This week the women of WWAC talked apocalypse fiction. What’s it all about? Why are we so fascinated by it? Megan P, Annie, Wendy, Claire, Jamie, Brenda, and Laura all chimed in. Content Note: Frank discussion of trauma, violence, disaster and apocalypse prepping, end times fundamentalism, and murder.
This Year’s Women of the Hugo Awards
For a genre often marred by it’s lack of diversity, times do seem to be changing. At this year’s Hugo Awards ceremony, science fiction and fantasy fans proved that women can make a mark. Of the 16 categories, for which awards were given, women took home half.
Attention D&D fans! Audible Has a Free All-Star Recording
For fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Audible has released an anthology of R.A Salvatore’s stories in honor of the 40th anniversary. And for a limited time, it’s completely free to download.
Dogears: Rock Bottom, No Skin in the Game
Skin Game Jim Butcher Penguin I have to admit that, at this point, I’m mostly reading the Dresden Files out of a combination of inertia and completism. The sheen and new car smell have been rubbed off by the criticism Butcher has received about the sexism of his main character (which I disagree with) and…
August Staff Picks: Books
The Magician’s Land Lev Grossman Viking Adult Release Date: August 5 The final book in The Magicians trilogy is coming! What will Quentin Coldwater do now that he’s been banished back to Earth? Will he find a cunning way to maneuver back into Fillory? Will he apply his magical know-how to his regular life? Will…
August Staff Picks: Comics
Displaced Persons Derek McCulloch (Writer) and Anthony Peruzzo (Artist) Image I don’t know much about Displaced Persons. It’s an OGN by an Eisner nominated writer, Derek McCulloch of STAGGER LEE and Gone to Amerikay, and Anthony Peruzzo, an artist I’m not familiar with. I haven’t seen much advance buzz. What I have seen is this cover…
All Ages Summer Book Club — August Pick
In the Twitter talk about our June pick, we discussed the prevalence of depressing plotlines in children’s fiction, such as death, disease, and abuse. Many books utilize these themes to give their stories empathetic pull; it’s near impossible to read about a kid dealing with mortality or exploitation without feeling invested. It’s a powerful tool…
Throwing Popcorn: Avatar The Last Airbender
Nickelodeon Action-Adventure/Fantasy/ Comedy-Drama created by Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan KonCetzko, Avatar the Last Airbender aired in 2005 on Nickelodeon and ran for three seasons to 2008.
Queen Kelsea Is Here To Rule
The Queen of The Tearling Erika Johansen HarperCollins *Advance Reviewer’s/Reader’s Copy (ARC)
Celebrating the Women of Dynamite
There’s a new miniseries coming from Dynamite Entertainment, and like the recent Legends of Red Sonja miniseries, this one will also be pioneered by Gail Simone. Under the working title “Women of Dynamite” this new crossover will bring together three of Dynamite’s notorious leading ladies; Red Sonja, Vampirella and Dejah Thoris. The publisher promises more “strong…
Reading Diaries: Super Spies, Sexy Witches, and Shakesdude
Megan: This month I’ve been reading Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare bio. My reading time is still more constrained than I’d like, so I’ve been reading it on my Kobo whenever I can get a few minutes to myself. I’ve not read much Bryson but I’ve been told that this book is the Brysoniest. It feels like…
Webcomics Capsules: The Genie Grants Your Wish
Webcomics Capsules is all about short webcomics reviews—more like recommendations, actually. See what our writers are enjoying around the web, choose your favorites and get to reading! Ripples by Hayley Powers Unknown genre Updates Wednesdays Ripples is a new webcomic, with just six pages published. The main theme is a mystery at this point, but…