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From Pen to Print: Christian Bieck
From working as a futurist to inhabiting a world of magical cats that speak Basque—Christian
Tags: author journey, debut, Fantasy, YA
Meet Ben S. Eaton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
I Am Your Father: The Problem of Shallow Parenting In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
With the first cinematic release from the Star Wars universe in many years about to hit our
Tags: fatherhood, parenting, Star Wars
An Introduction to Queer Speculative Fiction
Kicking off a new essay series on queer horror, Bronte Rowan—gothic scholar and co-chair of the
Tags: column, horror, LGBTQIA+, Queer horror, Queer writers
From Pen to Print: Will Maclean
Will Maclean’s ‘difficult second novel’ hits shelves this week, and the writer of the strange and
Tags: author journey, horror, weird fiction
Meet Tracy Fahey
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 Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic edited by Marie O’Regan &Paul Kane
There is a questionable belief among some parts of society that only women want to read romantic
Damned by Genevieve Cogman
Everyone has memories of the books they read when they were younger and retain impressions of what
Listen To Your Sister by Neena Viel
I wanted to read this one because it had an intriguing title. People should listen to their
When the Moon Hits your Eye by John Scalzi
Imagine the challenge – a group of students in the pub or a gang of fans in the bar – who can
Let A Sleeping Witch Lie by Elizabeth Walter
Beginning writers are often told to ‘write about what you know’. It equally applies to writing
The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
The Spice Gate is set in a secondary world consisting of six of what are essentially islands, which