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# Fantasy Cafe

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## Posts

- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-423/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 8/13/2023 featuring the epic fantasy novel OUTLAW MAGE by K. S. Villoso, the first book in The Dageian Puppetmaster series.
- [Guest Post by The Graven Author Essa Hansen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/08/guest-post-by-the-graven-author-essa-hansen/) - Essa Hansen discussed found family and using it in the science fiction books in The Graven trilogy in her guest post "Creating Belonging While Finding Family."
- [Guest Post on Worldbuilding in the Viking Age by Genevieve Gornichec](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/07/guest-post-on-worldbuilding-in-the-viking-age-by-genevieve-gornichec/) - THE WEAVER AND THE WITCH QUEEN author Genevieve Gornichec on worldbuilding and writing a historical fantasy novel set in the Viking Age.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-422/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 6/11/2023 featuring two fantasy debut novels, THE SURVIVING SKY by Kritika H. Rao and THE JASAD HEIR by Sara Hashem.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-449/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 7/5/2026 featuring Taiwanese myth–inspired adult historical fantasy debut novel BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE by Gracie Marsden.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-448/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 5/24/2026 featuring THE SALT KING by Natasha Pulley, THE SOURDOUGH COMPENDIUM by A. G. Slatter, and more fantasy books.
- [May 2026 Virtual Fantasy Book Recommendations](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/05/may-2026-virtual-fantasy-book-recommendations-2/) - Link to the video to watch the May 2026 Virtual Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with more information on these book chats.
- [May 2026 Virtual Fantasy Book Recommendations](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/05/may-2026-virtual-fantasy-book-recommendations/) - Information on joining the second quarterly virtual fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library of 2026 in May.
- [Review of To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/05/review-of-to-shape-a-dragons-breath-by-moniquill-blackgoose/) - Review of the fantasy novel TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose, the first book in the Nampeshiweisit trilogy.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2026: Thank You and Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-2026-thank-you-and-links/) - A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2026 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a brief summary of each guest post with its link.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ai Jiang](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-ai-jiang/) - A RIVER FROM THE SKY author Ai Jiang discusses the comfort of fantasy and science fiction stories exploring identity and the self for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Week Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-final-week-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2026 schedule for the week of April 28 with essays by fantasy and science fiction authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sonia Tagliareni](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-sonia-tagliareni/) - DEATHBRINGER author Sonia Tagliareni discusses soft female characters in fantasy and her novel's protagonist, Viola, for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nghi Vo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-nghi-vo/) - A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE author Nghi Vo discusses how there are no wrong schedules when writing for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Samantha Mills](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-samantha-mills/) - RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES author Samantha Mills discusses fantasy and science fiction worldbuilding in short fiction for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Isabel J. Kim](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-isabel-j-kim/) - SUBLIMATION author Isabel J. Kim discusses writing the other, particularly writing other genders, in fantasy and science fiction for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 4 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-week-4-schedule-week-in-review-2/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2026 schedule for the week of April 20–24 with essays by fantasy and science fiction authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tesia Tsai](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-tesia-tsai/) - Tesia Tsai discussed eldest daughters and the female protagonist in her young adult fantasy novel DEATHLY FATES for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: E. J. Swift](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-e-j-swift/) - E. J. Swift discussed reclaiming nature and two of her science fiction novels, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN and THE CORAL BONES, for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Cheryl S. Ntumy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-cheryl-s-ntumy/) - Cheryl S. Ntumy discussed gods, spirituality, and autonomy in her fantasy novel THEY MADE US BLOOD AND FURY for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 3 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-week-3-schedule-week-in-review-2/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2026 schedule for the week of April 13–17 with essays by fantasy and science fiction authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Veronica G. Henry](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-veronica-g-henry/) - Veronica G. Henry discusses her research and the theme of consciousness in her science fiction fantasy novel THE PEOPLE'S LIBRARY for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Shay Kauwe](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-shay-kauwe/) - Shay Kauwe discussed being an eldest daughter and writing one in her fantasy novel THE KILLING SPELL for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-week-in-review-2/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2026 schedule for the week of April 6–10 with essays by fantasy and science fiction authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Elaine Ho](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-elaine-ho/) - Illustrator and fantasy author Elaine Ho discusses a theme related to post-colonial societies from her novel CRY, VOIDBRINGER for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lorraine Wilson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/women-in-sff-month-lorraine-wilson/) - Science fiction and fantasy author Lorraine Wilson discusses finding hope, writing in hard times, and envisioning better futures for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2026](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/03/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2026/) - Announcement that Women in SF&F Month 2026 begins this week with guest posts by fantasy and science fiction authors and a book giveaway to come.
- [Michael Swanwick Guest Post and Book Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/michael-swanwick-guest-post-and-book-giveaway/) - Guest post on the history of twentieth-century fantasy by speculative fiction author Michael Swanwick with a book giveaway of his collection THE UNIVERSE BOX.
- [February 2026 Virtual Book Recommendations](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/february-2026-virtual-book-recommendations/) - Link to the video to watch the February 2026 Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with links to more info on books discussed.
- [February 2026 Virtual Fantasy Book Recommendations Event](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/february-2026-virtual-fantasy-book-recommendations-event/) - Information on joining the first quarterly virtual fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library of 2026 in February.
- [Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event Video](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/05/virtual-sci-fi-fantasy-book-recommendations-event-video/) - Link to video of science fiction and fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library and information on the next book discussion.
- [August 2025 Virtual Book Recommendations Event Video](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/08/august-2025-virtual-book-recommendations-event-video/) - Where to watch the video of the 2025 Virtual Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library and a list of the featured books.
- [Review of Masquerade by O. O. Sangoyomi](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/02/review-of-masquerade-by-o-o-sangoyomi/) - Review of MASQUERADE by O. O. Sangoyomi, a standalone historical fiction novel with some speculative fiction elements set in Medieval West Africa.
- [Strange Horizons Roundtable on Influence](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/01/strange-horizons-roundtable-on-influence/) - About the 2026 Strange Horizons Criticism Special and its roundtable on influence with Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Charles Payseur, Daniel A. Rabuzzi, and Kristen Bell.
- [Guest Post by Fantasy Author Katie Hallahan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/01/guest-post-by-fantasy-author-katie-hallahan/) - THE TWICE-WANTED WITCH author Katie Hallahan shares some fantasy books with great bisexual and queer representation, including BEHOOVED and SARGASSA.
- [Anticipated 2026 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/01/anticipated-2026-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - Fantasy Cafe's most anticipated fantasy and science fiction books coming in 2026, including epic fantasy and other speculative fiction genres.
- [Favorite Books of 2025 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/01/favorite-books-of-2025-year-in-review/) - Favorite Books of 2025 & Year in Review at Fantasy Cafe, including eight favorite fantasy and science fiction books read that year.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-447/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 12/7/2025 featuring the short story collection SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON by Amal El-Mohtar.
- [Dominion of the Fallen Cover Reveal](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/12/dominion-of-the-fallen-cover-reveal/) - Cover reveal for new editions of the fantasy books in The Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by Aliette de Bodard, which starts with THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-446/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 11/30/2025, featuring WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE.
- [November 2025 Virtual Book Recommendations Event Video](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/november-2025-virtual-book-recommendations-event-video/) - Link to the video to watch the November 2025 Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with a list of books discussed.
- [Theodora Goss Guest Post and Book Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/theodora-goss-guest-post-and-book-giveaway/) - Guest post on writing as witchcraft by speculative fiction author Thedora Goss with a book giveaway of her collection LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY.
- [November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/november-virtual-sci-fi-fantasy-book-recommendations-event/) - Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
- [Review of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/review-of-the-witch-roads-by-kate-elliott/) - Review of epic fantasy novel THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, the first book in a duology that concludes with THE NAMELESS LAND.
- [Giveaway: The Essential Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/10/giveaway-the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip/) - Giveaway of fantasy/speculative fiction collection THE ESSENTIAL PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP, which also contains nonfiction and an introduction by Ellen Kushner.
- [Review of Lips Touch: Three Times](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2009/11/review-of-lips-touch-three-times/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-445/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/21/2025, featuring fantasy books from the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey (KUSHIEL'S SCION and CASSIEL'S SERVANT).
- [Review of The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/09/review-of-the-dream-hotel-by-laila-lalami/) - Review of THE DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami, a standalone dystopian literary science fiction novel about data surveillance set in the near future.
- [Guest Post by House of Dusk Author Deva Fagan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/09/guest-post-by-house-of-dusk-author-deva-fagan/) - Guest post by author Deva Fagan on the historical books and resources she used in worldbuilding for her epic fantasy novel HOUSE OF DUSK.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-444/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 8/24/2025, featuring the fantasy novella A COVENANT OF ICE by Karin Lowachee and a Murderbot and Martha Wells Humble Bundle.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-443/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 8/17/2025, featuring the fantasy novel TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose, The Second Book of Nampeshiweisit.
- [August Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/08/august-virtual-sci-fi-fantasy-book-recommendations-event/) - Announcement of the August 2025 virtual science fiction and fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library in Massachusetts.
- [Review of The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/05/review-of-the-knight-and-the-moth-by-rachel-gillig/) - Review of THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig, the first book in the dark gothic romantic fantasy series The Stonewater Kingdom.
- [Review of The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/05/review-of-the-river-has-roots-by-amal-el-mohtar/) - Book review of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar, a fantasy novella inspired by a murder ballad that features Faerie, sisters, romance, and magic.
- [Women in SF&F Month: International Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-international-giveaway/) - An international book giveaway that lets the winner choose a fantasy or science fiction book of their choice from the 2025 Women in SF&F Month series.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Pat Murphy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-pat-murphy/) - THE ADVENTURES OF MARY DARLING author Pat Murphy discusses how she kept writing and the power of community for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/05/virtual-sci-fi-fantasy-book-recommendations-event/) - Announcing a quarterly virtual fantasy and science fiction book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library starting on May 15.
- [Women in SF&F Month: The Essential Patricia A. McKillip Cover Reveal](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-cover-reveal/) - Cover reveal of THE ESSENTIAL PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP plus a giveaway of the author's fantasy novel THE BOOK OF ATRIX WOLFE for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2025: Thank You and Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-2025-thank-you-and-links/) - A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2025 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a brief summary of each guest post with its link.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kate Elliott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-kate-elliott/) - Science fiction and fantasy author Kate Elliott discusses writing, quitting, and her epic fantasy duology The Witch Roads for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Week & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-final-week-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2025 schedule for the last couple of days with a summary of the previous week's guest posts by fantasy and scifi authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lindsey Byrd](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-lindsey-byrd/) - THE SUN BLESSED PRINCE author Lindsey Byrd discusses the "not like other girls" trope and the female characters in her fantasy novel for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Mia Tsai](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-mia-tsai/) - THE MEMORY HUNTERS author Mia Tsai discusses creating conflict and discrimination in secondary worlds for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Linsey Miller](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-linsey-miller/) - THAT DEVIL, AMBITION author Linsey Miller explores kindness and what it means to do the right thing for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 4 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-week-4-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2025 schedule for the week of April 21–24 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts by fantasy and scifi authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sara Hashem](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-sara-hashem/) - The Scorched Throne author Sara Hashem discusses writing the protagonist of her fantasy novels THE JASAD HEIR and THE JASAD CROWN for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: One Level Down Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-one-level-down-giveaway/) - Book giveaway of ONE LEVEL DOWN by Mary G. Thompson, a science fiction novella exploring identity and autonomy, for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Karin Lowachee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-karin-lowachee-2/) - The Crowns of Ishia author Karin Lowachee discusses character and worldbuilding in her dragon-riding fantasy trilogy for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kamilah Cole](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-kamilah-cole/) - The Divine Traitors author Kamilah Cole discusses fearing she had aged out of the decade for publishing her first book for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Women in SF&F Month: J. D. Evans](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-j-d-evans/) - Mages of the Wheel author J. D. Evans wrote about wanting fictional characters who are kind and the strength of kindness for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: A. G. Slatter](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-a-g-slatter/) - THE CRIMSON ROAD author A. G. Slatter shares about her approach to writing stories of different lengths for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 3 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-week-3-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2025 schedule for the week of April 14–18 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts by fantasy and scifi authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Antonia Hodgson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-antonia-hodgson/) - THE RAVEN SCHOLAR author Antonia Hodgson discusses how revolutionary BITTEN by Kelley Armstrong and its female protagonist were for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lucia Damisa](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-lucia-damisa/) - A DESERT OF BLEEDING SAND author Lucia Damisa discusses reading and writing as a Nigerian and the power of stories for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Women in SF&F Month: T. Frohock](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-t-frohock-2/) - MISERERE author T. Frohock discusses revising her dark fantasy novel, particularly the women and their characterizations, for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Roanne Lau](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-roanne-lau/) - THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY author Roanne Lau discusses friendship, grief, and the book deal for her epic fantasy debut novel for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2025 schedule for the week of April 7–10 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts by fantasy and scifi authors.
- [Women in SF&F Month: M. H. Ayinde](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/women-in-sff-month-m-h-ayinde/) - A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST author M. H. Ayinde discusses the allure of lost civilisations in fantasy and science fiction for Women in SF&F Month 2025.
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2025](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/03/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2025/) - Announcement that Women in SF&F Month 2025 begins this week with guest posts by fantasy and science fiction authors and a science fiction book giveaway.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-442/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 3/16/2025 featuring the cozy fantasy debut novel ISABELLA NAGG AND THE POT OF BASIL by Oliver Darkshire.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-441/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 3/2/2025 featuring the novella THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar, a fantasy story with sisters and Faerie.
- [Review of Mother of Rome by Lauren J. A. Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/02/review-of-mother-of-rome-by-lauren-j-a-bear/) - Review of the novel MOTHER OF ROME by Lauren J. A. Bear, a book retelling the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus starting with the story of Rhea Sylvia.
- [Anticipated 2025 Speculative Fiction Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/01/anticipated-2025-speculative-fiction-releases/) - Fantasy Cafe's most anticipated fantasy and science fiction books coming in 2025, including epic fantasy, dark academia, and other speculative fiction genres.
- [Favorite Books/Media of 2024 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/01/favorite-books-media-of-2024-year-in-review/) - Favorite Books/Media of 2024 & Year in Review at Fantasy Cafe, including nine favorite fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction books read that year.
- [Review of The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/12/review-of-the-gods-below-by-andrea-stewart/) - Review of THE GODS BELOW, the first epic fantasy novel in The Hollow Covenant trilogy by The Drowning Empire author Andrea Stewart.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-440/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 12/8/2024, featuring the fantasy novella THE DESERT TALON by Karin Lowachee and epic fantasy novel THE LOTUS EMPIRE by Tasha Suri.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-439/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 12/1/2024, featuring t fantasy novels THE TOMB OF DRAGONS by Katherine Addison and THE WINTER PRINCE by Elizabeth Wein.
- [Review of The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/11/review-of-the-teller-of-small-fortunes-by-julie-leong/) - Review of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES by Julie Leong, a standalone cozy fantasy book about a traveling seer and found family.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-438/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 11/17/2024, featuring MOTHER OF ROME by Lauren J. A. Bear, a historical/mythical reimagining about Rhea Silvia.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-437/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 10/27/2024 featuring cozy fantasy novel THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES by Julie Leong and THE WINTER GODDESS by Megan Barnard.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-436/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 10/20/2024 with fantasy novels I'M AFRAID YOU'VE GOT DRAGONS by Peter S. Beagle, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M. L. Wang, and more.
- [Review of The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/10/review-of-the-phoenix-keeper-by-s-a-maclean/) - Review of 2024 book release THE PHOENIX KEEPER by S. A. MacLean, a cozy fantasy debut novel with a zoo for mythical creatures.
- [Review of Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/08/review-of-five-broken-blades-by-mai-corland/) - Review of FIVE BROKEN BLADES by Mai Corland, the first book in The Broken Blades series and a romantic fantasy novel with a heist/assassination plot.
- [Review of Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/10/review-of-goddess-of-the-river-by-vaishnavi-patel/) - Review of GODDESS OF THE RIVER by Vaishnavi Patel, a mythic/historical novel reimagining the story of Ganga from the MAHABHARATA.
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- [Women in SF&F Month: Amber Chen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/04/women-in-sff-month-amber-chen/) - Amber Chen discusses using fiction to empower women and girls in STEM and her young adult fantasy novel OF JADE AND DRAGONS for Women in SF&F Month 2024.
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- [Women in SF&F Month: Premee Mohamed](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/04/women-in-sff-month-premee-mohamed/) - Fantasy, science fiction, and horror author Premee Mohamed discussed writing about war in speculative fiction settings for Women in SF&F Month 2024.
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- [Favorite Books/Media of 2023 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/02/favorite-books-media-of-2023-year-in-review/) - Favorite Books/Media of 2023 & Year in Review at Fantasy Cafe, including nine favorite fantasy or historical fiction books released or read over the year.
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- [Review of The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/12/review-of-the-hurricane-wars-by-thea-guanzon/) - Review of THE HURRICANE WARS by Thea Guanzon, the first book in a new fantasy romance trilogy with the enemies-to-lovers trope.
- [Review of The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/11/review-of-the-jasad-heir-by-sara-hashem/) - Review of Egyptian-inspired epic fantasy debut novel THE JASAD HEIR by Sara Hashem, the first book in The Scorched Throne duology.
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- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-424/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 10/1/2023: THE HURRICANE WARS by Thea Guanzon, FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun, and THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY by Kemi Ashing-Giwa.
- [Review of Witch King by Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/09/review-of-witch-king-by-martha-wells/) - Review of standalone epic fantasy novel WITCH KING by Martha Wells, a story with a demon, found family, and two intertwining storylines.
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- [Review of The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/06/review-of-the-bone-shard-war-by-andrea-stewart/) - Review of THE BONE SHARD WAR by Andrea Stewart, the final book in The Drowning Empire, an epic fantasy trilogy starting with THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER.
- [Review of Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/09/review-of-cassiels-servant-by-jacqueline-carey/) - Review of epic fantasy novel CASSIEL'S SERVANT by Jacqueline Carey, a new Kushiel's Legacy book telling the story of KUSHIEL'S DART from Joscelin's perspective.
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- [The Essential Peter S. Beagle Excerpts & Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/05/the-essential-peter-s-beagle-excerpts-giveaway/) - Excerpts from the fantasy short story collection THE ESSENTIAL PETER S. BEAGLE, VOLUME I and VOLUME II, with a book giveaway.
- [Review of The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/05/review-of-the-bone-shard-emperor-by-andrea-stewart/) - Book review of THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR by Andrea Stewart, the second book in the epic fantasy series The Drowning Empire after THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER.
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- [Women in SF&F Month 2023: Thank You and Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-2023-thank-you-and-links/) - A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2023 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a summary of each guest post with its link.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Moniquill Blackgoose](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-moniquill-blackgoose/) - TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH author Moniquill Blackgoose discussed media representation, writing, and creativity for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kemi Ashing-Giwa](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-kemi-ashing-giwa/) - Kemi Ashing-Giwa discussed the influence of family on her science fiction novel THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: N. E. Davenport](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-n-e-davenport/) - The Blood Gift duology author N. E. Davenport, aka Nia Davenport, discussed "Why I Write Confident Heroines" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: A. Y. Chao](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-a-y-chao/) - SHANGHAI IMMORTAL author A. Y. Chao discussed erasure and her Chinese Canadian diaspora identity in "Mirrors and Doorways" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2023: April 24–27 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-2023-april-24-27-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2023 schedule for the week of April 24–27 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-martha-wells-2/) - Martha Wells discussed her novel WITCH KING and using different structures in fantasy & science fiction in "Deconstructing Epics" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lauren J. A. Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-lauren-j-a-bear/) - MEDUSA'S SISTERS author Lauren J. A. Bear shares how women in fantasy helped her in "Finding Fantasy, My Postpartum Power" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Gemma Weekes](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-gemma-weekes/) - GLIMPSE anthology author Gemma Weekes shared about her love of fantasy in "Coming Home to Magic" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sienna Frost](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-sienna-frost/) - OBSIDIAN: AWAKENING author Sienna Frost discussed why she writes in "A World You Don't Belong" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2023: April 17–20 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-2023-april-17-20-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2023 schedule for the week of April 17–20 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Leslye Penelope](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-leslye-penelope/) - THE MONSTERS WE DEFY author Leslye Penelope discussed fantasy writing and computer programming in "When Fantasy and STEM Collide" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Hannah Kaner](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-hannah-kaner/) - GODKILLER author Hannah Kaner discussed women's anger and why she wrote Kissen in "Don't damsel your fury" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Maya Deane](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-maya-deane/) - WRATH GODDESS SING author Maya Deane discussed fantasy fiction, literary realism, mythology, and history for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Vida Cruz-Borja](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-vida-cruz-borja/) - SONG OF THE MANGO AND OTHER NEW MYTHS author Vida Cruz-Borja discusses fantasy and science fiction writing and mythology for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2023: April 10–13 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-2023-april-10-13-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2023 schedule for the week of April 10–13 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Hadeer Elsbai](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-hadeer-elsbai/) - THE DAUGHTERS OF IZDIHAR author Hadeer Elsbai wrote "The Doctoress on a Donkey: Finding Transformative Fantasy in History" for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Elisa A. Bonnin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-elisa-a-bonnin/) - YA fantasy author Elisa A. Bonnin discusses writing and defaults in "Breaking the Mold, or 'What even is neurotypical anyway?'” for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Malka Older](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-malka-older/) - Malka Older discussed the influence that rereading WATERSHIP DOWN had on her science fiction novel THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESES for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ehigbor Okosun](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/women-in-sff-month-ehigbor-okosun/) - FORGED BY BLOOD author Ehigbor Okosun discussed her writing journey and the creation of her debut fantasy novel for Women in SF&F Month 2023.
