Next month will herald the inaugural Splatterpunk Awards at Killercon Austin, a new book award ceremony that will celebrate the point in horror literature where the greatest achievements meet the lowest of taste. Lucky for you, Bookmarked is here to get its hands dirty with a three-part overview of every single finalist. The Splatterpunk Awards focus on…
2018 Hugo Reviews: Short Stories and Novelettes
The season of the Hugo Awards is upon us once again, and Worldcon’s membership has selected another batch of science fiction and fantasy stories to vie for the coveted trophy. To start off Bookmarked’s coverage of the awards, I am taking a look at the two categories for shorter fiction: Best Short Story and Best Novelette.
Book Beat: Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, the Alternative Nobel Prize, and Police Challenging THUG
Hello everyone! It’s Emily again, writing from the sweltering heat of my un-airconditioned apartment. I hope those of you experiencing this heat wave have been finding ways to keep cool and stay hydrated. And props to everyone who braved the heat for Canada Day or Independence Day activities this week. You’re certainly more adventurous than…
The New Expanded Universe: Lost Stars is a Riveting Reinvention of Star-Crossed Lovers
The New Expanded Universe is an ongoing column where I review each of the contemporary canon Star Wars books for your galactic enjoyment! Lost Stars Claudia Gray Del Ray Books September 4, 2015 There is something truly special about falling in love with and losing yourself in a fictional world. It’s why we rewatch movies,…
Book Beat: 2018 Locus Awards, Wilder Name Change, and A New T.H.U.G. Trailer
Hello, lovely readers! Welcome to this week’s installment of Book Beat, brought to you today by editor Paige. Can you believe June is almost over? It feels like just yesterday we were all queerly embracing the weather and this month’s overall jovial mood. But now we’re closing in on July, and things out in the…
The Cultural Anthropology of Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan’s 2017 book In Other Lands is a finalist for the World Science Fiction Society’s Award for “Best Young Adult Book,” which will be awarded during the Hugos Awards ceremony at WorldCon. And it is a finalist for the “Young Adult Book” Locus Award as well! I read the book the moment it…
Book Beat: Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages, Contributor Bias, and Scholastic’s Trump Book Apology
Hello all! It’s Emily, here for another round of Book Beat. Get ready, ’cause there is a lot to unpack here.
Dragon Awards Reviews: Fantasy Worlds
Having covered games and three of the novel categories, WWAC continues analysing the winners of the inaugural Dragon Awards. Join Doris V. Sutherland, Andrea Smith, and guest contributor Jennie Rigg as they review the winners of the Best Science Fiction Novel, Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel, Best Fantasy Novel, and Best Alternate History Novel categories.
Dragon Awards Reviews: Horror, War and the Apocalypse
In the previous installment of this series, Al Rosenberg looked over the winners of the 2016 Dragon Awards’ four gaming categories. Now, after some unfortunate delays, it is time for the second part. This time we will be discussing the books that won three of the seven novel categories: Best Horror Novel, Best Military Science Fiction…
Giant Bugs, Inessential Penises, and …. Ralph: Memorable Sex Scenes in YA
Young Adult books can be sexy, I assure you. YA authors are trying to connect with teens and give them relatable experiences, and while some people don’t like to think about it, teens do have sex. Generally, explicit sex makes a book jump from the YA market to the adult market pretty quickly, but not…
The YA Urban Fantasy the World Needs: Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
Sierra Santiago is an artist. Her current project? Beautifying the development that was abandoned by scurrilous developers and would-be gentrifiers in Brooklyn. Sierra thinks a big, badass dragon would send a good message: don’t try to take our neighborhood from us. When her ailing grandfather and other family friends keep mysteriously encouraging her to finish…