Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain 9781250776549 | 6/9/26 “Timely and terrifying, Fountain’s version of the current and potentially future state of American politics and culture is simultaneously wild and absurd yet eerily plausible.”—Booklist, starred review “A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally […]
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2026 Hugo Award Finalists
Congratulations to our 2026 Hugo Award finalists! BEST NOVEL THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. HarrowTHE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh BEST NOVELLA AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee NewitzCINDER HOUSE by Freya MarskeMURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia WaiteTHE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-MohtarWHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher BEST NOVELETTE “RAPPORT: FRIENDSHIP, SOLIDARITY, COMMUNION, EMPATHY” by Martha Wells“THE GIRL THAT […]

Cozies (4/22/26)
Cozy reads to curl up with! SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst 9781250400673| 7/28/26 Betrayed by love, Marin lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew. On one of her routine trips […]

A Trip to Space (11/25/25)
Journey through the cosmos with these space-themed books! WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed 9781250364739 | 4/7/26 On the planet Scythia, plants give birth to insects and trees can drag you to your death. Artificial monsters stalk the desert, and alien basket-men have wandered into town. John Maraintha has been abandoned here, light-years from […]

Four Stars for AUTOMATIC NOODLE!
Annalee Newitz’s AUTOMATIC NOODLE, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own restaurant, has received FOUR starred reviews! “This is a feel-good hopepunk story that will appeal to readers of both robot and AI-centered science fiction and is highly recommended for those who loved novels such as Adrian Tchaikovsky’s […]

