewels of the Dragon by Allen L. Wold by Alan Brown

7 Speculative Stories About Stories by Alix E. Harrow

A Monster, A Miracle, A Star: Revealing Nghi Vo’s Siren Queen by Tor.com

The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie by Kathleen Jennings