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Publishers Weekly: A far-future gang attempts an interstellar museum heist in this crafty sci-fi novella from Tanzer (Creatures of Charm and Hunger). Led by Tarquin Lennox, a wealthy human man affiliated with Earth’s last corporation, the crew also includes Arakachi Misora, “a set of sextuplets folded into a single body” acting as the team’s muscle; Jack Kirby, a powerful machine intelligence there to interface with the computer systems; Tchick-tchick, the insect-like alien hive mind captaining their space craft; and Fennel […]

The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards nominees were announced and we’re excited for our DMLA authors on the list! Superior Achievement in Long Fiction Ha, Thomas — “Uncertain Sons” (Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Undertow Publications) Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction Due, Tananarive — “My Long Road to Horror” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press)

Thrilled to share that THIS WILL BE FUN by EB Asher has hit the USA Today bestseller list again, at #17! Read this slow burn, cozy quest romantasy with Shrek and The Princess Bride vibes featuring: Second chance romance Found family Questmates-with-benefits Friends to enemies to friends (to lovers?)

Library Journal: Petra Grady continues to develop her bond with the shadow, Pluck, as the first weaver/shadow pair in nearly a millennium. Even with the support of researcher and boyfriend, Benedict Strom, at St. Enoc, there are some who do not welcome the weaver who can use shadow magic. When Petra and Benedict discover another weaver, they find she is chased by Thoth, a shadow who set mages against weavers thousands of years ago and left betrayal in his wake. […]

Library Journal: This collection of essays, some original and many revised and updated, represents a wide range of thought and many sterling examples of what makes science fiction and fantasy popular and so appealing for readers, along with what causes some readers not to like it. They also offer insight into where the speculative fiction conversation with itself, its past, and its readership is going in the future. Readers interested in the study of genre and those who have been captivated […]

We are thrilled to see that Premee Mohamed’s novellas, The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through The Mountain, are Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2026 finalists in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!    

Kirkus: What’s the connection between a missing person, a severed foot in a sneaker, and a group of troubled kids? Emmeline Helliwell, a special agent for the National Park Service, is sent to Yellowstone to unravel the mystery of a foot blown out of a geyser in front of a group of tourists. She’d rather be anywhere else, having left Yellowstone three years earlier, when she was unable to close a missing persons case, abandoning her boyfriend, fellow park ranger Holden […]

Library Journal: In McCarty’s debut, a human named Poppy tries to prevent diplomatic chaos but gets caught up in Fae court machinations. Three years ago, Poppy was returned to the human world after 100 years of serving on the Otherside, in the land of the Fae. She works for an organization that handles legal bargains between humans and the othersiders. After growing up in the Wild Lands of the Fae, she isn’t adjusting well, and when a deal goes wrong, she […]

Czech rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Dobrovsky, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. French rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Editions L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. German rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Avonleya […]

Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed’s WICKHILLS, a spy thriller pitched as Cold War-era John le Carre meets Gormenghast, to Eli Goldman at Tor, with Jonathan Strahan editing, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Michael Curry (World English).