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2023](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/04/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2023/) - Women in SF&F Month 2023 begins this week with guest posts by fantasy & science fiction writers Ehigbor Okosun, Malka Older, Elisa A. Bonnin, and Hadeer Elsbai.
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- [Guest Post by Bitter Medicine Author Mia Tsai](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/03/guest-post-by-bitter-medicine-author-mia-tsai/) - Guest post by Mia Tsai, author of the xianxia-inspired romantic contemporary fantasy novel BITTER MEDICINE, on "The Case for Aftermaths."
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-417/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 2/26/2023, featuring the short story collection SONG OF THE MANGO AND OTHER NEW MYTHS by Vida Cruz-Borja.
- [Review of The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/review-of-the-ivory-tomb-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of epic fantasy novel THE IVORY TOMB by Melissa Caruso, the final book in the Rooks and Ruin trilogy, which is set in the same world as Swords and Fire.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-416/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 2/19/2023, featuring OF LIGHT AND SHADOW by Tanaz Bhathena and THE LAST GRADUATE & THE GOLDEN ENCLAVES by Naomi Novik.
- [Guest Post by Jane Yolen (with The Scarlet Circus Giveaway)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/guest-post-by-jane-yolen-with-the-scarlet-circus-giveaway/) - Guest post on romance and love stories by Jane Yolen, along with a giveaway of her romantic fantasy short story collection, THE SCARLET CIRCUS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-415/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 2/12/2023, featuring WHAT WE FED TO THE MANTICORE by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, DAUNTLESS by Elisa A. Bonnin, and more.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-414/) - Highlighting two fantasy books recently added to the TBR, CITY OF LAST CHANCES by Adrian Tchaikovsky and THE CITY OF DUSK (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim.
- [Favorite Books of 2022 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2023/01/favorite-books-of-2022-year-in-review/) - Favorite Books of 2022 and Year in Review at Fantasy Cafe, including ten favorite speculative fiction books released or read over the year.
- [Review of The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/12/review-of-the-final-strife-by-saara-el-arifi/) - Review of THE FINAL STRIFE by Saara El-Arifi, the first book in The Ending Fire trilogy, an epic fantasy series inspired by Ghanaian folklore and Arabian myths.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-413/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 11/27/2022, featuring epic fantasy novel THE IVORY TOMB by Melissa Caruso and horror novel LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-412/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 11/20/2022 with fantasy novel HEART OF THE SUN WARRIOR by Sue Lynn Tan, cyberpunk novel SNOW CRASH by Neal Stephenson, and more.
- [Guest Post by Neom Author Lavie Tidhar](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/11/guest-post-by-neom-author-lavie-tidhar/) - Author Lavie Tidhar discusses the universe of Central Station and writing his new SF novel NEOM in "Another Science Fiction," a guest post on Fantasy Cafe.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-411/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 10/23/2022, featuring the Daevabad story collection THE RIVER OF SILVER by S. A. Chakraborty and THE LUMINARIES by Susan Dennard.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-410/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 10/9/2022, featuring the second fantasy novel in The Sisters Grimm series, NIGHTS OF DEMONS AND SAINTS by Menna van Praag.
- [Guest Post by Last of the Talons Author Sophie Kim](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/09/guest-post-by-last-of-the-talons-author-sophie-kim/) - Debut author Sophie Kim discusses the duality of Shin Lina, the protagonist in her young adult fantasy novel LAST OF THE TALONS.
- [Review of The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/09/review-of-the-art-of-prophecy-by-wesley-chu/) - Review of THE ART OF PROPHECY (The War Arts Saga #1) by Wesley Chu, the first book in an epic fantasy series with martial arts.
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- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-408/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/11/2022, featuring YA fantasy novel LAST OF THE TALONS by Sophie Kim and science fiction novel NEOM by Lavie Tidhar.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-407/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/4/2022, featuring INTO THE RIVERLANDS by Nghi Vo, BABEL by R. F. Kuang, BRONZE DRUM by Phong Nguyen, and more.
- [Review of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/08/review-of-the-book-of-gothel-by-mary-mcmyne/) - Review of THE BOOK OF GOTHEL by Mary McMyne, a historical fantasy novel retelling the story of the witch from the Rapunzel folktale.
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- [Review of The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng by K. S. Villoso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/12/review-of-the-dragon-of-jin-sayeng-by-k-s-villoso/) - Review of epic fantasy novel THE DRAGON OF JIN-SAYENG by K. S. Villoso, the final book in the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen trilogy.
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- [Review of Servant Mage by Kate Elliott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/07/review-of-servant-mage-by-kate-elliott/) - Review of 2022 book release SERVANT MAGE by Kate Elliott, an epic fantasy novella featuring elemental magic and a commoner protagonist.
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- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-403/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for June 26, 2022, featuring HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson: a Gothic horror novel coming out in September 2022
- [Review of Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/06/review-of-kaikeyi-by-vaishnavi-patel/) - Review of KAIKEYI by Vaishnavi Patel, a debut novel retelling the story of the titular queen from the Indian epic the RAMAYANA.
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- [Review of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/review-of-the-goblin-emperor-by-katherine-addison/) - Review of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, a fantasy novel with a non-human (half goblin) protagonist.
- [Review of The Siren Depths by Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2012/12/review-of-the-siren-depths-by-martha-wells/) - Review of The Siren Depths, the third of the Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells, a science fantasy series with non-human characters.
- [Review of Stories of the Raksura: Volume One by Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/review-of-stories-of-the-raksura-volume-one-by-martha-wells/) - Review of Stories of the Raksura: Volume One by Martha Wells, a fantasy collection containing two novellas and two short stories.
- [Review of The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2012/08/review-of-the-serpent-sea-by-martha-wells/) - Review of The Serpent Sea, volume 2 in the Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells, a fantasy series with non-human characters.
- [Review of The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2011/09/review-of-the-cloud-roads-by-martha-wells/) - Review of The Cloud Roads, the first novel in the Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells, a fantasy series with non-human characters.
- [Review of The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/06/review-of-the-keeper-of-night-by-kylie-lee-baker/) - Review of THE KEEPER OF NIGHT, the first book in a dark fantasy duology for young adults and Kylie Lee Baker's debut novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-401/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for 5/29/2022, featuring THE BOOK OF GOTHEL by Mary McMyne and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by Soman Chainani.
- [Cover Reveal for Ghosts of the Forbidden by Leanna Renee Hieber](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/05/cover-reveal-for-ghosts-of-the-forbidden-by-leanna-renee-hieber/) - Cover reveal for the contemporary Gothic romance novel GHOSTS OF THE FORBIDDEN by Leanna Renee Hieber, the first book in the Glazier's Gap series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-400/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for May 22, 2022, featuring epic fantasy novel THE FINAL STRIFE (The Ending Fire Trilogy #1) by Saara El-Arifi.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-399/) - The Leaning Pile of Books featuring THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER by Simon Jimenez, an epic fantasy novel being published in August 2022.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-398/) - The Leaning Pile of Books for May 8, 2022, featuring RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, ALPHABET OF THORN, and IRON WIDOW.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2022: Thank You and Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-2022-thank-you-and-links/) - A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2022 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a summary of each guest post with its link.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Aparna Verma](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-aparna-verma/) - THE BOY WITH FIRE author Aparna Verma discussed the need for angry, ruthless women in adult science fiction and fantasy for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kritika H. Rao](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-kritika-h-rao/) - Kritika H. Rao discusses exploring questions in her science fantasy novel THE SURVIVING SKY for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2022: April 25–26 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-2022-april-25-26-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2022 schedule for the week of April 25–26 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2022: April 18–22 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-2022-april-18-22-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2022 schedule for the week of April 18–22 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Davinia Evans & Notorious Sorcerer Cover Reveal](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-davinia-evans-notorious-sorcerer-cover-reveal/) - Davinia Evans discusses writing more women into her fantasy debut novel for Women in SF&F Month 2022, plus the cover reveal of NOTORIOUS SORCERER!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Vaishnavi Patel](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-vaishnavi-patel/) - Vaishnavi Patel discusses the trope of the evil stepmother and subverting it in her novel KAIKEYI for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ruthanna Emrys](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-ruthanna-emrys/) - Ruthanna Emrys discussed combining parenting with first contact in her "diaperpunk" science fiction novel, A HALF-BUILT GARDEN, for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jenn Lyons](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-jenn-lyons/) - Jenn Lyons, author of the fantasy series A Chorus of Dragons, shared why THE TOMBS OF ATUAN by Ursula K. Le Guin matters to her for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Chelsea Abdullah](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-chelsea-abdullah/) - Chelsea Abdullah discusses the power of story and the fantasy genre, as well as her debut novel, THE STARDUST THIEF, for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kimberly Unger](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-kimberly-unger/) - Kimberly Unger, author of the science fiction novels THE EXTRACTIONIST and NUCLEATION, discusses research and writing for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Saara El-Arifi](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-saara-el-arifi/) - THE FINAL STRIFE author Saara El-Arifi dedicated her Women in SF&F Month 2022 guest post to the Black women who came before and highlighted Phillis Wheatley.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rachel Gillig](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-rachel-gillig/) - Rachel Gillig discusses the monster/maiden dynamic and exploring it in her upcoming gothic fantasy novel, ONE DARK WINDOW, for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tanvi Berwah](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-tanvi-berwah/) - Tanvi Berwah discusses her love of monster companions and making her own creature in her YA fantasy novel MONSTERS BORN AND MADE for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Mary McMyne](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-mary-mcmyne/) - THE BOOK OF GOTHEL author Mary McMyne, whose debut novel reimagines the Rapunzel folktale, discusses fairy tales and retellings for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2022: April 11–15 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-2022-april-11-15-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2022 schedule for the week of April 11–15 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: S. A. Barnes](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-s-a-barnes/) - S. A. Barnes, author of the science fiction horror novel DEAD SILENCE, discusses the appeal of messy, flawed heroines for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tara Sim](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-tara-sim/) - For Women in SF&F Month 2022, Tara Sim discusses her early experiences with SFF and how ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE had an impact on her novel THE CITY OF DUSK.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Judy I. Lin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-judy-i-lin/) - Young adult fantasy author Judy I. Lin discusses the magic system in the world of her debut novel, A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON, for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Traci Chee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-traci-chee/) - Traci Chee discusses her approach to heroism in her young adult fantasy novel A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT in "What Makes a Hero?" for Women in SF&F Month 2022.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Deborah Falaye](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/women-in-sff-month-deborah-falaye/) - BLOOD SCION author Deborah Falaye discusses morally gray characters for Women in SF&F Month 2022 in "We Are All a Little Morally Gray."
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2022](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/04/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2022/) - Women in SF&F Month 2022 begins this week with guest posts by SFF writers Traci Chee, Deborah Falaye, Judy I. Lin, Tara Sim, and S. A. Barnes.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-394/) - The Leaning Pile of Books featuring GOOD NEIGHBORS: THE FULL COLLECTION, four related fantasy romance stories and novellas by Stephanie Burgis.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-397/) - Spotlight on THE STARDUST THIEF by Chelsea Abdullah, the first book in a new epic fantasy series titled The Sandsea Trilogy, releasing in May 2022.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-396/) - Spotlight on two 2022 speculative fiction book releases, A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT by Traci Chee and THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- [Review of The Quicksilver Court by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/02/review-of-the-quicksilver-court-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of THE QUICKSILVER COURT, the second book in Melissa Caruso's epic fantasy trilogy Rooks and Ruin, which is set in the same world as Swords and Fire.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-395/) - The latest Leaning Pile of Books featuring the upcoming fantasy novel THE THOUSAND EYES by A. K. Larkwood, the sequel to THE UNSPOKEN NAME.
- [Review of The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/02/review-of-the-tangleroot-palace-by-marjorie-liu/) - Review of THE TANGLEROOT PALACE, a speculative fiction collection of six short stories and one novella by author and comic book writer Marjorie Liu.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-393/) - Highlighting a few speculative fiction books, including SERVANT MAGE by Kate Elliott; BOYS, BEASTS & MEN by Sam J. Miller; and THE ANNOTATED ARABIAN NIGHTS.
- [30 Anticipated 2022 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/01/30-anticipated-2022-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - 30 anticipated fantasy and science fiction books scheduled for release in 2022, including epic fantasy, retellings, space opera, and gothic novels.
- [Favorite Books of 2021 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2022/01/favorite-books-of-2021-year-in-review/) - 2021 in review with my favorite books published and/or read during the year, including some fantasy, science fiction, and one Gothic horror novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-392/) - Highlighting the These Violent Delights hardcover box set, which contains Chloe Gong's YA fantasy books THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS and OUR VIOLENT ENDS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-391/) - Recent books in the mail featuring BLOOD SCION by Deborah Falaye, a YA epic fantasy novel inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology coming in March 2022.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-390/) - Highlighting an upcoming fantasy book that recently arrived in the mail: MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING by Marlon James, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy.
- [Review of Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/11/review-of-beasts-and-beauty-by-soman-chainani/) - Review of BEASTS AND BEAUTY: DANGEROUS TALES, a collection of twelve reimagined fairy tales written by Soman Chainani and illustrated by Julia Iredale.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-389/) - Featuring a new October 2021 fantasy book release, THE QUICKSILVER COURT, the second book in Melissa Caruso's Rooks and Ruin trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-388/) - Featuring SCALES AND SENSIBILITY by Stephanie Burgis, the upcoming first book in a Regency fantasy romance series with pet dragons.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-387/) - Information on a couple fantasy and science fiction books recently added to the TBR, THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR by Andrea Stewart and GOLIATH by Tochi Onyebuchi.
- [Review of Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/09/review-of-do-you-dream-of-terra-two-by-temi-oh/) - Review of Temi Oh's science fiction novel, DO YOU DREAM OF TERRA-TWO?, which follows six young astronauts selected for a space mission to an unexplored planet.
- [Review of The Archer at Dawn by Swati Teerdhala](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/07/review-of-the-archer-at-dawn-by-swati-teerdhala/) - Review of THE ARCHER AT DAWN, the second book in Swati Teerdhala's YA fantasy trilogy inspired by Indian history and Hindu mythology, The Tiger at Midnight.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-386/) - Book added to the TBR last week: DARK RISE, the first book in C.S. Pacat's YA fantasy trilogy of the same name, coming in September.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-385/) - Fantasy books recently added to the TBR, featuring THE BEAUTIFUL ONES by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN by Ava Reid.
- [Review of The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/10/review-of-the-tiger-at-midnight-by-swati-teerdhala/) - Review of THE TIGER AT MIDNIGHT by Swati Teerdhala, the first book in a YA fantasy series inspired by Indian history and Hindu mythology.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-384/) - Discussion of an upcoming epic fantasy novel recently added to The Leaning Pile of Books, THE BOY WITH FIRE by Aparna Verma.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-383/) - Books recently added to the TBR, YA fantasy novel MUSE OF NIGHTMARES by Laini Taylor and science fiction/fantasy novel LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka Aoki.
- [Time Immemorial Cover Reveal & Guest Post by Leanna Renee Hieber](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/time-immemorial-cover-reveal-guest-post-by-leanna-renee-hieber/) - Leanna Renee Hieber discusses the creation of the character Elizabeth Marlowe and her Time Immemorial novellas with the cover reveal for all three books.
- [Review of The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/review-of-the-jasmine-throne-by-tasha-suri/) - Review of THE JASMINE THRONE by Tasha Suri, the first book in the Indian-inspired epic fantasy series The Burning Kingdoms.
- [The Best of World SF Giveaway and Excerpt](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/05/the-best-of-world-sf-giveaway-and-excerpt/) - THE BEST OF WORLD SF: VOLUME 1 giveaway with an excerpt from the introduction written by Lavie Tidhar, the editor of the anthology.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-382/) - Discussion of recent book arrivals, the YA dark fantasy debut THE KEEPER OF NIGHT by Kylie Lee Baker and romantic fantasy THE ORCHID THRONE by Jeffe Kennedy.
- [Review of Hall of Smoke by H. M. Long](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/06/review-of-hall-of-smoke-by-h-m-long/) - Review of HALL OF SMOKE by H. M. Long, a Viking-inspired epic fantasy debut novel about a priestess of the Goddess of War, first released in 2021.
- [Review of Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/11/review-of-strange-the-dreamer-by-laini-taylor/) - Review of STRANGE THE DREAMER, the latest YA fantasy novel by Laini Taylor.
- [Review of Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/12/review-of-empire-of-sand-by-tasha-suri/) - Review of EMPIRE OF SAND, Tasha Suri's fantasy debut novel.
- [Review of Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/12/review-of-realm-of-ash-by-tasha-suri/) - Review of romantic epic fantasy novel REALM OF ASH by Tasha Suri, the second tale in The Books of Ambha series.
- [Review of Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/02/review-of-gods-of-jade-and-shadow-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/) - Review of GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a standalone historical fantasy novel inspired by the POPOL VUH.
- [Guest Post by The Promised Queen Author Jeffe Kennedy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/05/guest-post-by-the-promised-queen-author-jeffe-kennedy/) - Jeffe Kennedy, author of THE PROMISED QUEEN and many other fantasy and/or romance books, discusses her career and the illusion of having "made it" as a writer.
- [30 Anticipated 2021 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/01/30-anticipated-2021-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - Anticipated fantasy and science fiction books scheduled for release in 2021.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-381/) - Spotlight on recent books in the mail, THE DRAGON OF JIN-SAYENG by K. S. Villoso, FOR THE WOLF by Hannah Whitten, and BEASTS AND BEAUTY by Soman Chainani.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2021: Thank You and Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-2021-thank-you-and-links/) - A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2021 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a summary of each guest post with its link.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Hannah Whitten](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-hannah-whitten/) - Hannah Whitten discusses agency and fantasy with a focus on her early love for the Chronicles of Prydain and her character Red in her debut novel, FOR THE WOLF.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Helene Wecker](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-helene-wecker/) - THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI author Helene Wecker discusses writing the sequel, THE HIDDEN PALACE, and how the books are similar to the two acts of INTO THE WOODS.
