November 2021

Tue Nov 30

Read an Excerpt From Cyber Mage by Saad Z. Hossain

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

The Construction of Language in Riddley Walker by Jess Zimmerman

Moving Through Trauma in Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi by Alex Brown

Reading The Wheel of Time: A Trip to Shayol Ghul and Salidar in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 1) by Sylas K Barrett

Exploring the Darker Side of Found Family by Kali Wallace

The Finest Scribe in Aldgate: Revealing Kelly Robson’s High Times in the Low Parliament by Tor.com

Mon Nov 29

Teaser for Korean Sci-Fi Series The Silent Sea Shows a Mysterious Trip to the Moon Doesn’t Turn Out So Great by Vanessa Armstrong

Writing Horses: Saddles and Styles of Riding by Judith Tarr

A Heartwarming Combo of Wholesome and Gruesome: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske by Jenny Hamilton

Wheel of Time Showrunner Fought to Keep ‘Weep for Manetheren’ Scene in Show by Vanessa Armstrong

Meet Graylin in James Rollins’ The Starless Crown by James Rollins

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

Doctor Who Reaches Division in “Survivors of the Flux” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

With Three Series Adaptations in the Works, Jules Verne Is Really Hot Right Now by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Strange New World” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Evolution of Brandon Sanderson: How Elantris Planted the Seeds for Future Cosmere Goodness by Cole Rush

Five Spellbinding Military Fantasy Novels by James Davis Nicoll

Celebrating the Sheer Weirdness of Madeleine L’Engle by Leah Schnelbach

Eleven Modern Fantasies Based in Classic Mythology by Carly Silver

Sat Nov 27

The Wheel of Time Grapples With Uncertainty in “The Dragon Reborn” by Sylas K Barrett

Thu Nov 25

Sitting with Pain — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Anomaly” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Nov 24

Hawkeye Premiere Takes Notes From Matt Fraction’s Comic Run by Annika Rollock

A Love Letter to Mystery Science Theater 3000 by Leah Schnelbach

Gingerbread Bricks, Cherry-Stealing Cats, and Other Culinary Disasters by Patricia A. McKillip

Neverending Stories, Or: The Best Books I’ve Never Actually Finished by Bethany C. Morrow

Ten Expansive SFF Worlds Worth Exploring by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Nov 23

Ron Moore Shares a Riker/Picard Flip That Occurred on Star Trek: First Contact by Vanessa Armstrong

Remember Our History: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger  by Mahvesh Murad

WandaVision’s “Agatha All Along” Gets the Grammy Nomination It Deserves by Vanessa Armstrong

Jurassic World: Dominion Prologue Goes Back 65 Million Years to When Hairy T-Rexes Roamed the Earth by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Margaret Killjoy’s A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy

Full Spoiler Review: Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson by Deana Whitney and Paige Vest

Worldbuilding and the Labor of Food by Joe M. McDermott

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Finds the Breaking Point of Nostalgic Reverence by Hubert Vigilla

Conning a Galaxy: The High Crusade by Poul Anderson by Alan Brown

Sci-Fi vs Science: How Authors View the Greatest Scientific Challenges of Our Time by Julie Nováková

Revealing In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan by Tor.com

Mon Nov 22

Weaving Worlds and Words in Andre Norton and Susan Shwartz’s Imperial Lady by Judith Tarr

Meet Kanthe in James Rollins’ The Starless Crown by James Rollins

Doctor Who Takes a Detour to the “Village of the Angels” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Fight or Flight” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Pros and Cons of the New Cowboy Bebop by Leah Schnelbach

Writing With Food: A Culinary Journey by Jacqueline Carey

Five Stories About Embracing Found Family, Just in Time for the Holidays! by Cole Rush

Haunting and Heartfelt: Revealing Christopher Rowe’s These Prisoning Hills by Tor.com

Sun Nov 21

The Wheel of Time Heads East in “A Place of Safety” by Sylas K Barrett

Sat Nov 20

The Wheel of Time Brings Us to a Cursed Place in “Shadow’s Waiting” by Sylas K Barrett

The Wheel of Time Sees Two Strangers Come to Town in “Leavetaking” by Sylas K Barrett

