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The magazine of the SF, fantasy, and horror field. Book reviews, interviews, news, articles. Nonprofit small business run out of Oakland CA.
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See @garykwolfe’s review of IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS by @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social: “touching tale of friendship and loyalty, with a credible and hopeful love story at its center and a set of appealing queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters.” https://locusmag.com/review/ignore-all-previous-instructions-by-ada-hoffmann-review-by-gary-k-wolfe/
2026 Tähtifantasia Award Winner https://locusmag.com/2026/07/2026-tahtifantasia-award-winner/
2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-world-fantasy-awards-finalists/
A stunning debut fusing Slavic folklore and body horror with tender explorations of queer identity.
From Baba Yaga to nine-headed monsters, haunted malls to devastating family curses, The Language of Knives delivers 13 tales of horror, grief, and hope.
https://mythicdelirium.com/the-language-of-knives-stories#knives
There are a million ways you can support Locus Magazine! You can become a Patreon member for just a couple bucks a month, or you support us via Buy Me a Coffee and leave a video note! Just watching our videos helps us out a lot. Show support @ linktr.ee/locusmagazine
Celebrate Earth Day with some recent cli-fi stories from #JasminKirkbride, #MeghaMajumdar, & #MadeleineThien.
We could all use some resilience right now!
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Explore @NussbaumAbigail’s review of ABSENCE by @solarshades.club: “It is how we structure our world, and how we treat one another, when the certainties we had taken for granted no longer hold true.” https://locusmag.com/review/absence-by-andrew-dana-hudson-review-by-abigail-nussbaum/
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The LOCUS funding drive closes Tues 4/14 and we are only halfway to our goal! Please help fund the magazine, website, and awards for 2026 at https://twp.ai/4hpvos!!
“My favorite part of THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS is not its playful premise, but that misfits, local personalities, and nosy neighbors are the beating heart of the book.” Maya C. James reviews @andreahairston.bsky.social https://locusmag.com/review/the-redemption-center-is-closed-on-sundays-by-andrea-hairston-review-by-maya-c-james/
Looking for top tier #sciencefiction and #fantasy stories and new authors to love? Back the new SFF anthology from Locus on Kickstarter to get the best of 2025 & addon a magazine subscription to get a head start on 2026!
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Congratulations to all of the Hugo Awards finalists!!
locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-finalists/
Weekly Bestsellers, 27 April 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/weekly-bestsellers-27-april-2026/
2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-finalists/
Mark your calendars for May 30, the Locus Awards! Author #TananariveDue will be joining us as a guest of honor, who is responsible for works #TheBetween, #TheReformatory, #MySoultoTake, and more!!
Buy tickets at https://locusmag.com/2026-locus-awards-weekend/ or via our bio.
Check out @niallharrison’s review of CITY LIKE WATER by Dorothy Tse, translated by Natascha Bruce: “It is a book filled with absurdity, a book about life in a changeable, changing city that is never named and doesn’t need to be.” https://locusmag.com/review/city-like-water-by-dorothy-tse-review-by-niall-harrison/
Watkins Publishing Sold https://locusmag.com/2026/04/watkins-publishing-sold/
New Book Releases: April 21, 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/new-book-releases-april-21-2026/
2026 Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards Winners https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-writers-illustrators-of-the-future-awards-winners/
If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
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Read @amartini.bsky.social’s review of SISTER SVANGERD AND THE NOT QUITE DEAD by K.J. Parker: “Parker’s trademark tight plot and sharp wit are what makes the story work…” https://locusmag.com/review/sister-svangerd-and-the-not-quite-dead-by-k-j-parker-review-by-adrienne-martini/
Ian Watson (1943–2026) https://locusmag.com/2026/04/ian-watson-1943-2026/
Weekly Bestsellers, 20 April 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/weekly-bestsellers-20-april-2026/
Constantine meets The Dresden Files DEMONS & RAMEN, a darkly fun tale about an exorcist and a ghost on the hunt for a killer.
https://twp.ai/4iwUCc
Speculative Poetry Feature: Space Verses Demand: Reexamining Our Relationship with Poetry by Terese Mason Pierre https://locusmag.com/feature/speculative-poetry-feature-space-verses-demand-reexamining-our-relationship-with-poetry-by-terese-mason-pierre/
#FundraiserPerk Let one of our senior editors choose a flight of 12 electronic issues for you, from 2011-2026, so that you can experience the last decade. Plus digital cover art.
Donate at http://locusmag.com/igg26 (link in bio)
#UpforAuction Signed & personalized out-of-print deluxe edition Murderbot Diaries by #MarthaWells. Includes ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, & EXIT STRATEGY + original short story. BIDS CLOSE WEDS 4/8 @ 8PM
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The Hospital at the End of The World by Justin C. Key: Review by Ian Mond https://locusmag.com/review/the-hospital-at-the-end-of-the-world-by-justin-c-key-review-by-ian-mond/
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Russell Letson reviews THE REGICIDE REPORT by Charles Stross: “The plot is as twisty as Iris’s mind, and following its elaborate and extensively procedural turns is much of the book’s appeal” https://twp.ai/4ivvOX
2026 Prometheus Novel Award Finalists https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-prometheus-novel-award-finalists/
Our auction ends on WEDNESDAY 4/8 @ 8pm!!
You can bid on these rare items from #MarthaWells and #JoeHill to have a chance to take them home with you. We have a ton of precious items up now!
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#FundraiserPerk Almost out of time to come and get a signed copy of LINGHUN by awardwinning author #AiJiang! You'll also get the April e-issue and digital art by Francesca Myman.
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#UpforAuction From Locus's private collection, this limited-edition lithograph was created by an American sculptor, painter, artist satirist, and author Charles Bragg. "Fool's Fool" by CHARLES RAY BRAGG
Lithograph signed 123/300; circa 1974.
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Alexandra Pierce reviews THE OBAKE CODE by @makana-yama.bsky.social: “this successful follow-up to a clever debut means Yamamoto’s stories need to be taken seriously by anyone discussing the genre.” https://locusmag.com/review/the-obake-code-by-makana-yamamoto-review-by-alexandra-pierce/
Magic, gods, libraries, witchcraft, and West African folklore: you can talk about all this and more in a one-on-one with modern legend and award-winning author Tobi Ogundiran. Not a zoom to be missed! Donate at https://twp.ai/4iwtOn or through our bio!
#UpforAuction This sold-out Subterranean Press limited edition broadside of "A Sign of the Times," signed by esteemed horror writer, Joe Hill, is from Locus's own library collection. BIDS CLOSE WEDS 4/8 @ 8PM
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The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto: Review by Alexandra Pierce https://locusmag.com/review/the-obake-code-by-makana-yamamoto-review-by-alexandra-pierce/
Today is Earth Day! Don't panic, read some eco-horror instead from #WendyNWagner, #TiffanyMorris & #HazelZorn. Might be cathartic!
Go to locusmag.com for new releases and reviews.
#FundraiserPerk For the rare book collector we have this signed Subterranean Press edition of THE BOTTOMS by Joe R. Lansdale! You also get the April Locus E-Issue and digital art.
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Looking for your next read? Check out our curated SFF reviews, author interviews, and upcoming releases in Locus Magazine. Start your literary adventure today! www.locusmag.com
"KILL ALL WIZARDS… is an imaginative, playful, and clever adventure, told as a series of nested tales.” @niallharrison reviews @jedediahberry.bsky.social https://locusmag.com/review/kill-all-wizards-by-jedediah-berry-review-by-niall-harrison/
Elgin Wins Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award https://locusmag.com/2026/07/elgin-wins-cordwainer-smith-rediscovery-award/
2026 Aurora Awards Ballot https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-aurora-awards-ballot/
#FundraiserPerk For the rare book collector we have this Signed Subterranean Press edition of LOVECRAFT COUNTRY by Matt Ruff! You also get the April Locus E-Issue and digital art.
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#FundraiserPerk Connie Willis is kind and welcoming to all, you want to grab this chance for a 30-minute one-on-one video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. + April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.
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#UpforAuction Children of Dune (Putnam, 1976): First Edition, Signed by Frank Herbert. Herbert himself called this novel the "fugue" to his trilogy, wherein Paul Atreides' rise to messiah is upended. AUCTION ENDS WEDS 4/8
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Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills: Review by Gary K. Wolfe https://locusmag.com/review/rabbit-test-and-other-stories-by-samantha-mills-review-by-gary-k-wolfe/