- [Women in SF&F Month: M.J. Kuhn](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-m-j-kuhn/) - AMONG THIEVES author M.J. Kuhn discusses some of the more subtle ways internalized misogyny can make its way into writing for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nicole Kornher-Stace](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-nicole-kornher-stace/) - Nicole Kornher-Stace discusses writing the types of "good but not nice" female protagonists she wants to see represented in fiction for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2021: April 26–29 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-2021-april-26-29-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2021 schedule for the week of April 26–29 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tori Bovalino](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-tori-bovalino/) - Tori Bovalino, author of the YA gothic horror novel THE DEVIL MAKES THREE, wrote "On the Amorphous Nature of Horror" for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Angela Mi Young Hur](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-angela-mi-young-hur/) - Angela Mi Young Hur discusses weaving Korean folktales and the story of her ancestress Queen Heo into her novel FOLKLORN for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Chloe Gong](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-chloe-gong/) - THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS author Chloe Gong discusses YA SFF and why "The Mary Sue Club Is Still Taking Applicants" for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ashaye Brown](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-ashaye-brown/) - DREAM COUNTRY author Ashaye Brown discusses the relationship between the fantasy genre and dreams for Women in SF&F Month in "Fantasy as Lucid Dream."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ciannon Smart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-ciannon-smart/) - Ciannon Smart discussed the inspirations that led to creating the secondary world of her YA fantasy novel, WITCHES STEEPED IN GOLD, for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2021: April 19–23 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-2021-april-19-23-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2021 schedule for the week of April 19–23 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Diane Duane](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-diane-duane/) - Diane Duane discusses the role food can play in fantasy and science fiction worldbuilding with examples from A DOOR INTO FIRE and SPIDER-MAN: THE VENOM FACTOR.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Alexis Henderson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-alexis-henderson/) - THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING author Alexis Henderson discusses her relationship with horror in "Writing Dark Fiction: An Exercise in Self Acceptance."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Leona Wisoker](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-leona-wisoker/) - Leona Wisoker discusses Tove Jansson's work and how much Moominmamma's arc in MOOMINPAPPA AT SEA meant to her in "Of Being So Damn Tired."
- [Women in SF&F Month: H. M. Long](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-h-m-long/) - H. M. Long, author of the epic fantasy novels HALL OF SMOKE and TEMPLE OF NO GOD, discusses writing in the midst of the pandemic in "Creativity in Crisis."
- [Women in SF&F Month: E. Lily Yu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-e-lily-yu/) - ON FRAGILE WAVES author E. Lily Yu discusses four of her literary godmothers: Tamora Pierce, Patricia McKillip, Diane Duane, and A.S. Byatt.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2021: April 12–16 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-2021-april-12-16-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2021 schedule for the week of April 12–16 with a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: R.S.A. Garcia](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-r-s-a-garcia/) - Speculative fiction author R.S.A. Garcia discusses books, film, TV shows, and community in "The Things I Love" for Women in SF&F Month 2021.
- [Women in SF&F Month: S.B. Divya](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-s-b-divya/) - S.B. Divya discusses her initial concerns about only writing female perspectives in her new science fiction novel, MACHINEHOOD, in "Through the Eyes of Women."
- [Women in SF&F Month: E. J. Beaton](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/women-in-sff-month-e-j-beaton/) - E. J. Beaton, author of the fantasy novel THE COUNCILLOR, on "The Imperfection of Clever Women" for Women in SF&F Month 2021.
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2021](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2021/) - Women in SF&F Month 2021 begins with the updated book recommendation list and announces that this week's guests are R.S.A Garcia, E. J. Beaton, and S.B. Divya.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/04/the-leaning-pile-of-books-380/) - The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature in which I highlight books I got over the last week that sound like they may be interesting—old or new, bought or received in the mail for review consideration (the latter of which are mainly unsolicited books from publishers). Since I hope you will find new books Discussing fantasy books, including THE BARDS OF BONE PLAIN by Patricia A. McKillip, THE BIRD KING by G. Willow Wilson, and HOLLOW EMPIRE by Sam Hawke.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-379/)
- [Mini-Reviews: The Midnight Bargain and The Once and Future Witches](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/03/mini-reviews-the-midnight-bargain-and-the-once-and-future-witches/) - Short reviews of two standalone fantasy novels, THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk and THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow.
- [Review of The Ikessar Falcon by K. S. Villoso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/03/review-of-the-ikessar-falcon-by-k-s-villoso/) - Review of THE IKESSAR FALCON by K. S. Villoso, the second book in The Chronicles of the Bitch Queen.
- [Guest Post by The Gilded Ones Author Namina Forna](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/02/guest-post-by-the-gilded-ones-author-namina-forna/) - The Gilded Ones author Namina Forna discusses the importance of feminist boys in YA literature.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rachel Bach](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-rachel-bach-including-paradox-trilogy-giveaway/) - Rachel Bach discusses love and science fiction--and her inclusion of both action-packed SF and romance in her Paradox trilogy (with a series giveaway!),
- [Excerpt from Machine by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/10/excerpt-from-machine-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Excerpt from MACHINE by Elizabeth Bear, a new space opera novel set in the White Space universe.
- [Favorite Books of 2020](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2021/01/favorite-books-of-2020/) - Favorite speculative fiction books published/read during 2020.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-378/) - Books bought/received recently, including THE BURNING GOD by R. F. Kuang and HOW THE KING OF ELFHAME LEARNED TO HATE STORIES by Holly Black.
- [Review of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/12/review-of-a-deadly-education-by-naomi-novik/) - Review of A DEADLY EDUCATION by Naomi Novik, the first book in The Scholomance trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-377/) - Books received last week, OMAKE by Karin Lowachee and WINTER'S ORBIT by Everina Maxwell.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-376/) - Books recently added to the TBR, BLACK SUN (Between Earth and Sky #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse and THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-375/) - Books bought/received recently, including THE MASK OF MIRRORS by M. A. Carrick, MACHINE by Elizabeth Bear, and RETURN OF THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner.
- [Review of The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/09/review-of-the-bone-shard-daughter-by-andrea-stewart/) - Review of THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER (The Drowning Empire #1) by Andrea Stewart, the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy.
- [Review of Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/08/review-of-queen-of-the-conquered-by-kacen-callender/) - Review of QUEEN OF THE CONQUERED by Kacen Callender, the first book in the fantasy series Islands of Blood and Storm.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-374/) - About the latest book in the mail, THE IKESSAR FALCON (Chronicles of the Bitch Queen #2) by K. S. Villoso.
- [Review of The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/08/review-of-the-year-of-the-witching-by-alexis-henderson/) - Review of THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING by Alexis Henderson, a dark fantasy/Gothic horror debut novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-373/) - Recent book added to the TBR: COURT OF LIONS (Mirage #2) by Somaiya Daud.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-372/) - Books in the mail last week: THE ARCHER AT DAWN (Tiger at Midnight #2) by Swati Teerdhala and ARCHITECTS OF MEMORY (The Memory War #1) by Karen Osborne.
- [Review of Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/review-of-crown-of-coral-and-pearl-by-mara-rutherford/) - Review of YA fantasy novel CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL by Mara Rutherford.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-371/) - Recent books added to the TBR: GIRL, SERPENT, THORN by Melissa Bashardoust and A DEADLY EDUCATION (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik.
- [Review of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/review-of-mexican-gothic-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/) - Review of MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a standalone Gothic horror novel combining Mexico in the 1950s with supernatural elements.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-370/) - Recent books: DO YOU DREAM OF TERRA-TWO? by Temi Oh, AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon, and OF DRAGONS, FEASTS AND MURDERS by Aliette de Bodard.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-369/) - New fantasy books added to the TBR last week, THE EMPIRE OF GOLD by S. A. Chakraborty and TUYO by Rachel Neumeier.
- [Review of The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/07/review-of-the-obsidian-tower-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of THE OBSIDIAN TOWER by Melissa Caruso, the first book in a new epic fantasy series, the Rooks and Ruin trilogy.
- [Guest Post by Katherine Addison & The Angel of the Crows Giveaway!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/06/guest-post-by-katherine-addison-the-angel-of-the-crows-giveaway/) - Guest post in which Katherine Addison shares why she included Jack the Ripper in her fantasy novel THE ANGEL OF THE CROWS (with a book giveaway).
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-368/) - New books added to the TBR: THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING by Alexis Henderson, THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS by Micaiah Johnson, & MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-367/) - Information on the latest book purchase, KINGDOM OF SOULS (Kingdom of Souls #1) by Rena Barron.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-362/) - Books in the mail last week including THE UNSPOKEN NAME by A. K. Larkwood, SHOREFALL by Robert Jackson Bennett, and CRUSH THE KING by Jennifer Estep.
- [Review of The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K. S. Villoso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/05/review-of-the-wolf-of-oren-yaro-by-k-s-villoso/) - Review of THE WOLF OF OREN-YARO by K. S. Villoso, the first book in the epic fantasy series Chronicles of the Bitch Queen.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-366/) - Book arrivals/purchases over the last week, THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow and THE TIGER AT MIDNIGHT by Swati Teerdhala.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-365/) - Recent book arrivals: THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER (The Drowning Empire #1) by Andrea Stewart and ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells.
- [Review of Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/05/review-of-bonds-of-brass-by-emily-skrutskie/) - Review of space opera novel BONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie, the first book in The Bloodright Trilogy.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2020: Thank You and Summary with Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-2020-thank-you-and-summary-with-links/) - Women in SF&F Month 2020 comes to a close with links to all the guest posts and recommendation list information.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Reni K Amayo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-reni-k-amayo/) - DAUGHTERS OF NRI author Reni K Amayo writes "Why We Should All Know More About African Mythology."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jeffe Kennedy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-jeffe-kennedy/) - Forgotten Empires author Jeffe Kennedy discusses being a writer of both romance and fantasy and femininity in SFF.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2020: April 27–28 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-2020-april-27-28-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2020 schedule for April 27 and 28 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Robin Kirk](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-robin-kirk/) - THE BOND author Robin Kirk discusses what science fiction—notably Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia E. Butler, and Nnedi Okorafor—can teach us about human rights.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Andrea Stewart](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-andrea-stewart/) - Andrea Stewart discusses fairy tale romances and the two women in an established relationship in her debut epic fantasy novel, THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jennifer Marie Brissett](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-jennifer-marie-brissett/) - ELYSIUM author Jennifer Marie Brissett discusses the experience of working on her sophomore book, DESTROYER OF LIGHT.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Shveta Thakrar](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-shveta-thakrar/) - Shveta Thakrar writes about messages in fiction and the female friendship in her young adult fantasy debut novel, STAR DAUGHTER.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sangu Mandanna](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-sangu-mandanna/) - Celestial Trilogy author Sangu Mandanna discusses the difficulty of being creative during the coronavirus pandemic and shares a few things that have helped her.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2020: April 20–24 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-2020-april-20-24-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2020 schedule for the week of April 20–24 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Katharine Kerr](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-katharine-kerr/) - Deverry author Katharine Kerr examines the question "What is good prose, anyway?"
- [Women in SF&F Month: Devin Madson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-devin-madson/) - WE RIDE THE STORM author Devin Madson discusses the reasons characters can lack depth and the realness of Messy Characters in "Perfectly Shallow Characters."
- [Women in SF&F Month: A.K. Larkwood](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-a-k-larkwood/) - Fantasy author A.K. Larkwood delves into why she chose to write about a non-human protagonist in her debut novel, THE UNSPOKEN NAME.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Isabel Ibañez](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-isabel-ibanez/) - WOVEN IN MOONLIGHT author Isabel Ibañez discusses female characters and depictions of strength in young adult fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Emily Suvada](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-emily-suvada/) - THIS MORTAL COIL author Emily Suvada discusses the coronavirus pandemic in "On Heroes, Horror, and Hope."
- [Women in SF&F Month 2020: April 13–17 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-2020-april-13-17-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2020 schedule for the week of April 13–17 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jennifer Estep](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-jennifer-estep/) - Crown of Shards author Jennifer Estep shares how Star Wars and Princess Leia influenced the types of fantasy stories and heroines she writes.
- [Women in SF&F Month: K.S. Villoso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-k-s-villoso/) - K.S. Villoso discusses Queen Talyien, the badass protagonist of her Chronicles of the Bitch Queen series starting with THE WOLF OF OREN-YARO.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Emily Skrutskie](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-emily-skrutskie/) - BONDS OF BRASS author Emily Skrutskie shares some of her favorite badass mothers in science fiction and fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: CW from The Quiet Pond](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-cw-from-the-quiet-pond/) - CW from The Quiet Pond shares the story behind her book blog and the creation of her first magical pond character(s).
- [It's Time for Women in SF&F Month 2020!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/its-time-for-women-in-sff-month-2020/) - Women in SF&F Month 2020 begins with the new book recommendation list and the schedule for April 7-10!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-364/) - Books in the mail recently, including A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN: SIXTEEN STORIES OF BLACK GIRL MAGIC, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by Patrice Caldwell.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-363/) - Books in the mail recently, including A BOND UNDONE written by Jin Yong and translated by Gigi Chang.
- [Review of Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/02/review-of-moontangled-by-stephanie-burgis/) - Review of MOONTANGLED by Stephanie Burgis, a novella in The Harwood Spellbook series about Juliana Banks and Caroline Fennell.
- [Review of Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/03/review-of-thornbound-by-stephanie-burgis/) - Review of THORNBOUND (The Harwood Spellbook #2), a fantasy book by Stephanie Burgis.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-361/) - Recent books in the mail, including BONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie and A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS by George R. R. Martin.
- [Review of The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/02/review-of-the-secret-chapter-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE SECRET CHAPTER by Genevieve Cogman, the sixth book in the Invisible Library series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-360/) - Books in the mail last week: THE OBSIDIAN TOWER by Melissa Caruso and THE QUEEN'S BARGAIN by Anne Bishop.
- [Review of A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/01/review-of-a-beginning-at-the-end-by-mike-chen/) - Review of A BEGINNING AT THE END by Mike Chen, a post-apocalyptic novel about found family.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-359/) - Recent book arrivals including MOONTANGLED by Stephanie Burgis, VOYAGE OF THE BASILISK by Marie Brennan, and THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern.
- [Anticipated 2020 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/01/anticipated-2020-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - Anticipated fantasy and science fiction books scheduled for release in 2020.
- [Anticipated 2019 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/anticipated-2019-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - Anticipated fantasy and science fiction books scheduled for release in 2019.
- [Favorite Books of 2019](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/01/favorite-books-of-2019/) - Favorite books published/read during 2019.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-358/) - Books bought/received recently, including WE HUNT THE FLAME by Hafsah Faizal, LEGACY OF ASH by Matthew Ward, and BUZZ KILL by David Sosnowski.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-357/) - Books bought/won recently including THE SWORD OF KAIGEN, THEONITE: PLANET ADYN, and THEONITE: ORBIT by M. L. Wang and THE QUEEN OF NOTHING by Holly Black.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-356/) - Books in the mail recently, including QUEEN OF THE CONQUERED by Kacen Callender.
- [Review of A House of Rage and Sorrow by Sangu Mandanna](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/11/review-of-a-house-of-rage-and-sorrow-by-sangu-mandanna/) - Review of A HOUSE OF RAGE AND SORROW by Sangu Mandanna, the second book in the Celestial Trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-355/) - Books bought/gifted/received recently including THE SECRET CHAPTER by Genevieve Cogman and the PARABLE OF THE SOWER/PARABLE OF THE TALENTS boxed set.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-354/) - Books in the mail recently, including THE BLUE EYE by Ausma Zehanat Khan and SALVATION LOST by Peter F. Hamilton.
- [Review of Daughters of Nri by Reni K Amayo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/10/review-of-daughters-of-nri-by-reni-k-amayo/) - Review of historical YA fantasy DAUGHTERS OF NRI by Reni K Amayo, the first book in The Return of the Earth Mother series.
- [Sporty Mini-Reviews: Girl in the Arena and Zeroboxer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/10/sporty-mini-reviews-girl-in-the-arena-and-zeroboxer/) - Mini-reviews of two YA SFF books centered on sports and celebrity, THE GIRL IN THE ARENA by Lise Haines and ZEROBOXER by Fonda Lee.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-353/) - Feature on the latest books in the mail, ESCAPING EXODUS by Nicky Drayden and STEEL CROW SAGA by Paul Krueger.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-352/) - Books bought/received in the mail recently including THE WOLF OF OREN-YARO by K. S. Villoso and A HOUSE OF RAGE AND SORROW by Sangu Mandanna.
- [Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/09/review-of-the-ten-thousand-doors-of-january-by-alix-e-harrow/) - Review of THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow, a portal/historical fantasy novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-351/) - Books in the mail recently, including A HERO BORN by Jin Yong and translated by Anna Holmwood and NOVICE DRAGONEER by E. E. Knight.
- [Review of A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/09/review-of-a-spark-of-white-fire-by-sangu-mandanna/) - Review of A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE by Sangu Mandanna, the first book in the Mahabharata-inspired young adult space opera Celestial Trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-350/) - Books bought/received recently including THE DRAGON REPUBLIC by R.F. Kuang, UNNATURAL MAGIC by C.M. Waggoner, and CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL by Mara Rutherford.
- [Mini-Review of The Gossamer Mage by Julie E. Czerneda](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/08/mini-review-of-the-gossamer-mage-by-julie-e-czerneda/) - Review of THE GOSSAMER MAGE, a standalone epic fantasy novel by Julie E. Czerneda.
- [Review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/08/review-of-the-girl-in-the-tower-by-katherine-arden/) - Review of THE GIRL IN THE TOWER by Katherine Arden, the second book in the Winternight Trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-349/) - Books in the mail recently, including REALM OF ASH by Tasha Suri and DAUGHTERS OF NRI by Reni K Amayo.
- [The Gossamer Mage by Julie E. Czerneda Blog Tour & Guest Post](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/07/the-gossamer-mage-by-julie-e-czerneda-blog-tour-guest-post/) - Julie E. Czerneda discusses success, new challenges, and writing as part of the blog tour for her 2019 fantasy novel, THE GOSSAMER MAGE.
- [Review of The Book of M by Peng Shepherd](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/07/review-of-the-book-of-m-by-peng-shepherd/) - Review of THE BOOK OF M by Peng Shepherd, a post-apocalyptic fantasy debut novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-348/) - Books bought/received recently: GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, WHERE OBLIVION LIVES by T. Frohock, and TRAIL OF LIGHTNING by Rebecca Roanhorse
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-347/) - Book in the mail recently: THE THRONE OF THE FIVE WINDS (Hostage of Empire #1) by S. C. Emmett.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-346/) - Books in the mail recently, including THE BONE SHIPS (The Tide Child #1) by RJ Barker and PROTECT THE PRINCE (Crown of Shards #2) by Jennifer Estep.
- [Mini-Review of Unraveling by Karen Lord](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/06/mini-review-of-unraveling-by-karen-lord/) - Review of fantasy mystery UNRAVELING by Karen Lord, a standalone sequel to REDEMPTION IN INDIGO.
- [Review of Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/06/review-of-redemption-in-indigo-by-karen-lord/) - Review of Karen Lord's award-winning fantasy debut novel REDEMPTION IN INDIGO.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-345/) - Books in the mail recently including THE RED-STAINED WINGS (The Lotus Kingdoms #2) by Elizabeth Bear and WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig.
- [Review of The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/06/review-of-the-unbound-empire-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of THE UNBOUND EMPIRE, the final book in the Swords and Fire trilogy by Melissa Caruso.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-344/) - Books in the mail recently, including THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow.
- [Review of Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/05/review-of-holy-sister-by-mark-lawrence/) - Review of HOLY SISTER, the conclusion to Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-343/) - Books in the mail last week: THE GOSSAMER MAGE by Julie E. Czerneda and BOUNDLESS: A DRIZZT NOVEL (Generations #2) by R. A. Salvatore.
- [Review of Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/07/review-of-grey-sister-by-mark-lawrence/) - Review of GREY SISTER by Mark Lawrence, the second installment in the Book of the Ancestor trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-342/) - Recent book arrivals including UNRAVELING by Karen Lord, A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE by Sangu Mandanna, RED CLOCKS by Leni Zumas, and SAGA: Volume 7.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-341/) - Books recently added to the to-read pile including A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO by Guy Gavriel Kay, DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE by Joan He, and JADE WAR by Fonda Lee.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2019: Week in Review & Closing Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-2019-week-in-review-closing-links/) - A summary of essays from April 22–26 of Women in SF&F Month 2019 and closing links from throughout the month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Fran Wilde](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-fran-wilde-2/) - THE FIRE OPAL MECHANISM author Fran Wilde shares six favorite fictional librarian heroines .
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nafiza Azad](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-nafiza-azad/) - THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME author Nafiza Azad discusses intersectional feminism and feminine power in her upcoming young adult fantasy debut novel.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Hafsah Faizal](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-hafsah-faizal/) - WE HUNT THE FLAME author Hafsah Faizal discusses fantasy tropes and the inclusion of the girl disguised as a boy trope in her upcoming debut novel.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nalini Singh](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-nalini-singh/) - Psy-Changeling author Nalini Singh shares why she's drawn to speculative fiction as a reader and a writer in "Wonder and Freedom."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Swati Teerdhala](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-swati-teerdhala/) - Swati Teerdhala discusses unlikeable heroines and writing a woman seeking vengeance in her young adult fantasy novel THE TIGER AT MIDNIGHT.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2019: April 22–26 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-2019-april-22-26-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2019 schedule for the week of April 22–26 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sara from The Fantasy Inn](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-sara-from-the-fantasy-inn/) - Sara from The Fantasy Inn discusses her favorite type of heroine in "The Many Strengths of Female Characters in Fantasy."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Alix E. Harrow](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-alix-e-harrow/) - THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY author Alix E. Harrow discusses growing up with stories by and about women in "My Mother's Sword."
