March 2022

Thu Mar 31

Space Race Movie Project Artemis Heading to Apple With Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson Attached by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Labyrinthian SFF Books by Jedediah Berry

Energetically Youthful Epic Fantasy: City of Dusk by Tara Sim by Liz Bourke

Assignment: Picard — Star Trek: Picard’s “Fly Me to the Moon” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Price of Power in The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip by Kristen Ciccarelli

Obi-Wan Kenobi Gets a New Premiere Date by Molly Templeton

Treasuring the Books No One Else Seems to Love by Molly Templeton

A Vampire Podcast From Charlaine Harris Is Coming to Realm Next Year by Molly Templeton

Check Out This Comic Adaptation of Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Reread: Interlude Nine by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Mar 30

Fallout TV Adaptation Adds Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell to the Cast by Vanessa Armstrong

Completely Natural Explanations: J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (Part 4) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

A Jim Henson Documentary Is in the Works at Disney, With Ron Howard on Board to Direct by Vanessa Armstrong

Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself: A Profound Meditation on the Power of Stories by Cole Rush

A Meet Cute With Ammit in Moon Knight’s Pilot “The Goldfish Problem” by Leah Schnelbach

Netflix Picks Up The Kitchen, Co-Written by Daniel Kaluuya by Molly Templeton

The Targaryens Are Coming: House of the Dragon Premieres in August by Molly Templeton

Encanto Understands the Overwhelming Pressure Put Upon Latin American Women by Deborah Happ

It Prequel Series Welcome to Derry Is In Development at HBO Max by Molly Templeton

The Borders of Science: Neutron Star by Larry Niven by Alan Brown

Meet Viktor Hargreeves, Elliot Page’s Umbrella Academy Character by Molly Templeton

A Catalogue of Touches: Friendship, Loss, and What’s Left Behind in Lee Mandelo’s Summer Sons by Trisha Low

Revealing Ray Nayler’s The Mountain in the Sea by Tor.com

Tue Mar 29

Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter Officially Getting Series Adaptation With Joel Edgerton As Lead by Vanessa Armstrong

Celebrating the Oddball Horror of Tremors by Joe George

Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown: So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens by Alex Brown

The Only Thing Better Than One Murdery Karen Gillan? Two Murdery Karen Gillans! by Molly Templeton

Sad Bangers/Sad Bats: On the Music of Matt Reeves’ The Batman by Leah Schnelbach

Deconstructing the American Dream: Identity and Illusions in Nghi Vo’s The Chosen and the Beautiful by Grace Li

Elisabeth Moss’s Reality Is Unstable in the Trailer for Apple TV’s Shining Girls by Molly Templeton

The Mandalorian’s Tusken Scout Won an Oscar by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: A Maiden’s Toh and an Ogier’s Longing in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 14) by Sylas K Barrett

Read an Excerpt From Tamsyn Muir’s Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Five Alternative Histories That Reimagine WWII and the Space Race by Sylvain Neuvel

Mon Mar 28

Black Comic Book Series Getting Feature Adaptation With First Purge Director by Vanessa Armstrong

Paramount Is Developing a Very Vague H.G. Wells Movie by Molly Templeton

And So We Make an End: The Andre Norton Reread Reaches Its Conclusion by Judith Tarr

Of Doors and Shadows: Gallant by V.E. Schwab by Martin Cahill

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

Neither Princess Nor Bride: Why Buttercup Is the Hero of Her Own Story by Rachel Ayers

The New Wave of South Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy by Tarun K. Saint

Narrative Sleight-of-Hand: The Trick of Writing Multiple POVs by Rachel Hartman

A Look Back at All 21 Volumes of Damon Knight’s Orbit Anthology Series by James Davis Nicoll

Fri Mar 25

HBO Max’s The Parenting Expands Its Haunting Cast with Parker Posey, Brian Cox, and More by Vanessa Armstrong

