We are on Christmas break with limited reviews/columns this week.
Next week (on Thursday) we’ll announce our favorite books of 2020.
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
(And for those who don’t celebrate Christmas, we wish you a lovely holiday season!)
We hope you’ll have time to spend with some wonderful books.
Stay safe and healthy!
December 20th, 2020. FanLit | Status Update | 1 comment |
Hooray, 2020 is almost over! Even with all the disruptions and turmoil, we hope you’ve had a wonderful reading year and that our work here at FanLit helped you achieve that.
Now we want to know: What is the best book you read in 2020?
It doesn’t have to be a book that was published in 2020. Just read in 2020. It doesn’t even have to be speculative fiction.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog,
December 17th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 27 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in November 2020 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF, or even fiction. We just want to share some great reading material.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
And don’t forget that we always have plenty more reading recommendations on our Fanlit Faves page and our 5-Star SFF page.
December 3rd, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 15 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in October 2020 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF, or even fiction. We just want to share some great reading material.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
And don’t forget that we always have plenty more reading recommendations on our Fanlit Faves page and our 5-Star SFF page.
November 5th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 12 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in September 2020 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF. We just want to share some great reading material.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
And don’t forget that we always have plenty more reading recommendations on our Fanlit Faves page and our 5-Star SFF page.
October 1st, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 20 comments |
Time for another “Rename This Horrible Cover” contest!
Actually, this cover isn’t that bad, but we do feel like the book needs a better title — one that fits the cover art better.
Can you suggest one?
The creator of the title we like best wins a book from our stacks.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
September 10th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 18 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in August 2020 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF. We just want to share some great reading material.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
And don’t forget that we always have plenty more reading recommendations on our Fanlit Faves page and our 5-Star SFF page.
September 3rd, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 13 comments |
It’s time for our annual Fantasy Limerick contest!
Your task is to create an original limerick that has something to do with speculative fiction. It could be about a character, a series, an author, or whatever fits the theme. Here are the rules for creating a good limerick (quoting from this source). A limerick:
August 13th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 14 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in July 2020 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF. We just want to share some great reading material.
Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
And don’t forget that we always have plenty more reading recommendations on our Fanlit Faves page and our 5-Star SFF page.
August 6th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 21 comments |
Winners of the 2020 Hugo Awards will be announced at the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) which will be in New Zealand (CoNZealand) this year, though events are virtual due to COVID. The final award ceremony takes place on Saturday August 1 and George R.R. Martin will be the toastmaster. The Hugo Award finalists, listed below, are chosen by a poll of readers.
Click the title links below to read our reviews and on the author links to visit our page for the author. We’ve included the cover art for our favorites.
July 23rd, 2020. FanLit | Hugo Award | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 13 comments |
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…