- [Women in SF&F Month: SL Huang](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-sl-huang/) - ZERO SUM GAME author SL Huang discusses gender identity and representation of women in media in her essay "Being a Woman."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Elizabeth Fitzgerald](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-elizabeth-fitzgerald/) - Elizabeth Fitzgerald examines YA faerie fantasy books and her special fondness for Jodi McAlister's Valentine series.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tessa Gratton](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-tessa-gratton/) - LADY HOTSPUR Tessa Gratton writes about the loss of her mother and her mother's influence, including the impact she had on her writing.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2019: April 15–19 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-2019-april-15-19-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2019 schedule for the week of April 15–19 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jenna Glass](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-jenna-glass/) - THE WOMEN'S WAR author Jenna Glass shares some of her favorite speculative fiction books with wonderful heroines.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Samantha Shannon](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-samantha-shannon/) - Samantha Shannon shares some of the inspiration for the little details in her new epic fantasy novel, THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Arkady Martine](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-arkady-martine/) - Arkady Martine discusses motherhood in science fiction and writing it in her recent space opera debut novel, A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Marina J. Lostetter](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-marina-j-lostetter/) - NOUMENON author Marina J. Lostetter discusses writing advice and how she learned to feel the shape of stories when writing.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sam Hawke](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-sam-hawke/) - Sam Hawke discusses her sewing test for female characters and how it influenced writing Kalina in her epic fantasy novel, CITY OF LIES.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2019: April 8–12 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-2019-april-8-12-schedule-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2019 schedule for the week of April 8–12 and a summary of the previous week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rachel Cordasco](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-rachel-cordasco/) - Rachel Cordasco (Speculative Fiction in Translation) discusses English translations of science fiction and fantasy written by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jessie Mihalik](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-jessie-mihalik/) - POLARIS RISING author Jessie Mihalik discusses writing and reading science fiction romance for Women in SF&F Month 2019.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Somaiya Daud](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-somaiya-daud/) - YA science fiction author Somaiya Daud discusses a question she's often asked about the characters in MIRAGE: why are they in space?
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tasha Suri](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-tasha-suri/) - Books of Ambha author Tasha Suri discusses fairy tales, feet, and writing a magic system based on dance in EMPIRE OF SAND.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-7/) - Renay from Lady Business discusses history and fandom and introduces the latest list of recommended SF&F books by women with an invitation to add more!
- [It's Time for Women in SF&F Month 2019!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/04/its-time-for-women-in-sff-month-2019/) - Women in SF&F Month 2019 announcement with the guest schedule for the week of April 1.
- [Giveaway: Unfettered III Edited by Shawn Speakman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/03/giveaway-unfettered-iii-edited-by-shawn-speakman/) - Giveaway of UNFETTERED III: NEW TALES BY MASTERS OF FANTASY edited by Shawn Speakman, an anthology whose proceeds help pay authors' and artists' medical debt.
- [Review of The Underwater Ballroom Society Anthology](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/03/review-of-the-underwater-ballroom-society-anthology/) - Review of THE UNDERWATER BALLROOM SOCIETY, an anthology of speculative fiction stories with underwater ballrooms edited by Stephanie Burgis and Tiffany Trent.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-340/) - Books received in the mail recently, including A SWORD NAMED TRUTH by Sherwood Smith.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-339/) - Books bought/received recently, including THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon and THE WOMEN'S WAR by Jenna Glass.
- [Review of Mirage by Somaiya Daud](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/02/review-of-mirage-by-somaiya-daud/) - Review of MIRAGE, a Moroccan inspired young adult fantasy/science fiction debut novel by Somaiya Daud.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-338/) - Books received recently including POLARIS RISING by Jessie Mihalik, UNFETTERED III edited by Shawn Speakman, and THE LAST TSAR'S DRAGONS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-337/) - Recent book arrivals including SISTERS OF THE FIRE by Kim Wilkins, THORNBOUND by Stephanie Burgis, and the anthology A PEOPLE'S FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
- [Mini Reviews: Circe, Foundryside, and The Heart Forger](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/mini-reviews-circe-foundryside-and-the-heart-forger/) - Brief reviews of three fantasy novels: CIRCE by Madeline Miller, FOUNDRYSIDE by Robert Jackson Bennett, and THE HEART FORGER by Rin Chupeco.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-326/) - Books received in the mail recently including THE MORTAL WORD by Genevieve Cogman, TIMELESS by R. A. Salvatore, and UNHOLY LAND by Lavie Tidhar.
- [Review of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/review-of-dragon-pearl-by-yoon-ha-lee/) - Review of DRAGON PEARL by Yoon Ha Lee, a middle grade space opera book with elements of Korean mythology and folklore.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-336/) - Books bought or received in the mail recently including THE WINTER OF THE WITCH by Katherine Arden and THE VELA by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang, and Rivers Solomon.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books: Holiday Edition](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-holiday-edition/) - Books received as holiday gifts including MONSTRESS, VOLUME 3: HAVEN by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, BLACK WINGS BEATING by Alex London, and more.
- [Review of Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/review-of-star-of-the-morning-by-lynn-kurland/) - Review of STAR OF THE MORNING by Lynn Kurland, the first book in a fantasy romance trilogy in the Nine Kingdoms series.
- [Favorite Books of 2018](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2019/01/favorite-books-of-2018/) - My favorite books read in 2018.
- [Review of The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/12/review-of-the-mortal-word-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE MORTAL WORD by Genevieve Cogman, the fifth book in the Invisible Library series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-335/) - Featuring THE UNBOUND EMPIRE by Melissa Caruso, TERRAN TOMORROW by Nancy Kress, and THE UNICORN ANTHOLOGY edited by Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-334/) - Books in the mail last week: HOLY SISTER by Mark Lawrence, THE TRUE QUEEN by Zen Cho, and TALES FROM PLEXIS edited by Julie E. Czerneda.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-333/) - Books in the mail including ASTOUNDING: JOHN W. CAMPBELL, ISAAC ASIMOV, ROBERT A. HEINLEIN, L. RON HUBBARD, AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION by Alec Nevala-Lee.
- [Review of City of Lies by Sam Hawke](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/11/review-of-city-of-lies-by-sam-hawke/) - Review of Sam Hawke's epic fantasy debut novel CITY OF LIES (The Poison Wars #1).
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-332/) - Books in the mail including THE GUTTER PRAYER by Gareth Hanrahan, THE DREAM GATHERER by Kristen Britain, and THE WAY OF THE SHIELD by Marshall Ryan Maresca.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-331/) - Books received recently including THE RAVEN TOWER by Ann Leckie, THE BEAST'S HEART by Leife Shallcross, and THE VERY BEST OF CAITLIN R. KIERNAN.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-330/) - Books in the mail recently including CROWN OF FEATHERS by Nicki Pau Preto, SKY WITHOUT STARS by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell, and ROAR OF SKY by Beth Cato.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-329/) - Books bought/received recently including HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? by N. K. Jemisin, DRAGON PEARL by Yoon Ha Lee, and MIRAGE by Somaiya Daud.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-328/) - Books in the mail recently including THE SPECTRAL CITY by Leanna Renee Hieber and THE ANTIDOTE by Shelley Sackier.
- [Review of Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/review-of-iron-and-magic-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of IRON AND MAGIC (Iron Covenant #1) by Ilona Andrews, the first book in a Kate Daniels spin-off.
- [Review of Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews with Series Reflections](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/review-of-magic-triumphs-by-ilona-andrews-with-series-reflections/) - Review of MAGIC TRIUMPHS by Ilona Andrews and reflections on the Kate Daniels series.
- [Review of Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/review-of-magic-shifts-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of MAGIC SHIFTS (Kate Daniels #8) by Ilona Andrews.
- [Review of Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/review-of-magic-breaks-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of Magic Breaks, the seventh book in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews.
- [Review of Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/review-of-magic-rises-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of Magic Rises, the sixth book in the Kate Daniels series, by Ilona Andrews.
- [Review of Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2011/06/review-of-magic-slays-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of Magic Slays, the fifth book in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series by Ilona Andrews.
- [Review of Magic Bleeds](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2010/06/review-of-magic-bleeds/)
- [Review of Magic Strikes](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2010/06/review-of-magic-strikes/)
- [Review of Magic Burns](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2010/06/review-of-magic-burns/)
- [Review of Magic Bites](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2010/03/review-of-magic-bites/)
- [Review of Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/review-of-magic-binds-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of MAGIC BINDS, the ninth Kate Daniels book by Ilona Andrews.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-327/) - Books in the mail recently including THE LAST UNICORN: THE LOST JOURNEY by Peter S. Beagle and HOW TO FRACTURE A FAIRY TALE by Jane Yolen.
- [Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven (& Romantic Fantasy Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/09/phoenix-unbound-by-grace-draven-romantic-fantasy-giveaway/) - Information on PHOENIX UNBOUND (The Fallen Empire #1) by Grace Draven and a romantic fantasy book giveaway.
- [Review of The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/08/review-of-the-poppy-war-by-r-f-kuang/) - Review of THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang, a military epic fantasy novel partially inspired by Chinese history.
- [Review of The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/review-of-the-burning-page-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE BURNING PAGE, the third book in Genevieve Cogman's Invisible Library series.
- [Review of The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/review-of-the-masked-city-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE MASKED CITY, the second book in Genevieve Cogman's delightful Invisible Library series.
- [Review of The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/review-of-the-invisible-library-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY, Genevieve Cogman's debut novel and the first book in a new fantasy series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-325/) - Books bought/received in the last week including SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik, THE BOOK OF SWORDS edited by Gardner Dozois, & MAGIC TRIUMPHS by Ilona Andrews.
- [Review of A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/08/review-of-a-study-in-honor-by-claire-odell/) - Review of A STUDY IN HONOR by Claire O'Dell, a near future science fiction mystery.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-324/) - Books in the mail recently including NOUMENON INFINITY by Marina J. Lostetter and A TOUCH OF GOLD by Annie Sullivan.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-323/) - Books bought/received recently including THE BOOK OF M by Peng Shepherd, RECORD OF A SPACEBORN FEW by Becky Chambers, and DRAGON'S CODE by Gigi McCaffrey.
- [Review of Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/review-of-yesterdays-kin-by-nancy-kress/) - Review of Yesterday's Kin, a stand alone science fiction novella by award-winning author Nancy Kress.
- [Review of Tomorrow's Kin by Nancy Kress](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/review-of-tomorrows-kin-by-nancy-kress/) - Review of TOMORROW'S KIN by Nancy Kress, the first book in a new science fiction trilogy based/expanding on her novella YESTERDAY'S KIN.
- [Review of If Tomorrow Comes by Nancy Kress](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/07/review-of-if-tomorrow-comes-by-nancy-kress/) - Review of the science fiction novel IF TOMORROW COMES by Nancy Kress, the second book in the Yesterday's Kin trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-322/) - Books that arrived in the mail recently including EMPIRE OF SAND by Tasha Suri.
- [Review of The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/11/review-of-the-tethered-mage-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of debut fantasy novel THE TETHERED MAGE by Melissa Caruso, the first book in the Swords and Fire trilogy.
- [Review of The Defiant Heir by Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/review-of-the-defiant-heir-by-melissa-caruso/) - Review of the fantasy novel THE DEFIANT HEIR by Melissa Caruso, the second book in the Swords and Fire trilogy.
- [Review of Jade City by Fonda Lee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/06/review-of-jade-city-by-fonda-lee/) - Review of JADE CITY by Fonda Lee, the first book in The Green Bone Saga.
- [Review of Red Sister by Mark Lawrence](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/review-of-red-sister-by-mark-lawrence/) - Review of epic fantasy RED SISTER by Mark Lawrence, first in the Book of the Ancestor series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-321/) - Books received recently including OUTCASTS OF ORDER by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
- [#FearlessWomen: Starless by Jacqueline Carey Blog Tour](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/06/fearlesswomen-starless-by-jacqueline-carey-blog-tour/) - Book review, chapter three excerpt, and giveaway of STARLESS by Jacqueline Carey as part of the blog tour celebrating #FearlessWomen!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-320/) - Books received in the mail recently, including A GIFT OF GRIFFINS by V. M. Escalada, SALVATION by Peter F. Hamilton, and FRAGILE THINGS by Neil Gaiman.
- [Review of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/06/review-of-children-of-blood-and-bone-by-tomi-adeyemi/) - Review of YA fantasy CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi, the first installment in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-319/) - Books in the mail recently including COMPANIONS ON THE ROAD by Tanith Lee, DRACUL by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker, and THE GREY BASTARDS by Jonathan French.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-318/) - Book received in the mail last week, the upcoming standalone epic fantasy novel STARLESS by Jacqueline Carey.
- [Review of The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/02/review-of-the-lost-plot-by-genevieve-cogman/) - Review of THE LOST PLOT by Genevieve Cogman, the fourth book in the Invisible Library series.
- [Review of Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/03/review-of-beneath-the-haunting-sea-by-joanna-ruth-meyer/) - Review of Joanna Ruth Meyer's young adult fantasy debut novel, BENEATH THE HAUNTING SEA.
- [Review of Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/review-of-daughters-of-the-storm-by-kim-wilkins/) - Review of DAUGHTERS OF THE STORM by Kim Wilkins, the first book in the Blood and Gold series.
- [Review of The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/02/review-of-the-bone-witch-by-rin-chupeco/) - Review of THE BONE WITCH by Rin Chupeco, the first book in a young adult fantasy trilogy about a necromancer.
- [Review of Before Mars by Emma Newman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/review-of-before-mars-by-emma-newman/) - Review of BEFORE MARS by Emma Newman, the third book set in the science fiction universe of PLANETFALL and AFTER ATLAS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-317/) - Books bought/received in the mail recently including ROSEWATER by Tade Thompson, THE HEART FORGER by Rin Chupeco, and THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang.
- [Guest Post: "Movie to Books to Movie to TV" by Karen Sandler](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/guest-post-movie-to-books-to-movie-to-tv-by-karen-sandler/) - Karen Sandler discusses the process of going from novel to screenplay and the short film RECOMBINED, which is set in the same world as her Tankborn trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-316/) - Books received in the mail or as birthday gifts in the last month, including SONG OF BLOOD AND STONE by L. Penelope and INK AND BONE by Rachel Caine.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2018: Week in Review & Closing Links](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-2018-week-in-review-closing-links/) - Closing the Women in SF&F Month 2018 series and an overview of last week's guest posts.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ann Aguirre](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-ann-aguirre/) - Ann Aguirre discusses progress for women writing science fiction and fantasy over the last 10 years.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Mary Fan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-mary-fan/) - Science fiction/fantasy author Mary Fan discusses writing Aurelia Sun, her female secondary character in FLYNN NIGHTSIDER AND THE EDGE OF EVIL.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2018: April 23-24 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-2018-april-23-24-schedule-week-in-review/) - Announcing the guests for April 23 and 24 and an overview of last week with links.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Claire North](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-claire-north/) - 84K author Claire North shares some thoughts on Strong Women in fantasy and science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jeannette Ng](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-jeannette-ng/) - UNDER THE PENDULUM SUN author Jeannette Ng presents "An Incomplete Taxonomy of Fairies, with examples."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ausma Zehanat Khan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-ausma-zehanat-khan/) - THE BLOODPRINT author Ausma Zehanat Khan discusses the Companions of Hira in her Khorasan Archives and the women who inspired them.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Melissa Caruso](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-melissa-caruso/) - THE TETHERED MAGE author Melissa Caruso shares her experience with fighting in ballgowns!
- [Women in SF&F Month: R.F. Kuang](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-r-f-kuang/) - THE POPPY WAR author R.F. Kuang shares why Azula in AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER is meaningful to her.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2018: April 16-20 Schedule & Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-2018-april-16-20-schedule-week-in-review/) - Summary of Women in SF&F Month 2018 guest posts from April 9-13 and guest schedule for April 16-20.
- [Women in SFF Month: Rowenna Miller](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-rowenna-miller/) - TORN author Rowenna Miller discusses the false perception that writing strong, diverse women in fantasy clashes with historical "authenticity."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Peng Shepherd](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-peng-shepherd/) - THE BOOK OF M author Peng Shepherd shares the story of the novel that introduced her to science fiction, fantasy, and the magic of books.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kim Wilkins](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-kim-wilkins/) - DAUGHTERS OF THE STORM author Kim Wilkins discusses wanting--and writing--stories with a variety of complex women in "Princess Leia and Beyond."
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-305/) - Books received recently including BENEATH THE HAUNTING SEA by Joanna Ruth Meyer, THE LOST PLOT by Genevieve Cogman, and DAUGHTERS OF THE STORM by Kim Wilkins.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Cass Morris](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-cass-morris/) - FROM UNSEEN FIRE author Cass Morris discusses melding history with speculative fiction in her essay "Historical Resonance."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-6/) - Renay from Lady Business discusses reading challenges and introduces the latest list of recommended SF&F books by women with an invitation to add more!
- [Women in SF&F Month 2018 Begins Tomorrow!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/women-in-sff-month-2018-begins-tomorrow/) - Women in SF&F Month 2018 announcement with the guest schedule for the week of April 9.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/04/the-leaning-pile-of-books-315/) - Books in the mail last week: FROM UNSEEN FIRE (Aven Cycle #1) by Cass Morris and KILL THE FARM BOY (The Tales of Pell #1) by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-314/) - Books in the mail last week, including BEFORE MARS by Emma Newman and THE NIGHTFALL DUOLOGY by Mickey Zucker Reichert.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-313/) - Books received last week, including APOCALYPSE NYX by Kameron Hurley, THE ODDLING PRINCE by Nancy Springer, THE UNDERWATER BALLROOM SOCIETY anthology, and more.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-312/) - Books received last week: GREY SISTER (Book of the Ancestor #2) by Mark Lawrence and A STUDY IN HONOR (The Janet Watson Chronicles #1) by Claire O'Dell.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-311/) - Book received in the mail recently: IF TOMORROW COMES (Yesterday's Kin #2) by Nancy Kress.
- [Review of The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/review-of-the-magicians-and-mrs-quent-by-galen-beckett/) - Review of the first book in the Mrs. Quent trilogy, THE MAGICIANS AND MRS. QUENT by Galen Beckett.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-310/) - Books bought/received recently including THE CITY OF BRASS by S. A. Chakraborty, BLOODCHILD AND OTHER STORIES by Octavia E. Butler, and more.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-309/) - Books in the mail recently: THE DEFIANT HEIR (Swords and Fire Trilogy #2) by Melissa Caruso and CITY OF LIES (The Poison Wars #1) by Sam Hawke.
- [Favorite Books of 2017](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/favorite-books-of-2017/) - My favorite books of 2017, including both 2017 releases and older books read throughout the year.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-308/) - Books in the mail recently, including 84K by Claire North and A VEIL OF SPEARS by Bradley P. Beaulieu.
- [Anticipated 2018 Speculative Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/anticipated-2018-speculative-fiction-book-releases/) - Speculative fiction books to look for in 2018, including THE HEART FORGER by Rin Chupeco, THE WINTER OF THE WITCH by Katherine Arden, and a lot more!
- [Review of Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/review-of-markswoman-by-rati-mehrotra/) - Review of MARKSWOMAN (Asiana #1) by Rati Mehrotra, a post-apocalyptic debut novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-307/) - Books received recently including two upcoming February releases: INTO THE FIRE by Elizabeth Moon and CHILD OF A MAD GOD by R. A. Salvatore.
- [Blog Tour & Excerpt: Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/blog-tour-excerpt-beneath-the-haunting-sea-by-joanna-ruth-meyer/) - Read an excerpt from chapter 9 of YA fantasy BENEATH THE HAUNTING SEA by Joanna Ruth Meyer.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2018/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-306/) - Recent book acquisitions including THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN by JY Yang, AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir, LA BELLE SAUVAGE by Philip Pullman, and more.
- [Review of The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/review-of-the-bear-and-the-nightingale-by-katherine-arden/) - Review of Katherine Arden's phenomenal debut novel THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-304/) - Books in the mail recently: MARKSWOMAN by Rati Mehrotra, THE TWO OF SWORDS (Volumes #1-3) by K. J. Parker, and THE WILL TO BATTLE by Ada Palmer.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-303/) - Books received in the mail last week, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER (Winternight #2) by Katherine Arden and BLOOD OF THE FOUR by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-302/) - Books received in the mail recently including THE ETERNA SOLUTION (The Eterna Files #3) by Leanna Renee Hieber.
- [(Mini) Review of The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/10/mini-review-of-the-false-prince-by-jennifer-a-nielsen/) - Review of THE FALSE PRINCE by Jennifer A. Nielsen, the first book in the Ascendance trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-301/) - Books bought/received recently including MONSTRESS, VOLUME 2: THE BLOOD by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda and LAGOON by Nnedi Okorafor.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-300/) - Books bought/received recently including THE CRYSTAL GRYPHON by Andre Norton, THE MOON AND THE SUN by Vonda N. McIntyre, and THE ALLELUIA FILES by Sharon Shinn.
- [Review of The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/10/review-of-the-forgotten-beasts-of-eld-by-patricia-a-mckillip/) - Review of Patricia A. McKillip's spellbinding World Fantasy Award-winning novel THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS OF ELD.
- [Against the Dark Blog Tour: Guest Post by Julie E. Czerneda & Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/against-the-dark-blog-tour-guest-post-by-julie-e-czerneda-giveaway/) - Celebrating the release of TO GUARD AGAINST THE DARK on October 10 with a guest post by Julie E. Czerneda and a book giveaway!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-299/) - Books received in the mail recently, including THE STONE IN THE SKULL by Elizabeth Bear and Neil Gaiman's NEVERWHERE illustrated by Chris Riddell.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-298/) - Books received in the mail recently, including Jo Walton's upcoming short story collection STARLINGS.
- [Review of Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/review-of-snowspelled-by-stephanie-burgis/) - Review of SNOWSPELLED (The Harwood Spellbook #1) by Stephanie Burgis, a romantic fantasy novella set in an alternate version of England.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-297/) - Book received in the mail recently, A SPOONFUL OF MAGIC by Irene Radford.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-296/) - Book received in the mail last week: the recent re-release of Brenda Cooper's THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA.
- [The Brightest Fell Blog Tour: Excerpt/Rosemary & Rue Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/08/the-brightest-fell-blog-tour-excerptrosemary-rue-giveaway/) - Excerpt from the upcoming eleventh novel in Seanan McGuire's October Daye series, THE BRIGHTEST FELL, and a giveaway of the first book, ROSEMARY AND RUE.
- [Review of The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/08/review-of-the-ghost-bride-by-yangsze-choo/) - Review of Yangsze Choo's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling debut novel, THE GHOST BRIDE.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-295/) - Books in the mail including JADE CITY by Fonda Lee, IRAQ + 100 edited by Hassan Blasim, THE BLOODPRINT by Ausma Zehanat Khan, and CALL OF FIRE by Beth Cato.
- [August 2017/Last Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/08/august-2017last-patreon-book/)
- [Review of In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/review-of-in-the-forests-of-serre-by-patricia-a-mckillip/) - Review of Patricia A. McKillip's Mythopoeic Award-nominated novel IN THE FORESTS OF SERRE.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-294/) - Books received in the mail recently, including THE OVERNEATH by Peter S. Beagle and URSULA K. LE GUIN: THE HAINISH NOVELS AND STORIES.
- [(Mini) Review of Nimona by Noelle Stevenson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/mini-review-of-nimona-by-noelle-stevenson/) - Review and thoughts on Noelle Stevenson's graphic novel NIMONA, which features a villain and his shapeshifter sidekick.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-293/) - Books received recently including THE STONE SKY by N. K. Jemisin, HALLS OF LAW by V. M. Escalada, and TO GUARD AGAINST THE DARK by Julie E. Czerneda.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-292/) - Books bought/received recently including THE EMERALD CIRCUS by Jane Yolen, THE TETHERED MAGE by Melissa Caruso, and two Mrs. Quent books by Galen Beckett.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-291/) - Books received recently including SNOWSPELLED by Stephanie Burgis, PROVENANCE by Ann Leckie, and TOMORROW'S KIN by Nancy Kress.
- [July 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/july-2017-patreon-book/)
- [Review of The Waking Land by Callie Bates](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/07/review-of-the-waking-land-by-callie-bates/) - Review of epic fantasy novel THE WAKING LAND by Callie Bates, the first book in a new trilogy.
- [Review of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/review-of-the-house-of-binding-thorns-by-aliette-de-bodard/) - Review of dark Gothic fantasy THE HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS, the second Dominion of the Fallen novel by Aliette de Bodard.
- [Review of The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/review-of-the-house-of-shattered-wings-by-aliette-de-bodard/) - Review of THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS by Aliette de Bodard, the first Dominion of the Fallen novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-290/) - Book received in the mail last week: gaslamp fantasy PERILOUS PROPHECY by Leanna Renee Hieber.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-289/) - Books received the mail recently, including THE TIGER'S DAUGHTER by K Arsenault Rivera.
- [June 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/june-2017-patreon-book/)
- [Review of The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/05/review-of-the-floating-islands-by-rachel-neumeier/) - Review of THE FLOATING ISLANDS by Rachel Neumeier, a young adult fantasy novel.
- [Review of The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/review-of-the-midnight-queen-by-sylvia-izzo-hunter/) - Review of Sylvia Izzo Hunter's debut novel THE MIDNIGHT QUEEN, the first book in the Noctis Magicae series.
- [Review of Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/review-of-tooth-and-claw-by-jo-walton/) - Review of World Fantasy Award-winning novel TOOTH AND CLAW by Jo Walton.
- [Mini-Review of Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/mini-review-of-fools-assassin-by-robin-hobb/) - Thoughts on FOOL'S ASSASSIN, the first book in the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy by Robin Hobb.
- [Mini-Review of Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/mini-review-of-fools-quest-by-robin-hobb/) - Review of FOOL'S QUEST, the second book in Robin Hobb's Fitz and the Fool Trilogy (out today!).
- [Mini-Review of Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/mini-review-of-assassins-fate-by-robin-hobb/) - Thoughts on ASSASSIN'S FATE by Robin Hobb, the final book in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-288/) - Books received recently including THE BOOK OF SWORDS anthology edited by Gardner Dozois, SEVEN STONES TO STAND OR FALL by Diana Gabaldon, and more.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-287/) - Books received recently including THE DRAGON'S LEGACY by Deborah Wolf, SOLERI by Michael Johnston, and THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden (Tr Pb).
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-286/) - Books purchased recently, including A CROWN OF WISHES by Roshani Chokshi, THE BONE WITCH by Rin Chupeco, and THICK AS THIEVES by Megan Whalen Turner.
- [Excerpt: Perilous Prophecy by Leanna Renee Hieber](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/05/excerpt-perilous-prophecy-by-leanna-renee-hieber/) - Excerpt from the upcoming re-release of Leanna Renee Hieber's PERILOUS PROPHECY, the prequel to STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-285/) - Books bought/received since March including THE DARK ARTS OF BLOOD by Freda Warrington, THE HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS by Aliette de Bodard, and more.
- [May 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/05/may-2017-patreon-book/)
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Week Summary & End of April 2017](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-final-week-summary-end-of-april-2017/) - Overview of last week's guest posts and closing the month.
- [Epic Fantasy Book Giveaway: The Empire's Ghost by Isabelle Steiger](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/epic-fantasy-book-giveaway-the-empires-ghost-by-isabelle-steiger/) - Giving away a copy of Isabelle Steiger's upcoming debut novel, THE EMPIRE'S GHOST--an epic fantasy being released May 16!
- [Review of Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/review-of-wild-seed-by-octavia-e-butler/) - Review of WILD SEED by Octavia E. Butler, the fourth published Patternist book and first chronologically.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Bridget McKinney from SF Bluestocking](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-bridget-mckinney-from-sf-bluestocking/) - Bridget McKinney of SF Bluestocking discusses the incredible work women are doing in SFF and recommends some books that may offer some hope in 2017 and beyond.
- [Women in SF&F Month: C. A. Higgins](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-c-a-higgins/) - Lightless Trilogy author C. A. Higgins discusses her journey with writing Constance, a largely unsympathetic heroine, in SUPERNOVA.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Megan Whalen Turner](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-megan-whalen-turner/) - NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner (Queen's Thief) discusses the process of Discovery and diversifying one's reading.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nisi Shawl](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-nisi-shawl/) - Tiptree Award-winning author Nisi Shawl (EVERFAIR, FILTER HOUSE) discusses age in women writers.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Fran Wilde](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-fran-wilde/) - Award-winning author Fran Wilde (The Bone Universe) discusses worldbuilding and perspective with input from N.K. Jemisin, Aliette de Bodard, and Elizabeth Bear.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Week Schedule & Week 3 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-final-week-schedule-week-3-summary/) - Announcing the schedule for the final week of Women in SF&F Month 2017 and a brief summary of last week's articles.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 3 Schedule & Week 2 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-week-3-schedule-week-2-summary-2/) - An overview of week two and announcement of the schedule of guests for week three!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Readers' Recommendations Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-readers-recommendations-giveaway-2/) - Giveaway of one book from the list of nearly 2,000 recommended science fiction and fantasy books by women!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kristine Kathryn Rusch](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-kristine-kathryn-rusch/) - Hugo Award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses representation and recent changes in science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Leanna Renee Hieber](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-leanna-renee-hieber/) - Prism Award-winning author Leanna Renee Hieber (STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL) discusses Gothic fiction and its portrayal of women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sylvia Izzo Hunter](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-sylvia-izzo-hunter/) - Fantasy author Sylvia Izzo Hunter (Noctis Magicae) shares how fanfiction made her a better writer.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Maureen Eichner from By Singing Light](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-maureen-eichner-from-by-singing-light/) - Maureen Eichner of By Singing Light shares six women who taught her to love fantasy and what she learned from their books.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Katherine Arden](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-katherine-arden/) - Katherine Arden (THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE) discusses heroines and the line between writing a remarkable heroine and a flawless one in her first novel.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kat Howard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-kat-howard/) - ROSES AND ROT author Kat Howard discusses being asked "Why are there so many women in your stories?"
- [Women in SF&F Month: Yangsze Choo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-yangsze-choo/) - NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Yangsze Choo (THE GHOST BRIDE) discusses research, namely finding inspiration for her books in old buildings.
- [Women in SF&F Month: S. Jae-Jones](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-s-jae-jones/) - NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author S. Jae-Jones (WINTERSONG) discusses writing with an albatross about her neck.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Danya from Fine Print](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-danya-from-fine-print/) - Danya of Fine Print discusses the representation of menstruation in fantasy fiction and a few books that do include periods.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Gail Carriger](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-gail-carriger/) - SOULLESS author Gail Carriger discusses how it never occurred to her that she could not write queer characters in fantasy because of Mercedes Lackey's books.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Schedule and Week 1 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-and-week-1-summary/) - An overview of week one and announcement of the schedule of guests for week two!
- [April 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/april-2017-patreon-book/)
- [Women in SF&F Month: Cassandra Rose Clarke](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-cassandra-rose-clarke/) - STAR'S END author Cassandra Rose Clarke shares her journey as a younger reader and the science fiction/fantasy that made her into a fan by including girls.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sarah Ash](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-sarah-ash/) - Tears of Artamon author Sarah Ash discusses grandmothers, including archetypes in fiction and Malusha from her novel LORD OF SNOW AND SHADOWS.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rin Chupeco](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-rin-chupeco/) - THE BONE WITCH author Rin Chupeco discusses changing the accepted meaning of "strong" heroines and the importance of flawed heroines.
- [Women in SF&F Month: T. Frohock](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-t-frohock/) - LOS NEFILIM author T. Frohock's tribute to Tanith Lee with a particular focus on her short stories.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-5/) - Renay from Lady Business discusses the relevance of HOW TO SUPPRESS WOMEN'S WRITING today and introduces this year's Favorite SF&F Books by Women Project.
- [Announcing Women in SF&F Month 2017 & Week 1 Schedule](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/announcing-women-in-sff-month-2017-week-1-schedule/) - Announcing Women in SF&F Month 2017 and the schedule for the first week.
- [Review of Night's Master by Tanith Lee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/review-of-nights-master-by-tanith-lee/) - Review of NIGHT'S MASTER, the first book in Tanith Lee's Tales of the Flat Earth series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-284/) - Books bought/received recently including THE WAKING LAND by Callie Bates, SHADOWFIRE and HUNTING THE WHITE WITCH by Tanith Lee, and RED SISTER by Mark Lawrence.
- [Review of Gilded Cage by Vic James](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/review-of-gilded-cage-by-vic-james/) - Review of GILDED CAGE, the first book in the Dark Gifts trilogy by Vic James.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-283/) - Books received recently, including THE BLACK WITCH by Laurie Forest, SPYMASTER by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes, and MYTHOMORPHIA by Kerby Rosanes.
- [March 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/march-2017-patreon-book/)
- [Review of Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/review-of-miranda-and-caliban-by-jacqueline-carey/) - Review of MIRANDA AND CALIBAN by Jacqueline Carey, a novel inspired by Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST.
- [Review of Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/03/review-of-dreams-of-distant-shores-by-patricia-a-mckillip/) - Review of DREAMS OF DISTANT SHORES, a collection of short stories by Patricia A. McKillip.
- [Review of A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/02/review-of-a-thousand-nights-by-e-k-johnston/) - Review of the February Patreon book, A THOUSAND NIGHTS by E. K. Johnston.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-282/) - Books received last week including ASSASSIN'S FATE by Robin Hobb, RADIATE by C. A. Higgins, SEVEN SURRENDERS by Ada Palmer, and EAGLE AND EMPIRE by Alan Smale.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-281/) - Book in the mail last week: MIRANDA AND CALIBAN by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jacqueline Carey.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-280/) - Books in the mail recently: GILDED CAGE by Vic James and KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames.
- [February 2017 Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/02/february-2017-patreon-book/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-279/) - Books received recently, including PHANTOM PAINS by Mishell Baker and THE SKILL OF OUR HANDS by Steven Brust and Skyler White.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-278/) - Books received recently including THE DARK DAYS CLUB and THE DARK DAYS PACT, the first two books in the Lady Helen series by Alison Goodman.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-277/) - Books bought/received recently, including CERTAIN DARK THINGS by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, SEED TO HARVEST by Octavia E. Butler, and NINEFOX GAMBIT by Yoon Ha Lee.
- [January Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/january-patreon-book-2/)
- [Women in SF&F Month: Amanda Carlson (with Book Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-amanda-carlson-with-book-giveaway/) - Amanda Carlson talks about her unintentional discovery of the difference between urban fantasy and paranormal romance for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Favorite Books of 2016 & Year in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/favorite-books-of-2016-year-in-review/) - A brief 2016 overview and my favorite books read/released in 2016.
- [Anticipated 2017 Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Releases](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/01/anticipated-2017-fantasy-and-science-fiction-book-releases/) - Fantasy and science fiction books scheduled for release in 2017
- [Review of Sign for the Sacred by Storm Constantine](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/12/review-of-sign-for-the-sacred-by-storm-constantine/) - Review of SIGN FOR THE SACRED by Storm Constantine.
- [Review of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/12/review-of-kindred-by-octavia-e-butler/) - Review of KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-276/) - Books received recently including THE NATURE OF A PIRATE (Hidden Sea Tales #3) by A.M. Dellamonica.
- [December Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/12/december-patreon-book/)
- [Review of Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/11/review-of-biting-the-sun-by-tanith-lee/) - Review of BITING THE SUN, an omnibus containing both Four-BEE novels (DON'T BITE THE SUN and DRINKING SAPPHIRE WINE) by Tanith Lee.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-275/) - Books received recently, including PANTOMIME by Laura Lam, THE FOUND AND THE LOST and THE UNREAL AND THE REAL by Ursula Le Guin, and SIX WAKES by Mur Lafferty.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-274/) - Books in the mail recently, including ARCANUM UNBOUNDED: THE COSMERE COLLECTION by Brandon Sanderson.
- [November Patreon Book: Sci-Fi Month Edition](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/11/november-patreon-book-sci-fi-month-edition/)
- [Review of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/10/review-of-six-of-crows-by-leigh-bardugo/) - Review of SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo, the first book in a young adult fantasy duology.
- [Mini Review: Crosstalk by Connie Willis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/10/mini-review-crosstalk-by-connie-willis/) - Thoughts on CROSSTALK, a science fiction/romantic comedy novel by award-winning author Connie Willis.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-273/) - Books received recently, including THE GRACE OF KINGS and THE WALL OF STORMS by Ken Liu.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-272/) - Books bought/received recently, including A PROMISE OF FIRE and BREATH OF FIRE by Amanda Bouchet and CROOKED KINGDOM by Leigh Bardugo.
- [October Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/10/october-patreon-book/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-271/) - Books in the mail recently, including HEARTSTONE by Elle Katharine White and MORNING STAR by Pierce Brown.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-270/) - Books received in the mail recently: CLOUDBOUND by Fran Wilde and CROSSTALK by Connie Willis.
- [Review of All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/review-of-all-the-birds-in-the-sky-by-charlie-jane-anders/) - Review of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY, a unique fantasy/science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-269/) - Books received recently, including A NIGHT WITHOUT STARS by Peter F. Hamilton.
- [Futures Past Tour: Guest Post by Julie Czerneda and Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/futures-past-tour-guest-post-by-julie-czerneda-and-giveaway/) - Celebrating the release of THE GATE TO FUTURES PAST (Reunification #2) with a guest post by Julie Czerneda and book giveaway!
- [September Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/09/september-patreon-book/)
- [Review of Forerunner by Andre Norton](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/review-of-forerunner-by-andre-norton/) - Review of Andre Norton's science fiction novel FORERUNNER, the first of two books about Simsa.
- [Guest Post: Leanna Renee Hieber on Feminism in the Gothic Tradition](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/guest-post-leanna-renee-hieber-on-feminism-in-the-gothic-tradition/) - Leanna Renee Hieber (Strangely Beautiful, Eterna Files) discusses Penny Dreadful's betrayal and the complexity of feminism in the Gothic tradition.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-268/) - Books received in the mail recently: EVERFAIR by Nisi Shawl and MAGIC BINDS by Ilona Andrews.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-267/) - Books received recently: BREATH OF EARTH by Beth Cato, OF SAND AND MALICE MADE by Bradley P. Beaulieu, and THE WEAVER by Emmi Itäranta.
- [Ebook Giveaway: Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/ebook-giveaway-between-two-thorns-by-emma-newman/) - Giving away an ebook copy of BETWEEN TWO THORNS (The Split Worlds #1) by Emma Newman!
- [Review of The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/review-of-the-obelisk-gate-by-n-k-jemisin/) - Review of THE OBELISK GATE, the second book in The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-266/) - Book in the mail last week: THE MASKED CITY (The Invisible Library #2) by Genevieve Cogman.
- [August Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/august-patreon-book/)
- [Mini Review: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/mini-review-the-star-touched-queen-by-roshani-chokshi/) - Some thoughts on THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN, a young adult fantasy novel written by Roshani Chokshi.
- [Mini Reviews: Dragon Bones and Magic Stars](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/mini-reviews-dragon-bones-by-patricia-briggs-and-magic-stars-by-ilona-andrews/) - Thoughts on DRAGON BONES by Patricia Briggs and MAGIC STARS by Ilona Andrews.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-265/) - Books bought/received recently including LADY OF MAGICK by Sylvia Izzo Hunter and MONSTRESS, VOLUME 1: AWAKENING by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-264/) - Books in the mail in the last week, including ETERNA AND OMEGA (Eterna Files #2) by Leanna Renee Hieber.
- [Review of The Empress Game by Rhonda Mason](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/review-of-the-empress-game-by-rhonda-mason/) - Review of THE EMPRESS GAME by Rhonda Mason, a science fiction debut novel and the beginning to a trilogy sharing the same name as this first book.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-263/) - Books in the mail recently, including THE LAST ADVENTURE OF CONSTANCE VERITY by A. Lee Martinez.
- [Mini Review: The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/mini-review-the-lyre-thief-by-jennifer-fallon/) - Review of THE LYRE THIEF, the first book in a new Hythrun Chronicles trilogy titled War of the Gods, by Jennifer Fallon.
- [Unfettered II Anthology To Support Cancer Research](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/unfettered-ii-anthology-to-support-cancer-research/) - UNFETTERED II will be published in November, with proceeds going to medical debt relief and cancer research.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-262/) - Books received last week including SUPERNOVA by C. A. Higgins.
- [July Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/july-patreon-book/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-261/) - Books received recently including ONCE BROKEN FAITH by Seanan McGuire and URBAN ALLIES edited by Joseph Nassise.
- [Mini Reviews: Monstress #1, Kingfisher, and Golden Son](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/mini-reviews-monstress-1-kingfisher-and-golden-son/) - Brief thoughts on MONSTRESS #1 written by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda, KINGFISHER by Patricia A. McKillip, and GOLDEN SON by Pierce Brown.
- [Mini Review: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/mini-review-binti-by-nnedi-okorafor/) - Thoughts on Nnedi Okorafor's Nebula Award-winning novella BINTI.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-260/) - Books bought/received recently, including THE DEVOURERS by Indra Das, THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET by Becky Chambers, and more.
- [June Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/06/june-patreon-book/)
- [Guest Post: Stories of Your Future by Brenda Cooper](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/06/guest-post-stories-of-your-future-by-brenda-cooper/) - Brenda Cooper (Philip K. Dick Award nominee EDGE OF DARK and SPEAR OF LIGHT) discusses her work as a writer and futurist.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-259/) - Books received recently, including POISONED BLADE (Court of Fives #2) by Kate Elliott.
- [Review of The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/review-of-the-fox-woman-by-kij-johnson/) - Review of THE FOX WOMAN by Kij Johnson, a novel based on the traditional Japanese fairy tale about Kaya no Yoshifuji.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-258/) - Books received recently: THE OBELISK GATE (The Broken Earth #2) by N. K. Jemisin and FROM UNDER THE MOUNTAIN by Cait Spivey.
- [Review of Masks and Shadows by Stephanie Burgis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/review-of-masks-and-shadows-by-stephanie-burgis/) - Review of historical fantasy novel MASKS AND SHADOWS by Stephanie Burgis.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-257/) - Books bought/received recently including THE MOUNTAIN OF KEPT MEMORY by Rachel Neumeier, ZEROBOXER by Fonda Lee, and THE EMPRESS GAME by Rhonda Mason.
- [Review of Roses and Rot by Kat Howard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/review-of-roses-and-rot-by-kat-howard/) - Review of Kat Howard's debut contemporary fantasy novel ROSES AND ROT.
- [May Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/may-patreon-book/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-256/) - Books bought/received in the last month, including THE BOOK OF PHOENIX by Nnedi Okorafor, THE SUMMER DRAGON by Todd Lockwood, and SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo.
- [Mini Review: Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/mini-review-flamecaster-by-cinda-williams-chima/) - Review of the young adult fantasy novel FLAMECASTER (Shattered Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Comes to An End (with Final Week Summary)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/05/women-in-sff-month-comes-to-an-end-with-final-week-summary/)
- [Women in SF&F Month Giveaway: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-giveaway-the-best-of-all-possible-worlds-by-karen-lord/) - International giveaway of THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS by Karen Lord!
- [Review of Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/review-of-bone-and-jewel-creatures-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Review of Elizabeth Bear's fantasy novella BONE AND JEWEL CREATURES.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Laura Lam](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-laura-lam/) - Micah Grey author Laura Lam discusses the women in her upcoming near future science fiction thriller FALSE HEARTS.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Joanna from Strange Charm](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-joanna-from-strange-charm/) - Joanna from Strange Charm examines the tomboy princess trope using examples from her bookshelf.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Laura Anne Gilman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-laura-anne-gilman/) - Nebula-nominated author Laura Anne Gilman discusses the influence of fathers on daughters.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lisa from Tenacious Reader](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-lisa-from-tenacious-reader/) - Lisa from Tenacious Reader discusses subgenre statistics and recommends women writing epic/high/historical fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Emma Newman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-emma-newman/) - Split Worlds author Emma Newman discusses the negative modifiers that female authors endure.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 4 Schedule & Week 3 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-week-4-schedule-week-3-summary/) - Announcing the guests for the final week of Women in SF&F Month 2016!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Readers' Recommendations Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-readers-recommendations-giveaway/) - Giving away one book from the list of recommended science fiction and fantasy books by women!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Janny Wurts](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-janny-wurts/) - Fantasy/science fiction author and artist Janny Wurts discusses the merit of erasing the boundaries.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Dina from SFF Book Reviews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-dina-from-sff-book-reviews/) - Dina from SFF Book Reviews shares her experiences with reading challenges and some of the excellent books by women she's discovered through them!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kari Sperring](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-kari-sperring/) - LIVING WITH GHOSTS author Kari Sperring analyzes why Justina Robson's Quantum Gravity is a series that matters when discussing women in SFF.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Susan Jane Bigelow](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-susan-jane-bigelow/) - BROKEN author Susan Jane Bigelow discusses older women in fantasy and science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rachel Cotterill from Strange Charm](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-rachel-cotterill-from-strange-charm/) - Author and Strange Charm blogger Rachel Cotterill discusses realism and idealism of representation in science fiction and fantasy literature.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 3 Schedule & Week 2 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-week-3-schedule-week-2-summary/) - Announcing the guests for the third week of Women in SF&F Month 2016!
- [Women in SF&F Month Giveaway: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-giveaway-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms-by-n-k-jemisin/) - International giveaway of THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS by N. K. Jemisin for Women in SF&F Month 2016.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Helen Lowe](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-helen-lowe/) - Helen Lowe discusses some great women leaders in fantasy fiction and how her heroine Malian of Night fits into their tradition.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Elizabeth Bonesteel](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-elizabeth-bonesteel/) - THE COLD BETWEEN author Elizabeth Bonesteel discusses avoiding stereotypes in character creation.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Sara Letourneau](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-sara-letourneau/) - Sara Letourneau shares some of her favorite fantasy heroines who exhibit great inner strength.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ilana C. Myer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-ilana-c-myer/) - LAST SONG BEFORE NIGHT author Ilana C. Myer discusses the depth a religious system added to her world.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Zen Cho](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-zen-cho/) - SORCERER TO THE CROWN author Zen Cho discusses her path to learning to write stories focusing on women like herself.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Schedule & Week 1 Summary](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-week-1-summary/) - Announcing the guests for the second week of Women in SF&F Month 2016!
- [Women in SF&F Month Giveaway: The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-giveaway-the-changeling-sea-by-patricia-a-mckillip/) - International giveaway of THE CHANGELING SEA by Patricia A. McKillip (my favorite book read so far this year!).
- [Women in SF&F Month: N. K. Jemisin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2012/04/women-in-sff-month-n-k-jemisin/) - Fantasy author N.K. Jemisin talks about expectations about books based on the author's gender - and unicorns - for Fantasy Cafe's Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Beth Cato](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-beth-cato/) - Nebula-nominated author Beth Cato discusses busting the trope of the weakling female healer in her Clockwork Dagger books.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Charlie Jane Anders](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-charlie-jane-anders/) - ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY author Charlie Jane Anders explains why Yoda was wrong about anger.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Stephanie Burgis](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-stephanie-burgis/) - MASKS AND SHADOWS author Stephanie Burgis writes a thank you note to the women writing fantasy who inspired her to become an author herself.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Fonda Lee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-fonda-lee/) - Fonda Lee, author of the Andre Norton Award nominated novel ZEROBOXER, discusses writing "boy books" under her own name.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-4/) - Renay from Lady Business starts this month's series of guest posts and unveils the updated Women in SF&F recommendations list!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 1 Schedule](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/women-in-sff-month-week-1-schedule/) - Announcing the schedule for the first week of Women in SF&F Month 2016!
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2016](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/04/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2016/) - It's April again—meaning it's time for the fifth annual Women in SF&F Month!
- [Excerpt: Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/excerpt-children-of-earth-and-sky-by-guy-gavriel-kay/) - Excerpt from Guy Gavriel Kay's upcoming novel CHILDREN OF EARTH AND SKY, available May 10!
- [Signed Book Giveaway: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/signed-book-giveaway-all-the-birds-in-the-sky-by-charlie-jane-anders/) - Giving away a signed copy of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-255/) - Books received recently, including ROSES AND ROT by Kat Howard.
- [April Patreon Book (and May Book Choices)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/april-patreon-book-and-may-book-choices/)
- [Mini Review: Winterwood by Jacey Bedford](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/mini-review-winterwood-by-jacey-bedford/) - Thoughts on historical fantasy WINTERWOOD, the first Rowankind novel by Jacey Bedford.
- [Mini Review: Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/mini-review-last-song-before-night-by-ilana-c-myer/) - Thoughts on LAST SONG BEFORE NIGHT, Ilana C. Myer's debut novel.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-254/) - Books received recently: THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES by Ken Liu and ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders.
- [March Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/march-patreon-book/)
- [Mini Review: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/mini-review-the-fifth-season-by-n-k-jemisin/) - Thoughts on THE FIFTH SEASON by N. K. Jemisin, the first book in The Broken Earth trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-253/) - Books received recently, including THE SECOND DEATH (Los Nefilim #3) by T. Frohock.
- [Review of Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/review-of-falling-in-love-with-hominids-by-nalo-hopkinson/) - Review of FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS, a collection of short stories by award-winning author Nalo Hopkinson.
- [Review of The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/review-of-the-changeling-sea-by-patricia-a-mckillip/) - Review of THE CHANGELING SEA, a beautifully written, short, stand alone book by World Fantasy Award-winning author Patricia A. McKillip.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-252/) - Books received recently, including SUPERNOVA by C. A. Higgins and IN THE SHADOW OF THE GODS by Rachel Dunne.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-251/) - Books received recently including DREAMS OF DISTANT SHORES by Patricia A. McKillip, THE IMMORTALS by Jordanna Max Brodsky, and CALAMITY by Brandon Sanderson.
- [February Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/february-patreon-book/)
- [Mini Review: Ash and Silver by Carol Berg](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/mini-review-ash-and-silver-by-carol-berg/) - Thoughts on ASH AND SILVER by Carol Berg, the conclusion to the Sanctuary Duet.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-250/) - Books received recently including MORNING STAR by Pierce Brown, A GATHERING OF SHADOWS by V. E. Schwab, and THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE by Heidi Heilig.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-249/) - Books received recently, including KINGFISHER by Patricia A. McKillip, THE EDGE OF WORLDS by Martha Wells, and DAUGHTER OF BLOOD by Helen Lowe.
- [Mini Review: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/mini-review-truthwitch-by-susan-dennard/) - Thoughts on the recently released young adult fantasy novel TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard, the first book in the Witchlands series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-248/) - Books received recently including THE LYRE THIEF (War of the Gods #1) by Jennifer Fallon.
- [Mini Reviews: Serpentine, Burn for Me, and The Very Best of Kate Elliott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/mini-reviews-serpentine-burn-for-me-and-the-very-best-of-kate-elliott/) - Thoughts on SERPENTINE by Cindy Pon, BURN FOR ME (Hidden Legacy #1) by Ilona Andrews, and THE VERY BEST OF KATE ELLIOT.
- [January Patreon Book](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/january-patreon-book/)
- [Mini Review: The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/mini-review-the-winter-long-by-seanan-mcguire/) - Mini review of THE WINTER LONG, the eighth book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-247/) - A recently received book I am very excited about reading: MASKS AND SHADOWS by Stephanie Burgis.
- [Favorite Books of 2015](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/favorite-books-of-2015/) - My favorite books read/released in 2015!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-246/) - Books received in the last month or so, including Christmas gifts.
- [16 Most Anticipated Books of 2016](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/12/16-most-anticipated-books-of-2016/) - 16 fantasy and science fiction books being released in 2016 that sound fantastic!
- [Over at SF Signal: Our Favorite "New to Us" Authors of 2015](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/12/over-at-sf-signal-our-favorite-new-to-us-authors-of-2015/)
- [Guest Post On Angels, Daimons, and Los Nefilim by T. Frohock](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/12/guest-post-on-angels-daimons-and-los-nefilim-by-t-frohock/) - T. Frohock discusses early memories involving angels and how this interest led to the development of the world in her Los Nefilim books.
- [Sci-Fi Month: Guest Post by Karina Sumner-Smith](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/sci-fi-month-guest-post-by-karina-sumner-smith/) - Karina Sumner-Smith, author of the Towers trilogy, discusses disaster, worry, and the unexpected utility of science fiction for Sci-Fi Month 2015.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-245/) - Books received recently, including FLAMECASTER by Cinda Williams Chima and THE COLD BETWEEN by Elizabeth Bonesteel.
- [Sci-Fi Month: Review of Cagebird by Karin Lowachee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/sci-fi-month-review-of-cagebird-by-karin-lowachee/) - Review of CAGEBIRD by Karin Lowachee, the third book set in the Warchild universe.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-244/) - Books received recently, including A DAUGHTER OF NO NATION by A. M. Dellamonica and CHAOS CHOREOGRAPHY by Seanan McGuire.
- [Mini Review of Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/mini-review-of-sorcerer-to-the-crown-by-zen-cho/) - Review of SORCERER TO THE CROWN, Zen Cho's debut novel and the first book in the Sorcerer Royal series.
- [Launching the Fantasy Cafe Patreon Account](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/launching-the-fantasy-cafe-patreon-account/) - If you enjoy my reviews and the other features on Fantasy Cafe, please consider contributing to help support the site.
- [Cover Reveal & ARC Giveaway: Winterwood by Jacey Bedford](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/cover-reveal-arc-giveaway-winterwood-by-jacey-bedford/) - Cover reveal and ARC giveaway of historical fantasy WINTERWOOD (Rowankind #1) by Jacey Bedford, to be released in February 2016!
- [Sci-Fi Month: Review of This Gulf of Time and Stars by Julie E. Czerneda](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/sci-fi-month-review-of-this-gulf-of-time-and-stars-by-julie-e-czerneda/) - Review of science fiction novel THIS GULF OF TIME AND STARS, the first book in a new Clan Chronicles trilogy (Reunification) by Julie Czerneda.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-243/) - Books received recently, including ASH AND SILVER (Sanctuary Duet #2) by Carol Berg.
- [This Gulf of Time and Stars Blog Tour: Julie Czerneda Interview & Giveaway!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/this-gulf-of-time-and-stars-blog-tour-julie-czerneda-interview-giveaway/) - As part of her THIS GULF OF TIME AND STARS Blog Tour, Julie Czerneda answers some questions about aliens--plus a giveaway of the hardcover and audiobook!
- [Book Giveaway: Planetfall by Emma Newman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/book-giveaway-planetfall-by-emma-newman/) - Giving away a copy of PLANETFALL by Emma Newman, a science fiction novel being released on November 3!
- [November Is Sci-Fi Month!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/november-is-sci-fi-month/) - First post of Sci-Fi Month 2015, including some plans for November!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-242/) - Books received recently, including MYSTIC by Jason Denzel and A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU and TEN THOUSAND SKIES ABOVE YOU by Claudia Gray.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-241/) - Books received recently, including THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THRONES COLORING BOOK!
- [Book Giveaway: An Apprentice to Elves by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/book-giveaway-an-apprentice-to-elves-by-elizabeth-bear-and-sarah-monette/) - Giving away a hardcover copy of AN APPRENTICE TO ELVES by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette!
- [Review of In Midnight's Silence by T. Frohock](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/review-of-in-midnights-silence-by-t-frohock/) - Review of the historical fantasy novella IN MIDNIGHT'S SILENCE (Los Nefilim #1) by T. Frohock.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-240/) - Books received recently, including THE LABYRINTH OF FLAME by Courtney Schafer, ASH & BRAMBLE by Sarah Prineas, and KRAMPUS: THE YULE LORD by Brom.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-239/) - Books received this week: WITHOUT LIGHT OR GUIDE by T. Frohock and THE SCORPION RULES by Erin Bow.
- [Book Giveaway: Dragon Coast by Greg van Eekhout](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/book-giveaway-dragon-coast-by-greg-van-eekhout/) - Giving away one ARC of DRAGON COAST by Greg van Eekhout!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-234/) - Books bought/received recently including SERPENTINE by Cindy Pon, AUTUMN MOON by Jan DeLima, TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard, and SAGA: VOLUME 5.
- [Guest Post: Ilana C. Myer on Last Song Before Night Cover Art](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/guest-post-ilana-c-myer-on-cover-art/) - Ilana C. Myer discusses the cover art for her fantasy debut novel LAST SONG BEFORE NIGHT, available today!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-238/) - Books received recently, including A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS by George R. R. Martin and JUDGMENT DAY: THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD IV.
- [Review of The Best of Nancy Kress](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/review-of-the-best-of-nancy-kress/) - Review of THE BEST OF NANCY KRESS, a collection of the author's favorite works of short fiction.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-237/) - Books bought/received recently, including SORCERER TO THE CROWN by Zen Cho, LAST SONG BEFORE NIGHT by Ilana C. Myer, and BLACK WOLVES by Kate Elliott.
- [Review of Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/review-of-defiant-by-karina-sumner-smith/) - Review of DEFIANT by Karina Sumner-Smith, the second book in the Towers Trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-236/) - Books received in the mail this week: DRAGON COAST by Greg van Eekhout and SOUND by Alexandra Duncan.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-235/) - Books received in the last week, including WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER (Gold Seer Trilogy #1) by Rae Carson.
- [Mini Reviews & Thoughts](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/mini-reviews-thoughts/) - Thoughs on SISTER MINE by Nalo Hopkinson, LORD OF THE CHANGING WINDS by Rachel Neumeier, RIVER OF STARS by Guy Gavriel Kay, and FORTUNE'S PAWN by Rachel Bach.
- [Mini Reviews & Thoughts: Fairy Tales](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/09/mini-reviews-thoughts-fairy-tales/) - Short reviews of THE MAGIC MIRROR AND THE SEVENTH DWARF, ONCE UPON A TIME: NEW FAIRY TALES, and THROUGH THE WOODS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-233/) - Books bought/received recently, including COURT OF FIVES by Kate Elliott and THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson.
- [Review of Dark Ascension by M. L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/review-of-dark-ascension-by-m-l-brennan/) - Review of DARK ASCENSION by M. L. Brennan, the fourth novel in the Generation V series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-232/) - Books in the mail recently: THE SLEEPING KING by Cindy Dees and Bill Flippin and CHAPELWOOD by Cherie Priest.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-231/) - Books bought/received recently, including UPDRAFT by Fran Wilde, A RED-ROSE CHAIN by Seanan McGuire, and TOWER OF THORNS by Juliet Marillier.
- [Interview with M. L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/interview-with-m-l-brennan/) - Interview with M. L. Brennan, author of DARK ASCENSION and the previous three books in the fantastic Generation V series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-230/) - Books bought/received recently including DARK ASCENSION by M. L. Brennan, WEIGHING SHADOWS by Lisa Goldstein, and ZERO WORLD by Jason M. Hough.
- [Book Giveaway: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/book-giveaway-magic-shifts-by-ilona-andrews/) - Giving away two copies of MAGIC SHIFTS (Kate Daniels #8) by Ilona Andrews!
- [Review of Black Dog Short Stories by Rachel Neumeier](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/review-of-black-dog-short-stories-by-rachel-neumeier/) - Review of BLACK DOG SHORT STORIES, a collection of four short stories and essays on genetics in general and in this world, by Rachel Neumeier.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-229/) - Books in the mail, including THIS GULF OF TIME AND STARS by Julie Czerneda, THE GIRL WITH GHOST EYES by M. H. Boroson, and CHASING THE PHOENIX by Michael Swanwick.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-228/) - Books received recently including COLD IRON by Stina Leicht, LAST FIRST SNOW by Max Gladstone, and ZER0ES by Chuck Wendig.
- [Mini-Review of Darkwalker by E. L. Tettensor](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/mini-review-of-darkwalker-by-e-l-tettensor/) - Thoughts on DARKWALKER (Nicolas Lenoir #1) by E. L. Tettensor.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-223/) - Books received recently including THE INNKEEPER'S SONG by Peter S. Beagle, DEAD MAN'S REACH by D. B. Jackson, and THE ETERNAL WORLD by Christopher Farnsworth.
- [Book Giveaway: Long Black Curl by Alex Bledsoe](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/book-giveaway-long-black-curl-by-alex-bledsoe/) - Giving away three copies of LONG BLACK CURL by Alex Bledsoe!
- [Guest Post: Revisiting Old Friends by Max Gladstone](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/guest-post-revisiting-old-friends-by-max-gladstone/) - Craft Sequence author Max Gladstone discusses discovering new facets of characters from previous books when combining them in his latest novel, LAST FIRST SNOW.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-227/) - Books received recently including THE GIRLS AT THE KINGFISHER CLUB by Genevieve Valentine and IN MIDNIGHT'S SILENCE by T. Frohock.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-226/) - Books received recently including FOOL'S QUEST by Robin Hobb, HALF A WAR by Joe Abercrombie, and LIGHTLESS by C. A. Higgins.
- [Review of Tainted Blood by M. L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/07/review-of-tainted-blood-by-m-l-brennan/) - Review of Tainted Blood, the third book in M. L. Brennan's Generation V series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-225/) - Books bought/received recently, including THE BIRTHGRAVE by Tanith Lee, THE JUST CITY by Jo Walton, and HIDDEN HUNTRESS by Danielle Jensen.
- [Mini-Review of Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/mini-review-of-shadow-scale-by-rachel-hartman/) - Mini-review of SHADOW SCALE by Rachel Hartman, the sequel to her NEW YORK TIMES bestselling YA fantasy SERAPHINA.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-224/) - Books received recently: THE BEST OF NANCY KRESS and THE UNNOTICEABLES by Robert Brockway.
- [Review of All the Windwracked Stars](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2008/12/review-of-all-the-windwracked-stars/)
- [Review of Uprooted by Naomi Novik](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/review-of-uprooted-by-naomi-novik/) - Review of Naomi Novik's latest novel UPROOTED.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-222/) - Book received recently: FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS by Nalo Hopkinson and THE PROMISE OF THE CHILD by Tom Toner.
- [Mini-Review of The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/06/mini-review-of-the-galaxy-game-by-karen-lord/) - Review of THE GALAXY GAME by Karen Lord, the sequel to THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-221/) - Books received in the last week: STORIES OF THE RAKSURA, VOLUME 2 by Martha Wells and THE GODS OF LAKI by Chris Angus.
- [Book Giveaway: The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/book-giveaway-the-girl-at-midnight-by-melissa-grey/) - Giving away two copies of THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT by Melissa Grey!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-220/) - Book received recently: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) by N. K. Jemisin.
- [Guest Post: Flow by Naomi Novik](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/guest-post-flow-by-naomi-novik/) - Naomi Novik, author of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Temeraire series and UPROOTED (out today!), discusses flow when writing.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-219/) - Books received recently including DEFIANT by Karina Sumner-Smith, GEMSIGNS by Stephanie Saulter, SEVENEVES by Neal Stephenson, and DEPTH by Lev AC Rosen.
- [Guest Post: Violent Impulses by Stephanie Saulter](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/guest-post-violent-impulses-by-stephanie-saulter/) - Stephanie Saulter (GEMSIGNS, BINARY) discusses violence in fiction, particularly in science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2015: The End](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/05/women-in-sff-month-2015-the-end/)
- [Women in SF&F Month: Cecily from Manic Pixie Dream Worlds](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-cecily-from-manic-pixie-dream-worlds/) - Cecily from Manic Pixie Dream Worlds discusses some epic female protagonists from SF&F novels, novellas, and short stories written by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Danielle L. Jensen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-danielle-l-jensen/) - Danielle L. Jensen (STOLEN SONGBIRD, HIDDEN HUNTRESS) discusses young adult and adult epic fantasy readership.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Readers' Recommendations Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-readers-recommendation-giveaway/) - Giveaway for one book from the Women in SF&F Month list of recommended books by women!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Aliette de Bodard](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-aliette-de-bodard/) - Aliette de Bodard (ON A RED STATION, DRIFTING, "Immersion") discusses telling the stories of characters who are usually ignored in fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Karina Sumner-Smith](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-karina-sumner-smith/) - Karina Sumner-Smith (RADIANT, DEFIANT) discusses the tendency some have to not want to read books by women due to assumptions about their writing.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Week Schedule and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-final-week-schedule-and-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2015: fourth week in review and the guests for the final week!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Karen Miller](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-karen-miller/) - Karen Miller (THE FALCON THRONE, Godspeaker series) on women authors so engrossing you won't notice the barn's on fire.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kelley from Oh, the Books!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-kelley-from-oh-the-books/) - Kelley from Oh, the Books! discusses book covers in YA science fiction: are they different for books written by women?
- [Women in SF&F Month: Genevieve Cogman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-genevieve-cogman/) - Genevieve Cogman (THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY) discusses women as characters in fantasy and science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Leah Petersen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-leah-petersen/) - Leah Petersen (The Physics of Falling trilogy) discusses writing SF&F with depression.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Marjorie M. Liu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-marjorie-m-liu/) - Marjorie M. Liu shares what it's like to be a woman in comics and recommends a few favorite comics created by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 4 Schedule and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-week-4-schedule-and-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2015: third week in review and the guests for week four!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Winner's Choice Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-winners-choice-giveaway/) - Giveaway for one science fiction or fantasy book chosen from a list of nine.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Lisa from Over the Effing Rainbow](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-lisa-from-over-the-effing-rainbow/) - Lisa from Over the Effing Rainbow shares some of her favorite SFF-related websites run by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Michelle Sagara](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-michelle-sagara/) - NEW YORK TIMES bestselling fantasy author Michelle Sagara (The House War, The Chronicles of Elantra) discusses the phrase "I don't write romance."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Wendy from The BiblioSanctum](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-wendy-from-the-bibliosanctum/) - Wendy from The BiblioSanctum discusses her quest for more insight into the mind of Octavia E. Butler.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Alison Croggon](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-alison-croggon/) - Alison Croggon (THE GIFT, BLACK SPRING) discusses the recent Guardian article about the triumph of fantasy fiction and its limited view of the genre.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Memory from In the Forest of Stories](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-memory-from-in-the-forest-of-stories/) - Memory from In the Forest of Stories shares twelve of her favorite women comic creators.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 3 Schedule and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-week-3-schedule-and-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2015: second week in review and the guests for week three!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Nicole Peeler](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-nicole-peeler/) - Nicole Peeler, author of JINN AND JUICE and the Jane True series, shares which fictional character she wanted to be when she grew up.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Tiara from The BiblioSanctum](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-tiara-from-the-bibliosanctum/) - Tiara from The BiblioSanctum discusses both her lifelong love of science fiction and the book THE FEMININE FUTURE: EARLY SCIENCE FICTION BY WOMEN WRITERS.
- [Women in SF&F Month: A. C. Wise](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-a-c-wise/) - A. C. Wise shares recommends some incredible recent (or upcoming) debut speculative fiction novels written by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Mieneke from A Fantastical Librarian](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-mieneke-from-a-fantastical-librarian/) - Mieneke from the World Fantasy Award-nominated site A Fantastical Librarian discusses representation of mature women in fantasy fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Brenda Cooper](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-brenda-cooper/) - Brenda Cooper, author of EDGE OF DARK, THE CREATIVE FIRE, and much more, shares some of her favorite women science fiction writers.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Schedule and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-and-week-in-review/) - Women in SF&F Month 2015: first week in review, a few links, and the guests for week two!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Genevieve Valentine](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-genevieve-valentine/) - Award-winning author Genevieve Valentine discusses the profound and personal influence of THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rachel Hartman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-rachel-hartman/) - NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Rachel Hartman discusses the development of the gender system in her latest fantasy novel, SHADOW SCALE.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-3/) - Renay from Lady Business discusses recommendation lists for a more inclusive fandom.
- [Introducing Women in SF&F Month 2015](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/03/introducing-women-in-sff-month-2015/) - Announcing Women in SF&F Month 2015 and the first few guests for this year's series!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-218/) - Books received recently including BLOOD SISTERS: VAMPIRE STORIES BY WOMEN edited by Paula Guran and HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION.
- [Guest Post: Beth Bernobich on Quiet Moments in Epic Fantasy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/03/guest-post-beth-bernobich-on-quiet-moments-in-epic-fantasy/) - Beth Bernobich discusses quiet moments in epic fantasy and some books containing memorable ones.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-217/) - Books received in the mail recently, including AURORA by Kim Stanley Robinson and ARTEMIS INVADED by Jane Lindskold.
- [Giveaway: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/giveaway-cry-wolf-by-patricia-briggs/) - Giving away two copies of CRY WOLF (Alpha & Omega #1) by Patricia Briggs!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-216/) - Book received in the last week: Vision in Silver by New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop.
- [Guest Post on Strong Finishes by Courtney Schafer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/guest-post-on-strong-finishes-by-courtney-schafer/) - Courtney Schafer discusses four fantasy and science fiction series with especially wonderful final books.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-215/) - Books received recently including The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey, The Doll Collection edited by Ellen Datlow, and The Exile by C. T. Adams.
- [Review of Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/review-of-steelheart-by-brandon-sanderson/) - Review of STEELHEART, the first book in The Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-214/) - Books received recently including Uprooted by Naomi Novik, Pacific Fire by Greg van Eekhout, and Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton.
- [Giveaway: Steelheart and Firefight by Brandon Sanderson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/giveaway-steelheart-and-firefight-by-brandon-sanderson/) - Giveaway of the first two books in Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series, STEELHEART and FIREFIGHT.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-213/) - Books received in the last week: Finn Fancy Necromancy by Randy Henderson and The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett.
- [Review of Dust and Light by Carol Berg](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/review-of-dust-and-light-by-carol-berg/) - Review of Dust and Light, the first book in Carol Berg's Sanctuary Duet.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-212/) - Books received recently including Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear, The Eterna Files by Leanna Renee Hieber, and Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney.
- [Guest Post: Sympathy for the Devil by E. L. Tettensor](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/guest-post-sympathy-for-the-devil-by-e-l-tettensor/) - E. L. Tettensor, author of DARKWALKER and MASTER OF PLAGUES, discusses the appeal of antiheroes in fiction.
- [International Ebook Giveaway: Impact Velocity by Leah Petersen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/international-ebook-giveaway-impact-velocity-by-leah-petersen/) - International ebook giveaway of one copy of Leah Petersen's science fiction romance Impact Velocity.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-211/) - Information on new book received in the last week: Kelly Link's upcoming short story collection, GET IN TROUBLE.
- [Vermont SF Writer’s Series: Vermont Stories of Imagination!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/vermont-sf-writers-series-vermont-stories-of-imagination/) - Details on the first Vermont SF Writer’s Series event of 2015, Vermont Stories of Imagination!, to be held in Montpelier on January 24th.
- [Review of Radiant by Karina Sumner-Smith](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/review-of-radiant-by-karina-sumner-smith/) - Review of Nebula-nominated author Karina Sumner-Smith's Radiant, her debut novel and the first book in the Towers trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-210/) - Books received for review consideration/Christmas recently including Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear, Prudence by Gail Carriger, and more.
- [15 Most Anticipated Books of 2015](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/15-most-anticipated-books-of-2015/) - 15 speculative fiction books being released in 2015 that sound interesting.
- [Favorite Books of 2014](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2015/01/favorite-books-of-2014/) - Favorite science fiction and fantasy works read in 2014.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-209/) - Books bought/received recently including A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall, Zircons May Be Mistaken by Tanith Lee, and The Invisible Library.
- [Book Giveaway: Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/book-giveaway-deep-secret-by-diana-wynne-jones/) - Giveaway for a copy of the upcoming new edition of Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones.
- [Review of The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/review-of-the-girl-with-all-the-gifts-by-m-r-carey/) - Review of The Girl with All the Gifts, a post-apocalyptic thriller by M. R. (Mike) Carey.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-208/) - Books received recently including Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman, The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis, and Unbound by Jim C. Hines.
- [Guest Post: Storm Constantine on Inspirations for Wraeththu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/guest-post-storm-constantine-on-inspirations-for-wraeththu/) - Storm Constantine, author of The Moonshawl, discusses her inspirations for creating the Wraeththu.
- [Review of Burndive by Karin Lowachee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/12/review-of-burndive-by-karin-lowachee/) - Review of Karin Lowachee's science fiction book Burndive, the second novel set in the Warchild universe.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-207/) - Books received recently: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie and The King's Deryni by Katherine Kurtz.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-206/) - A Sci-Fi Month update and books received recently, Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones and King of Assassins by Jenna Rhodes.
- [Sci-Fi Month: Blogger Panel at Oh the Books!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/sci-fi-month-blogger-panel-at-oh-the-books/)
- [Excerpt: Sunshine by Robin McKinley](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/excerpt-sunshine-by-robin-mckinley/) - Excerpt from Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-winning novel Sunshine by Robin McKinley, which will be released as an ebook on November 18, 2014.
- [Guest Post: Martha Wells Recommends Older Science Fiction Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/guest-post-martha-wells-recommends-older-science-fiction-books/) - Fantasy and science fiction author Martha Wells recommends some older science fiction books.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-205/) - Sci-Fi Month update and this week's book, The Very Best of Kate Elliott.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-203/) - Books received recently including Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier, The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes, and The Tree of Water by Elizabeth Haydon.
- [Guest Post: Karina Sumner-Smith on Hope and Wonder in Science Fiction](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/guest-post-karina-sumner-smith-on-hope-and-wonder-in-science-fiction/) - Karina Sumner-Smith, author of Radiant, discusses the oft-asked question of what happened to hope and wonder in science fiction.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-204/) - Overview of upcoming posts and information on this week's book in the mail, Old Venus edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
- [Sci-Fi Month Begins!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/11/sci-fi-month-begins/)
- [Mini-Review: Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/mini-review-steles-of-the-sky-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Thoughts on Steles of the Sky, the conclusion to Elizabeth Bear's Eternal Sky trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-202/) - Book received in the mail in the last week: Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett.
- [Guest Review of The Golem and The Jinni by Helene Wecker](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/guest-review-of-the-golem-and-the-jinni-by-helene-wecker/) - A review of the audiobook version of The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Rating: 8/10
- [Review of The Young Elites by Marie Lu](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/review-of-the-young-elites-by-marie-lu/) - Review of The Young Elites, a new YA fantasy novel by New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-201/) - Books bought/received recently, including Stories of the Raksura by Martha Wells, The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich, and A Play of Shadow by Julie Czerneda.
- [Book Giveaway: Ironskin, Copperhead, and Silverblind by Tina Connolly](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/book-giveaway-ironskin-copperhead-and-silverblind-by-tina-connolly/) - Giveaway of two sets of the Ironskin trilogy (Ironskin, Copperhead, and Silverblind) by Tina Connolly.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-200/) - Books bought/received recently including The Faded Sun Trilogy by C. J. Cherryh, House Immortal by Devon Monk, and Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin.
- [Review of Shattered Pillars by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/review-of-shattered-pillars-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Review of Shattered Pillars, the second book in the Eternal Sky trilogy by Elizabeth Bear.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-198/) - Books bought/received recently including Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress, City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, and The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire.
- [Update](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/09/update-20/)
- [Blogging Hiatus](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/09/blogging-hiatus/)
- [Review of Beyond the Pale Edited by Henry Herz](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/09/review-of-beyond-the-pale-edited-by-henry-herz/) - Review of Beyond the Pale, a YA fantasy anthology edited by Henry Herz containing stories by Saladin Ahmed, Peter S. Beagle, Jane Yolen, Gillian Philip, Jim Butcher and more!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-199/) - Books received recently including Lowball edited by George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass and The Bloodline Feud by Charles Stross.
- [Review of Half a King by Joe Abercrombie](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/review-of-half-a-king-by-joe-abercrombie/) - Review of Half a King, the first book in the Shattered Sea trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-197/) - Books bought/received recently including Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb, The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton, and Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-196/) - Books received recently, including The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter, The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller, and The Young Elites by Marie Lu.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-195/) - New books: Summer Moon by Jan DeLima, The Ultra Thin Man by Patrick Swenson, and Frostborn by Lou Anders.
- [Book Giveaway: The House of the Four Winds by Lackey & Mallory](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/book-giveaway-the-house-of-the-four-winds-by-lackey-mallory/) - Giveaway of the first book in the One Dozen Daughters series, The House of the Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-194/) - Books received in the mail recently, including Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone and The Maze Runner by James Dashner.
- [Guest Post: Adding Shades of Gray by Jaime Lee Moyer (with Book Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/guest-post-adding-shades-of-gray-by-jaime-lee-moyer-with-book-giveaway/) - Fantasy author Jaime Lee Moyer discusses shades of gray in her books, plus a giveaway of Delia's Shadow and A Barricade in Hell.
- [Review of Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/review-of-stolen-songbird-by-danielle-l-jensen/) - Review of Stolen Songbird, the first book in The Malediction Trilogy by Danielle L. Jensen.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-193/) - Books received recently including The Rise of Aurora West by Paul Pope, JT Petty, and David Rubin; A Plunder of Souls by D. B. Jackson; and Revenant by Kat Richardson.
- [Giveaway & Excerpt: The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/giveaway-excerpt-the-wurms-of-blearmouth-by-steven-erikson/) - Excerpt from The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson--with a giveaway of this fantasy novella!
- [Mini Reviews & Thoughts: The Hienama, Thief's Magic, & When We Wake](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/mini-reviews-thoughts-the-hienama-thiefs-magic-when-we-wake/) - Thoughts on The Hienama by Storm Constantine, Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan, and When We Wake by Karen Healey.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-192/) - Books received recently including Dust and Light by Carol Berg, Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews, and Beyond the Pale edited by Henry Herz.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-191/) - Books bought/received recently, including The Assassin's Curse and The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke and The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-190/) - Books bought/received in the last week, including The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris, Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen, and Cracked by Eliza Crewe.
- [Cover Reveal: A Play of Shadow (with A Turn of Light Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/cover-reveal-a-play-of-shadow-with-a-turn-of-light-giveaway/) - Revealing the cover of upcoming fantasy novel A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda with cover design by Matt Stawicki. Plus a giveaway of A Turn of Light!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-189/) - Books received in the last week, including Radiant by Karina Sumner-Smith and The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-188/) - Books received during the last week: Child of a Hidden Sea by A. M. Dellamonica and The Shotgun Arcana by R. S. Belcher.
- [Guest Post by Marie Brennan: 5 Underused Mythological Creatures](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/guest-post-by-marie-brennan-5-underused-mythological-creatures/) - Fantasy author Marie Brennan discusses five mythological creatures rarely seen in fantasy fiction.
- [Review of A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/review-of-a-natural-history-of-dragons-by-marie-brennan/) - Review of A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, the first Memoir by Lady Trent.
- [Book Giveaway: Wide Open, Deep Down & Strange Country by Deborah Coates](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/book-giveaway-wide-open-deep-down-strange-country-by-deborah-coates/) - Giveaway for an entire trilogy of books by Deborah Coates: Wide Open, Deep Down, and Strange Country!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-187/) - Books received recently, or in this case, book received recently: Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-186/) - Books received recently, including The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan and The Merchant Emperor by Elizabeth Haydon.
- [News About Books by Catherine Asaro, M. L. Brennan, and Courtney Schafer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/news-about-books-by-catherine-asaro-m-l-brennan-and-courtney-schafer/) - A Kickstarter campaign for the Aurora in Four voices audiobook, a fourth Fortitude Scott book, and news about the publication of The Labyrinth of Flame!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-185/) - Books received recently, including The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey, The Science of Discworld, and Strange Country by Deborah Coates.
- [The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin: Excerpt & Ebook Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/the-lathe-of-heaven-by-ursula-k-le-guin-excerpt-ebook-giveaway/) - Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven was recently released as an ebook for the first time. Read an excerpt and enter to win the book!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-184/) - Books received in the last week, including The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley and The Maerlande Chronicles by Elisabeth Vonarburg.
- [Guest Post: Grand Tradition Science Fiction by Bascomb James](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/guest-post-grand-tradition-science-fiction-by-bascomb-james/) - Bascomb James discusses the appeal and breadth of Grand Tradition Science Fiction, the element the stories in the Far Orbit anthology have in common.
- [Guest Post by Freda Warrington: Vampire Fiction--Where Next?](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/guest-post-by-freda-warrington-vampire-fiction-where-next/) - Freda Warrington, author of the Blood Wine Sequence, discusses the long-lasting appeal of vampire fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month 2014: Final Post](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/women-in-sff-month-2014-final-post/) - Wrapping up Women in SF&F Month 2014 with a discussion of why I started this event and resources dedicated to science fiction and fantasy written by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Trudi Canavan (with Thief's Magic Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-trudi-canavan-with-thiefs-magic-giveaway/) - Trudi Canavan discusses Australian women writing fantasy (includes a giveaway of her own upcoming fantasy book, Thief's Magic!).
- [Women in SF&F Month: Upcoming Books in 2014](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/women-in-sff-month-upcoming-books-in-2014/) - Science fiction and fantasy books by women coming out later this year that I'm looking forward to.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Karen Healey](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/05/women-in-sff-month-karen-healey/) - Award-winning young adult SF&F author Karen Healey discusses how her teaching and books intersect to teach young women to explore questions about their world.
- [Women in SF&F Month: C. S. Friedman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-c-s-friedman/) - Science fiction and fantasy author C.S. Friedman discusses beginning her career with a gender-neutral name and the reason many believed her to be a male author.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Chachic from Chachic's Book Nook](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-chachic-from-chachics-book-nook/) - Chachic from Chachic's Book Nook shares some of her favorite fantasy and science fiction stories with swoon-worthy love stories.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Dru Pagliassotti](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-dru-pagliassotti/) - Steampunk, fantasy, and horror author Dru Pagliassotti shares thoughts on writing her first female protagonist after growing up reading fantasy stories about boys.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Stephanie Saulter (with Gemsigns Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-stephanie-saulter-with-gemsigns-giveaway/) - Science fiction author Stephanie Saulter discusses use of gender in her book Gemsigns and rewriting narratives. Plus a giveaway of 5 advance copies of Gemsigns!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Katherine Addison](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-katherine-addison/) - Author Katherine Addison talks about the portrayal of women in The Lord of the Rings and default-male thinking in fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Guests and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-final-guests-and-week-in-review/) - Announcing the final guests of Women in SF&F Month!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Barbara Friend Ish](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-barbara-friend-ish/) - Author and editor Barbara Friend Ish reflects on conceptions of feminism in SF&F characters.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Romie Stott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-romie-stott/) - Author and editor Romie Stott discusses biology as a feminine science and how that impacts its use in science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Keri from Feminist Fantasy](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-keri-from-feminist-fantasy/) - Keri from Feminist Fantasy shares some favorite feminist-friendly fantasy books written by women.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Paula S. Jordan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-paula-s-jordan/) - Science fiction author Paula S. Jordan discusses writing first contact stories, both the science of building planets and the effect on individual characters.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Fourth Week Guests and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-fourth-week-guests-and-week-in-review/) - Announcement of guests for the fourth week of Women in SF&F Month with a summary of last week.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Storm Constantine](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-storm-constantine/) - Storm Constantine, author and Managing Director and Commissioning Editor of Immanion Press, discusses the craft of writing.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Rinn from Rinn Reads](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-rinn-from-rinn-reads/) - Rinn from Rinn Reads discusses the portrayal of female characters in science fiction and fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Ginn Hale](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-ginn-hale/) - Ginn Hale, author of Wicked Gentlemen and Lord of the White Hell, discusses a comment she often receives about her writing--"You write like a man."
- [Women in SF&F Month: Heather from The Galaxy Express](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-heather-from-the-galaxy-express/) - Heather from The Galaxy Expresses discusses science fiction romance and the range of stories it has to offer and recommends some books and additional resources.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week 2 Guests and The Goblin Emperor Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-guests-and-the-goblin-emperor-giveaway/) - Announcement of guests for the second week of Women in SF&F Month, plus a giveaway of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Jaime Lee Moyer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-jaime-lee-moyer/) - Jaime Lee Moyer, author of Delia's Shadow, discusses women writing science fiction and fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Third Week Guests and Week in Review](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-third-week-guests-and-week-in-review/) - Announcement of guests for the third week of Women in SF&F Month with a summary of last week.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Anya from On Starships and Dragonwings](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-anya-from-on-starships-and-dragonwings/) - Anya from On Starships and Dragonwings shares how her love of science fiction, fantasy, and dragons began with Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Alex Hughes](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-alex-hughes/) - Alex Hughes, author of the Mindspace Investigations series, shares her 10 favorite female authors of science fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Deborah J. Ross](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-deborah-j-ross/) - Science fiction and fantasy author and editor Deborah J. Ross discusses the heroic women in her epic fantasy trilogy The Seven-Petaled Shield.
- [Book Giveaway: The Eternal Sky Trilogy by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/book-giveaway-the-eternal-sky-trilogy-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Giveaway of the Eternal Sky trilogy by Elizabeth Bear (Range of Ghosts, Shattered Pillars, and Steles of the Sky).
- [Women in SF&F Month: Grace from Books Without Any Pictures](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-grace-from-books-without-any-pictures/) - Grace from Books Without Any Pictures shares five favorite speculative fiction books by women published in the last five years.
- [Women in SF&F Month: M. L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-m-l-brennan/) - M. L. Brennan, author of Generation V and Iron Night, discusses how more people seem baffled by her writing about a male protagonist than a non-human character.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Anne Lyle](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-anne-lyle/) - Anne Lyle, author of the Night’s Masque trilogy, discusses how science does not have to be limited to science fiction but can be incorporated into fantasy too.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Beth Bernobich](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-beth-bernobich/) - Beth Bernobich, whose debut novel received the RT Reviewer's Choice Award, discusses the invisibility of women in science fiction and fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Khanh from The Book Nookery](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-khanh-from-the-book-nookery/) - Khanh from The Book Nookery discusses the two authors whose books kindled her love of dragons.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Cinda Williams Chima](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-cinda-williams-chima/) - New York Times bestselling fantasy author Cinda Williams Chima shares some of her experiences as a reader, writer, and fan of speculative fiction.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Renay from Lady Business](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/04/women-in-sff-month-renay-from-lady-business-2/) - Women in SF&F Month 2014 begins with an announcement by Renay of Lady Business!
- [Women in SF&F Month 2014: Guests for Week One](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/women-in-sff-month-2014-guests-for-week-one/) - Announcing guests for the first week of Women in SF&F Month 2013: Renay (Lady Business), Cinda Williams Chima, Khanh (The Book Nookery), Beth Bernobich, and Anne Lyle.
- [Review of The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/review-of-the-winners-curse-by-marie-rutkoski/) - Review of The Winner's Curse, the first book in a young adult fantasy trilogy by Marie Rutkoski.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-183/) - Books bought/received recently, including The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, Saga Volume 3 by Brian Vaughan/Fiona Staples, and Lockstep by Karl Schroeder.
- [Review of Black Dog by Rachel Neumeier](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/review-of-black-dog-by-rachel-neumeier/) - Review of Black Dog, a new young adult contemporary fantasy by Rachel Neumeier.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-182/) - Book received in the last week: Half a King, the first book in an upcoming fantasy trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-181/) - Books received recently, including Flight of the Golden Harpy by Susan Klaus, The Lascar's Dagger by Glenda Larke, and Acid by Emma Pass.
- [Recommended Reading by Professionals at SF Signal](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/recommended-reading-by-professionals-at-sf-signal/)
- [Announcing Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2014](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/announcing-women-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2014/) - April will be the third annual Women in SF&F Month at Fantasy Cafe!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-180/) - Books bought/received recently, including The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson and Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan.
- [Review of the Silvered by Tanya Huff](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/review-of-the-silvered-by-tanya-huff/) - Review of fantasy novel The Silvered by Tanya Huff.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Final Thoughts](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/women-in-sff-month-final-thoughts/) - Final thoughts on the 2013 Women in SF&F Month
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-179/) - Books received recently: Artemis Awakening by Jane Lindskold, Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear, and California Bones by Greg van Eekhout.
- [Review of Iron Night by M. L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/review-of-iron-night-by-m-l-brennan/) - Review of Iron Night, the second Generation V novel by M. L. Brennan.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-178/) - Books received recently, including The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg, The Quick by Lauren Owen, and Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-177/) - Books received recently, including Immortal Muse by Stephen Leigh, Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci, and Like a Mighty Army by David Weber.
- [Mini Reviews & Thoughts: New (To Me) Authors](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/mini-reviews-thoughts-new-to-me-authors/) - Mini reviews of Vicious by V.E. Shwab, Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta, and A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/02/the-leaning-pile-of-books-176/) - Books received recently, including The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski, Tales from High Hallack by Andre Norton, and The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley.
- [Review of Red Rising by Pierce Brown](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/review-of-red-rising-by-pierce-brown/) - Review of Red Rising, a debut dystopian novel by Pierce Brown.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-175/) - Books bought/received recently, including The Golem and the Jinni by Helen Wecker, Black Dog by Rachel Neumeier, and The Waking Engine by David Edison.
- [The Sharpest Blade Blog Tour: Guest Post by Sandy Williams & Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/the-sharpest-blade-blog-tour-guest-post-by-sandy-williams-giveaway/) - Sandy Williams shares her favorite scenes from The Shattered Dark; includes a giveaway for a signed copy of one of The Shadow Reader books.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books: Holiday Edition Part IV](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-holiday-edition-part-iv/) - Books received recently, including Warchild by Karin Lowachee, Arcanum by Simon Morden, and Iron Night by ML Brennan.
- [Review of Generation V by M.L. Brennan](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/review-of-generation-v-by-m-l-brennan/) - Review of Generation V by M.L. Brennan, the first book in the Fortitude Scott series.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books: Holiday Edition Part III](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-holiday-edition-part-iii/) - Books received recently and for the holidays, including Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, and Burndive and Cagebird by Karin Lowachee.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books: Holiday Edition Part II](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/the-leaning-pile-of-books-holiday-edition-part-ii/) - Books received this week and for the holidays, including Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi and Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi.
- [Mini Reviews & Thoughts: Series Favorites](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2014/01/mini-reviews-thoughts-series-favorites/) - Mini reviews of books in some of my favorite series: The Crimson Crown, The Republic of Thieves, Frost Burned, and Grail of the Summer Stars.
- [Triple Anthology Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/triple-anthology-giveaway/) - Giveaway for 3 speculative fiction anthologies: Dangerous Women, Twenty-First Century Science Fiction, and Year's Best SF 18.
- [Favorite Books of 2013](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/favorite-books-of-2013/) - In which I discuss my favorite books published in 2013, my favorite 2013 debut, and some favorites read in 2013 published before this year.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books: Holiday Edition Part I](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-holiday-edition-part-i/) - Books received in the mail or for Christmas, including The Shapeshifters by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and The Blood Books: Volume One by Tanya Huff.
- [Most Anticipated Books of 2014](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/most-anticipated-books-of-2014/) - My top 10 most anticipated speculative fiction releases of 2014 (plus two additional books that I'm hoping will be released in 2014)!
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-174/) - Books received in the mail recently: The Baskerville Affair series by Emma Jane Holloway (A Study in Silks, A Study in Darkness, A Study in Ashes).
- [Smugglivus and Favorite Books of 2013](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/smugglivus-and-favorite-books-of-2013/)
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-173/) - Books bought/received this week: Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire and Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-172/) - Books bought/received recently, including Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn, Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds, and City of Dragons by Robin Hobb.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/12/the-leaning-pile-of-books-171/) - Books received in the mail recently, including Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell.
- [Science Fiction Book Recommendations](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/science-fiction-book-recommendations/) - Writing up some of my favorite science fiction books as part of Rinn Reads' Sci-Fi Month event
- [Review of Tankborn by Karen Sandler](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/review-of-tankborn-by-karen-sandler/) - Review of Tankborn, the first book in a YA science fiction trilogy of the same name, by Karen Sandler.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-170/) - Books received recently, including The Silvered by Tanya Huff and Fiddlehead by Cherie Priest.
- [Review of Warchild by Karin Lowachee](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/review-of-warchild-by-karin-lowachee/) - Review of Warchild by Karin Lowachee, a book that won the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest and was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.
- [Review of The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/review-of-the-merro-tree-by-katie-waitman/) - Review of The Merro Tree, a science fiction debut novel by Katie Waitman originally published in 1997.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/the-leaning-pile-of-books-169/) - Books received recently, including Allegiance by Beth Bernobich and Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden.
- [Guest Post: Max Gladstone Shares Science Fiction Reading Advice](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/guest-post-max-gladstone-shares-science-fiction-reading-advice/) - Max Gladstone, author of Two Serpents Rise, shares the best science fiction reading advice he ever received.
- [Sci-Fi Month: Introduction](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/11/sci-fi-month-introduction/) - Introduction for Sci-Fi Month, a November event celebrating all things science fiction.
- [Review of Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/review-of-book-of-iron-by-elizabeth-bear/) - Review of Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear, a novella set in the same world as Eternal Sky.
- [Worldwide Ebook Giveaway: Cobweb Empire by Vera Nazarian](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/worldwide-ebook-giveaway-cobweb-empire-by-vera-nazarian/) - Giveaway of an ebook edition of Cobweb Empire (Cobweb Bride #2) by Vera Nazarian.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-168/) - Books that came in the mail recently, including Generation V by M. L. Brennan and Copperhead by Tina Connolly.
- [Review of Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/review-of-chimes-at-midnight-by-seanan-mcguire/) - Review of Chimes at Midnight, the seventh book in the October Day series by Seanan McGuire.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-167/) - Books received recently: A Dance in Blood Velvet by Freda Warrington, Masks by E. C. Blake, and Bastion by Mercedes Lackey.
- [Multi-Blogger Kate Daniels Series Interview & Discussion ](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/multi-blogger-kate-daniels-series-interview-discussion/) - Four bloggers answer some questions about the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, discussing favorite books and characters and theories about Roland.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-166/) - Books received recently, including Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond and the paperback edition of A Dance with Dragons.
- [Review of Cold Steel by Kate Elliott](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/review-of-cold-steel-by-kate-elliott/) - Review of Cold Steel, the final book in Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker trilogy.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/10/the-leaning-pile-of-books-165/) - Books bought/received in the mail this week, including Obsidian & Blood by Aliette de Bodard and The Secret History by Stephanie Thornton.
- [Book Giveaway: XO Orpheus Edited by Kate Bernheimer](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/book-giveaway-xo-orpheus-edited-by-kate-bernheimer/) - Giveaway of XO Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, an anthology edited by Kate Bernheimer.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-164/) - Books bought/received recently, including Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear and Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson.
- [Review of Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/01/review-of-gunmetal-magic-by-ilona-andrews/) - Review of Gunmetal Magic, an urban fantasy set in the same world as Kate Daniels, by Ilona Andrews.
- [Guest Post: I Still Believe in Small Press by Barbara Friend Ish](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/guest-post-i-still-believe-in-small-press-by-barbara-friend-ish/) - Barbara Friend Ish, author and founder of Mercury Retrograde Press, discusses the reasons small presses are important to her both as a reader and an author.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-163/) - Books that showed up in the mail this week, including xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths edited by Kate Bernheimer and Something More Than Night by Ian Tregillis.
- [Guest Post: The Uses of Macaroni in Fantasy by Emma Jane Holloway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/guest-post-the-uses-of-macaroni-in-fantasy-by-emma-jane-holloway/) - Emma Jane Holloway, author of The Baskerville Affair trilogy, discusses incorporating plausible details and reality in fantasy fiction.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-162/) - Books received recently, including The Plague Forge by Jason M. Hough.
- [Sci-Fi Month in November](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/sci-fi-month-in-november/) - Rinn Reads is organizing an event celebrating science fiction during the month of November.
- [Books of 2014: Dreamwalker by C. S. Friedman](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/books-of-2014-dreamwalker-by-c-s-friedman/) - Dreamwalker, a contemporary fantasy by science fiction and fantasy author C.S. Friedman, will be released in February 2014.
- [Review of Omens by Kelley Armstrong](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/review-of-omens-by-kelley-armstrong/) - Review of Omens, the first book in the Cainsville series by Kelley Armstrong.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-161/) - Books received in the last week: Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett and Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams.
- [Book Giveaway: The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/book-giveaway-the-dirty-streets-of-heaven-by-tad-williams/) - Giveaway of the mass market paperback edition of The Dirty Streets of Heaven, the first Bobby Dollar book by Tad Williams.
- [Books of 2013: Once Upon a Time Edited by Paula Guran](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/books-of-2013-once-upon-a-time-edited-by-paula-guran/) - A feature highlighting speculative fiction releases in 2013 focusing on Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales edited by Paula Guran.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-160/) - Books received recently, including Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach (also known as Rachel Aaron) and The Grim Company by Luke Scull.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-159/) - Books received during the last couple of weeks, including Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima and She Walks In Darkness by Evangeline Walton.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/08/the-leaning-pile-of-books-158/) - Books bought/received in the mail recently, including Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews, Omens by Kelley Armstrong, and Mage's Blood by David Hair.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-157/) - Books that found their way into my book pile this week, including The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas and Robert the Bruce by Jack Whyte.
- [Review of The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/review-of-the-best-of-all-possible-worlds-by-karen-lord/) - Review of The Best of All Possible Worlds, a science fiction novel by Karen Lord.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-156/) - Books received during the last week: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and Thieves' Quarry by D. B. Jackson.
- [Books of 2014: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/books-of-2014-the-goblin-emperor-by-katherine-addison/) - Highlighting a fantasy release in 2014: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-155/) - Books recently received, including The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian, The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough, and Undead and Unsure by Mary Janice Davidson
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/the-leaning-pile-of-books-154/) - Books received as anniversary gifts or in the mail this week, including The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and Possession by Kat Richardson.
- [Favorite Books of 2013 (So Far)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/07/favorite-books-of-2013-so-far/) - Discussion of favorite fantasy and science fiction books read during the first half of 2013.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-153/) - Books that recently came in the mail, including The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch and The Executioner's Heart by George Mann.
- [Review of Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/review-of-zenn-scarlett-by-christian-schoon/) - Review of Zenn Scarlett, a young adult science fiction book by Christian Schoon.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-152/) - Books that came in the mail in the last week: The Best of Connie Willis and Star Wars: Crucible by Troy Denning.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-151/) - Discussing books that came in the mail in the past week: Hunted by Kevin Hearne.
- [Review of A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/review-of-a-taste-of-blood-wine-by-freda-warrington/) - Review of A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington, the first book in the Blood Wine Sequence.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-150/) - Books received for review consideration in the last week: The Thousand Names by Django Wexler and Monsters of the Earth by David Drake.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/06/the-leaning-pile-of-books-149/) - Books bought/received in the last week, featuring Cold Steel by Kate Elliott and Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs.
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-148/) - Books recently received for review, including Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire, Vicious by V. E. Schwab, and A Clockwork Heart by Liesel Schwarz.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kate Elliott (with Spiritwalker Giveaway!)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-kate-elliott-with-spiritwalker-giveaway/) - Kate Elliott discusses review coverage for women writing science fiction and fantasy and what we can do to help increase visibility for Women in SF&F Month.
- [A Taste of Blood Wine: Signed Book Giveaway & Story Extract](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/a-taste-of-blood-wine-signed-book-giveaway-story-extract/) - Giveaway for one copy of A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington and an extract from a related short story, "Little Goose."
- [The Leaning Pile of Books](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/the-leaning-pile-of-books-147/) - Books recently received for review, featuring Tankborn and Awakening by Karen Sandler, A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway, and more.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Beggars In Spain & Range of Ghosts Giveaway](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/women-in-sff-month-beggars-in-spain-range-of-ghosts-giveaway/) - International giveaway for Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress and Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Freda Warrington (with Book Giveaway)](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-freda-warrington-with-book-giveaway/) - Fantasy author Freda Warrington discusses the role of art in her Aetherial Tales novels for Women in SF&F Month. Includes giveaway of Grail of the Summer Stars.
- [Women in SF&F Month: More Books!](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/05/women-in-sff-month-more-books/) - Discussion on great books by women I read during the first few years I began reading science fiction and fantasy.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Kiini Ibura Salaam](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-kiini-ibura-salaam/) - Kiini Ibura Salaam discusses The Salt Eaters and the impact it had on her as a writer for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week in Review and Final Guests](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-week-in-review-and-final-guests-2/) - Links to last week's Women in SF&F guest posts and the announcement of the final three guests.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Juliet E. McKenna](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-juliet-e-mckenna/) - Juliet E. McKenna discusses the visibility of women writing fantasy and science fiction and what we can do about it for Women in SF&F Month.
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week in Review and Week Three Guests](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-week-in-review-and-week-three-guests/) - Announcement of the guests for the third week of Women in SF&F Month!
- [Women in SF&F Month: Week in Review and Week Four Guests](https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2013/04/women-in-sff-month-week-in-review-and-week-four-guests-2/) - Links from the third week of Women in SF&F Month and announcement of the guests for week four!

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