I Lived for the Trees: An Exclusive Guest Post from TJ Klune, Author of Wolfsong
The first of four B&N Exclusives for the Green Creek series, this romantic fantasy kicks off the series with a…
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From Consumption to Memory: An Exclusive Guest Post from Sunyi Dean, Author of The Book Eaters, Our July Speculative Fiction Pick
A gothic fantasy that flips fairy tales on their heads, The Book Eaters is a story you’ll want to both…
Under the Big Top and Back in Time: 11 Gaslamp Fantasy Books to Escape Into
There’s something incredibly captivating about fantastical stories intertwined with history. Gaslamp fantasy books reimagine pivotal events with hints of magic…
Enchantingly Bookish: 12 Magical Books About Books to Add to Your TBR Pile
There’s nothing more whimsical than a brilliant wordsmith sweeping us up in their lush prose, but when they apply that…
The 58th Annual Nebula Awards
The universe holds a little something for everyone, and there’s no genre that acknowledges that more than Sci-Fi & Fantasy.…
Once Upon a Gothic Fantasy
We were enchanted by these dark stories that draw inspiration from fairy tales and folklore. They’ll lure you in before…
No Dice Necessary: Literary Adventures for Fans of D&D
Grab your character sheet and roll for initiative: the Dungeons & Dragons movie is finally here! Gather your party and…
B&N Exclusive Speculative Fiction & Fantasy Books: Take Your Collection to the Next Level
Alternate covers, sprayed edges, foil details, and decorated endpapers are just a few of our favorite things. We love gorgeous…
Written for Adults, The Talisman Is the Perfect YA Gateway to the Worlds of Stephen King
It feels weird to recommend The Talisman—a book definitely written for adults—as the perfect choice to introduce younger readers to Stephen King.…
Father’s Day Gifts for the Geeky Dad
You could be forgiven for thinking that the dad (or dads) on your Father’s Day gift list are only interested…
7 Books to Read While You Wait for Good Omens to Hit the Small Screen
It’s the end of the world as we worried we might never know it. After what seemed like ages, the…
The Strata of a Writer: N.K. Jemisin’s How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?
N.K. Jemisin has had a helluva year. In August, she became the first novelist to pick up three Hugo awards…
Read N.K. Jemisin’s Historic Hugo Speech
At WorldCon 76 in San Jose, N.K. Jemisin made history, winning her third consecutive Hugo Award for The Stone Sky,…
Read Rebecca Roanhorse’s History Making Nebula Awards Speech
On May 20, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rebecca Roanhorse made history. Significantly, Roanhorse’s story is explicitly about her Native identity…
The Stone Sky Is a Climactic Novel in Every Sense of the Word
Editor’s note: The Nebula Awards are often described as the Academy Awards of SFF literature. Like the Oscar, the Nebula…
8 Diverse Fantasy Reads for Harry Potter fans
You love Harry Potter. I love Harry Potter. Odds are most of the people you know love Harry Potter. And…
16 Witchy Books You Need This Winter
You may think Autumn is the only time for witchery, but we say winter and witches go together like snowflakes…
20 Books for the New Fantasy Reader
Fantasy can be a difficult genre for beginners to penetrate, and in a sense, that’s fitting. The foundations of the…
5 YA books for American Gods fans
The long wait is over—Neil Gaiman’s fantastic American Gods is finally coming to the small screen at the end of…
6 Books to Read While Waiting for Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust
It has been 14 years since Phillip Pullman closed out the His Dark Materials trilogy with the astonishing The Amber Spyglass. Fourteen long,…