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Patrick Samphire
1 April
Patrick Samphire is a fantasy author who now lives in Wales with his wife, the awesome writer Stephanie Burgis, their son and daughter, and their cat, Pebbles.
He has lived …
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Goats Flying Press
1 April
Goats Flying Press is an independent comic book publisher located in Brooklyn, NY.
Founder and Publisher Sebastian Girner has worked in comics, both as an editor and writer since 2008, …
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Eve Greenwood
1 April
Eve Greenwood (they/he), a queer Scot who is passionate about languages, real and fake.
They write, draw, edit, letter, promote, and publish comics of all kinds through various projects, including …
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Ashe Armstrong
1 April
Weird Western / Fantasy author Ashe Armstrong grew up on a steady diet of late 80s and early 90s cartoons, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Goosebumps, and the …
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Black Coat Press
1 April
Black Coat Press was founded in 2003 by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier as a logical development in their desire to bring out the best of French popular culture into the …
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Metatron Press
1 April
Metatron Press is a multi-award-winning literary publisher based in Montréal, Quebec that specializes in publishing unique and captivating books of poetry, fiction, and hybrid texts by rising authors as well …
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Devyn Kenndy
1 April
Devyn Kenndy is a nonbinary author and chef.
They write sci-fi, fantasy, and horror that focus on queer characters, community, and how our past haunts and affects us.
Devyn's books …
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Wild Hunt Books
1 April
Wild Hunt Books is an independent publisher founded in South London in 2020.
Wild Hunt focus on books by new and emerging writers, alongside established authors. Their mission is to …
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Tab Creations
1 April
Tab Creations is a developer and publisher of roleplaying and card games.
Their work includes the award-winning Shadows Over Sol, Age of Ambition, Against the Dark Yogi and …
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Toby Fox
1 April
Toby Fox is an artist living and working on the South Coast of the UK.
Toby illustratrates elves, and is an educator of artists. His book, Intro to Digital Painting: …
Favourite Books

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 2)

Sylver and Gold

Origin Complex

Airedale

Sinful Folk

The Sad Bastard Cookbook

Short Fiction

Enfants de Mars et de Vénus

Wild Licks

Requiem for Immortals

Gideon the Ninth

A Taste of Honey
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Blood Witch

Recommended by
kevin
Absolutely loved this occult murder mystery novella!
It's so much fun! It's fast-paced, has tonnes of likeable characters, some f/f smoochieness, magic, demons, and vampires. And while it's the start of a series, it has a complete story of its own - ensuring you get a nice neat-ish ending at the same time as teasing more adventures to come.
Will definitely read this series!

The Postman

Recommended by
sakina
Bloody loved it! Epic story with a vision for the future that is possibly more relevant in 2020 than it was when the book was first published.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2021

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An interesting issue, with good stories by Brian Trent, Matthew Hughes, Nuzo Onoh, E. A. Bourland and Carl Taylor.
My full review at [ https://bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamyung/review/54843 ]

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2022

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue, with lots of shorter pieces of fiction and only a few longer ones. The stories that I found more interesting are those by Fawaz Al-Matrouk, Ai Jiang, Julie Le Blanc, Taemumu Richardson, Shreya Ila Anasuya and John Wiswell.
Full review on BookWyrm [ https://bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamyung/review/180959/s/average-issue-of-fsf-with-more-shorter-pieces-of-fiction ]

A Duet for Invisible Strings

Recommended by
kevin
A Duet for Invisible Strings is a romance novella filled with music, mystery, and love, with a paranormal twist, and is my perfect romance story.
The writing is often haunting, and at other times, sweetly hilarious. Which, in all, paints the most wonderful picture.
A beautiful romance that I just couldn't put down. A must read for anyone looking for deep characters in a short book.

Nonplayer #2

Recommended by
kevin
As wonderful and entrancing as the first issue.
This beautifully illustrated second comic from Nate Simpson, opens up the world, broadens the scope and sets up some interesting conflict.
I can't wait for the third in the series. This is a story to get lost in.
Well done Nate and Image Comics.

Jaran

Recommended by
kevin
A beautiful, contemplative journey.
It's hard to slot Jaran into a genre. It's been called "anthropological science fiction", and that kind of fits. But it doesn't cover the ideas of wonder, nature, culture and love, found with a new people on a new world.
If you liked Rosemarie Kirstein's Steerswoman series, Jaran let's you explore and fall in love with another way of life all over again.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2020

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An interesting collection with good stories from Nadia Afifi, Nick Dichario, Lyndsie Manusos and an interesting take on the zombie invasion story by Sarina Dorie, trying it with school safety protocols that may or may not work.

The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson

Recommended by
kevin
The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson by Helen Kitson is a post-modern tale of friendship and fate, where the truth is only a simulacrum of itself. It's probably literary, but it's far more accessible than that suggests.
This is a truly accessible modern classic that should be winning all the awards.
It's tense while cozy. It's suspenseful while relaxed.
And it's very, very good.

Daughter of the Sun

Recommended by
sapphiction
Oh, wow, this is an enjoyable read. I literally couldn't put it down. It stole my whole day.
It has gripping plot. The characters are lovable. It has a good amount of humor. Also, a lot of rich world building.
The second I finished it I was bummed out because it was over. I wanted to read it again immediately.

Much Secret Sorrow: Guy of Gisborne 1

Recommended by
kevin
This book pulls you into a richly detailed 12th Century world of politicking lords, dangerous Welsh border raids and a likeable protagonist in the form of Guy of Maebury. A careful, steady feed of recognisable, but not yet legendary, characters tops it all off.
The slow build-up is worth it and does contribute to a much livelier, fuller world and more meaningful character motivations.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2021

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue with some interesting stories by Stephanie Kraner, Rich Larson, Corey Flintoff, James Enge and Robert Grossbach.

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Amazon is removing your ability to download and keep your ebooks
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Do we really own our ebooks?
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