Fri Nov 19

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

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Lords and Ladies, Part II by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Fantastical Food of Fantasy Fiction by Beth Cato

Thu Nov 18

Film Adaptation of V.E. Schwab’s Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Snags a Director by Vanessa Armstrong

Hawkeye Is Almost Here and Disney+ Released a Featurette to Make Sure You Don’t Forget It by Vanessa Armstrong

Twelve Animated Series Worth Spending Time With by Dan Persons

You Can’t Go Wrong With Charlie Jane Anders’ Dynamic Short Fiction Collection Even Greater Mistakes by Natalie Zutter

Thanos’ Snap Was Always a Stupid Idea and Science Agrees by Molly Templeton

Roll for Romance: The Forgotten D&D Romance Novels of 1983 by Meghan Ball

Marie Lu’s Legend Is in Development as a TV Series by Molly Templeton

To Finish Reading The Expanse Books or Watching The Expanse TV Series First, and Related Adaptation Dilemmas by Molly Templeton

Winning a No-Win Scenario — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Kobayashi Maru” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Bradley Cooper Is a Great Liar In the Final Nightmare Alley Trailer by Molly Templeton

Announcing The Sleepless by Victor Manibo by Tor.com

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

Wed Nov 17

The Perils of Art Criticism: Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas’ “Still Life With Vial of Blood” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

A Classic Dystopia Gets a New Translation: Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We by Tobias Carroll

Read an Excerpt From Renée Ahdieh’s The Righteous, Book Three of The Beautiful Quartet by Renee Ahdieh

I’ve Seen the First Three Episodes of The Wheel of Time: Here’s Why You’re Going to Love It by Sylas K Barrett

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker Understands the Capricious Nature of Human Desire by Dan Persons

Visitors From Every Universe Make an Appearance in the Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer by Molly Templeton

I Will Survive: Five Stories About Living to See Another Day by James Davis Nicoll

Revealing Speaking Bones, Book Four in Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty by Tor.com

Tue Nov 16

8 SFF Twists on Literary Classics by Leah Schnelbach

In Last Words Trailer, Nick Nolte and Stellan Skarsgård Help Make a Touching Movie After an Apocalypse by Vanessa Armstrong

A Familiar-Looking Future: Noor By Nnedi Okorafor  by Mahvesh Murad

Netflix’s Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Found Its Uncle Iroh and Heads Into Production by Vanessa Armstrong

The Latest Trailer for The Expanse’s Final Season Looks for a Reason to Hope by Molly Templeton

The Wheel of Time, Trailers, and the Ineffable Hope for the Future by Caroline Perny

It’s the End of the World and Nobody Actually Cares Much in the Don’t Look Up Trailer by Molly Templeton

Six Bizarro Made-for-TV Movies That Actually Exist, Somehow by Robert Repino

By Invitation Only: Parties, Social Class, and Survival in Diane Hoh’s The Invitation and D.E. Athkins’ The Cemetery by Alissa Burger

An Actual Bus Driver Has a Few Notes On Shang-Chi’s Bus Fight Scene by Molly Templeton

Five Cold War Novels Set in the Aftermath of Nuclear War by James Davis Nicoll

An Old Story Newly Woven: Announcing The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill by Tor.com

Mon Nov 15

Dune Production Designer’s Mood Board Had a Mix of Moody Details by Vanessa Armstrong

Writing Horses: Saddles 101 by Judith Tarr

The Live-Action Halo TV Show Is Actually Happening and We Have a Teaser to Prove It by Vanessa Armstrong

Meet Rhaif in James Rollins’ The Starless Crown by James Rollins

Doctor Who Unearths a Buried Past in “Once, Upon Time” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Broken Bow” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Welcome to the Family: An Open Letter to Old and New Fans of The Wheel of Time by Billy Todd

Non-Spoiler Review of Brandon Sanderson’s Cytonic by Deana Whitney and Paige Vest

Chasing Lights in the Dark: An Ode on Hellblade by Kerstin Hall

Announcing Three New Novellas From Veronica Roth by Tor.com

Fri Nov 12

All the Info From the Sweet Hawkeye, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, and Ms. Marvel Action We Got Today On Disney+ by Vanessa Armstrong

