To our U.S. readers: Happy Independence Day! Stay safe out there!
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in June 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.
July 2nd, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 21 comments |
On June 27, Connie Willis will host the Virtual 2020 Locus Awards Ceremony. The Locus 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. The Locus Award list is always fascinating, almost always very different from the Nebula and Hugo lists.
Which, if any, of these finalists have you read? Who do you think will win the Locus Award in these categories?
June 18th, 2020. FanLit | Locus Award | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 17 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in May 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.
June 4th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 18 comments |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
June 1 marks our lucky THIRTEENTH birthday!
Yep, we’ve been hanging out together (well, some of us) since June 2007!
To celebrate, we’re giving away gifts!
FIVE commenters from the US will receive some FanLit BOOKMARKS (quite practical!) and a cozy FANLIT T-SHIRT (as long as we still have your size). Or, if you prefer, you may choose a book from our stacks.
You can leave any sort of comment —
May 28th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 36 comments |
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s 55th Annual Nebula conference (May 29-31) will be held online this year and the 2019 Nebula Awards will be announced on Saturday, May 30, 2019.
A few weeks ago we discussed the finalists for Best Short Story and Best Novelette. Today we’ll talk about the novels and novellas, including the Middle Grade and Young Adult novels nominated for the Andre Norton Award.
Here are the finalists in these categories. Click the links to read our reviews and get the links to the stories.
May 14th, 2020. FanLit | Nebula Award | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in April 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.
May 7th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 13 comments |
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s 55th Annual Nebula conference (May 29-31) will be held online this year and the 2019 Nebula Awards will be announced on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
Today let’s talk about the finalists for Best Short Story and Best Novelette. We’ll talk about other categories in future columns.
Here are the finalists in these categories. Click the links to read our reviews and get the links to the stories.
BEST SHORT STORY:
April 23rd, 2020. FanLit | Nebula Award | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 8 comments |
Time for another “Rename This Horrible Cover” contest!
We feel like this book needs a new title 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.
We love this game!
April 9th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 12 comments |
Sorry this went up so late today. Our server’s been down.
It’s the first Thursday of the month. Time to report!
What is the best book you read in March 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.
April 2nd, 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 February 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.
March 5th, 2020. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 18 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…