This November we're thankful...for books! Here are 12 new fantasy and sci-fi titles hitting shelves this month to add to your TBR. #booksky 💙📚 #fantasy #sci-fi #sff

A brilliant and fun writing masterclass from @misterkristoff.bsky.social on planning trilogies coming your way soon! Check it out via @sffaddictspod.bsky.social on Nov. 11.

Mamdani is going to implement Shannara law. Everything will be extremely derivative of Tolkien and predictable.

New books! New books! 💙📚🪐 All released today: The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social, Coldwire by Chloe Gong, Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social, The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social, As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel, 1/2

Had a great conversation with #Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn about the first two episodes, filming that incredible night sequence with the involvement of over 300 cast and crew, Carol's complicated feelings about one character in particular, and more:

Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...

'Predator: Badlands' director Dan Trachtenberg breaks down some of the 'Alien' and 'Predator' Easter eggs you might have missed in the film.

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

The fourth season of #TheWitcher begins a new chapter for the Continent, with our heroes facing terrible dangers on all sides. Use our full recap guide to get the most of your binge watch.

A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.

It's been a long week. Rest here, weary creative. You deserve it.

Holy shit. Check out the new A Feast For Crows illustrated edition. Way to kill your career in the most high-profile way possible. And I'm talking about EVERYBODY involved, except GRRM, who I have to assume wasn't.

This layoff is not related to Square Enix saying earlier today that it is looking to automate QA testing with generative AI — this is consolidating publishing, marketing, sales, and other business operations from the US and Europe to Japan

NEW: Big layoffs at Final Fantasy maker Square Enix, which is shrinking its US and UK offices as it looks to cut costs and consolidate publishing operations in Japan. Exact number isn't clear but the company says it will save $19.6 million due to the cuts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Folks, Vince Gilligan’s done it again with #Pluribus. An absolute sci-fi masterpiece featuring a tremendous lead performance from Rhea Seehorn. It may sound counterintuitive in a review, but go into this one knowing as little as possible:

In genuine disbelief about this. It's VERY hard for me to imagine GRRM or his art director signing off on these images, which makes me wonder how exactly this happened. If a big release like a collector's edition ASOIAF book can be filled with AI slop, it feels like no major publishing book is safe.

We had the pleasure of interviewing @jeremyteg.bsky.social ahead of the release of The Tower of the Tyrant (pub @gollancz.bsky.social). We talked about his writing process, his previous series and the ideas behind TTotT. Full interview: jamreads.com/interviews/s... 💙📚

So proud and thrilled to have two authors on this list, N.K. Jemisin and @kelleyarmstrongauthor! www.msn.com/en-us/entert...

🏰 LAUNCH PARTY LIVESTREAM 🏰 Author @jeremyteg.bsky.social and friends @sunyidean.com @ryanprose.bsky.social @scottdrakeford.com and more will be chatting LIVE to celebrate the release of J.T.’s new novel THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT. Join them live on Nov. 8 at 1pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/X6Kutnb...

Ah! So...a thing may have happened 👀 So excited to find out I was accepted as a member of @tvcritics.org!

Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."

The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.

With the release today of THE NAMELESS LAND, my grimsweet fantasy road trip w/ a humble deputy courier forced to guide uppity court officials + bonus ravenous fungal ghost plague, court intrigue, & a mysterious haunt is a complete duology (The Witch Roads). us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:

The penultimate season of The Witcher left off on some major cliffhangers. Let's break it all down, and look ahead to season 5.

The fourth season of The Witcher had more villains than any previous season, but there was one notable absence.

Novellavember is a thing.

World Fantasy Awards Winners

Weekend reading: THE WAR BEYOND by @andreagstewart.bsky.social, book 2 of The Hollow Covenant. Gemstone magic, gods messing with humanity, beautiful/terrifying animalistic body horror, and some very conflicted relationships. Really enjoyed The Gods Below and have been dying to get into the sequel!

