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Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

This week we’re reading Isabel J. Kim! It’s been 4 years since the first time Isabel joined us & since then she’s won all the awards!

First up is "Wire Mother" in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. Read along with us!

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Completely agree - Maria & Samantha are both superstars and their books should be on all the shelves!!

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To Wonder and Starshine - Jendia Gammon To Wonder and Starshine is a collection of fantasy and science fiction tales from Nebula and BSFA award finalist Jendia Gammon, published by Trepdiatio Publishing.

We’re reading “Star’s End Gloaming” from Jendia’s BSFA longlisted collection, TO WONDER AND STARSHINE!

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The Shadow Galaxy - Jendia Gammon The Shadow Galaxy is a mesmerizing first short story and poetry collection from Nebula and BSFA Award finalist author Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson. Longlisted for the BFSA Award and Brit...

We’re reading “One Evening in Fogvale,” from Jendia’s collection, THE SHADOW GALAXY!

“..writing as J. Dianne Dotson, The Shadow Galaxy features short stories and poetry spanning magical realism, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and Appalachian tales.”

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Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall by Jendia Gammon: 9781937133108 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Delve into the gnarly guts of a long-dead mall in this gloriously weird and whacked-out romp, where friendship, 80s music, and food court slushies are your weapons of choice against spandexed supernat...

“In the late 80s, a toxic spill rendered your local mall too hazardous to occupy—or at least, that’s what your parents told you.”

How can you not keep reading??

Check out DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL by @jendiagammon.bsky.social!

Looking forward to this chat bright and early Saturday morning before I head off to the LA Times Festival of Books!

The Vale of Seven Dragons Check out The Vale of Seven Dragons - The Vale of Seven Dragons<p>By Jendia Gammon</p><p>The Vale of Seven Dragons</em> is an epic fantasy novel by Nebula and BSFA award finalist author Jendia Gammon....

On sale now - link to buy at Bookshop.org // Space Cowboy Books!

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The Vale of Seven Dragons - Jendia Gammon The Vale of Seven Dragons is an epic fantasy novel by Nebula and BSFA award finalist author Jendia Gammon. This is the first book in a planned trilogy.

Our guest this week is Jendia Gammon! We’re reading a few of her short stories, and taking a peek at her epic fantasy novel, THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS!

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Meet with Hugo and Nebula nominated author and Locus book-reviewer Wole Talabi. You can ask about process, worldbuilding, Wole's world travels and more.
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New interview with Charlie Weisman, director of the NYC Midnight competitions. I've been writing in these contests for 10 years (yikes) and it's still one of my favorite things. If you're a contest participant, or if you're contest curious, check it out!

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I see THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS! Thank you!

(whistles) if you need a reason to procrastinate for the next couple of hours or so, NASA is now live-streaming the Artemis splashdown!

(whistles) if you don't need a reason to procrastinate for the next couple of hours or so, NASA is now live-streaming the Artemis splashdown!

It's Friday evening, going to leave you with this repost - a sensible one for once.

It's a gorgeous poem!

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Cover for issue 235 of Clarkesworld is by Ian McQue and features a craft floating above dockyards. Background is a hazy purple. Smaller ships float nearby. This issue includes interviews with John Chu and Suzanne Palmer, an article by Jason Collins, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

Our April 2026 issue features stories by Ryan Cole, Tania Fordwalker, Rajeev Prasad, K. J. Khan, Nadia W. Aldsen, Malena Salazar Maciá, and Abby Nicole Yee.

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The first time I saw this, I thought it was a late April's Fool and so I was reluctant to share it.

how does anyone look at this and go "hell ya, let's burn more fossil fuel?"

To Be the Change When the heir becomes a daughter…

“To Be the Change” by Nico Martinez Nocito in Strange Horizons

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Care for Lightning - Uncanny Magazine Sure, she sent those heavenly snakes to slither into that hand-hewn crib, and slide along that baby’s skin. And sure, she sent those stinging insects against that cow, turned that one girl into a bear...

“Care for Lightning” by Mari Ness in Uncanny

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The Mourning Robot - Uncanny Magazine They came with machetes asked if we knew the way to Wonderland.   We were built to love the dead, to open our mouths and sing praise to broken   bones, hands over our eyes, aluminum sheets over our he...

“The Mourning Robot” by Angela Liu in Uncanny

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The World To Come I did not ask for resurrection; I have no use for olam ha-bah.

“The World To Come” by Jennifer Hudak in Strange Horizons

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Everything Endless A cosmic collaboration between Science Fiction & Fantasy Association Grand Master Linda D. Addison and visionary versifier Jamal Hodge, Everything Endless, sheds brilliant light in dark times. …

First up is:
“Though You Always Are” by Linda D. Addison & Jamal Hodge in Everything Endless

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Next is:
“They Said Robots Are” by Casey Aimer in Penumbric

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This week we’re reading the Nebula finalists in the poetry category! Links to each nominee below - give these poems a read!
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