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Talking Cats, Magical Villainy, and More Dynamite Recommendations

Plus, two books featuring talking cats!

A Magic Murder Cruise, Bad Witches, and More of This Week’s Best SFF New Releases

Meet the new sci-fi and fantasy books out today that belong on your TBR, including a new Africanfuturist trilogy from Nnedi Okorafor.

Dark Vampire Fantasy, Scads of SFF Stories, and More Great Recommendations

Your new SFF releases and more!

Get Ready for These New Fantasy Books Out in the Summer of 2024

Quests, heists, and dragons await you in these new fantasy books out in the summer of 2024, like The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst.

Pocket Worlds, Pie, and More of This Week’s Best SFF New Releases

Aliens everywhere, steeping with the enemy, and more sci-fi/fantasy new releases and backlist brilliance for your TBR!

A Double Dose of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Releases

Ghosts, bioterrorism, evil sorcerers, and more in this week's new speculative fiction releases.

New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Story Collections to Add to Your TBR

Today, I have some new sci-fi and fantasy books out this week. Plus, SFF short stories to check out if you're in the mood for quick bites.

Portal Fantasies and New Books: Swords and Spaceships, August 2, 2024

Travel worlds seen and unseen in this week's new books and a pair of portal fantasies.

Celtic Mythology Reads to Whisk You Away

These books with Celtic mythology will take you through the real-life witch trials in 16th-century Scotland to modern-day Dublin and beyond.

Korean Science Fiction in Translation To Add To Your TBR

Check out these Korean sci-fi books in translation — plus some of the most exciting SFF new releases out this week!