FYI for #TheWitcher folks. Netflix secretly dropped The Rats: A Witcher Tale special with season 4. It's meant to be watched after the season. (I don't even think it appears in Netflix until you watch S4.) I just watched it, and it is...shockingly great? Like, maybe better than the actual show?

Happy #TheWitcher day to all those watching! I'm recapping and reviewing this season over @wicnet.bsky.social, breaking down details in each episode and digging into how they stand in conversation with the books and games. I'll thread all my recaps here, starting with the season premiere:

This is a rock solid review of The Witcher season 4 that nails the broad strokes of what to expect this season. The show really does feel much bigger than just Geralt at this point. Ciri's storyline (and its standout villain) were my absolute favorite parts of the season, and it's not even close.

FYI for #TheWitcher folks. Netflix secretly dropped The Rats: A Witcher Tale special with season 4. It's meant to be watched after the season. (I don't even think it appears in Netflix until you watch S4.) I just watched it, and it is...shockingly great? Like, maybe better than the actual show?

Happy #TheWitcher day to all those watching! I'm recapping and reviewing this season over @wicnet.bsky.social, breaking down details in each episode and digging into how they stand in conversation with the books and games. I'll thread all my recaps here, starting with the season premiere:

Tomorrow is #TheWitcher day! Which means I can finally start talking about this season. Yes, I have seen it, and yes, I will be covering it. My reviews/recaps will start going up tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a brief refresher about where we left off last season to kick things off:

hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: [email protected]

Tomorrow is #TheWitcher day! Which means I can finally start talking about this season. Yes, I have seen it, and yes, I will be covering it. My reviews/recaps will start going up tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a brief refresher about where we left off last season to kick things off:

Time to resurrect one of my favorite things Over Here: let me know about a book you either have out now or one that's up for folks to preorder, and I'll repost to boost it! 📚💜

The ending Rand scenes from The Gathering Storm is one of my favorite parts of the entire series. #TheWheelOfTime #WotSkies

What is “GOOD PROSE”? 📖 Ep. 178 airs tomorrow, with @alixeharrow.bsky.social and co-hosts @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social & Greta Kelly discussing the subjective nature of prose and how tastes vary. Available Oct. 28 in audio/video: linktr.ee/SFFAddicts youtube.com/@FanFiAddict

Well, Apprehension and Red Star Hustle are out in the world. Hooray! To learn about a few Easter eggs @sentencebender.bsky.social and I included, as well as some updates on what I'm up to in the rest of my life, read on: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/appr...

EXPERIENCES inform WRITING ✍️ In Ep. 177, guest @alixeharrow.bsky.social and co-hosts @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social & Greta Kelly discuss how living life can fuel your writing. Stream/download/watch Ep. 177: linktr.ee/SFFAddicts youtu.be/ViAvHPHgcSk @torbooks.bsky.social

Somewhere between Neutral Plotter and Lawful Plotter, because I love me a good multi-page outline but absolutely update it as I go along. (I like to think of it as a "living outline") But also totally guilty of thinking about character bios but rarely writing them 😅

THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is an atmospheric fantasy mystery that's both an excellent addition to the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, and a great entry point if you've never read the series. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social continues to crush it with novellas. My review: #booksky #fantasy

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is an atmospheric fantasy mystery that's both an excellent addition to the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, and a great entry point if you've never read the series. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social continues to crush it with novellas. My review: #booksky #fantasy

I have a new novelette out today! It's about disabled people caring for one another--even when one of them is a phantom. It's free to read at @reactorsff.bsky.social.

My world tree prints are the highest selling at in-person markets right now. 🌒 Tis the season!

The next Game of Thrones spinoff had an opportunity to do something the original show never could, and George R.R. Martin pushed to make the most of it.

Vajra Chandrasekera's Rakesfall has won the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Award for Fiction. Congratulations!! reactormag.com/vajra-chandr...