June 2022

Thu Jun 30

Read an Excerpt From Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Forty Years Later, What Makes John Carpenter’s The Thing So Effing Scary? by Robert Repino

A Needed Twist on Cyberpunk: The City Inside by Samit Basu by Alexis Ong

Wed Jun 29

Read an Excerpt From Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver

Ms. Marvel Takes Us to Karachi in “Seeing Red” by Leah Schnelbach

As Unpredictable as Humans: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov by Alan Brown

Untameable Magic: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert by Alex Brown

Power in the Blood: True Religion and Transformation in C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces by Matt Mikalatos

Mon Jun 27

A Master Class in Writing Horses: Horse by Geraldine Brooks by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Dan Chaon’s Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon

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

15 Years Later, Ratatouille’s Message About Art Still Inspires Me by Leah Schnelbach

Five Stories About Sending Teens Into Space by James Davis Nicoll

Immortal Combat: Nicola Griffith’s Spear by Tobias Carroll

“A little strategic violence” — The Umbrella Academy Season Three Continues to Bring the Bugnuts by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Fri Jun 24

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Feet of Clay, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Scientifically Plausible SF Settings That Provide an Alternative to FTL Travel by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jun 23

Trailer for Season Three of Solar Opposites Is All About Family … And Also Includes Gargoyle Gun by Vanessa Armstrong

The Crawling King: A Conversation With Einar Baldvin by Cole Rush

Indiana Jones 5 Might Be the Last Film John Williams Scores, But He’s Not Done With Music by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Ava Reid’s Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

Fairy Tale Fanfic — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “The Elysian Kingdom” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Adulthood Meets Adolescence in Young Justice: Phantoms by Tahmeed Shafiq

Hunger Games Prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Rounds Out Its Ensemble Cast by Molly Templeton

Summer Reading Assignments for Grown-Ups by Molly Templeton

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Eighty-Three by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Eat the Rich With the Vampires of What We Do in the Shadows by Molly Templeton

Wed Jun 22

Natalie Portman Had to Be Six Feet Tall in Thor: Love and Thunder—Here’s How by Vanessa Armstrong

Obi-Wan Kenobi Aims Straight for the Heart in Part VI by Emmet Asher-Perrin

New Smile Trailer Will Very Likely Not Make You Smile. At All. by Vanessa Armstrong

Tentacle Monster TV: N. K. Jemisin’s The City We Became (Part 2) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt From Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott

Kamala Deals With Interdimensional Wedding Crashers in Ms. Marvel: “Destined” by Leah Schnelbach

A New Tolkien Collection Will Answer All Your Second Age Questions by Molly Templeton

Please Let F.C. Yee’s Kyoshi Sequence Be the Next Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie by Cole Rush

Five SF Stories That Look Like Fantasy by James Davis Nicoll

I Rewatched Poltergeist for Its 40th Anniversary and I Have Questions by Leah Schnelbach

Adrian Tchaikovsky Continues His Epic Series With Children of Memory by Tor.com

Tue Jun 21

Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians Adaptation Casts Some Series Antagonists by Vanessa Armstrong

Dune: Part Two Finds Its Lady Margot in No Time to Die’s Léa Seydoux by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

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

The Other Side: The Time Traveler’s Wife, “Episode Six” by Natalie Zutter

Why “Partners in Crime” Is the Perfect Episode of Doctor Who by Christina Orlando

Bask in the Absurdity of LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation by Molly Templeton

Murderbot: An Autistic-Coded Robot Done Right by C.N. Josephs

Elven Detective Thara Celehar Has a New Case in Katherine Addison’s The Grief of Stones by Leah Schnelbach

“Hawkins Will Fall” in the Trailer for Stranger Things 4, Volume 2 by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin Plans in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 23) by Sylas K Barrett

Brazil Weaponized Audience Identification for All the Right Reasons by Dan Persons

Revealing Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth by Tor.com

Fri Jun 17

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

Read an Excerpt From In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Feet of Clay, Part II by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Jon Snow May Live Again in Another Game of Thrones Spinoff by Molly Templeton

Dracula Daily Reminds Us Why We Can Never Get Enough of the Count by Holly Kybett Smith

Thu Jun 16

A Marvel Wonder Man Series Is in the Works With Shang-Chi Filmmaker & Community Writer on Board by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Elayne Audrey Becker’s Wildbound by Elayne Audrey Becker

What Is Reality? Westworld Season 4 Trailer Suggests The Show’s Characters Have No Idea by Vanessa Armstrong

ARRRRRRRRR! — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “The Serene Squall” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Different Kind of Love Language: “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders by Leah Schnelbach

