Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

Reviews

If you would like information about how to submit books for review, you may send review copies to editor John Joseph Adams at the mailing address your publicist should already have on file (either for Lightspeed, Nightmare, or The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy); if you need that information, please email [email protected].

If you would like to send an email press release, please direct your inquiry to [email protected].

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Book Review: McSweeney’s 71: The Monstrous and the Terrible (edited by Brian Evenson)

This month, Arley Sorg checks out the newest issue of McSweeney’s, guest edited by Brian Evenson. It’s a little bit literary, a little bit speculative . . . find out why Arley thinks you should check it out.

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Book Review: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Our reviewer says The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is the scariest book she’s read all year. Find out why!

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Book Review: Generation Ship by Michael Mammay

If you’re looking for your next hard SF read, Chris Kluwe recommends Michael Mammay’s Generation Ship.

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Book Review: Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best Fantasy, Volume 2

Arley Sorg talks about the value of Best Ofs and Year’s Bests—and explains why Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best Fantasy, Volume 2 is worth a spot in your TBR stack.

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Book Review: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Aigner Loren Wilson says: “With her second novel, Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas crafts a suspenseful romantic vampire tale set along the Texas-Mexico border.” Find out more about this new book!

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Book Review: Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin

Looking for a book to make you laugh, cry, and heck, think? Chris Kluwe recommends Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin.

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Book Review: Unspeakable Horror 3 edited by Vince A. Liaguno

If you, like reviewer Arley Sorg, are always looking for another great anthology to devour, here’s our next recommendation: Unspeakable Horror 3 edited by Vince A. Liaguno.

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Book Review: Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun

Looking for your next fast-paced fantasy read? Aigner Loren Wilson recommends Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun.

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Book Review: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

Do you like heist stories? Do you like romance? If so, Chris Kluwe has the perfect read for you: Wole Talabi’s Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon.

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Book Review: The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Looking for an intriguing and enthralling science fiction novel? Then check out Kemi Ashing-Giwa’s  debut, The Splinter in the Sky. Aigner Loren Wilson explains why.

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