June 2023

Fri Jun 30

Good Omens 2 Clip Has Crowley Getting Existential as He Tries to Protect Ducks by Vanessa Armstrong

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Ends Far Better Than it Begins by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Summer Reads Perfect for Star Gazers by Katrina Leno

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Monstrous Regiment, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Gattaca Series Will No Longer Head to the Stars on Showtime by Molly Templeton

Five Classic SF Stories About Invasive Species by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jun 29

Kevin Bacon Set To Star in Horror TV Series The Bondsman by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Sucker by Daniel Hornsby

Trailer For Live Production of Rogers: The Musical Gives Us Nick Fury Singing, Among Other Things by Vanessa Armstrong

Dark Legacies and the Price of Admission in Funhouse and the Fear Park Trilogy  by Alissa Burger

After the Revolution: The Faithless by C. L. Clark by Martin Cahill

MGM+’s From Will Return for a Third Season by Molly Templeton

Some of Our Yesterdays — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Latest Trailer for Dune: Part Two Promises a Saga of Belief, Revenge, and Power by Molly Templeton

History, Fantasy, and Mythmaking: The Origins of the Green Man by Emily Tesh

Holding Out for More Heroes by Molly Templeton

Elantris Reread: Chapters Three and Four by Lyndsey Luther and Paige Vest

Join Author Chuck Tingle on Tour for Camp Damascus by Tor.com

Wed Jun 28

It Made the Children Laugh and Play, To See an Eye at School: Hilary Mantel’s Beyond Black (Part 12) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Watch the First Full Episode of Netflix’s Skull Island for Free by Vanessa Armstrong

The Musician and the Mushroom: Ghost Music by An Yu by Angela Maria Spring

Warrior Nun Is Getting Resurrected After Netflix Cancellation by Vanessa Armstrong

Skrulls Like Us — Secret Invasion’s “Promises” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and the Renaissance Memory Palace by Elyse Martin

Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons) by James Davis Nicoll

The Hunt for Aaravos Heats Up in the Trailer for The Dragon Prince’s Fifth Season by Molly Templeton

Back to the Future Part III Discovers Its Heart in the Old West by Dan Persons

James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy Finds Its Clark and Lois by Molly Templeton

Ceffo by Jonathan Carroll

Tue Jun 27

Read an Excerpt From Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Says Live-Action Tomb Raider Series Gives Her Chance to Do “Something Dangerous” by Vanessa Armstrong

The Not-So-Frugal Witch’s Non-Spoiler Review of The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Lyndsey Luther

Black Mirror Season 6 Finds New and Devastating (and Joyful) Ways to Talk About Our Digital Doubles by Natalie Zutter

Futurama Trailer Has the Gang Taking On Bitcoin, Vaccines, and Other Tribulations of Our Time by Vanessa Armstrong

A Science Fiction Writer in Space: Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke by Alan Brown

How Miles Morales Reclaimed His Own Story in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Monita Mohan

It’s a Very Bad Night to Take Your Kid to Work in the Trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Cultural Clashes and Unexpected Visitors in The Path of Daggers (Part 6) by Sylas K Barrett

Here Are the Winners of the 2023 Locus Awards by Molly Templeton

Four SF Stories About Epic Infrastructure Projects by James Davis Nicoll

Mon Jun 26

Read an Excerpt From The Infinite Miles by Hannah Fergesen

An Ambitious Trilogy Reaches Its End: Andrea Stewart’s The Bone Shard War by Tobias Carroll

Sex, Death, and Eternalism: Don’t Look Now at 50 by Mark Benedict

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

Life Lessons From a Murderbot by Anya Johanna DeNiro

Love, Death, and Transformation: Diane Duane’s Deep Wizardry by Judith Tarr

Goblin Markets and Other Uncanny Fantasy Shopping Experiences by Randee Dawn

Fri Jun 23

Paramount+ Cancels Second Season of Star Trek: Prodigy, Will Remove Series from Platform by Vanessa Armstrong

The Best Bear Gets a Quartet of New Friends (or Enemies) for Paddington 3 by Molly Templeton

Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Wee Free Men, Part II by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read an Excerpt From A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui

Five Classic SF Stories About Huge Rocks Smashing Into Earth by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jun 22

Hope and Love After the Apocalypse: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune by Vanessa Armstrong

Natty Knocks Trailer Gives Us Robert Englund In a Non-Freddy Kreuger Horror Role by Vanessa Armstrong

Blinded by Fear — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Ad Astra per Aspera” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Non-Disney Animated Movies Everyone Should Watch by Cole Rush

Horns, Feathers, Scales: Reclaiming Genderqueer Monstrousness by Tessa Gratton

Discovering the Lies Within the Truth: Revealing The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi by Tor.com

Different Forms of Reading Still Count by Molly Templeton

Here Are the Nominees for the 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards by Molly Templeton

Welcome to the Elantris Reread: Prologue Through Chapter Two by Paige Vest and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jun 21

Yeah… John Wick: Chapter 4 Will Get a Director’s Cut by Vanessa Armstrong

The Last of Us and Chernobyl Writer Helped Draft Script for Dune: Part Two by Vanessa Armstrong

No Mask: E. Catherine Tobler’s “She Will Be Raised a Queen” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Season Four of Solar Opposites Will Have Dan Stevens Voice Korvo, and It’s Great by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Skrull — Secret Invasion’s “Resurrection” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Unreliable Narrators, Unrealized Stories, and the Unexpected Perils of Hate-Reading by Kali Wallace

20 Years Later, Ang Lee’s Hulk Still Lingers in the Mind by Aamir Mehar

Ten Essential Short Stories by Trans Authors by Nic Anstett

Revealing We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull by Tor.com

After the Animal Flesh Beings by Brian Evenson

Tue Jun 20

Read the First Three Chapters of Calamity by Constance Fay

Outlander Rescues Itself From the Doldrums With “A Life Well Lost” by Natalie Zutter

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

Subversion in Superstition: “The Ash Tree” by M.R. James by Sam Reader

The Duty of the Black Writer During Times of American Unrest by Tochi Onyebuchi

Shapeshifting as a Superpower in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Judith Tarr

Reading The Wheel of Time: A New Lord Meets a Former Queen in The Path of Daggers (Part 5) by Sylas K Barrett

Netflix’s Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Is Coming Next Year by Molly Templeton

Five Novels Featuring Political Scandals and Skulduggery by James Davis Nicoll

The Kraven the Hunter Trailer Is Here to Bite Your Nose Off by Molly Templeton

A Return to Jupiter: Revealing Malka Older’s The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Tor.com

Sat Jun 17

Teaser for 3 Body Problem Gives Us a First Look at Adaptation, and Release Date by Vanessa Armstrong

Fri Jun 16

The Penultimate Outlander Theme Song Makes the Familiar Sound New Again by Natalie Zutter

7 Thrilling SFF Murder Mysteries by Elisa Shoenberger

Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Wee Free Men, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Celebrating 10 of the Best Dads in Superhero TV and Movies by Joe George

Thu Jun 15

Read an Excerpt From The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

The Mountain in the Ocean: Ascension by Nicholas Binge by Sarah McCarry

Trailer for Animated Film Babylon 5: The Road Home Gives Us Exactly What We’ve Been Yearning For by Vanessa Armstrong

Fun, Sun, and Murder: The Dead Lifeguard and High Tide  by Alissa Burger

What We Do In The Shadows Season 5 Trailer Teases Guillermo’s Big Transformation by Vanessa Armstrong

Supporting Cast — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “The Broken Circle” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Revealing Seanan McGuire’s Next Wayward Children Book: Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Tor.com

Fatherhood and Masculinity in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by John Manuel Arias

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the TBR Pile by Molly Templeton

All the Way Down: Five of the Greatest Turtles and Tortoises in Fantasy by Cole Rush

Wed Jun 14

Body-less Modification: Hilary Mantel’s Beyond Black (Part 11) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Rick Riordan Plans to Write More Tales Inspired by Irish Mythology by Vanessa Armstrong

Blood and Romance: Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland by Maura Krause

