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  • It’s A Midsummer Night’s Eve: Fairy Abduction, Anyone?

    I write this blog post on the evening of June 24th, which is the traditional date of midsummer celebrations all across Europe, even if it’s not the date of the actual summer solstice (and misleading as well, since that moment… Continue reading

  • It’s Midsummer! Older Novels of Fairy Abduction

    In this series of blog posts, I celebrate Midsummer fairy madness by reviewing tales and novels of fairy abduction. Those fairies aren’t the cute little Disney-fied winged things we think they are. Fairies are dangerous. Fairies are curious. They love… Continue reading

  • It’s Midsummer! Have you been abducted by a fairy yet?

    For the past few years at Midsummer, I’ve posted my recommendations for speculative fiction with fairies. June 20th is this year’s summer solstice ushering in the season of summer in the geographical (astronomical) sense. Midsummer, Midsummer Eve–these have been recognized… Continue reading

  • The Nebula Awards are IN!

    The 2025 award for Best Novel goes to one of my own two favorites from the short list, John Wiswell’s wonderful Someone You Can Build a Nest In. What a great choice! See my review of that novel here. Not… Continue reading

  • “The Devils” U.S. Tour comes to a city near you!

    I am lucky enough to spend part of my life in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was extra-lucky to be here last night, May 15, 2025, to attend the Albuquerque session of Joe Abercrombie’s book tour for his newly-published dark fantasy… Continue reading

  • Nebula Awards Coming Up Soon

    The Nebula Awards are soon to be announced, but you have a little over a month to do some reading if you still want to make up your mind before the results are in. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers… Continue reading

  • The last two novels short-listed for the 2025 Nebula Awards

    The Nebula Awards, sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, have announced their short-list of nominated speculative fiction published in 2024. The short-listed books nominated for best novel are: REVIEWED IN MY LAST TWO POSTS: REVIEWED IN THIS… Continue reading

  • Two more novels short-listed for the Nebula

    The Nebula Awards, sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, have announced their short-list of nominated speculative fiction published in 2024. The short-listed books nominated for best novel are: REVIEWED IN MY LAST POST: REVIEWED IN THIS POST:… Continue reading

  • The Nebula Short-Listed Novels: Reviews

    The Nebula Awards, sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, have announced their short-list of nominated speculative fiction published in 2024. The short-listed books nominated for best novel are: REVIEWED IN THIS POST: REVIEWS STILL TO COME: I’m… Continue reading

  • The Nebula Awards Announce Their Short List! Get Reading!

    The Nebula Awards, sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, have announced their short-list of nominated speculative fiction published in 2024. I’m focusing in this blog mainly on novels, so that’s my focus in this post. The short-listed… Continue reading