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Haven Woodrose
12 March
Haven is a queer witchy creator who enjoys blending science, history, and folklore with trans-inclusive witchcraft.
She mostly makes TTRPGs, zines, and the occasional short story, but also makes sewing …
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Katherine Silva
10 March
Katherine Silva is an ace Maine horror author, a connoisseur of coffee, and victim of cat shenanigans.
Her favorite flavors of the genre mix grief and existentialism which she combines …
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Nefarious Bat Press
10 March
Nefarious Bat Press is a female-owned independent publisher specialising in queer horror, crime and dark fiction.
Nefarious Bat is owned and operated by TC Parker (Editor-in-Chief) & Shauna Mc Eleney …
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Clarkesworld Magazine
29 January
Clarkesworld is a monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in October 2006.
Each issue contains interviews, thought-provoking articles, and between six and eight works of original fiction. Their …
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Honford Star
20 January
A Publisher of translated East Asian fiction, Honford Star is committed to bridging literary worlds, and celebrating the richness of East Asian literature.
Their goal is to respect the authenticity …
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Roman Labs
13 January
Roman Labs is the digital book & resource store for Seosamh & Anka, authors of the trans sci-fi webcomic Superpose.
Their comics have a stunning cinematic style, and have most …
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Eric Goebelbecker
13 January
Eric Goebelbecker is the the author of Shadows of the Past and Clouds in the Future, the first two books in an ongoing series about the aftermath of the Martian …
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PaperFilms
13 January
PaperFilms is a comic team co-founded by comic artist Amanda Connor and writer Jimmy Palmiotti.
They work on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles …
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Blue Delliquanti
13 January
Blue Delliquanti is a comic artist based out of Minneapolis, US.
They're the creator of O Human Star, a science fiction queer romance about an inventor who wakes up in …
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University of Wales Press - Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru
8 January
Open Access (OA) is an important mode of disseminating academic research, and an effective way of ensuring UWP publications can be accessed as widely as possible, and free to access …
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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 199

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue, with interesting stories by L Chan, Andrea Kriz, Shi Heiyao and Rajan Khanna.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20230406-Clarkesworld199.html ]

Henchmen

Recommended by
genxxer
This is not deep fiction nor is it profound dark fantasy with much to offer those abyssal questions about life and existence. It is, however, good, old-fashioned, shallow fun with plenty of guns and earthy reality twisted into a conspiracy theorist's dream. Great fun!

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 205

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue, with interesting stories by Suzanne Palmer, David Goodman, Amal Singh and a humorous story by Michael Swanwick.
Full review at my website [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20231003-Clarkesworld205.html ]

The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper

Recommended by
kevin
A. J. Fitzwater has written a beautiful, hopeful, light-filled and joyous book!
This mosaic title filled with anthropomorphic rodents, sea creatures, mer folk and... cats, will more than make you smile. With a swashbuckling capybara pirate captain and chinchilla kraken-communicating ship's mate adventuring with their pure hearts to... bearded islands...? You'll never want this adventure to end!

Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2020

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An okay issue, with interesting stories by Essa Hansen, Matthew Hughes, Alex Irvine, Albert E. Cowdrey and Auston Habershaw.

Books & Bone

Recommended by
sakina
Fun story, great details, and some really nice writing.

Airedale

Recommended by
sakina
Gritty, relentless, uniquely West Yorkshire and above all, realistic. Come for the plot, stay for the intense detail, well-drawn characters and well-thought-out political backdrop.

A Sign of the Times

Recommended by
sohkamyung
My review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/fiction/2024/20240821-SignTimes.html ]

The Steerswoman

Recommended by
kevin
An amazing fantasy tale that slowly unfolds to reveal a surprising twist.
At first, all seems familiar. You recognise the world of wizards and the ranger-like steerswomen. But, just like the steerswomen themselves, the more you learn, the more sense you begin to make of this world. Something isn't quite right.
Rosemary Kirstein has me hooked! I've already started the next book in the series.

The Town

Recommended by
kevin
The Town is a fucking rollercoaster of a ride.
This Australian horror is written in a kind of jarring prose. The story is brilliant, terrifying, and utterly refuses to share its secrets with you.
On finishing this book, I promise that the first words out of your mouth will be "WHAT THE FUCK!".
Reminds me of books by China Miéville, John Langan, and Michael Marshall Smith.
Get it now!

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.

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 ]

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.

Amazon is removing your ability to download and keep your ebooks
Say goodbye to sideloading your Kindle ebooks! If you haven't downloaded your Kindle ebooks by the 26th of February, you'll never be able to use them on another device again.

DRM-free Bookshop of the Month from The Digital Reader
Discover Libreture's collection of DRM-free bookshops with the help of Ofori, the Digital Reader.

DC comes to GlobalComix
Huge news for comic fans, as one of the largest comic publishers, DC, bring their titles to the digital comic distribution platform, GlobalComix.

Do we really own our ebooks?
A recent video by author and editor Kristin McTiernan about her experience of switching from a Kindle to a Kobo ereader caught a lot of attention, and highlighted why buying DRM-free ebooks is so important.

Your ebooks are now even safer
We moved all your ebooks! They're now stored with a more resilient and maintained cloud storage provider. Sounds really exciting I know, but this is a much better situation.