Released Into the Wild: How an Android Taught Me to Let Go by Erin Swan

It Wasn’t Me: Duos and Doppelgangers in Caroline B. Cooney’s The Perfume and Twins by Alissa Burger

The Tie That Binds: Announcing The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar by Tor.com

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

A Cozy Gaslamp Mystery and Sapphic Romance in The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older by Tor.com

Wed Jun 15

Ms. Marvel’s Head Writer Shares How Kamala Khan’s Story Was “Intensely Personal” by Vanessa Armstrong

The Hazards of Bad Poetry: Kelly Link’s “The Specialist’s Hat” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Obi-Wan Kenobi Has an Extremely Relevant Flashback in Part V by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read an Excerpt From Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro

Superpowers and Sacrifices — Ms. Marvel: “Crushed” by Leah Schnelbach

Three Avatar: The Last Airbender Movies Are In Development by Molly Templeton

Emma Thompson Is a Terrifying Miss Trunchbull In the Trailer for Nextflix’s Matilda the Musical by Molly Templeton

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Brings Miranda Otto’s Éowyn Back to Middle-earth by Molly Templeton

Slight of Hand — Mandrake by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Stories That Test the Limits of Bodily Consciousness by Cole Rush

Disturbing the Comfortable: On Writing Disability in Science Fiction by Nathanial White

Revealing Breakup From Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal by Tor.com

Tue Jun 14

Netflix Forgets the Premise of Their Biggest Hit and Decides to Make Squid Game a Reality by Vanessa Armstrong

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Has More in Common With Frankenstein Than the Disney Version by Vanessa Armstrong

Five SF Stories About Strangers Bearing Gifts by James Davis Nicoll

Read Chapter Two of Alexandra Rowland’s A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

We Are One Thing: Boys, Beasts & Men by Sam J. Miller by Lee Mandelo

5 Novels Rooted in West African Folklore and Magic by Veronica Henry

Crafting the Wardrobe of Strange New Worlds: An Interview with Costume Designer Bernadette Croft by Vanessa Armstrong

Reading The Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin Seat is Aes Sedai in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 22) by Sylas K Barrett

Justin Lin Moves From Fast Cars to Flying Fists With One Punch Man by Molly Templeton

Lady Gaga As Harley Quinn? It Might Happen in Todd Phillips’ Joker Sequel by Molly Templeton

Severance and the Work of Philip K. Dick by David Agranoff

Mon Jun 13

Welcome to the Future, Comrade: The Time Traveler’s Wife, “Episode Five” by Natalie Zutter

Paddington 3 Finally Has a Title—And a Director by Molly Templeton

Netflix’s Squid Game Officially Gets a Second Season and Returning Characters by Vanessa Armstrong

The Headless Horseman Will Ride Yet Again in a New Sleepy Hollow by Molly Templeton

Read Chapter One of Alexandra Rowland’s A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

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

Sailor Moon at 30: Looking Back at the Iconic Series by Katie Gill

AMC+’s Moonhaven Wants to Solve the Problem of People by Molly Templeton

The Extraordinary Talents of Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro by Vanessa Armstrong

Why We Love Evil: The Surprising Depth of Our Favorite Religious Horror Series by Leah Schnelbach

Five Stories About Actual Movie Monsters by Sam J. Miller

Fri Jun 10

The Boys Will Have a Fourth Season, Which Creator Eric Kripke Attributes to Exploding Genitalia by Vanessa Armstrong

Henry Golding and Uma Thurman Join the Cast of The Old Guard 2 by Molly Templeton

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

The Future Is Dark and Full of Strange Plants in Vesper by Molly Templeton

Magic, Manga, and Hard Fantasy: Witch Hat Atelier by James Davis Nicoll

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Feet of Clay, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

5 Books About Fragile Worlds by Erin Swan

Thu Jun 9

Second Season of Our Flag Means Death Will Shoot In New Zealand, Hopefully Starting This October by Vanessa Armstrong

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

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

Stranger Things 4, Vol. 2 Trailer Shows Explosions, An Angry Vecna, and Terrified Kids by Vanessa Armstrong

Childhood’s End — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Ten Expansive SFF Worlds to Fall Into by Stubby the Rocket

The Awesome Women Scientists of 1990s SFF by Leah Schnelbach

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Eighty-One by Lyndsey Luther and Paige Vest

The Final Trailer for Jordan Peele’s Nope Reveals Just a Teensy Bit More of the Plot by Molly Templeton

Tor.com Is Sponsoring the Flash Fiction Workshop for the 2022 Clarion West Write-a-thon! by Tor.com

