Hello and happy weekend! It’s Saturday, and I’m pecking away at my computer, so you know what that means! You do, right? Of course you do. It’s time for our grand tour back into time to see what happened here at Speculative Chic this week! The tour bus will be departing in just a few […]

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 James R. Tuck, who also […]

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 six science fiction […]

Binti: Home (2017) Author: Nnedi Okorafor Genre: science fiction Pages: 168 (kindle) Series: Binti Trilogy Publisher: Tor Why I chose it: I first read Binti back in February, when I searched specifically for fantasy and science fiction written by authors of color. I was blown away by how awesome Binti was, especially as I listened […]

Happy Friday! J.L. Gribble here. At Speculative Chic, you know me as the film review editor and host of many a Sound Off post. In my other life as an author, I’m currently working on an urban fantasy/alternate history series. Next month, book 4 will be released into the wild. But today, I’m happy to […]

Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, fight off an invasion to discuss Extinction, which premiered on Netflix in the United States on Friday, July 27, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a […]

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 Lindsey Duga, whose debut novel, […]

Grab your umbrellas, because Netflix’s original series The Rain is the latest sci-fi show set in the apocalypse. The Danish series debuted in May and a second season has already been announced. It follows siblings, Simone and Rasmus, who are in search of their scientist father who may have the answers to why the apocalypse […]

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 wanted to see […]

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 Spec Chic contributor and debut […]

It is time again to announce the next book for book club. After popular vote, the choice for August is . . . Among Others Author: Jo Walton Discussion Date: 8/24/18 The premise:  Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, […]

August 31, 2018 I spend a lot of time on social media. I know that I shouldn’t, but I can’t seem to help myself. Every now and then I get to witness something magical take place. I don’t always know that it’s going to end up being something special, but it’s delightful to see when […]

Welcome back, happy readers! As always, I hope that you’ve had a marvelous week, and that your weekend brings you endless delights! Personally, I’m spending the weekend at the day job, but I haven’t had to do that for a few weeks, and fair’s fair. So, this week’s tour of The Week That Was is […]

When a Buffy the Vampire Slayer television reboot was announced last month, it pretty much broke the internet. Many fans (myself included) couldn’t believe that Joss Whedon would dare reboot these characters. Initial reports said it would feature an African American Slayer as the lead, and Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen would serve as the […]