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2026 Splatterpunk Awards Nominees
Nominees have been announced for the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards, honoring superior achievement in the literary sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror fiction in 2025.
Best Novel
- Janitors vs. The Living Dead, Michelle Garza & Melissa Lason (Death’s Head)
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
- At Dark, I Become Loathsome, Eric LaRocca (Blackstone)
- The Home, Judith Sonnet (Madness Heart)
- Music to Sacrifice Virgins To, Kristopher Triana (Bad Dream)
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The Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal: Review by Colleen Mondor
The Steeping of Blood, Hafsah Faizal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 978-0-374-38942-0, $20.99, 448 pp, hc) September 2025.
Hafsah Faizal’s YA Blood and Tea duology comes to a close with A Steeping of Blood, which picks up mere moments after the first book’s intense ending. This means that readers must – absolutely must – read A Tempest of Tea before opening Steeping, and it also makes reviewing Steeping exceedingly tricky. Certain …Read More
The Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Bobyleva: Review by Paul Di Filippo
The Village at the Edge of Noon, Darya Bobyleva (Angry Robot 978-0857669902, trade paperback, 384pp, $18.99) December 2025.
Being from an ocean-bordering state, I have long maintained that seasonal seaside resort communities everywhere are cut from the same cloth. Whether you find yourself in my local Block Island or Key West or Brighton or Menton, you’re going to encounter seafood and squabbling families on vacation, cheap souvenirs and arcades, loud …Read More
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seventeen edited by Ellen Datlow: Review by Paula Guran
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seventeen, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Skyhorse 978-1-949102-78-9, $19.99, 384pp, tp). December 2025. Cover by Asya Yordanova.
Ellen Datlow has been annually selecting year’s best horror stories since 1988. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Seventeen, featuring stories first published in 2024, is further proof she knows what she’s doing.
The most recent volume includes twenty-two stories and one prose poem ranging in length …Read More
The Universe Box by Michael Swanwick: Review by Gary K. Wolfe
The Universe Box, Michael Swanwick (Tachyon 978-1-61696-459-4, $18.95, 304pp, tp) February 2026.
In the introduction to his new collection The Universe Box, Michael Swanwick tells us about his very eclectic household, which he says his wife describes as a wizard’s den, full of skulls, masks, spears, pots, art ranging from Chesley Bonestell to comics, even a bottle of cat whiskers. So, too, it may be, with this book, he adds, …Read More
Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise
Clarkesworld 10/25
Isabel J. Kim‘s Wire Mother starts the October issue of Clarkesworld off on a high note with a brief, brutal, and effective story set in a world where a good portion of the population is made up of digital people. Cassie’s father created her mother, his perfect digital partner, who interacts with the family through screens and the manual interface of a rented body. He insists that Cassie’s …Read More
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New Releases YouTube Video: January 13, 2026
It’s a new week and we’re back with another video on the top new releases in the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres! We post a brand new video every week, so if you don’t want to miss out, and want to support what we do, consider subscribing to the channel to keep up-to-date on future releases! …Read More
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2026 A.C. Bose Grant Open for Submissions
The A.C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature is open to applications through January 31, 2026. The grant provides $1,500 to a South Asian or Desi diaspora writer developing speculative fiction , with preference given to work that is accessible to older children and teens.
The grant is co-sponsored by the Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) and DesiLit. Winners will be selected by a jury on the basis of …Read More
2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees
The 2026 Philip K. Dick Award nominees have been announced:
- Sunward, William Alexander (Saga)
- Outlaw Planet, M.R. Carey (Orbit UK; Orbit US)
- Casual, Koji A. Dae (Tenebrous)
- The Immeasurable Heaven, Caspar Geon (Solaris UK)
- Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)
- Scales, Christopher Hinz (Angry Robot UK)
- City of All Seasons, Oliver K. Langmead & Aliya Whiteley (Titan)
The award is presented annually to a distinguished work …Read More
Fox Wins Inaugural Ark Press Prize
Ark Press editor-in-chief Tony Daniel has announced the $10,000 inaugural Ark Press Prize winner is Ghostlands by Andrew Fox. Honorable mentions included Shrine by Graham Bradley, Centennial by Robert E. Hampson, and Independence ’76 by Matt Harlow.
The theme of the first year of the prize, which asked authors to submit novel-length manuscripts, was America 2076 . Fox is awarded a publishing contract and a $10,000 advance. Ghostlands is planned …Read More
Asimov’s Editor Sheila Williams Hospitalized
The Must Read Books Team has shared that Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov’s, has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm. Asimov’s senior managing editor Emily Hockaday will act as interim editor as Williams recovers.
In their statement, Must Read Books shared words from several close friends and authors, and they encourage friends and fans to send notes or positive stories for Williams and her family via a Google Form. …Read More
New Books YouTube Video: 01/06/2026
It’s a new year and Locus is ready to kick it off with another new video on the top new releases of the week! We’re going over the best of the best in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres! If you’re worried about missing out, consider subscribing to the channel to keep up-to-date on future releases whilst also showing your support for what we do! We post weekly and would …Read More
