I’ve spent a bit of this month traveling and a bit snowed in with the kids, so my short fiction reading has been a little down from my usual. Does that mean I have nothing to recommend? (I always ask this, and the answer is always “no”). It may be a light round-up, but the… Continue reading January 2026 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

We’ve finished another month, and despite all the holidays and family demands, I did actually read things! Some of those things were very good! The best of them I’ve already shared, but the best of them are also worth sharing again. And there are a fair few others that are worth talking about. So let’s… Continue reading December 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

There’s been a little less miscellany than usual this month, as most of my short fiction reading has been part of either my monthly magazine reviewing or the couple Year’s Best anthologies I’m working through. Does that mean I have nothing to recommend? Of course not. Let’s get to it. Short Fiction November Favorites As… Continue reading November 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

Somebody on the Internet told me that October was Black Speculative Fiction Month. I figured that was cause for a little bit of TBR shuffling, and I found some true gems mixed in with my usual new release reading schedule. As always, let’s start with short fiction before moving on to the longer works. Short… Continue reading October 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

It’s been a bit of a topsy-turvy month in real life, but I’ve managed to get a lot of reading done, albeit in a different order than usual. And when you read enough in any given month, you’re bound to find amazing things that you want to share with the world. So let’s do that,… Continue reading September 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

Travel and an unusually hefty short fiction project this month left me with relatively little time for miscellany, and what time I had was mostly spent in search of the lucky 10,000, focusing on acclaimed 20th century sci-fi that I’d somehow yet to read. And wouldn’t you know it, I found some great stuff! Let’s… Continue reading August 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

After finishing up my reading for both the Hugos and SPSFC, I felt strangely on top of things, so I decided to dig into some backlist short fiction. As it turns out, short stories that people are still recommending five (or more) years after their initial publication are disproportionately excellent. I’ve got quite a list… Continue reading July 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany

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