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WisCon 2026 Returns Online, Celebrating Feminist SFFiction, Community, and Imagination

WisCon, the longest-running feminist science fiction and fantasy convention, returns in 2026 as a fully online event, taking place May 21–25. Known for its commitment to inclusivit...

Andrea Hairston on Crossing Genres, Science Fiction, and Taking Romance Seriously

When I describe my recent novel, The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays, as a SFF mystery romance, people frequently ask, “Wasn’t it difficult writing a murder mystery?” Yes, i...

A Feminist Tale of Vengeance and Redemption

Here's a feminist, action-packed science fiction read featuring romance, non-Western history, aliens, and futuristic tech you'll love.

Absolute Wonder Woman, Power Fantasy and more are HUGO AWARDS Finalists

Older Women Leading Historical Fiction (Plus a Bonus for All Access Members)

Older women in their fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties take the lead in these historical fiction books.

The Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy by AAPI Authors

Travel to a series of parallel universes, watch swan girls fall in love, witness a space samurai's last days, and more with these SFF books by AAPI authors.

A Break for Freedom: 5 Female Leads Fighting for Survival

Though it’s true that a thieving grifter is the star of Harmless Women, like many criminals, my protagonist Avalon’s true identity is that of a survivor, one who will go to any len...

Magical Realism, Non-Fiction, & More

Daughter of the Forest RECOMMENDED: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier is $2.99! I have such incredib...

Writers

Writers have problems. Writers win prizes. Writers play ping-pong, think other writers are their friends. Writers write baseball novels. Writers write war novels. Writers write abo...

Brave Girls, Bad Witches: Age, Agency, and Anxiety in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia by Elanur Williams

In the landscape of mid-twentieth-century children’s literature, C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia initially appears remarkably progressive. Long before modern fantasy embraced...

F/F Romance, Urban Fantasy, & More

The Sun Down Motel RECOMMENDED: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James is $1.99! Elyse loved this one and gav...

Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for May & June 2026

Romantasy dominates the summer schedule, but there's a lot of variety in these 21 upcoming titles. The post Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for May & June 2026 appeared firs...

Writing Is a Way to Have Futurity

Being a student of Monica Ferrell’s was a singularly influential time in my life. Immediately upon meeting her, I wanted to be like her: to enter a room with the same serious allur...

Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #60

Featuring Liz Johnston, Jane Park, and Jacqueline Desforges

Jo Walton’s Reading List: April 2026

Le Guin, fairy tale retellings, Florentine romance, and a mystery in space! The post Jo Walton’s Reading List: April 2026 appeared first on Reactor.

May 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Whether or not you pick up the science books on our lists, o...

WWWednesday: April 29, 2026

The Hugo candidates have been selected. At Reactor, Lish McBride comments on books everyone told her to read (so she put it off) that she finally got around to reading… and really...

Ghosts and Shared Histories: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean

Mahvesh Murad reviews an ambitious novel about women—and ghosts— affected by war in East Asia across several decades. The post Ghosts and Shared Histories: <i>The Girl with a...

After Dark at the Movies: 1000 Women in Horror

This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you'd like to join, we'd love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come...

Fae-Bulous BIPOC and/or Queer Romantasies

These diverse romantasies have magical heists, Chinese and Hindu mythology-inspired magic systems, and much more.

Spotlight on Tananarive Due

We're so excited to have you as a Guest of Honor at the Locus Awards this year! What are some of your favorite things about genre and book events? Writing is very solitary, and I'm...

Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair

Sair Kaufman hit a stroke of inspiration back in 2020 while playing Dungeons and Dragons with their friends. It was the height of the pandemic, they were unemployed, and decided to...

Locus Awards Announces Featured Local Artist Alyssa Winans

We are so pleased to have the talented Alyssa Winans as Featured Local Artist at the Locus Awards Weekendon May 30, 2026 in Berkeley, California! Her work is vibrant and inventive,...

Spring Drew On: 11 Exciting New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of April 2026

Being a sci-fi and fantasy fan has never been so fun, with these April 2026 SFF books ready to delight and amaze you!