Read the First Two Chapters of The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon

Silo Is Full of Enough Secrets for a Second Season by Molly Templeton

Discovering the Queerness of Rand al’Thor by Ben Gierhart

Five Works About Intelligent Beings Who Are Their Own Worst Enemies by James Davis Nicoll

Subterranean Press Has a New Free Ebook Series by Molly Templeton

Sprawling Empire and Sprawling Worldbuilding: James Islington’s The Will of the Many by Charles Bonkowsky

The Trailer for Nimona Teases a Barrel of Shapeshifting Hijinks by Molly Templeton

Queering SFF: Three Stories by Trans Creators by Lee Mandelo

Rending and Tearing: Revealing Aimee Pokwatka’s The Parliament by Tor.com

Tue Jun 13

The Witcher Season 3 Isn’t Here Yet, But Jaskier’s Latest Song Is! by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Nisi Shawl’s Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Privilege and an Unlikeable Protagonist in The Ferryman by Justin Cronin by Vanessa Armstrong

Landscape With Invisible Hand Trailer Shows an Alien Who Just Wants to Understand Human Love by Vanessa Armstrong

The Wonders of Worf’s Character Arc by Giles Gough

An Unlikely Kid Becomes the Ambassador for Earth in the First Teaser for Pixar’s Elio by Molly Templeton

The Adventures Continue: Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi by Rob MacGregor by Alan Brown

Two Star Wars in One Year?!? Yes, But Not Until 2026 by Molly Templeton

Canon Event, Schmanon Schmevent: Can Spider-Man Reject the Tragic Nature of Superheroes? by Leah Schnelbach

Of Course Foundation’s Next Crisis Is Even Bigger Than the Last One by Molly Templeton

Ann Leckie’s Translation State Is a Fascinating Space Opera With Intensely Personal Stakes by Liz Bourke

Reading The Wheel of Time: New Weapons and New Weaves in Robert Jordan’s The Path of Daggers (Part 4) by Sylas K Barrett

They Cloned Tyrone and They Did a Lot of Other Dubious Stuff Too in Netflix’s Latest Trailer by Molly Templeton

The Allure of the Beast: Examining the “Monster Husband” Story by Michele Kirichanskaya

Mon Jun 12

Alaya Dawn Johnson’s The Library of Broken Worlds Is Like No Library You’ve Ever Visited by Molly Templeton

Trailer for Pixar Short “Carl’s Date” Is as Adorable as You Expect It to Be by Vanessa Armstrong

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “E2” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Flash Raced Its Way Into Our Hearts, Then Broke It With an Unceremonious Ending by Monita Mohan

Pratchett and Philosophy: The Tao of Sir Terry by J.R.H. Lawless

Star Wars Outlaws, the First Open-World Star Wars Game, Looks Amazing by Molly Templeton

Screwball Comedy With Shapeshifters: Lia Silver’s Mated to the Meerkat by Judith Tarr

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Reveals a New Cinematic Crossover by Molly Templeton

Five Classic SF Stories About Tidally Locked Planets by James Davis Nicoll

Revealing Lee Mandelo’s The Woods All Black by Tor.com

Download the Tor.com Spring 2023 Short Fiction Bundle by Tor.com

Fri Jun 9

Hugh Grant Is Potentially Heading Into Horror With A24’s Heretic by Vanessa Armstrong

Jaskier Is Finally Getting the Romance He Deserves in Season 3 of The Witcher by Vanessa Armstrong

Twelve Books About Mermaids, Sirens, and Sea Gods by Taiwo Balogun

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

An Even More Menacing Future Approaches in The Witcher’s Third Season by Molly Templeton

More Powers, More Problems: The Logistical Challenges of Superheroes by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jun 8

Want To See the First Five Minutes of Marvel’s Secret Invasion? Here’s the Super-Secret Way To Do So by Vanessa Armstrong

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

The Venture Bros. Finally Return in Trailer for Radiant Is the Blood of The Baboon Heart by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale

The Boogeyman Provides Genuine Horror, But Doesn’t Fully Embrace Its Darkness by Leah Schnelbach

