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

It’s been a busy August in real life, with a family getaway, a couple celebrations, and the beginning of school. But I’ve been plugging along in my reading, and I’ve found some great fiction. Do I say that every month? Pretty much yeah. But I read enough to make it true. Let’s get to it,… Continue reading August 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

I finished my Hugo reading at the end of June, and SPSFC is taking our annual break between the announcement of a winner and the starting of next year’s competition, which means I had a whole lot of opportunity to pick up whatever caught my eye. And wouldn’t you know it, I found some real… Continue reading July 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

Every month, I say that I read great things. It’s always true–with as much as I read, something is going to be good enough to shout about. But sometimes slumps happen, and June 2024 saw me in the middle of one. I was going through a disappointing Hugo shortlist (more on that in the coming weeks),… Continue reading June 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

A few really long books this month prevented me from reading in volume, but I had a wonderful short fiction month, with a few stories that I expect will stick with me all year, and a truly absurd number of stories demanding discussion even outside the top of my favorites list. So lets’ dive in!… Continue reading May 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany