ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT was born June 22, 1984 in Baton Rouge LA and lived throughout the deep south before settling in Houston TX at ten. He studied English and Government at the University of Texas at Austin and now lives in Austin with his wife and two sons.
Bennett’s debut novel was Mr. Shivers (2009), winner of a Shirley Jackson Award, and he went on to write the Divine …Read More
The June 2026 Locusmagazine, issue #785, has interviews with Robert Jackson Bennett and Isabel J. Kim, and a spotlight on artist Dante Luiz. The Summer Reads section includes Locus reviewers’ recommendations, commentary from Saga editor Nivia Evans and Sheree Renée Thomas, and US and UK forthcoming books titles. News includes the 2026 Locus Awards winners, Daniel Kraus’s Pulitzer Prize win, LA Times Book Prize winners, new Transworld imprint 3AM Books, …Read More
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2026 Locus Awards on May 30, 2026, during the Bay Area Book Festival. Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Nnedi Okoraforwere Guests of Honor, withFeatured Local Artist Alyssa Winans. Additional weekend events included readings, panels with leading authors, and a catered reception.
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
This list covers new SF/F/H print, online, and electronic periodicals (including regularly updated websites) seen by Locus magazine, focusing on those that publish fiction or reviews and criticism. To submit titles for listing on these pages, please send to Locus Publications, 655 13th St. #100, Oakland CA 94612 or email locus@locusmag.com. Online Magazines
Adventitious
Russ Colchamiro, Daphne Fama, Kelly Robson, and Kristina Ten read at Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room in Industry City, Brooklyn NY on March 17, 2026 as part of the Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading series, hosted by Amy Goldschlager. …Read More
Get ready for another week of incredible new reads as Locus spotlights the latest Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult releases hitting shelves the week of May 26th, 2026! From highly anticipated adventures to chilling tales and imaginative worlds, this lineup is filled with books readers won’t want to miss. We’ve rounded up some of the biggest and most exciting releases to help you discover your next favorite addition …Read More
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Banerjee, Anindita & Vint, Sherryl: Reactionary Worldbuilding (MIT Press 978-0262053679, $90.00, 434pp, formats: paperback, 5/26/2026)
Non-fiction collection with in-depth examination of the process of worldbuilding, and its connection to ideology. Includes apocalyptic reenactments, alternative histories, conspiracy theories, and more.
Frost, Jeaniene: A Curse of Beasts …Read More
Edward Ashton, After the Fall (St. Martin’s 2/26) This humorous SF novel is set more than a century after Earth’s civilization collapses, some 100 years aliens took over. John is bonded to Martok Barden, one of the good alien grays, but things start to go wrong when John’s bond is put up as collateral for a messed up business deal. Entertaining, smart, fast-paced, and funny, this is …Read More
Artemis II mission patch designer, graphic novelist, and long-time SFF illustrator Gregory Manchess watched the Artemis II launch with astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren on April 1, 2026. Manchess met Lindgren at an SF convention and has designed multiple mission patches for NASA and SpaceX. The Artemis II design had two sides, with the Earth and moon in opposite positions, and the crew flipped the patches over after passing behind the …Read More
Locus returns with an exciting roundup of the newest Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult books arriving the week of May 19th, 2026! This week’s selection is packed with standout releases ready to claim a spot on your ever growing reading list, and we’ve gathered some of the most anticipated titles to make choosing your next read a little easier. We post brand-new videos every week, so don’t forget …Read More
The Locus Bestsellers for November include top titles: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher (Ace), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Ace), and Dragonlance Legends by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Random House Worlds).
HARDCOVERS Months
on list Last
month 1) Twelve Months, Jim Butcher (Ace) 2 1 2) Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, Matt Dinniman (Ace) 2 9 3) Operation Bounce House, Matt Dinniman (Ace) 1 – 4) Isles …Read More
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Allen, Violet: Plastic, Prism, Void (LittlePuss Press 978-1964322025, $19.95, 336pp, formats: paperback, 05/19/2026)
Trans fantasy romance novel. Acrasia, a trans intergalactic moth goddess, has a love-hate relationship with a trans mech pilot from another universe, and is determiend to keep him in her dimension. A first novel.
SUNYI DEAN was born in Texas and raised in Hong Kong. Her first published work was short fiction; debut story Deserted Lies the City (2018) appeared in Aurealis, and she has since been published in Andromeda Spaceways, Cast of Wonders, Grimdark, Reactor, and more. Her debut novel, #2 Sunday Times bestseller The Book Eaters (2022), was nominated for a Lambda Award and a Locus Award. She has been nominated …Read More
Mike Allen and Michael Swanwick read at the KGB Bar in New York NY on April 8, 2026 as part of the Fantastic Fiction at KGB Reading series, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. …Read More
MILESTONES
JON COURTENAY GRIMWOOD is now represented by John Jarrold Literary Agency.
LYNNE M. THOMAS and MICHAEL DAMIAN THOMAS were amicably divorced on April 2. Uncanny Magazine is now entirely under the ownership of Michael Damian Thomas per the divorce settlement.
BOOKS SOLD
S.A. CHAKRABORTY sold an untitled novel and another book to David Pomerico at Harper Voyager US for seven figures via Hannah Bowman of Liza Dawson Associates. …Read More
Here we go again-Locus is back with a premier look at the latest Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult releases making their debut this week! Our newest lineup is overflowing with must-read titles hitting the shelves, and we’ve hand-picked the very best to help you navigate your ever-expanding TBR pile. We share a fresh video every single week, so be sure to subscribe to stay updated on the latest …Read More
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Asher, Neal: Dark Agent (Pyr 978-1645060901, $28.95, 640pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 05/14/2026)
SF novel, second in the Time’s Shadow series set in the Polity Universe. Al Straeger has built a p-prador army from the Spatterjay virus, while Blite and Cormac are trapped in conflict on the world of Yossander’s Hold. …Read More
EMILY TESH grew up in London. She attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University of Chicago and went on to teach Classics. She now lives in Hertfordshire, England.
Tesh’s first published work was the Greenhollow Duology, including novellas Silver in the Wood (2019) and Drowned Country (2020). Silver in the Wood won a World Fantasy Award, and in 2021, Tesh won the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her …Read More
Norwescon 48 was held April 2–5, 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport in SeaTac WA; the theme was Illuminating the Way. Guests of honor were Ursula Vernon (writer), Geneva Bowers (artist), Summer Ash (science), and Dutch Bihary (special guest of honor). Orbit was the spotlight publisher, represented by Bradley Englert. The weekend included hundreds of hours of programming with dozens of panels and readings, plus special …Read More
The 42nd annual L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future awards ceremony was held April 16, 2026 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, concluding a weeklong intensive of workshops, lectures, and classes for the winners. This year’s Golden Brush Award went to Bohuslav Argalas ”Bafu” from Slovakia for his illustration of ”Saffron and Marigolds” by Kathleen Powell, and the Golden Pen Award went to Michael Kuester …Read More
Four sessions of the Rainforest Writers Village retreat were held over four weeks, from February 18 through March 15, 2026 in Quinault WA. …Read More
Here we go again-Locus is back with a brand-new selection of notable releases across the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult genres! This week’s lineup is packed with exciting new books hitting shelves, and we’re excited to highlight them for you. Whether you’re on the lookout for your next great read or just can’t resist adding more to your growing TBR pile, you’re in the right place.
We share …Read More
COVER REVEAL: Check out this eye-catching cover for Ellen Poe: For Evermore by Diana Peterfreund, out from Running Press Kids this October!
From the publisher:
The thrilling sequel to Ellen Poe: The Forgotten Lore in which every mystery Ellen solves uncovers another buried secret about her family and the infamous poet, Edgar Allan Poe.
Ellen Poe is no longer plagued by nightmares of scary restless spirits, and she’s even …Read More
Horror author Thomas Tessier, 78, died March 26, 2026.
Thomas Edward Tessier was born May 10, 1947 in Waterbury CT. He studied at University College Dublin in Ireland and lived in the UK for many years before eventually returning to Connecticut.
Tessier’s first genre novel was The Fates (1978), an SF horror, and he also wrote The Nightwalker (1979); Shockwaves (1982); World Fantasy Award nominee Phantom (1982); Finishing Touches (1986); …Read More
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Barnes, S.A.: Death’s Daughter (Tor/Bramble 978-1250388483, $29.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 05/05/2026)
Fantasy romance novel. Jocasta lives a normal life as possible for the daughter of Death himself – until he names her his successor, making her a target for other deities. The author also writes as Stacey Kade.
We are pleased to announce that award-winning authors Sarah Gailey & Maggie Tokuda-Hall will be joining us as Emcees at the Locus Awards Weekend on May 29-31, 2026, in Oakland, California!We’re delighted to welcome them both!
From their website: Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award and British Fantasy Award winning, bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. They have been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and …Read More
SF/F author eluki bes shahar, 69, died April 7, 2026 of sepsis.
Bes shahar was born in June 1956. She also wrote under the names Rosemary Edghill and James Mallory. Her debut novel, Speak Daggers to Her (1994), was the first in the Bast series, followed by Book of Moons (1995), The Bowl of Night (1996), omnibus Bell, Book, and Murder (1998), several short fiction pieces, and collection Failure of …Read More
The May 2026 Locus magazine, issue #784, has interviews with Emily Tesh and Sunyi Dean, and a spotlight on Locus Awards Featured Local Artist Alyssa Winans. News includes the 2026 Hugo Awards Ballot, M.R. Carey’s Philip K. Dick Award win, Christopher Caldwell’s Crawford Award win, Hachette’s choice to pull Shy Girl over suspected AI use, David Langford’s Solstice Award win, BSFA winners, artist Gregory Manchess’s Artemis patch design, and more. …Read More
It’s that time once again-Locus is back with a brand-new roundup of standout releases across Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult for April 28, 2026! This week delivers another exciting batch of fresh titles arriving on shelves, and we can’t wait to share them with you. Whether you’re hunting for your next unforgettable read or adding even more books to your ever-growing TBR list, you’re in the perfect spot. …Read More
COVER REVEAL: Check out this gorgeous, vibrant cover for Nordic Nightmares: The Best of Nordic Horror,edited by Margrét Helgadóttir, out from Solaris this October!
[Cover designed by Clare Stacey at Head Design]
From the publisher:
Nightmarish tales of mystery and horror, from the best voices in contemporary Nordic fiction.
You know them from the stories whispered around the campfire. Sometimes, they’re dark creatures from tall forests or murky …Read More
We are so pleased to have the talented Alyssa Winans as Featured Local Artist at the Locus Awards Weekendon May 30, 2026 in Berkeley, California! Her work is vibrant and inventive, and we can’t wait to see it at the event. Winans joins a lineup of amazing local creators, as well as Guests of Honor Nnedi Okorafor, Tananarive Due, and Stephen Graham Jones, for an unforgettable celebration.
ALYSSA WINANS …Read More
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Byrd, Lindsey: The Moon Blessed King (Macmillan/Tor Bramble UK 978-1035046959, $19.95, 448pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 04/28/2026)
Fantasy novel, second in the Tale of Two Crowns duology. Elician and Cat must confront the goddess of death to end the war between the kingdoms of Alelune and Soleb.
Card, Orson Scott: …Read More
