July 6, 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 Bishop O’Connell, who is the author of the American Faerie…
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March 5, 2019
Editor’s Note: Yes, it’s March. February got away from us before we’d even realized it happened. Short month is short. Nevertheless, please enjoy our discussion! Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to…
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February 15, 2019
In honor of Black History Month, and this month’s book club selection, How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?, we’re taking a look at the Black creators and performers who inspire us and lead the way towards the future. Who is your favorite? Maybe they made the cut! Read on for more!
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February 8, 2019
Have you ever wanted to take a vacation from life itself and spend six weeks doing nothing but writing? Do you write fantasy, science fiction, horror, or something in between? The Odyssey Writing Workshop allows you to do just that, and the application for the 2019 workshop is April 1st (no, that’s not an April Fool’s Day joke). Why apply?…
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January 8, 2019
Well, I failed my 2018 Resolution, but the beat goes on and I still need to finish these books, so here’s the second to last book in Jemisin’s collection. This book has already been reviewed by Lane Robins, and you can read her review here. This post will have more to do with my individual reaction while reading it, as…
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Welcome to 2019, my fellow travelers. I’m here with your February choice for book club! With an unprecedented number of votes, your choice is . . .
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December 26, 2018
The year is nearly finished! You may recall that quite a few of us set ourselves some goals for the year with our 2018 Resolution Project. How did we do? Let’s talk to a few of our contributors and find out!
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December 18, 2018
That’s right — we’re doing this again. Why? Because mind-bending, overly complicated blog posts are my reason for the season. So, put your mittens around your kittens and away we go! On the twelfth day of spec fic, my nerd friend gave to me…
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December 11, 2018
Here we are in the last month of 2018 and I am running out of time to finish my resolution project! I come to you, friends, with the first of The Broken Earth trilogy because these books are rough reads and I needed a pick me up in the middle. This book has already been reviewed by Lane Robins, and…
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November 22, 2018
Hello all! Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA who celebrate it. The “official” winter holiday shopping season kicks off tomorrow (even though there are some businesses who have decided to open up today, but that’s neither here nor there, and nobody wants to hear me gripe about that). Either way, the gift-giving season is upon us! I asked our…
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