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Ask an Expert: December 2025

In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative

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The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Solarpunk & the Counter-Narrative

Solarpunk is the space where the speculative meets real-world activism from a hopeful perspective,

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Meet Laura Langrish

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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The BFS Interviews: Michael Stevens of BBC Audiobooks

Michael Stevens, Senior Content Producer at BBC Audiobooks and Demon Records, speaks with Chris

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Meet Nicole Eigener

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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Rick Danforth

The Legacy of Discworld

Fresh(ish) from a panel at World Fantasycon discussing all things Discworld, Rick Danforth reflects

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BFS Reviews

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley

At twelve years old, Violet Whitlock, or Liv as she is known, realised her sister hated her. In

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Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

Cyril Bagger is an American private in World War 1 and has survived so far by being as far away

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Shadowstitch By Cari Thomas

The second book in a series always has a certain amount of pressure and expectations associated

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Alchemy and A Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Alchemy and A Cup of Tea is the final installment in Rebecca Thorne’s Tomes and Tea series.

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Wiz Duos book 1 from Wizards Tower Press

Wizard’s Tower Press has resuscitated the old binary format for putting two novellas together and

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The Gryphon King by Sara Omer

When he was just fourteen, Bataar killed a gryphon, though the price he and his friends paid was

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