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Cover reveal: Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella
Get your first peek at the next novel from Shona Kinsella, coming from Flame Tree in
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Meet Karina Andrusiak
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Tags: angels, Fantasy, Members, profile, Ukrainian writers
Summer Reads Recommendations From Our Community
Given the sun’s been out, our minds have been turning to summer reads. So we asked the BFS members
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The TV That Made Us: Escape Into Night (1972)
In his semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits Escape Into
Meet Catherine Cavendish
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
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Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner
From killing gods and plotting the downfall of the king, Kissen and Elo must now work with these
Summoned to the Séance ed by Emily Vincent
Séances. A way of speaking with the dead through a medium and their spirit guide or an elaborate
Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekha A. Afzal
Advice often given to beginning authors is to write about what you know. For those wishing to
The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow
Binsa, who was just an ordinary girl before the testing, now sits the Scarlet Throne as Rakhti, and
At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce
Clara Woods is a widow living in a house inherited from the wealthy elderly lady she cared for and
The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish
With so many new writers and books readily available, it is very easy to overlook good writing from