The Peaceful Challenge of a Jigsaw Puzzle by Robin Hobb

Five Books About Weird Cities by Carrie Patel

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

For Murderbot Fans Who Want More: Five Books by Martha Wells by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Mar 24

Netflix Cancels Archive 81 After One Season by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Books Where Giant Insects Ruin Everyone’s Day by Eric Smith

Read an Excerpt From Saint Death’s Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney

Answer the Riddler’s Riddles and Get Your First Glimpse of The Batman’s Joker by Vanessa Armstrong

Sledgehammer Metaphors — Star Trek: Picard’s “Watcher” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

There’s No Place Like Shadyside: College Horror in R.L. Stine’s College Weekend and Fear Hall  by Alissa Burger

Daniel Radcliffe’s Love for The Mummy Led Him Straight to The Lost City by Molly Templeton

“Let’s get to it” — Star Trek: Discovery Fourth Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Live-Action Voltron Movie Might Actually Happen by Molly Templeton

How Superheroes Stay Stealthy in Such Outlandish Costumes by James Davis Nicoll

Rhythm of War Reread: Interlude Eight by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Mar 23

The CW Renews Several Shows, Including The Flash, Riverdale, and Superman & Lois by Vanessa Armstrong

A Recognizable Monster: Erica Ruppert’s “The Golden Hour” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

You Can Now Legally Watch Hundreds of Movies and Shows On YouTube for Free by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From The Devil’s Dictionary by Steven Kotler

More Planets, More Problems: The Downsides to Galactic Expansion by James Davis Nicoll

Netflix Offers Up a Dark and Ominous Peek at Stranger Things’ Upcoming Season by Molly Templeton

Eight Incredible Examples of Epistolary Horror by Emily Ruth Verona

Everything Is Bad in the Trailer for Alex Garland’s Men by Molly Templeton

Check Out Rarely Seen Paintings by Middle-earth Creator J.R.R. Tolkien by Vanessa Armstrong

Supernatural’s Angelic Misha Collins Turns Evil for Gotham Knights by Molly Templeton

The Safest Road to Hell: C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters by Matt Mikalatos

Shin Godzilla Turned a Monstrous Eye on Bureaucracy in the Wake of Fukushima by Dan Persons

Revealing Dead Man’s Hand, the Debut Novel From James J. Butcher by Tor.com

Tue Mar 22

What Toy Collecting Taught Me About Writing by Ginger Smith

Morena Baccarin Reveals That Online Blowback Led to Her De-Fridging in Deadpool 2 by Vanessa Armstrong

The Meticulous Character Details of Robin Hobb by Natasha Pulley

Beneath the Surface: Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore by Alex Brown

Promising Young Woman Is the Gritty Superhero Movie I Always Wanted by Leah Schnelbach

Five SFF Stories In Which the Best-Laid Plans Are Thwarted by James Davis Nicoll

Christina Ricci Returns to the Addams Family Fold With a Mysterious Role in Wednesday by Molly Templeton

Revealing Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier by Tor.com

Fairies in the Real World: 5 Books About the Other Crowd by Alex Bledsoe

Download Seanan McGuire’s Middlegame — Before March 26th! by Tor.com

Mon Mar 21

Why Do Writers Abandon the Ordinary Horse for the Extraordinary Fantasy Animal? by Judith Tarr

Supernatural Prequel The Winchesters Casts Its Leads by Vanessa Armstrong

Jacob Batalon Will be a Relatable Bloodsucker in Reginald the Vampire by Vanessa Armstrong

Contemplating Doors in Where I Can’t Follow by Ashley Blooms by Martin Cahill

Betty Gilpin Will Battle AI in Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez’s Mrs. Davis by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Rogue Planet” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Crosses We Bear: The Butch Martyr in SFF by C.L. Clark

Fun With Giant Monsters: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi by Leah Schnelbach

