Revealing Susanna Clarke's The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City - Reactor A bewitching story set 700 years before the events of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Susanna Clarke's illustrated short story The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City! Set 700 years before the events of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, this enchanting new tale arrives October 20, 2026 from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

Read an Excerpt From Senescence by Shelby Nicole - Reactor Time and fate are at a tipping point. Can true love rewrite history, or will Jade’s second chance at love slip through her fingers forever?

What happens after finding your own grave? We're excited to share an excerpt from Senescence, book two in Shelby Nicole's Grove Hollow series!

The Terror: Devil In Silver Trailer Almost Gives Us Enough Dan Stevens - Reactor The Terror: Devil in Silver will adapt the Victor LaValle novel of the same name

"The first trailer for AMC’s The Terror: Devil in Silver emphasizes the two best things the series has going for it at the outset: an incredibly frightening premise based on the novel of the same name by Victor LaValle and an ample amount of lead actor Dan Stevens."

The Cruelty of Living Forever: Johnny Compton’s Dead First - Reactor A horror-mystery focusing on "atmosphere, the slow dread, the feeling of untouchable curses from decades ago…"

Johnny Compton's Dead First draws its power from "the atmosphere, the slow dread, the feeling of untouchable curses from decades ago." @bonkowsky.bsky.social reviews a horror novel about the dead and undying:

Labyrinth: Muppets, Bowie, and the Pain of Impending Adulthood - Reactor Name a better musical fantasy movie about our fear of growing up.

My article on everyone’s favorite David Bowie’s junk vehicle, #Labyrinth, is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social for my 80’s Fantasy Film column! Share it and comment and go bask in those unevenly dilated pupils!

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Daredevil: Born Again Forces Flashbacks On Us in "The Grand Design" - Reactor Everyone is smoooothed and Matty is wearing a deeply offensive wig.

And a flashback for you, Mr. Murdock? "The Grand Design" reveals some terrible wigs and Daredevil's foot fetish (among other things):

Jealous!!!

The Mysteries of From Will Be Solved in a Fifth and Final Season - Reactor Dig up that MGM+ password for one last ride

Dig up that MGM+ password for one last ride

God Stalk by PC Hodgell

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is PC Hodgell's God Stalk, with a gloriously dark cover by David Heffernan!

Labyrinth: Muppets, Bowie, and the Pain of Impending Adulthood - Reactor Name a better musical fantasy movie about our fear of growing up.

1986's Labyrinth is iconic for many reasons: Muppets! Music! David Bowie's pants! It is also, of course, a lovely coming-of-age story that assures children that they don't have to leave fun and imagination behind them as they grow up

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Has Found Its Strider - Reactor 'round here, folks just call him Christian Grey

Jamie Dornan has been cast as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

#LOTR

Godzilla Minus Zero: First Trailer Sees the Statue of Liberty in Danger - Reactor And he’s barreling into New York in IMAX, no less

Godzilla visits The Big Apple in the Godzilla Minus Zero trailer, but a scene of him stopping in the Times Square Olive Garden is conspicuously absent:

Five Stories About What Happens After We Get to the Moon - Reactor Reaching the Moon is one thing; trying to settle and survive there is another matter...

Getting to the Moon is quite a feat, but what about making a home there? @jdnicoll.bsky.social discusses some very different takes on setting up lunar settlements and government, drawing from SF novels, TV movies, and games!

The Day-Blind Stars - Reactor An Earth explorer in search of something new and strange in the up and out ends up traveling through space with a small god over millennia.

An Earth explorer in search of something new and strange in the up and out ends up traveling through space with a small god over millennia...

"The Day-Blind Stars" by @christopherrowe.bsky.social is out to read at Reactor now!

Art by Hwarim Lee
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social

Revealing Under the Iron Sky by A.T. Emerald - Reactor The start of a new dark fantasy trilogy, arriving October 2026

A fallen empire. A warrior determined to protect her people. And the masked soldier who captures her behind enemy lines...

