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February 21, 2020 Everyone who knows me knows that I am entranced by Bowie — have been ever since I heard “Starman.” In junior high my two favorite pop stars were John Denver (one could not escape John Denver in Colorado in the ’70s) and Bowie. I saw Labyrinth on the big screen, on opening […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with young adult author Cole Gibsen, […]

August 5, 2020 Seems hard to recall a time when I didn’t like podcasts, especially when there are shows like Unwell to keep me happily occupied. When I first started trying to listen to podcasts, I had a hard time finding shows that made it worth struggling through my audio-processing issues. Now, frankly, I’m drowning […]

September 10, 2020 Indie publishing (also known as self-publishing) has been around for quite a long time, and with the introduction of ebooks and print-on-demand, it is a legitimate and growing industry. Here at Speculative Chic, we’ve featured a number of indie authors, both as guests and on our list of regular contributors, so we […]

September 25, 2020 At Speculative Chic, we feature a lot of authors who share everything from their favorite things to the inspiration for their work. But why not also share their fiction? Welcome to Fiction Friday, where you’ll be able to sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative […]

June 25, 2020 Editor’s Note: Welcome back to Out of the Box! What started out as a monthly column for our contributors to dish about that non-speculative favorites kind of fell by the wayside, so we figured why not bring it back with our very own Kristina Elyse Butke, who teaches in Japan, and always […]

The Black Company (1984) Written by: Glen Cook Genre: Dark Fantasy Pages: 319 (Mass market paperback) Series: Book 1 of The Chronicles of the Black Company Publisher: Tor Why I Chose It: So my 2019 Resolution was to revisit Glen Cook’s series The Chronicles of the Black Company, beginning with… well, The Black Company. As […]

December 16, 2019 They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Speculative Chic […]

February 17, 2020 They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Jessica McHugh, […]

October 31, 2018 “I see it—coming here—hell-wind—titan blur—black wings—Yog-Sothoth save me—the three-lobed burning eye…” (The Haunter of the Dark, pg.1017) WE HAVE ARRIVED. HALLOWMASS. COME DRIFT INTO THE COSMOS WITH ME. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here! Read More » October 30, 2018 “I was desperate, and in spite of […]

December 6, 2018 For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply […]

September 25, 2020 I enjoy escaping into space opera, and as a librarian, I enjoy promoting my favorite reads. I loved K.B. Wagers’ The Indranan War trilogy, starting with 2016’s Behind the Throne, which starred a gun smuggler-turned-princess who leveraged her past in negotiating alliances, avenging her family, and stopping wars. So I was excited […]

July 30, 2020 Two years ago, I wrote a love letter to my favorite ongoing series. I was delighted to learn that, in this trash heap of a year, InCryptid has been nominated for the Hugo for Best Series! Again! Hail the nomination! Gentle readers, what I wrote two years ago still stands. Here, I’ll […]

December 26, 2018 This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading […]