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

Was a big book month, with the start of the Hugo Readalong, a new Bingo season, and the announcement of the SPSFC3 finalists. I haven’t read as much new short fiction as in a normal month, because I’ve been rereading Hugo finalists, but I’ve still found a few real gems. So let’s get to it!… Continue reading April 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

What a whirlwind of a month! The old Bingo year wrapped up, a new Bingo started, the Hugo finalists were released, and the SPSFC semifinals wrapped up. My miscellaneous reading wasn’t as extensive as in some other months, but there were a couple I really liked, and there’s plenty of other bookish things to recap.… Continue reading March 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

February is a ridiculous month of a reading. Best of the Year lists are dropping seemingly every week, and with award nominations due soon, I spend a lot of time bingeing eligible works to try to sort out my own favorites. I read more than 60 pieices of short fiction last month alone! For some… Continue reading February 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

The SFF world has been buzzing with the release of the 2023 Hugo Awards longlist for all the wrong reasons–the release is riddled with errors and inexplicable ineligibilities, and the administrators have absolutely refused to provide tangible information in response to the slew of questions. That topic has been pretty well-covered by a ton of… Continue reading January 2024 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany