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@skiffyandfanty, Fantasy Book Critic, Speculative Fiction in Translation, Strange Horizons, Strange Horizons, and World Literature Today (He/Him)
@skiffyandfanty, Fantasy Book Critic, Speculative Fiction in Translation, Strange Horizons, Strange Horizons, and World Literature Today (He/Him)
A new fantasy series from David Annandale, now available for pre-order! Eloran is a world of imperious elves, fractious human realms, and the hated, skeletal kaul—with each nation poised to grasp at any advantage over the others. As @princejvstin.com taught me: Preorders are Love. shorturl.at/zubLi
July 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A new fantasy series from David Annandale, now available for pre-order! Eloran is a world of imperious elves, fractious human realms, and the hated, skeletal kaul—with each nation poised to grasp at any advantage over the others. As @princejvstin.com taught me: Preorders are Love. shorturl.at/zubLi
I just reviewed Muriel Barbery's ONE HOUR OF FERVOR, translated by Alison Anderson. If you enjoy literature, French or Japanese culture, and haven't read this novel, you should.
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February 28, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I just reviewed Muriel Barbery's ONE HOUR OF FERVOR, translated by Alison Anderson. If you enjoy literature, French or Japanese culture, and haven't read this novel, you should.
reading1000lives.com/2024/02/27/o...
reading1000lives.com/2024/02/27/o...
I have a new non-Skiffy & Fanty review up on my blog Reading1000Lives. A fabulous historical who-done-it, first in a series seeped in queer history and identity. Enjoy, share, and check out LAVENDER HOUSE by Lev AC Rosen from Forge Books.
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December 5, 2023 at 10:43 PM
I have a new non-Skiffy & Fanty review up on my blog Reading1000Lives. A fabulous historical who-done-it, first in a series seeped in queer history and identity. Enjoy, share, and check out LAVENDER HOUSE by Lev AC Rosen from Forge Books.
reading1000lives.com/2023/12/05/l...
reading1000lives.com/2023/12/05/l...
I don't think the notice came up and I've been behind on things, but my latest @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social review on the profound CHASING WHISPERS by Eugen Bacon is up, don't miss it!
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September 23, 2023 at 10:32 PM
I don't think the notice came up and I've been behind on things, but my latest @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social review on the profound CHASING WHISPERS by Eugen Bacon is up, don't miss it!
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
I'm late to getting to read HOW TO SEE GHOSTS & OTHER FIGMENTS by Orrin Grey, yet this is just the perfect time to get me into that Halloween season vibe.
September 16, 2023 at 1:40 AM
I'm late to getting to read HOW TO SEE GHOSTS & OTHER FIGMENTS by Orrin Grey, yet this is just the perfect time to get me into that Halloween season vibe.
Up now on @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social: My review of They Cloned Tyrone, directed by Juel Taylor
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September 4, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Up now on @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social: My review of They Cloned Tyrone, directed by Juel Taylor
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Latest book mail for reading and book review and podcasts. Joy!
August 26, 2023 at 5:53 PM
Latest book mail for reading and book review and podcasts. Joy!
My latest book review contribution to STRANGE HORIZONS, the magical collection BUFFALO IS THE NEW BUFFALO by Chelsea Vowel from Arsenal Pulp Press.
August 23, 2023 at 2:29 AM
My latest book review contribution to STRANGE HORIZONS, the magical collection BUFFALO IS THE NEW BUFFALO by Chelsea Vowel from Arsenal Pulp Press.
Hey, I have a new book review up on @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social! DEHISCENT by Ashley Deng from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. With rich atmosphere and an exceptionally compelling protagonist, it lifts a mirror to our lives and shows how humanity's divides might continue.
https://tinyurl.com/233t88d5
https://tinyurl.com/233t88d5
August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Hey, I have a new book review up on @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social! DEHISCENT by Ashley Deng from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. With rich atmosphere and an exceptionally compelling protagonist, it lifts a mirror to our lives and shows how humanity's divides might continue.
https://tinyurl.com/233t88d5
https://tinyurl.com/233t88d5
ICYMI Monday:
The @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is active again, with a new review of Morowa Yejidé's CREATURES OF PASSAGE from Akashic Books, an otherworldly haunt of race, family, and community. Look for a new review up tomorrow from the fabulous @princejvstin.com
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aZ
The @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is active again, with a new review of Morowa Yejidé's CREATURES OF PASSAGE from Akashic Books, an otherworldly haunt of race, family, and community. Look for a new review up tomorrow from the fabulous @princejvstin.com
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aZ
August 9, 2023 at 7:43 PM
ICYMI Monday:
The @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is active again, with a new review of Morowa Yejidé's CREATURES OF PASSAGE from Akashic Books, an otherworldly haunt of race, family, and community. Look for a new review up tomorrow from the fabulous @princejvstin.com
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aZ
The @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is active again, with a new review of Morowa Yejidé's CREATURES OF PASSAGE from Akashic Books, an otherworldly haunt of race, family, and community. Look for a new review up tomorrow from the fabulous @princejvstin.com
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aZ
Excited about latest round of book blogger mail. See anything you like?
August 9, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Excited about latest round of book blogger mail. See anything you like?
Sparse but profound. AMONG THE HEDGES by Sara Mesa, tr by Megan McDowell for Open Letter Books. A story of the yearning for human connection, of innocence and the shaky foundations of trust, of the unclear validity of societal assumptions and judgments. My latest #bookreview https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aU
August 8, 2023 at 8:17 PM
Sparse but profound. AMONG THE HEDGES by Sara Mesa, tr by Megan McDowell for Open Letter Books. A story of the yearning for human connection, of innocence and the shaky foundations of trust, of the unclear validity of societal assumptions and judgments. My latest #bookreview https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aU
And the @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is up and running again. My latest review is now posted of the wonderful CREATURES OF PASSAGE by Morowa Yejidé from Akashic Books.
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-creatures-of-passage-by-morowa-yejide/
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-creatures-of-passage-by-morowa-yejide/
August 7, 2023 at 5:05 PM
And the @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social blog is up and running again. My latest review is now posted of the wonderful CREATURES OF PASSAGE by Morowa Yejidé from Akashic Books.
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-creatures-of-passage-by-morowa-yejide/
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-creatures-of-passage-by-morowa-yejide/
My latest review ICYMI: THE HAUNTING OF ALEJANDRA by V. Castro, a unique generational feminist horror take on the La Llorna legend. Full review at Fantasy Book Critic.
https://reading1000lives.com/2023/07/20/the-haunting-of-alejandra/
https://reading1000lives.com/2023/07/20/the-haunting-of-alejandra/
July 20, 2023 at 5:32 PM
My latest review ICYMI: THE HAUNTING OF ALEJANDRA by V. Castro, a unique generational feminist horror take on the La Llorna legend. Full review at Fantasy Book Critic.
https://reading1000lives.com/2023/07/20/the-haunting-of-alejandra/
https://reading1000lives.com/2023/07/20/the-haunting-of-alejandra/
Latest review for Fantasy Book Critic THE HAUNTING OF ALEJANDRA by V. Castro from Del Rey Books.
A story of La Llorona that balances allegorical horrors of psychology with literal supernatural terrors, the wondrous viscera of biology with chilling gore.
https://shorturl.at/aetE5
A story of La Llorona that balances allegorical horrors of psychology with literal supernatural terrors, the wondrous viscera of biology with chilling gore.
https://shorturl.at/aetE5
July 18, 2023 at 9:20 PM
Latest review for Fantasy Book Critic THE HAUNTING OF ALEJANDRA by V. Castro from Del Rey Books.
A story of La Llorona that balances allegorical horrors of psychology with literal supernatural terrors, the wondrous viscera of biology with chilling gore.
https://shorturl.at/aetE5
A story of La Llorona that balances allegorical horrors of psychology with literal supernatural terrors, the wondrous viscera of biology with chilling gore.
https://shorturl.at/aetE5
ICYMI: my review for SF in Translation of THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu (tr. by George MacLennan) from Wakefield Press' School of the Strange series.
