June was a little bit of a chaotic reading month–I read a big variety of different lengths, intended audiences, and a couple things that weren’t exactly books, per se. Guess what? I have lots of recommendations, including new favorites of the year in several categories. Let’s dive in! Short Fiction I’ve already reviewed Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus, where I… Continue reading June 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
My Hugo Awards reading is in full swing–which mostly has meant short fiction rereads, as I’d already read most of the shortlist–I’ve been working through the SPSFC4 semifinalists, and I have a pile of ARCs to review for this summer. There’s been a lot of reading this month, and as always, I have something to… Continue reading May 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
This month I’ve started reading up on Hugo Award finalists, Asimov’s Readers’ Award finalists, and SPSFC semifinalists, all in between chipping away at my backlog of new releases. Have I found things to recommend? Of course I have! Let’s dive in! Short Fiction I have separate posts reviewing Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus and evaluating the Asimov’s Readers’ Award shortlist. Both are full… Continue reading April 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
Do I always say it’s been a busy month? Perhaps I do. But this one has had a mix of deadlines, illness, overscheduling–oh right, and also sports–and the long and short is that it ended up being a relatively light reading month. But when short fiction is involved, a light reading month usually still means… Continue reading March 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
February is a short month, and I was traveling for a good chunk of it, so my blog and my reading were a bit quieter than usual. Does this mean I have nothing to recommend? Absolutely not! Let’s take a look at what I read and reviewed this month! Short Fiction February Favorites As always,… Continue reading Tar Vol On’s February 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
I’ve gotten started up with 2025 reading while scrambling to catch up on 2024, and it’s led to one of my biggest reading months. . . ever? Admittedly, a lot of the books were short, but I read a lot of things, including some tremendous work–2025 is shaping up to be an astounding year for… Continue reading January 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
It’s been a big reading month! I finished my favorite 2024-published novel, I had a big push of current-year short fiction before posting the first edition of my 2024 Recommended Reading List, and once I got it posted, I spent a little while dipping into backlist recommendations that had been languishing on my TBR. Let’s… Continue reading December 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
The more I read new releases, the more my “scramble to catch up on new releases” time moves from February to November. Which is not to say that it won’t continue into February, but it’s definitely started. Let’s take a look at what I read this month and what I have to recommend. Short Fiction… Continue reading November 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
I’ve been traveling, so my October roundup is extremely late! In part because of the travel, it’s bit a little bit of a light month with novels, but I’ve reviewed some books I’m extremely excited about, and I’ve read some short fiction that’s going pretty high on my annual favorites list. Plus SPSFC is in… Continue reading October 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
I’ve been trying to organize my short fiction a little bit better this month, so I have two magazine review posts and a little bit less for the miscellany. And yet, I still have some favorites to share, both in short-form and long. Let’s take a look! Short Fiction September Favorites I’ve already reviewed the September issue… Continue reading September 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
