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People & Publishing Roundup, March 2026
MILESTONES
CURTIS C. CHEN is now represented by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary Agency.
JOSUE OF PACHUCA is now represented by Arley Sorg of kt literary.
AWARDS
MARTHA WELLS was presented the Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization Copperhead Award at AggieCon 55 for contributions to Texas fandom.
BOOKS SOLD
STEPHEN KING and PETER STRAUB sold Other Worlds Than These, the final book of the Talisman Trilogy, to …Read More
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After the Fall by Edward Ashton: Review by Paul Di Filippo
After the Fall, Edward Ashton (St. Martin’s 978-1250375650, hardcover, 288pp, $29.00) February 2026.
People as pets. People as pests. People as prey. What a great set of linked or overlapping SF tropes! A true power chord, to use Rudy Rucker’s term for SF novums that have an archetypical heft and which keep getting reused and reinterpreted. From William Tenn’s Of Men and Monsters, through Tom Disch’s The Puppies of Terra, …Read More
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K.J. Parker: Review by Gary K. Wolfe
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead, K.J. Parker (Orbit 978-0316566988, $18.99, 352pp, tp) January 2026.
K.J. Parker’s Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead is the first volume of his Loyal Opposition trilogy (with further volumes scheduled this coming May and September), and it reminds me again how much of Parker’s appeal derives from the hilariously sardonic, sometimes self-effacing, and unapologetically contemporary voice of his morally dubious and endlessly …Read More
The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley: Review by Abigail Nussbaum
The Misheard World, Aliya Whiteley (Solaris 978-1-83786-691-5, £18.99, 272pp, hc) February 2026.
It’s common, in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, to say that a certain work is about the power of storytelling. Often what’s meant by this is something rather misty-eyed: the power of stories to inspire, to give meaning, to imbue the world with magic and wonder. In a career that has spanned some ten novels and …Read More
The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride: Review by Paul Di Filippo
The Forest on the Edge of Time, Jasmin Kirkbride (Tor 978-1250376831, hardcover, 368pp, $29.99) February 2026.
The title of Jasmin Kirkbride’s debut novel is surely an evocative one. To me, it immediately speaks of high or weird fantasy. Maybe a story by Lord Dunsany or William Morris. A classic from A. Merritt or de Camp & Pratt. Perhaps the latest from James Blaylock or Tim Powers. But such is not …Read More
The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride: Review by Niall Harrison
The Forest on the Edge of Time, Jasmin Kirkbride (Tor 978-125037-683-1, $29.99, 359pp, hc) February 2026. Cover by Shreya Gupta.
Jasmin Kirkbride’s first novel The Forest on the Edge of Time clatters somewhat at times – its three-time-period braided structure is perhaps not perfectly balanced, and it may be a little conceptually overstuffed – but in the end it makes a lively, invigorating argument for individual activism on historical timescales. …Read More
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New Books Video: Top Releases of the Week! (03/10/2026)
We’re back with your weekly breakdown of the hottest new releases!We’ve come up with the absolute best of this week’s SF, Fantasy, Horror, and YA books! Love these weekly updates? Subscribe to support the channel and keep up-to-date on future releases! Don’t miss out on your next favorite read; we’ll see you again next week! …Read More
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2026 British Book Awards Shortlists
The Bookseller has announced the shortlists for the 2026 British Book Awards. Titles and authors of genre interest include:
Author of the Year
- Elif Shafak
- A.F. Steadman
Fiction
- Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (4th Estate)
- Boleyn Traitor, Philippa Gregory (HarperFiction)
- The Rose Field: The Book of Dust, Philip Pullman (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- The Devils, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Ice, Jacek …Read More
YouTube New Releases Video: 03/03/2026
Locus is kicking off this month with some fantastic new releases in the SF, Fantasy, Horror, and YA genres! It’s a shorter video this week, but we’re no less excited to share these amazing new books with you! We post a new video once a week, so if you don’t want to miss out, and want to support what we do, consider subscribing to the channel! Subscribing will keep you …Read More
Locus Awards Guest of Honor Stephen Graham Jones
Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Locus Award-winner Stephen Graham Joneswill be joining us as a Guest of Honor at the Locus Awards Weekend on May 29-31, 2026, in Oakland, California! We’re very happy to welcome him. Jones joins fellow Guests of Honor Nnedi Okorafor and Tananarive Due, as well as a program of amazing local creators, for an unforgettable celebration.
From his website: Stephen Graham Jones is the NYT bestselling …Read More
2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
The 16-title longlist has been announced for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Titles and authors of genre interest include:
- Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi (Knopf US; 4th Estate UK)
- Audition, Katie Kitamura (Riverhead US; Fern UK)
- A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar (Knopf US; Scribner UK)
- A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang (William Morrow US; Dead Ink UK)
The prize is aimed at championing …Read More
2025 BSFA Awards Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2025 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards has been announced.
BestNovel
- A Granite Silence, Nina Allan (Riverrun)
- Project Hanuman, Stewart Hotston (Angry Robot)
- When There Are Wolves Again, E.J. Swift (Arcadia)
- Edge of Oblivion, Kirk Weddell (Troubador)
- The Salt Oracle, Lorraine Wilson (Solaris)
Best Shorter Fiction (for novelettes and novellas)
- Cities Are Forests Waiting to Happen, Cécile Cristofari (Newcon)
- The River …Read More