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aL
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aL
July 17, 2023 at 7:56 PM
ICYMI: my review for SF in Translation of THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu (tr. by George MacLennan) from Wakefield Press' School of the Strange series.
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aL
https://wp.me/p4F8w1-1aL
New review from Rachel on Speculative Fiction in Translation: THE MOVEMENT by Petra Hůlová, tr. from the Czech by Alex Zucker, from World Editions Books
https://sfintranslation.com/?p=12786
"A powerful commentary on the lengths people are willing to go to change social norms and achieve an ideal."
https://sfintranslation.com/?p=12786
"A powerful commentary on the lengths people are willing to go to change social norms and achieve an ideal."
July 17, 2023 at 7:43 PM
New review from Rachel on Speculative Fiction in Translation: THE MOVEMENT by Petra Hůlová, tr. from the Czech by Alex Zucker, from World Editions Books
https://sfintranslation.com/?p=12786
"A powerful commentary on the lengths people are willing to go to change social norms and achieve an ideal."
https://sfintranslation.com/?p=12786
"A powerful commentary on the lengths people are willing to go to change social norms and achieve an ideal."
New review for SFT:
THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu, translated by George MacLennan from Wakefield Press.
This superb novella could be an inspiration for Gene Wolfe: a surreal knot of ambiguity for both the protagonist and readers to unravel.
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=12760
THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu, translated by George MacLennan from Wakefield Press.
This superb novella could be an inspiration for Gene Wolfe: a surreal knot of ambiguity for both the protagonist and readers to unravel.
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=12760
July 14, 2023 at 11:02 PM
New review for SFT:
THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu, translated by George MacLennan from Wakefield Press.
This superb novella could be an inspiration for Gene Wolfe: a surreal knot of ambiguity for both the protagonist and readers to unravel.
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=12760
THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu, translated by George MacLennan from Wakefield Press.
This superb novella could be an inspiration for Gene Wolfe: a surreal knot of ambiguity for both the protagonist and readers to unravel.
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=12760
For Locus, Eugen M. Bacon reviews INIFINITE CONSTELLATIONS: An Anthology of Identity, Culture, and Speculative Conjunctions edited by Khadijah Queen & K. Ibura.
https://shorturl.at/dkBEJ
https://shorturl.at/dkBEJ
July 14, 2023 at 4:31 PM
For Locus, Eugen M. Bacon reviews INIFINITE CONSTELLATIONS: An Anthology of Identity, Culture, and Speculative Conjunctions edited by Khadijah Queen & K. Ibura.
https://shorturl.at/dkBEJ
https://shorturl.at/dkBEJ
WHERE RIVERS GO TO DIE. I am liking the description and PW review of this Dilman Dila collection of afrosurrealist horror from Rosarium Publishing.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780578368030
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780578368030
July 11, 2023 at 1:30 AM
WHERE RIVERS GO TO DIE. I am liking the description and PW review of this Dilman Dila collection of afrosurrealist horror from Rosarium Publishing.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780578368030
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780578368030
A new volume now available from Wakefield Press, THE CITY OF UNSPEAKABLE FEAR by the "Belgian Poe" Jean Ray, translated by Scott Nicolay. "...An ambiguous interzone between detective novel, horror fiction, and Anglophile parody" If you haven't read Nicolay's fantastic Ray translations yet, do so.
July 9, 2023 at 5:36 PM
A new volume now available from Wakefield Press, THE CITY OF UNSPEAKABLE FEAR by the "Belgian Poe" Jean Ray, translated by Scott Nicolay. "...An ambiguous interzone between detective novel, horror fiction, and Anglophile parody" If you haven't read Nicolay's fantastic Ray translations yet, do so.
Learn about the awesomeness of Romanian #SFinTranslation from the wonderful Rachel Cordasco!
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=11132
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=11132
July 8, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Learn about the awesomeness of Romanian #SFinTranslation from the wonderful Rachel Cordasco!
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=11132
https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=11132