The Mandalorian Will Bring Christopher Lloyd Aboard by Molly Templeton

Crisis, Collapse, and Space Pirates! Revisiting The Rosinante Trilogy by James Davis Nicoll

8 SFF Green Man Characters Ready for Springtime by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Mar 18

Victor LaValle’s The Changeling Adds Adina Porter and Clark Backo to Cast by Vanessa Armstrong

Moon Knight Clip Reveals the Horror of Losing a Contact Lens While Running Into an Egyptian God by Vanessa Armstrong

Could Star Trek: Discovery Use Season 5 to Usher in a Return to Episodic Storytelling? by Vanessa Armstrong

Constantine Director Francis Lawrence Will Helm Stalag-X by Molly Templeton

The Firefighter’s Guide to Battling a Phoenix by Sean Grigsby

5 Books With Manipulated Memories by W.L. Goodwater

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Soul Music, Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

With Love and Left Hooks: The Benefits of Learning Hand-to-Hand Combat as a Writer by Olivie Blake

Thu Mar 17

Transformation, Morality, and Demonic Power: A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee by Wendy Chen

Two Boom! Comics, Irredeemable and Incorruptible, will be Combined Into One Netflix Feature by Vanessa Armstrong

“Now is the only moment” — Star Trek: Picard’s “Assimilation” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Read an Excerpt From Malcolm Devlin’s And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

The Kaiju Preservation Society Workplace Guidelines: The Too-Short Version by John Scalzi

Crying in the Book Club: Can a Book Be a Sad Banger? by Molly Templeton

Sony’s Madame Web Feature Snares Euphoria Actor Sydney Sweeney to Co-Star With Dakota Johnson by Vanessa Armstrong

Denis Villeneuve Was “Deeply Moved” to Learn Which Breakfast Cereal Brought Dune’s Soundscape to Life by Molly Templeton

First Contact Revisited — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Coming Home” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Wonderfully Concise SFF Books by James Davis Nicoll

Rhythm of War Reread: Interlude 7 by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Mar 16

Drunk Texts From a Vampire: J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (Part 3) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Intergalactic Import/Export: Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer; Translated by Amalia Gladheart by Leah Schnelbach

AMC’s Adaptation of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Books Has Found Its Star by Molly Templeton

Science Fiction Double Feature: Five Fun Book-and-Movie Pairings by Lorna Wallace

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christopher Nolan’s $200 Million-Dollar Sudoku Puzzles by Justin Khoo

Good Things Come in Small Packages: The Fabulous Flight by Robert Lawson by Alan Brown

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Casts Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk by Molly Templeton

Book Bans Affect Everybody — Here’s How You Can Help by Alex Brown

History Has Layers: Announcing Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney by Tor.com

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reporter by Daniela Tomova

Tue Mar 15

Even Adam West Has Done “Gritty Batman” in His Reading of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Books That Travel to Forgotten Lands by Robin Hobb

Samuel L. Jackson Is Ready to Do Anything for a Mace Windu Comeback by Vanessa Armstrong

Dark Academia and Map Making: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd by Angela Maria Spring

The Time Traveler’s Wife Would Very Much Like to Yank Your Heartstrings by Molly Templeton

Gale Weathers Is Better Than a Final Girl by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Jedi Bee Gees” and Other Obi-Wan Hairstyles Ranked by Ewan McGregor Himself by Molly Templeton

5 SFF Books About Not-So-Dark Lords by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Ms. Marvel: The Next Marvel Superhero Gets a Super-Charming Trailer by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Philosophy and Misunderstandings in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 13) by Sylas K Barrett

The Umbrella Academy’s Face-Off With the Sparrow Academy Begins in June by Molly Templeton

Party Like It’s the End of the World: Revealing the Dramatis Personae From Tamsyn Muir’s Nona the Ninth by Tor.com

Choose Wisely: 25 Memorable Deaths in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Leah Schnelbach