Get Ready for The Wheel of Time Premiere by Listening to the Show’s Soundtrack by Vanessa Armstrong

Disney+ Is a Dirty Tease, Offers Only the Teeniest Peek at Obi-Wan Kenobi by Molly Templeton

How Five Seconds in Toy Story Changed Animation Forever by Dan Persons

Star Trek: Discovery’s Shazad Latif Is Disney’s Captain Nemo by Molly Templeton

Non-Fiction Recommendations From Katherine Addison by Katherine Addison

Diana Wynne Jones’ The Time of the Ghost Breaks All the Rules of How To Write a Book by Emily Tesh

The Spiderwick Chronicles Are Coming to Disney+ by Molly Templeton

Five Time Travel Stories Where Things Get Rather Messy by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Nov 11

All That Glitters Is Not Happily Ever After: Marissa Meyer’s Gilded by Natalie Zutter

Big Ideas and Intimate Portraits in Cixin Liu’s The Wandering Earth by Alexis Ong

Burning Down the House: Five SFF Characters Who Can Control Fire by James Davis Nicoll

What If… We Unpacked Chloe Zhao’s Eternals? by Hubert Vigilla

What Makes a Long Book Feel Too Long? by Molly Templeton

Shang-Chi: A Diasporic Love Letter to Asian Cinema by Eliza Chan

Revealing Bluebird, the Debut Novel From Ciel Pierlot by Tor.com

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

Wed Nov 10

The Faux Musical in Disney+’s Hawkeye Was Scored by Legendary Songwriting Team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman by Vanessa Armstrong

Fantasy Film The Legend of Ochi Reveals All-Star Cast, Including Willem Dafoe by Vanessa Armstrong

This Monster-Hunting Business Don’t Pay for Itself: P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout (Part 1) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From Absynthe, an Alt-History SF Adventure by Brendan P. Bellecourt

It’s the End of the World and Christmas Will Be Totally Fine in the Trailer for Silent Night by Molly Templeton

Better Living Through Melancholy: Poe for Your Problems by Catherine Baab-Muguira by Leah Schnelbach

Will Robinson Will Face the Danger In the Final Season of Lost In Space by Molly Templeton

The Thin Line Between Mystery and Horror: Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne Valente by Martin Cahill

Heroing Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be: Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein by Alan Brown

Grimmer Than Most Fairy Tales: Five Intriguing Retellings of “Bluebeard” by Rachel Ayers

A Better Way of Saying by Sarah Pinsker

Tue Nov 9

Witcher: Blood Origin Will Focus On the Elven World Before Humans Came Along and Ruined Everything by Vanessa Armstrong

Kumail Nanjiani Was in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Before Getting Cast in Marvel’s Eternals by Vanessa Armstrong

Alison Stine’s Trashlands Makes Something Lovely Out of a Bleak, Climate-Ravaged Future by Natalie Zutter

Read an Excerpt From Nicole Glover’s The Undertakers by Nicole Glover

Back to Genabackis: Steven Erikson’s The God Is Not Willing by Bill Capossere

Eternals Is a Superhero Primer on Gnosticism by Leah Schnelbach

Netflix’s Elves Are Not Exactly Santa’s Little Helpers by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Death and Duty in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 14) by Sylas K Barrett

Black Mermaids: The Waters Beyond Eurocentric Mythology by Natasha Bowen

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

Mon Nov 8

Essaying the Epic in Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey’s The Elvenbane by Judith Tarr

Philip K. Dick’s Vulcan’s Hammer Will Be Adapted by Hunger Games Director by Vanessa Armstrong

Meet Nyx in James Rollins’ The Starless Crown by James Rollins

Star Trek: Prodigy Beams Up for a Second Season by Vanessa Armstrong

Introducing the Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch! by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Doctor Who Gets Caught Up in the “War of the Sontarans” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction for October 2021 by Alex Brown

What We Do in the Shadows’ Third Season Is a Masterpiece of Character Development by Leah Schnelbach

Five Sagas About Alternate Timelines and Parallel Universes by Charles Stross

Announcing the 2021 World Fantasy Awards Winners by Molly Templeton

Worlds Will Fall: Revealing Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky by Tor.com

