If the following list of my ten favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories are any indication, August was the month I went on a gothic kick. Although there are a couple of stories set on spaceships or that deal with troubled interpersonal relationships, most are atmospheric and dark, all sharp fangs and creaking bones and purple bruises and pooling blood…
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Episode: 5 – September 13, 2020
Network: HBO
Showrunner: Misha Green
Genre: Horror
Continue reading “Magic Isn’t About Freedom, But Power: Lovecraft Country, “Strange Case””
Episode: 4 – September 6, 2020
Network: HBO
Showrunner: Misha Green
Genre: Horror
Continue reading “Like Dragons Hoarding Gold: Lovecraft Country, “A History of Violence””
Episode: 3 – August 30, 2020
Network: HBO
Showrunner: Misha Green
Genre: Horror
Continue reading “In Flames, Not Fear: Lovecraft Country, “Holy Ghost””
Episode: 2 – August 23, 2020
Network: HBO
Showrunner: Misha Green
Genre: Horror
Continue reading “Magic in Light and Dark: Lovecraft Country, “Whitey’s on the Moon””
Episode: 1 – August 16, 2020
Network: HBO
Showrunner: Misha Green
Genre: Horror
July has come and gone, but it has left behind some wondrous short speculative fiction. Enter worlds where dead birds, dragons, ghosts, sentient spaceships, and fantastical creatures roam wild. Here are my ten favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories I read last month…
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Gather ‘round ye fans of short speculative fiction, for I come bearing gifts of ghosts, nightmares, aliens, and soldiers. Take a break from the crushing heat of summer with ten of my favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from June 2020…
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Libraries – especially public libraries – are gearing up for reopening or are rethinking what and how services might work in the future. One of those options we should be considering are book boxes or bundles. Many libraries are already offering them or, as in the case with my system, in development. With patron access to our buildings restricted or limited, now is the perfect time to implement or expand this service.
Since many libraries don’t have staff who specialize in teen services or aren’t able to carve out the time to design reader’s advisory lists, I figured I’d help my professional colleagues out. Each set of recommendations contain five YA books that are either already published as of summer 2020. Preference given to #ownvoices, marginalized authors and characters, and books teens are unlikely to read for school. Feel free to borrow or build on these sets.
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While the rest of the country seems hellbent on reopening in the middle of a pandemic, I intend to continue hiding in my house as much as humanly possible. Fortunately, there is a lot of excellent speculative short fiction to keep me occupied. These stories, full of ghosts and mythological beasties and mechas and brain implants, make up ten of the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories I read this past May…
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