Mon Mar 14

The Last Key in the Last Door: Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie’s The Key of the Keplian by Judith Tarr

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

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

Fantasy Books Where Magic Is Mathematical by Fran Wilde

Our Favorite Fictional Superfans by Stubby the Rocket

Bringing Stories to Life: The World of SFF Model Building by Alan Brown

Fri Mar 11

Rob Zombie’s The Munsters Movie Will Have Elvira Dressed in Pastel Plaid by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Vampire Novels With a Classic Bite by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A Fairy Tale for the Jazz Age: Shattered Midnight by Dhonielle Clayton by Wendy Chen

Read an Excerpt From Leech by Hiron Ennes by Hiron Ennes

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Soul Music, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Storytelling and the Craft of Quiltmaking by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Thu Mar 10

Shannara and Elvis actor Austin Butler May be Heading to Dune: Part Two as Feyd-Rautha by Vanessa Armstrong

Moonshot Trailer Proves Goofy Rom-Coms Can Happen Anywhere, Even In Space by Vanessa Armstrong

5 Wonderous Takes on Wonderlands by L.L. McKinney

Moon Knight Featurette Discusses Taking the Story’s Mental Health Aspect Incredibly Seriously by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Movies by Nina Nesseth

Going Boldly — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Species Ten-C” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

My Le Guin Year: Storytelling Lessons From a Master by Matt Bell

Obi-Wan Kenobi Means to Bridge the Gap Between Ewan McGregor’s Pain and Alec Guinness’ Calm by Molly Templeton

George R.R. Martin Tells Us What’s Going On With Future Game of Thrones Shows by Molly Templeton

Maybe I Am Trying to Read Too Many Books At Once by Molly Templeton

“I’m not myself” — Star Trek: Picard’s “Penance” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Shazam 2 Moves Up While Many Films Get Delayed in Warner Bros. Release Date Shuffle by Molly Templeton

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction for February 2022 by Alex Brown

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Seventy-Two by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Mar 9

Jedi Hide From Inquisitors in First Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer by Vanessa Armstrong

Just Like Regular People: Yan Ge’s “Sorrowful Beasts” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Christopher Pike Is Called Out of Sad Retirement in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Trailer by Vanessa Armstrong

Things Get Meta as Nic Cage Literally Plays Himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham

Andrew Stanton’s Never-Made John Carter Sequel Would Have Revealed the Secrets of Mars by Molly Templeton

Jo Walton’s Reading List: February 2022 by Jo Walton

The Case For Korra: Why Avatar’s Follow-Up Is A Worthy Successor by Cole Rush

Knowledge They Might Kill For: Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six by Molly Templeton

Raising Vegetables and Saving the World in That Hideous Strength by Matt Mikalatos

Somebody’s Watching Me: Christopher Pike’s Last Act and Carol Ellis’s The Stalker  by Alissa Burger

Hush by Mary Anne Mohanraj

Tue Mar 8

Florence Pugh Is in Negotiations to Play Dune’s Princess Irulan by Vanessa Armstrong

Here Are the 2021 Nebula Award Finalists! by Vanessa Armstrong

The New Quantum Leap Pilot Ain’t Afraid to Cast Ernie Hudson by Vanessa Armstrong

The Blue Beetle Movie Expands Cast, With What We Do In The Shadows’ Harvey Guillén and Others On Board by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From John M. Ford’s Aspects by John M. Ford

Lee Pace Talks About the Queerness of Pushing Daises and His Closeness to Ned the Piemaker by Molly Templeton

Folklore, Family, and First Love in From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos by Maya Gittelman

Finding the Future Where You Least Expect It: L.A. Law’s “The Plane Mutiny” by Andrew Schenker

The Expanse and Wheel of Time Showrunners May Be Developing a God of War Series by Molly Templeton

