For nearly two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. Every month on Tor.com and the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Jim shares his curated list of the month’s can’t-miss new SFF releases.
A few years ago, I read Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente, and ever since, I’ve been pulled in by the fairy tales of Eastern Europe, bewitched by their strange magic. Fortunately, the universe has, of late, provided me just the glorious treasures I seek: Uprooted by Naomi Novik, The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine […]
Last week we told you about 19 science fiction debut novels coming this year that are currently scaling the peaks of Mount TBR. Today, we’re doing the same for fantasy. After all, one of the (many) reasons people are attracted to the genre is the desire for something new—something we’ve never seen before, or imagined possible. […]