We're excited to share the cover for Under the Iron Sky, the start of a new dark fantasy series from A. T. Emerald, coming October 13, 2026 with Delacorte!

Read an Excerpt From The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty - Reactor Amina al-Sirafi's quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee.

We are DELIGHTED to share an excerpt from @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's The Tapestry of Fate, the highly-anticipated sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi!

#booksky

Buckle Up and Don’t Stop Driving While Watching the Passenger Trailer - Reactor Backseat driving takes on a new, sinister meaning

Passenger is the demonic roadtrip movie for people who would simply never pull over:

Hache Pueyo's Cabaret in Flames Absolutely Whips - Reactor Jenny Hamilton reviews "a quietly astonishing book, one of those books that improves in your estimation the more you think about it"

"It’s gory and generous, wry and expansive, a monster story that asks the reader to live with multiple conflicting truths, consenting to cut ourselves on their ragged edges."

If you ask @readingtheend.bsky.social, everyone should read Hache Pueyo's Cabaret in Flames:

Tough Guys in Space: War World by William C. Dietz - Reactor Welcome to the adventures of Sam McCade: Intergalactic Bounty Hunter

To mark the recent passing of science fiction author William C. Dietz, we revisit his very first novel, War World (also known as Galactic Bounty), which launched the adventures of cigar-chomping interstellar bounty hunter Sam McCade!

Bloodborne Is Going to Become a Very Bloody Animated Film - Reactor It's not quite a Bloodborne sequel, but it's a step in the right direction

Hello, good hunter:

#Bloodborne

Five Young Adult SFF Books as K-Pop Songs - Reactor If you’re already a K-Pop fan, then you know that they love a good story-arc...

We're jumping...we're popping...we're jopping with @katchowrites.bsky.social, pairing 5 YA science fiction, fantasy, and horror books with 5 iconic K-pop songs!

#kpop #booksky

Absolutely delighted that The Folded Sky (books2read.com/thefoldedsky/) and "The Witch and the Wyrm" (torpublishinggroup.com/the-witch-an...) are shortlisted for the Locus Awards!

Revealing the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee - Reactor The tenth anniversary edition of the award-winning military space opera

We are delighted to reveal the cover for the special tenth anniversary edition of @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social's Ninefox Gambit, featuring a new introduction from Ann Leckie!

An iconic entry in the genre landscape, this new edition is available August 11, 2026 from @solarisbooks.bsky.social!

White Cat at the Gates of Death: Garth Nix’s Sabriel - Reactor There is a great deal more to this cat than appears on the surface...

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Judith Tarr meets Mogget, in her “cats in genre” series for @reactorsff.bsky.social

Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards - Reactor Congratulations to the finalists!

The finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards are here! Congratulations to everyone!!

Linda Cardellini Joins the Cast of Bill Hader’s Horror Movie, They Know - Reactor The horror film, which Hader wrote and will direct, is his first major project since Barry

Recent news for those who follow horror movies whose titles are complete sentences:

Tiny Dragons and Teenage Romance: The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst - Reactor Vanessa Armstrong reviews a cozy YA fantasy that's "a warm patchwork quilt to assuage an anxious heart"—no matter your age.

A self-filling teapot is the cure for a broken heart: @vanessa-armstrong.com reviews Sarah Beth Durst's cozy YA fantasy The Faraway Inn.

Jo Walton’s Reading List: March 2026 - Reactor Le Guin, Kate Elliott, Michael Chabon and mainstream lit, plus brand-new books!

This month, @bluejo.bsky.social touches on Michael Chabon and mainstream lit, as well as Le Guin, Eco, and the latest from Kate Elliott. She also recommends three brand-new books that are finally out from Cameron Reed, John Chu, and Francis Spufford!

Books I’m Looking Forward To: 2026 Edition and therefore, you, too, should look forward to them probably

made a fun post with some books i’m looking forward to this year. it’s not exhaustive (by any means) and is limited mostly due to a) my memory and b) the time i have to add stuff, but i hope you will have fun perusing and leave me more things you think i will like.