Fri Nov 5

The Doubleclicks Release Musical Teaching a Robot to Love, a “Modern Queer Frankenstein Story” by Vanessa Armstrong

Dune’s Ornithopters Don’t Just Look Like Bugs—They Sound Like Them, Too by Molly Templeton

Eternals Tests Marvel’s Commitment to Weirdness With Mixed Results by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Life Lessons From Monsters, Inc. by Nancy Lambert

End the Year with a Bang! New Young Adult SFF for November & December 2021 by Alex Brown

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Lords and Ladies, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Wicked Movie Has Found Its Witches by Molly Templeton

Five SFF Stories Where Interplanetary Trading Is a Family Affair by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Nov 4

25 Years Ago(!), the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Cast Talked About Their Tribble-Filled TOS Crossover Episode by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Natasha Bowen’s Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Dune Costume Designer Shares Inspiration for Film’s Memorable Garments, How to Make the Best Cape by Vanessa Armstrong

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

Across the Wall and Into the Past: Garth Nix’s Terciel and Elinor by Molly Templeton

Mahershala Ali Considers His Future in the Trailer for Swan Song by Molly Templeton

Learning the Tropes with Freya Marske: The Trees Want to Kill You by Freya Marske, Emily Tesh and Hannah Whitten

Eight SFF Books That Echo Famous Works of Art by Diane Callahan

The Trailer for Even Mice Belong in Heaven Shows That Children’s Movies Can Still Be Extremely Weird by Molly Templeton

The Books That Made Garth Nix by Garth Nix

Revealing Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield by Tor.com

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

Wed Nov 3

Merry Christmas From Hawkeye! New Teaser for Disney+ Show Promises a Festive, Fighting Time by Vanessa Armstrong

Count the Monsters, If You Can: Ray Bradbury’s “The Man Upstairs” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Sneak Peek From Good Omens 2 Reveal Images of Our Favorite Occult (Ethereal?) Couple by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From The Perishing by Natashia Deón

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

A Love Letter to the Joyfully Bizarre Mashup of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Naruto by Tom Lum

The Ones Who Can’t Walk Away: Another Perspective on Omelas by Kali Wallace

Gregory Maguire Weaves a New World in The Brides of Maracoor by Molly Templeton

Jared Leto Is Definitely Not Batman in the New Trailer for Morbius by Molly Templeton

Moral Thought and Intergalactic Genocide in C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet by Matt Mikalatos

The First Teaser for Station Eleven Leans Hard On Our Pandemic Feels by Molly Templeton

John Crowley’s Little, Big: A Fantasy Masterpiece Turns Forty by Jonathan Thornton

Be Careful What You Wish For: 5 SFF Books Where Magic Has a Steep Cost by Roseanne A. Brown

Tue Nov 2

8 Confusing Stories You Don’t Have to Understand to Enjoy by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Familiar World, Stunningly Reflected: Sarah Hall’s Burntcoat by Molly Templeton

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

Writing the Science Fiction Future of Global Politics by Ada Palmer

Reading The Wheel of Time: Disguises and Revelations in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 13) by Sylas K Barrett

Five Great Books I Never Meant to Read by James Davis Nicoll

Download Sylvain Neuvel’s A History of What Comes Next — Before November 6th! by Tor.com

Mon Nov 1

Writing Horses: Death on a Pale Horse by Judith Tarr

Peter Capaldi Dons Sunglasses and a Guitar… and Releases His Own Album by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

Hocus Pocus 2 Conjures Up 11 New Cast Members by Molly Templeton

A Movie Adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Boogeyman” Is Headed to Hulu by Molly Templeton

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

Doctor Who Arrives Just in Time for “The Halloween Apocalypse” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Every Possible Disaster Is Crammed Into the New Trailer for Moonfall by Molly Templeton

5 SFF Books About Warring Families by Chloe Gong

Y: The Last Man Season Finale Witnesses the Rise of “Victoria” by Natalie Zutter

The Star Wars Underworld Comes to the Foreground in The Book of Boba Fett’s First Trailer by Molly Templeton

Hollywood Is Shaping My TBR Stack… And I Love It by Cole Rush

Fealty, Romance, and Dangerous Politics: Revealing Alexandra Rowland’s A Taste of Gold and Iron by Tor.com