Feeling pretty fucking depressed about the Internet these days.

Thanks to the new Krispy Kreme collaboration with Masters of the Universe, you get to tongue Skeletor's glazed hole.

My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors – Top Ten Tuesday Today I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

ICYMI, I reviewed R F Kuang's brilliant novel, "Babel." Historical fantasy meets magical realism meets a story that will leave you changed by the end.

"Babel is a brilliantly executed story of language, of culture, of revolution, and how they all feed into one another, poisoning and enriching, uplifting and dehumanizing, all at the same time." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/babe...

One of the many sources cited in the new papal encyclical is... Gandalf

The Leaning Pile of Books for 5/24/2026, featuring THE SALT KING by Natasha Pulley, THE SOURDOUGH COMPENDIUM by A. G. Slatter, EVERYBODY'S PERFECT by Jo Walton, and more. www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/05/the-... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐

I’ve shared Lev & Aleks’s story before, but the most pressing issue is that their survival credit card was bought out by a company which will soon start charging a MUCH higher APR. Should that be legal? Ofc not. For now, we can help them pay this down and avoid ballooning debt; link below.

We interrupt these sports tweets for a book review. If you like watching entitled jerks get their comeuppance, you may like Radiant Star more than I did www.tarvolon.com/2026/05/24/s...

A waist of time and space

ICYMI here is the latest Wombling Along to relax to say perhaps on a Bank holiday with a cool drink www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/...

And for extra fantastical reads I definitely recommend Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/...

"What concerns me more than the virus is what the panic reveals." Yes.

Splitting my reading time between RF Kuang's "Babel" and T Kingfisher's "A Sorceress Comes to Call."

"Through speculative storytelling, writers reconstruct stolen pasts and embed them within visions of alternative futures, refusing the idea that Black history ends in dispossession..." Subscribe to read Praise Afolabi's essay now: AUD30/year (~USD21 or GBP16) www.speculaiveinsight.com/subs

Book Review: Breath and Bone by K. V. Johansen Johansen’s penchant for epic fantasy distilled instead into a twisty sword and sorcery tale @princejvstin.com has our review for your Friday at the NOAF blog #booksky #blueskybooks #bluebrewbooks www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/book...

Wow: “The tooth’s hollow had been scooped out by a stone drill rather than by natural decay or wear… The findings indicated that the prehistoric patient underwent a deliberate Stone Age root canal, a discovery that pushes back the earliest evidence of intentional dentistry by more than 40,000 years”

Stephen Graham Jones's "The Only Good Indians" is a tragic and brilliant horror novel, one that was never going to be an easy read, and I respect it for that. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Stephen Graham Jones's "The Only Good Indians" is a tragic and brilliant horror novel, one that was never going to be an easy read, and I respect it for that. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 265 If you don't want to sound like AI, think about what you're writing. Avoid cliches. Avoid sounding predictable or generic. Develop your own voice, your own style. Own your individuality. And always be aware that you're trying to communicate, not trying to impress.

Pizzasagna!

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 21st 2026 (Tricky), in 04:02 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

My dipladenia flowers look lovely this morning!

Did you know that the video game Exit 8 has been turned into a movie? @annmichelleharris.bsky.social has our review of the movie at the NOAF blog: www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/film...

This sounds really interesting!

100% recommend T Kingfisher's "The Twisted Ones." A spine-tingling page-turner if ever there was one! autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

Made a really tasty butter chicken for dinner last night. Only thing I'd do differently next time is not accidentally drop half the chicken in the sink.

Amelie Wen Zhao's "Song of Silver, Flame Like Night," is a wuxia-inspired YA novel that walks a fine line between question and answer, between history and progress, between cultural change and cultural destruction. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/song...

With this kind of enthusiasm, you know it HAS to feel good!

A few weeks ago there was a discussion about Tordotcom novellas taking over award shortlists, and I had thoughts. Took me a hot minute to gather them together and of course, my thesis is— (you'll never guess) —MORE RECS. :D 🔗 ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2026/05/19/t...

I've heard of teachers doing something similar along lines of "have GPT write it and then we'll go through and critique its writing based on what we've discussed." Bonus critical thinking skills.

NOTICE: Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. If they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Remember…last summer we had 95 degree weather. Look out for them

Watched all of "If Wishes Could Kill" this weekend, and oh damn, that show went places I didn't expect when I first started! Great South Korean horror show, if you have access to it.

You can vote on the Hugo Awards, even if you don't plan to go to the Worldcon. A $50 WSFS membership gets you voting rights on the Hugo Award. It also usually comes with ebook copies of finalists. We'd certainly love to see more people voting (and would also love your vote for fanzine this year.)

It's Pub Day for my debut novel, THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY. It's an Arabfuturist story of a revolution set on a generation ship with lots of linguistic shenanigans. Chapeau to tu!

Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a human-made creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

David Walton's "The Genius Plague" asks some hard questions about symbiotic evolution and acceptable sacrifice, all wrapped up in a speculative spy thriller that never disappointed but always made me think. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

We at NOAF are honored to be a finalist for the 2026 Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine. We've come up with a packet of what we think is our best work so that you can be an informed voter and see what we are all about. www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/2026... #booksky #blueskybooks

Now that I've written something, I'm going back to bed so I can dive back into R F Kuang's "Babel," while also getting over whatever bug made me so dizzy all the time this weekend.

David Walton's "The Genius Plague" asks some hard questions about symbiotic evolution and acceptable sacrifice, all wrapped up in a speculative spy thriller that never disappointed but always made me think. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

I reviewed it in highly positive terms at the @skiffyandfanty.com blog skiffyandfanty.com/blog/review-... "The Republic of Memory is prima facie evidence that science fiction that is willing to explore old and possibly exhausted tropes still can and does make an impact."

Autumn is my favourite season, but spring is a close second, with all the birds singing again and the days getting brighter and warmer. Anyone else have a favourite season?

I wrote a review today. I took a look at Rin Chupeco's "The Never Tilting World," a book that didn't always work for me, but had plenty of creativity in its concept and also some very interesting characters. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

I wrote a review today. I took a look at Rin Chupeco's "The Never Tilting World," a book that didn't always work for me, but had plenty of creativity in its concept and also some very interesting characters. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

It is my pleasure to finally announce that my colleagues and I at Hachette Book Group are unionizing! We're asking for any authors, artists, and fellow workers of the world to stand in solidarity with us, and sign our open letter of support at hachetteworkers.com/open-letter

April Reads! Ended up reading 6 books, 1 of them a re-read. The Body at the Tower, by Y S Lee The Traitor and the Tunnel, by Y S Lee Rivals in the City, by Y S Lee Child of the Holocaust, by Jack Kuper The Never Tilting World, by Rin Chupeco Among Others, by Jo Walton (re-read)

Me - wants to try meeting and talking with other SF/F book fans, maybe get a little deeper into the reviewing scene, find new good books to read Also me - gets immediately overwhelmed by the amount of discourse and titles and holy shit shall I just go back into my little troll cave/library?

NEW REVIEW Death's Daughter: failure-eating magic, dark academia tension, and a brilliantly original cosmic legacy. Fresh. Gripping. Four stars. You want this series starter. @headlinebooks.bsky.social @isabellewilsonpr.bsky.social @jtbookspr.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social

Oh my goodness, thank you to @runalongwomble.bsky.social for sharing my book review! That means a lot!

People with preexisting conditions also don’t deserve to die