Why Stories Are Dangerous — And Why We Need Them Anyway by Jason Gots

Rosario Dawson Steps Into a Dangerous Manhattan in the Trailer for HBO Max’s DMZ by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Killing the Messenger in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 12) by Sylas K Barrett

Get a Closer Look at the Fleet from Star Trek: Picard’s Season Two Premiere by Molly Templeton

The Ever-Changing Outlander Theme Song Is Constantly Outdoing Itself by Natalie Zutter

Revealing Even Though I Knew the End, a Fantasy Noir From C. L. Polk by Tor.com

Mon Mar 7

Writing Horses: Bridles and Bits and Getting the Details Right by Judith Tarr

The CW’s Gotham Knights Cast Its First Regulars by Molly Templeton

Read an Excerpt From Anna-Marie McLemore’s Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Shuttlepod One” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Russian Doll’s Second Season Promises Another Existential Mystery by Molly Templeton

The Batman Is All Vibes, and That Might Work for You by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Outlander Season 6 Premiere Needs to Go Beyond “Echoes” of the Books by Natalie Zutter

Please Adapt: Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Series by Cole Rush

DC’s League of Super-Pets Understands that Keanu Reeves Should Be Batman by Molly Templeton

New Young Adult SFF for March & April 2022 by Alex Brown

Announcing The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson by Tor.com

Fri Mar 4

Oh Boy! New Quantum Leap Pilot Has Cast Raymond Lee in Lead Role by Vanessa Armstrong

Watch Behind-the-Scenes Clip for Fake Film Cliff Beasts 6, Then Watch the Trailer for The Bubble, a Movie About Making Cliff Beasts 6 by Vanessa Armstrong

5 Books About the Lives of Artificial Objects by Andrew Skinner

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

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

Glitching Reality With Power Morphemes: Battle of the Linguist Mages by CD Covington

Thu Mar 3

Read an Excerpt From Ann Fraistat’s What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat

In a Very Robert Pattinson-like Move, Robert Pattinson Lurks on Batman Message Boards and Sometimes Responds by Vanessa Armstrong

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

“Fly good!” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Rosetta” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Recent Books With Superpowered Characters by Mike Chen

“Top shelf or hooch?” — Star Trek: Picard’s “The Star Gazer” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Is It Possible to Read Without Expectations? by Molly Templeton

Six Wintry SFF Romances That Will Melt Your Heart by Carly Silver

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Seventy-One by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Mar 2

For Dune, Composer Hans Zimmer Created Beats That Were “Humanly Impossible to Play” by Vanessa Armstrong

But I’m So Cute: J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (Part 2) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Paul Dano Made Some Very Him Choices in Creating The Batman’s Riddler by Vanessa Armstrong

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

Read an Excerpt From Drowning Practice by Mike Meginnis

Five Classic Films Guaranteed to Traumatize Children by James Davis Nicoll

John Malkovich Is Going to Reincarnate You in Chariot by Molly Templeton

A Man Out of Time: The Star Kings by Edmond Hamilton by Alan Brown

Sam Esmail’s Vision of Metropolis Is Coming to Apple TV by Molly Templeton

Six of the Most Compelling Voices in Fantasy by Michael Moreci

Academic Theory vs Magical Reality in Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Tue Mar 1

Good Cheeky Fun With Depth: Sara Gran’s The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sarah McCarry

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

Read an Excerpt From Sarah Tolmie’s All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie

All Your Thoughts About Aragorn’s Beard Are Canonically Incorrect by Molly Templeton

Coffee, Tea, and Camaraderie: Five Fantasy Cafes I’d Love To Visit by Cole Rush

Reading The Wheel of Time: Doing What One Must in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 11) by Sylas K Barrett

The Magicians Co-Creator Sera Gamble Will Bring Weetzie Bat’s Magic to Peacock by Molly Templeton

A Readers’ Guide to the Finnish Weird in Translation by Jonathan Thornton

Revealing a New Edition of The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle by Tor.com