Jo Walton’s Reading List: May 2023 by Jo Walton

Growing Up With Alice’s Wonderland and Sarah’s Labyrinth by Archita Mittra

Do You Ever Stop and Think About Paragraphs? by Molly Templeton

Emma Stone Charts Her Course to Freedom in the Trailer for Poor Things by Molly Templeton

Queering SFF: 5 Vibrantly Queer Thai TV Shows by Lee Mandelo

Tor Books Announces an English Translation of Sung-il Kim’s Blood of the Old Kings by Tor.com

Wed Jun 7

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Is Getting an Expanded Edition by Vanessa Armstrong

No Live Organism Can Continue For Long: Arkady Martine’s “Rose/House” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Jenna Ortega Says Second Season of Wednesday Will “Lean Into The Horror” by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Savage Crowns by Matt Wallace

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

Finally, Star Wars: Ahsoka Gets a Premiere Date by Molly Templeton

Celebrating the Books That Queered Us by Christina Orlando and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Seven SFF Short Stories Featuring Students and Scholarship by Ratika Deshpande

The Mystery of Good Omens 2 Is Finally Revealed by Molly Templeton

Alex White’s Salvagers Series Could Be an Epic, High-Flying Sci-Fi Film Trilogy by Cole Rush

The Star-Bear by Michael Swanwick

Tue Jun 6

A Fourteen-Year-Old Created One of Across the Spider-Verse’s Most Adorable Scenes by Vanessa Armstrong

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

Final Trailer For Insidious: The Red Door Makes MRI Machines Worse Somehow by Vanessa Armstrong

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: May 2023 by Alex Brown

New Talk To Me Trailer Confirms That Communing With an Evil Hand Is… Not a Good Idea by Vanessa Armstrong

New Anthology Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity Will Contain Multitudes by Tor.com

8 Terrifying Objects That Are Also Kinda Hot by CJ Leede

Getting to the Heart of SFF’s Most-Tear Inducing Moments by Samantha Edmonds

Celebrate 15 Years of Tor.com All Summer Long! by Tor.com

Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Deals with Cliques and Politics in Robert Jordan’s The Path of Daggers (Part 3) by Sylas K Barrett

“Evening Primrose” by John Collier: Cheerful Cruelty, Capitalism, and Cowardice by Sam Reader

Start With One: Revealing The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar by Tor.com

Mon Jun 5

Read an Excerpt From Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine

Harvey Guillén and Others Join Jack Quaid in Sci-Fi Thriller, Companion by Vanessa Armstrong

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

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Will Make Us Respect Cliffhangers Again by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

The Ultimate Bodyguard: Zoe Chant’s Defender Cave Bear by Judith Tarr

Witches Not Done Running Amok; Hocus Pocus 3 Is Happening by Molly Templeton

Five SFF Stories in Which Kids Save the Day by James Davis Nicoll

Revealing a New, Revised Edition of Martha Wells’ The Book of Ile-Rien by Tor.com

Might We Interest You in a Tor.com Newsletter? by Tor.com

Fri Jun 2

An Extra Buzz! Yellowjackets Season Two Will Get A Bonus Episode by Vanessa Armstrong

Will We Get a Sequel to The Thing? John Carpenter Teases We Just Might by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Satisfying Standalone Books for Instant Gratification by James Davis Nicoll

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Night Watch, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Six Hopelessly Cheesy SFF Movies That Are So Bad They’re Good by Lorna Wallace

Thu Jun 1

Dual Memory Confirms Sue Burke as a Modern SFF Master by Matthew Keeley

Read an Excerpt From Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool

Be Kind, Rewind: Horror on Tape in The Eternal Enemy and Silent Witness  by Alissa Burger

Six Favorite Authors Writing in New or Unexpected Genres by Alex Brown

Creating Summer Reading Assignments for Grown-Ups by Molly Templeton

Queering SFF: 4 Weird and Sexy Books for Pride Month by Lee Mandelo

Join V.E. Schwab for an Online Shades of Magic Readalong by Molly Templeton

An Otherworldly Fairytale: Revealing The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed by Tor.com