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Glacier Bay Books
19 February
Glacier Bay Books is a small independent manga publisher founded in 2019 in Oregon, USA.
They focus on indie & alternative manga, works in translation, contemporary literature and art, and …
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Aneido Comics
19 February
Comics by Aneido.
Titles include the English issue of Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow, and both the English and Japanese issue of The Murderer and Her Runaway …
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Haven Spec Magazine
19 February
Haven Spec Magazine features stories and poems for a 21st century audience.
Haven Spec love stories with a sense of adventure, stories that teach us, that touch us, that leave …
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Gadda
19 February
Gadda is a TTRPG Designer, Vtuber, Cake Decorator, Chicken Tender, and Wife Guy.
They tend to make games that emulate stuff they like, in the vein of Funkopunk, because sharing what …
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Lillie J. Harris
19 February
Lillie J. Harris is a cartoonist, illustrator & writer creating stories full of tension and empathy.
Creator of IF I HAD KNOWN..., The Broken Heart at the Center of Comics …
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Shiraki Press
19 February
Shiraki Press is a new independent publisher of short-form adult fiction with a hopepunk vibe.
Stories of hope, in spite of everything
These are difficult times, but we don’t have …
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Books for Keeps
19 February
Taking children’s books seriously for over 40 years.
Books for Keeps celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2020. The magazine was first published in March 1980 and since then has reviewed …
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Underbelly Press
19 February
Underbelly Press is an online literary magazine that covets pieces oozing the raw, unfiltered heart of dirty realism.
Their lens is not only focused on one genre: they're on the …
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exp.
19 February
Established 2009, exp. is the independent video game magazine by Mathew Kumar.
Great for fans of Atari and their games from the late 70s. And Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 …
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Nightmareland Press
19 February
Nightmareland Press is the online shop for merchandise from the webcomic artist HamletMachine.
Comics include Starfighter, Mickey + Jessica, PainKiller, Lucifer's Garden and more.
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The Blue Blazes
Recommended by
kevin
This weird, wild, violent, dangerous, almost-fantasy, New York setting is pure Chuck Wendig.
Mookie Pearl is to the gangland thug what Miriam Black is to the care home nurse. If this is what happens when Chuck Wendig is given free rein to create his own universe and populate it with strange gods, demons and magic, then I want more of it!
Read it and the sequel. Well done Chuck!
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.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2023
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average issue, with interesting stories by Kristina Ten, DaVaun Sanders, Nick Thomas, Jennifer Hudak, and two standout stories by Peter S. Beagle and Aimee Ogden.
Full review at my website [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/FantasyAndScienceFiction/20230718-FSF202307.html ]
Steel Frame
Recommended by
kevin
As stunning, different, deep, exhilarating, and as wonderfully written as Origin Complex, but with a rawness that its successor lacks, in place of sequel polish.
Two exciting books in this science fiction universe is simply not enough. Sorry, Andrew.
Under the Skin
Recommended by
sakina
A light, fun read with a barrel full of creep
Phoresis
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An interesting story of discovery and survival set in a system where two small worlds circle each other and they orbit a sun together. The worlds are cold and covered by ice but the tidal forces between the worlds ensure their interiors are heated and some heat breaks through the ice in the form of geysers, bringing with it life giving chemicals and material.
The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter
Recommended by
kevin
A ripping yarn of disguise, deception and misdirection, propelled along by a brilliantly written period style that firmly places you in the world.
A rollicking ride through alternate-history Britain after the Luddite uprisings. Recognisable locations mixed with carefully applied genre tropes keep this book from becoming yet another steampunk adventure and raise it above its fellows.
Sinful Folk
Recommended by
kevin
I'm always intrigued by novels that are inspired by tiny snippets of historical events.
A sliver of history taken as a seed, with enough facts to place it in a believable context, can be a rich seam for a skilled author. Ned Hayes has recreated a dark period of British history and, taking little-known facts, has wrapped them in a heart-wrenching tale of loss, vengeance, treachery, and grief.
Books & Bone
Recommended by
sakina
Fun story, great details, and some really nice writing.
Silver Moon: A Wolves of Wolf’s Point Novel
Recommended by
kevin
What a fun read! Menopausal werewolves, a town to protect, and a love to be found.
Becca didn't think the change was THAT literal. But that's what you get in Wolf's Point, I suppose. The name must come from somewhere...
A great concept, and lovely, warm, fast-paced writing.
Looking forward to reading Book 2!
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.
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.
New DRM-free Bookshops in January
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ShortBox Comics Fair 2025 is open!
ShortBox Comics Fair, the innovative digital comics fair showcasing all-new, original comics from artists around the globe, is hitting its fifth year!
Amazon is removing another way to download your Kindle ebooks
In another move to block reading your Kindle ebooks the way you want, Amazon are updating their Android app requirements.
Store your Kindle AZW3 ebooks with Libreture
Have you downloaded all your Kindle ebooks and are wondering where and how to keep them safe? Libreture now supports your Kindle AZW3 ebook files!
Update on the new Collections feature
Collections are coming soon! A neat new way to organise all your digital reading and display your library just the way you want.