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Ask an Expert: July 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Meet David H. McTaggart
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From Pen to Print: Daniel Willcocks on Twisted Tales: Jack
Indie horror author Daniel Willcocks looks back at the creation of Jack, the first novel in his new
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Meet Zhui Ning Chang
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World Fantasy Awards Shortlist Announced
Who’s made the shortlist for this year’s World Fantasy Awards? Find out here, then book your ticket
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Anansi: New & Ancient African Tales by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori
Anansi is and always has been a trickster. He is cunning, playful, smart and anarchistic. Immortal.
The Last Star By Terry Grimwood
With 128 pages of twists and turns, this novella is a fine follow up to Interference. Set in the
A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett
In a time about a hundred years ago, Bea is a young wife married to a kind and bumbling jeweller,
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in
Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill
This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moss
A virus has developed in animals that is deadly to humans. One scratch is enough to kill someone,