Reviewer Chris Kluwe recommends the underworld horrors in Hannah Whitten’s Reliquary.

Reviewer Melissa A. Watkins recommends The Hospital at the End of the World for fans of There Is No Antimemetics Division and All That We See or Seem.

If you’re looking for a gorgeously curated selection of stories, Arley Sorg suggests you check out The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One edited by Michael Kelly.

If you’re a fan of nature, things that go bump in the night, or just like reading extremely well-executed writing, reviewer Chris Kluwe thinks you should do yourself a favor and check out Jarod K. Anderson’s Strange Animals.

Looking for a good addition to the ever-growing shelf of books about Black students in magical schools? Melissa A Watkins recommends An Arcane Inheritance for your next thrilling dark academia read.

Reviewer Arley Sorg recommends a recent anthology of Native voices, Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms.

Looking for your next horror anthology? Arley Sorg recommends These Bodies Ain’t Broken.

The Trident and The Pearl Sarah K.L. Wilson Trade Paperback / eBook ISBN: 978-0316586573 Orbit, February 2026, 464 pages Greetings, readers, and welcome back to another book review! This month we’re traveling to a fantasy world filled with powerful gods, impossible choices, and a queen who must navigate her duties and her sorrow—that’s right, it’s […]

If you’re looking for a collection of novellas to speedrun you through some familiar yet well-crafted horror adventures, have a penchant for secret societies, or just want to wrap your inner Grinch around something a little less holly and jolly—reviewer Melissa A Watkins suggest Sinister Societies.

Our Senior Editor Wendy N. Wagner recommends Saltcrop for fans of Ray Nayler and thrilling stories with close familial relationships.