Wed Jun 8

Fellowship of the Big Apple: N. K. Jemisin’s The City We Became (Part 1) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Obi-Wan Kenobi Executes a Daring Rescue in Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

NOPE Behind-the-Scenes Video Keeps Plot a Mystery While Drowning Us in Atmosphere by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Adalyn Grace’s Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

Netflix’s School for Good and Evil Opens Its Doors With a First Teaser by Molly Templeton

Todd Phillips’ Joker Sequel Has a Title and a Screenplay by Molly Templeton

Ms. Marvel Pits Kamala’s Family Against Her Fandom in “Generation Why” by Leah Schnelbach

“We need him, we need him” — It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman! by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Oops, I Just Bought a Planet: Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith by Alan Brown

Lady Macbeth, the Pontianak, and the Compulsive Power of the Monstrous Feminine by Wen-yi Lee

Dwayne Johnson Kneels Before No One In the Black Adam Trailer by Molly Templeton

Harper Voyager Announces The Rogue Crown From TikTok Sensation A.K. Mulford by Tor.com

As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir

Tue Jun 7

Read an Excerpt From Brigid Kemmerer’s Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer

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

When Invisible Wrestlers Revealed the Art of Wrestling by Hubert Vigilla

Captain Kirk’s First Adventure Was About Choosing Between Two Friends by Charlie Jane Anders

A Close View of the Post-Apocalypse: David Yoon’s City of Orange by Trisha Low

Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Plans and Egwene Meets Her Toh in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 21) by Sylas K Barrett

How to Be a Protagonist When You’re Not the Chosen One and the World is Unsaveable by Samit Basu

First Look at First Kill Shows Things Getting Steamy in This Vampire-Monster Hunter Romance by Vanessa Armstrong

Erewhon Books Announces The Pomegranate Gate, a New Historical Fantasy From Ariel Kaplan by Tor.com

Download Elżbieta Cherezińska’s The Widow Queen — Before June 11! by Tor.com

Mon Jun 6

What We Do In The Shadows Returns With a Raunchy Season Four Trailer and Renewal News by Vanessa Armstrong

The Umbrella Academy 3 Sneak Peek Shows the Hargreeves Checking Into Hotel Obsidian by Vanessa Armstrong

SFF Equines Revisits the Classics: Walter Farley’s Black Stallion Books by Judith Tarr

You’re Not Dreaming! We Now Have a Date and a Trailer for Netflix’s The Sandman by Vanessa Armstrong

Bottomless Brunch: The Time Traveler’s Wife, “Episode Four” by Natalie Zutter

Read an Excerpt From Emily Thiede’s This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

Locke & Key Season 3 Trailer Shows Things Getting Revolutionary at Key House by Vanessa Armstrong

The Midnight Club Is Ready to Tell Some Scary Stories by Molly Templeton

The First Teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities Is All Vibes by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Shockwave, Part II” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Netflix Offers the Quickest of Introductions to Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams by Molly Templeton

Severance, Severance, and the Importance of Honest Corporate Sci-Fi by Cole Rush

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Out of This World in the Teaser for Disney’s Strange World by Molly Templeton

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

Seven Scary Sci-Fi Diseases That Thankfully Aren’t Real by Lorna Wallace

Rival Chosen Ones: Announcing A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman by Tor.com

Fri Jun 3

18 of Our Favorite Books About the Craft of Writing by Leah Schnelbach

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

Five Works Featuring Truly Alien Versions of Earth by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jun 2

Read an Excerpt From The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar

“Hijinks are the most logical course of action” — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Spock Amok” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Read an Excerpt From Jason Denzel’s Mystic Skies by Jason Denzel

What I Did on My Summer Vacation: R.L. Stine’s Beach Party and Beach House  by Alissa Burger

An Enthralling Modern Fairy Tale: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher by Martin Cahill

Reality Competition Shows With Big SFF Energy by Cole Rush

Discover the Destiny of the Craft in Max Gladstone’s Dead Country by Tor.com

Wed Jun 1

Spook-of-the-Month Club: Gordon B. White’s “Gordon B. White is Creating Haunting Weird Horror” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Obi-Wan Kenobi Finds Friends (and Enemies) in Unexpected Places in Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Our Flag Means Death Will Set Sail for a Second Season! by Leah Schnelbach

The Chill of the Latter Days: John Crowley’s Flint and Mirror by Matthew Keeley

Embracing the Weird With Holly Black by Christina Orlando

Human Sacrifice in C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces by Matt Mikalatos

We Need Heroes Who Can Remind Us That Heroism Is Fun by Charlie Jane Anders

Meet Kate Elliot’s Badass Spell-Slinging Mom in The Keeper’s Six by Tor.com

India World by Amit Gupta