Been listening to this Philip Fracassi novel on audio and loving it! Relentless mounting dread combined with deeply human characters.

The Bittersweet Temporality of Love | Los Angeles Review of Books On the 50th anniversary of his death, it’s a perfect time to unearth the forgotten fantasies of Thomas Burnett Swann.

"Swann’s fantasies spoke to the feminist, gay-rights, and environmental movements. His intense focus on 'civilization' processed the growing sense of cultural malaise."

Sean Guynes on Thomas Burnett Swann: lareviewofbooks.org/article/thomas-burnett-s...

Special Report: Silver Star (2024) When a bank robbery goes sideways, two strangers find themselves bound together on the road — Billie (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), whose desperation brought her

#ICYMI: When a bank robbery goes sideways, two strangers find themselves bound together on the road — Billie (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), whose desperation brought her to the bank in the first place, and Franny (Grace Van Dien), a pregnant teenager.

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Gwendolyn Kiste on The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own YouTube video by Anna Rose Reads

I thoroughly enjoyed @annarosereads.bsky.social’s interview with @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social which delves into the creative process for some of my favorite stories in the collection. m.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB-...

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!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

That is a wrap on our annual spring fundraiser, enjoy a much quieter Locus social feed. Thank you for sticking with us as we work to keep Locus thriving. You are all heroes!

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Will the Real Jia Zhangke Please Stand Up? | Los Angeles Review of Books Jia Zhangke’s foray into AI filmmaking says a lot about the state of the industry in both China and the United States.

"Considered within the arc of Jia’s multifaceted career, these contradictions begin to come into focus, revealing their own uncanny logic."

Michael Berry on Jia Zhangke’s AI experiment: lareviewofbooks.org/article/jia-zhangke-dire...

TheBookLoversAylett :: steveaylett THE BOOK LOVERS a steampunk book by Steve Aylett

"Utterly astonishing" - Alan Moore
"Wise, wonderful, hilarious!" - Michael Moorcock
"A steampunk novel written by a Beat poet" - Frankie Boyle
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It's launch day for THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN and @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social will be signing at Riverstone Books in Pittsburgh. Here are all the stops on her book tour, both virtual and in-person and you can find links for each in this blog post: www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/book-to...

Contact us for free review copies of our latest title USURPER: ESSAYS ON TGE DEATH OF REALITY by @dharlanwilson.bsky.social.

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Charles Baudelaire on Language, Poetry, Beauty, and More Happy birthday, Charles Baudelaire! Here are some quotes from his writing:   “Always be a poet, even in prose.”   “To handle a language skillfully is to practice …

Happy birthday, Charles Baudelaire!

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Revenge, Haunted Houses, and Mushrooms: 10 Must-Read Horror Books in April 2026 We’re officially in Halfway to Halloween season, and horror publishing is picking up the pace as we get deeper into 2026. We’ve got much more ahead in the summer and the fall, but Spring is off to a great start with a robust lineup of books in April.  So, what’s on the shelves this month? […]

So cool to see THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN on Bloody Disgusting’s Must Read list for April!
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An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “Post-Apocalyptic Antibiotics” by Jason P. Burnham Teaser: Guidance for authors crafting believable infection survival when antibiotics no longer exist in their fictional worlds. Series name: Writing from Science

This week on Planetside… Our new series Writing from Science opens with “Post-Apocalyptic Antibiotics” by @moparandgalen.bsky.social , read by @nachingkassa.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2026/04/07/p...

Speculative Poetry Feature: A Brief Survey of Speculative Poetry Markets by Josh Pearce locusmag.com/feature...

Over at my Substack, I'm looking at the films of the recently deceased Japanese director Shozin Fukui, director of the cult classics 964 Pinocchio and Rubber's Lover. In the first installment, I'm looking at his early short films.

The cover of Orpheus in the Underworld

"What are the stakes in all this vitriol? For Adorno, it captures his most basic assumption about modern art"

Todd Cronan on Theodor W. Adorno’s “Orpheus in the Underworld": lareviewofbooks.org/article/theodor-adorno-o...

Mike talks with stars Grace Van Dien and Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson about bringing Silver Star to life.
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Gwendolyn Kiste returns Podcast Episode · Horror from the High Desert · April 4 · 1h 41m

@gwendolynkiste.bsky.social was on the Horror from the High Desert Horror podcast talking about how she melds the sensibilities of fable and film to creat a modern horror landscape. Listen in!

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In just one week THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN will launch at Riverstone Books in Pittsburgh. @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social will be in conversation with @saratantlinger.bsky.social. If you're local you don't want to miss this!
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Check out our award-winning guidebooks on the craft of writing by @timwaggoner.bsky.social.

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“Biography is a novel that dare not speak its name.” —ROLAND BARTHES, “Réponses”

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4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in April 2026 From an eerie cruise to a harsh look at our true crime obsession, here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this April!

A fresh crop of horrors await you. @alexgrecian.bsky.social @badhandbooks.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @rdspress.bsky.social @lunareyhall.com @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social

Overjoyed to have received my author copies for my upcoming horror poetry collection THE BUILD-A-MONSTER WORKSHOP from @rdspress.bsky.social
Excited for people to read this one!

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Mike talks with Sound Designer Bryan Parker about his work from his early days on Reality TV to his current jobs on The Pitt and Scarpetta. Parker describes how he works with his peers and creative partners to create the best experience via his craft.

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Announcing Big Other’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees! We are delighted to announce Big Other’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees! The award honors exemplary living writers, who have made a significant contribution to literature and are c…

Announced today: BIG OTHER's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees!

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The Haunted Housese She Calls Her Own by Gwendolyn Kiste SIGNED Signed pre-release copy of Kiste's newest short story collection. “These 16 short stories exploring facets of womanhood and the trauma, rage, love, and triumph therein are punctuated with razor-shar...

JUST TWO WEEKS until The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own by @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social is released. We're shipping signed copies now! There are only a handful left. www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

A new sequence of my short plays appears in the latest issue of TYPO. Out now from @blackscatbooks.bsky.social.

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An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “A. Lincoln, Simulacrum: Approaches to Reanimating the Great Emancipator” by Ben Nadler Teaser: Speculative fiction keeps reinventing Lincoln. Here are some bold narrative devices to add to your own toolkit. Series name: Writing from History

This week on Planetside… Our series Writing from History continues with “A. Lincoln, Simulacrum: Approaches to Reanimating the Great Emancipator” by @bwnadler.bsky.social , read by Maggie Ayala: www.sfwa.org/2026/03/31/a...

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Scientists Engineered a Plant to Produce 5 Different Psychedelics at Once What do plants, toads, and mushrooms have in common? They can all produce psychedelic substances – and now their powers have been combined in one plant, like a trippier Captain Planet.

Despite everything, the future is looking bright.

"In a wild first, scientists have taken the genes these organisms use to make five natural psychedelics and introduced them into a tobacco plant (Nicotiana benthamiana), which then produced all five compounds simultaneously."